3 contacts at once... Which one??

bookworm_020 · 11-14-06, 05:08 PM

I got a contact the other night that was moving at medium speed, so I intercept it. It turns out to be Diving Duck's Fishing boat (sail) moving at 8 knots!! It's top speed is 9 Knots!! There wasn't much wind about, so I reckon that the captain had the crew working the oar's!! They were soon working the life boats as my deck gun took him down with three rounds.

As payback I had half of costal command's Wellington bombers apear, My Flack gunners had a lot of un knocking two of them down, but we dived when some B-24 appeared on the horizon!

The Munster · 11-14-06, 05:32 PM

Medium speed usually means there's a large Cargo involved. FYI, I was told today that the 'Queen Mary' was used as a Troop ship and could never be caught because of it's speed.

bookworm_020 · 11-14-06, 06:16 PM

She (Queen Mary) did have some near misses. On one cruise an explosion occured 200 meters of her bow (some thought this was a torpedo, others think it could have been a magnetic mine set off by her degauss cable that lined the ship). One U-boat skipper said he missed her by half an hour (No cigar fo that!).

She did hit and sink a escorting light cruiser that crossed her bow. She sustained some damage (her stem (bow) was patched and then replaced at a later date), but she continued on her suttle service for the rest of the war.

I have a book which document all her life, from when she was built, to just before she retired.

JSalinger · 11-14-06, 10:05 PM

We ought to get the Queen Mary modded in...and have her transit the Strait of Gibraltar...I'd just love to send her to Davey Jones's locker, just once...*sigh*

11-14-06, 05:08 PM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I got a contact the other night that was moving at medium speed, so I intercept it. It turns out to be Diving Duck's Fishing boat (sail) moving at 8 knots!! It's top speed is 9 Knots!! There wasn't much wind about, so I reckon that the captain had the crew working the oar's!! They were soon working the life boats as my deck gun took him down with three rounds. As payback I had half of costal command's Wellington bombers apear, My Flack gunners had a lot of un knocking two of them down, but we dived when some B-24 appeared on the horizon! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-14-06, 05:32 PM	#2
The Munster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dumbria Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Medium speed usually means there's a large Cargo involved. FYI, I was told today that the 'Queen Mary' was used as a Troop ship and could never be caught because of it's speed. __________________ *GWX Team Member; Retired* GWX Home Page

11-14-06, 06:16 PM	#3
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	She (Queen Mary) did have some near misses. On one cruise an explosion occured 200 meters of her bow (some thought this was a torpedo, others think it could have been a magnetic mine set off by her degauss cable that lined the ship). One U-boat skipper said he missed her by half an hour (No cigar fo that!). She did hit and sink a escorting light cruiser that crossed her bow. She sustained some damage (her stem (bow) was patched and then replaced at a later date), but she continued on her suttle service for the rest of the war. I have a book which document all her life, from when she was built, to just before she retired. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-14-06, 10:05 PM	#4
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We ought to get the Queen Mary modded in...and have her transit the Strait of Gibraltar...I'd just love to send her to Davey Jones's locker, just once...sigh __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

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