HMS Nelson

EZeemering · 10-25-07, 07:52 PM

Nice! I sunk the Nelson too in the Weserubung campaign. Sadly I had to go to Bergen short after because I burned too much fuel chasing him.

Stealth Hunter · 10-25-07, 07:53 PM

I haven't had the pleasure of sinking the Nelson. Got the Anson, King George, and a Revenge battleship, but haven't tackled that bastard ship yet.

Perhaps someday.

PapaG39 · 10-25-07, 10:24 PM

Yeah, I have been watching my fuel like a hawk. It just sits there at about the 3/4 mark without seeming to move. I rarely go above 1/3 and then only for short durations. I submerge frequently and go for 30km on batteries then up at slow or 1/3 for 50km.

This is my first patrol with this boat so I am trying to get the most km out of the fuel available. I was trying to figure out how that gas gage in the command center works. There are three vertical posts & one of them has a yellow band on it. I guess that drops with the available fuel in the tanks. It just never seems to go below 3/4.

I keep asking "how far at this speed can I go" question, but it keeps changing
figures on me...even at the same power setting...one time it is more the next time more still..then it is some low ball figure...

I guess it is all just a big mystery...

PapaG39 · 10-28-07, 06:21 PM

Whoa, what a way to culminate this patrol. I wandered on down along the coast of Norway and had submerged to 30m for about 8 hours to listen. I was just about to surface for air when I picked up a prop sound...After a bit another one joined the seranade...Danged if I haden't run into a Fuji class & a bunch of DD's protecting three troopships heading for the Trodenheim (spelling?) area where they were to make landings...

They were a fer piece off and I had to do a "balls to the wall" through those nasty dang frothy waves. I finely almost got into position when they changed directions & the whole scenario started all over again.

I finely made some headway & was almost in position but I had one outside DD to get past. He was coming on a direct heading to run right over me. I was almost there, but it looked like I was going to have to dive to survive and miss tail-end charley...bummer... Then all of a sudden he did a hard to port & started a sweep off to the outside...Man, I was just about to dive..so I kept boring in & let the first two Troop ships pass while I got closer. Then when the second troop ship went by my bow I did a hard 180 & pointed my ass at the last guy in line & fired to hit just aft of the stack in the fuel bunker.
KaBOOM! and my very last torpedo blew him in two....ship number seven heads for the bottom.

What made this one so good was the fact that I finely slipped through those DD's and in very nasty weather with only about 4000m visibility had a pre-planned attack come together...ha ha...I know it is only the start of the war, but that doesn't make it any the less dramatic..

Perhaps I am learning a little bit after all...lol.. Seven ships sunk for 82053 tons is a (MOST) for me. I'll take it and be glad...
Now if I can just get back in one piece. I have been trying to save fuel this whiole trip. Now I'll see if that payed off...

bigboywooly · 10-28-07, 06:28 PM

Congratulations on the tonnage

The range will vary in rough weather as the boat losses headway

KeptinCranky · 10-28-07, 06:48 PM

Ballpark figure, going a consistent 8 knots in a VIIB will give you a range of at least 12000km

Also, congratulations on your achievements during Weserubung, sinking both HMS Nelson and a Fleet Carrier you may have singlehandedly decided that campaign....

Brag · 10-28-07, 06:55 PM

Good job, PapaG! That's good for a few drinks at the base

PapaG39 · 10-29-07, 02:13 AM

Yeah, In reality loosing one of three fully loaded troop ships just prior to jump off could change things a bit. Might even be border line for cancellation of the operation. As far as loosing the carrier. I don't know how useful those old bi-wing aircraft on the carrier were in a troop landing. They were very slow & easy targets for the modern weapons which the Germans had.

I don't know how many troops on a WWII troopship but I know that damn troop ship I was on once had about another 5000 guys on it with me... I didn't think that there were that many, but that's what the navy guys said it carried...

In the command center that yellow slider on the fuel gage shows that I still have a bit over half tanks...So I should be good...We will see ...lol...

10-28-07, 06:28 PM	#5
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10-25-07, 07:52 PM	#1
EZeemering Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Willemshaven Posts: 52 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice! I sunk the Nelson too in the Weserubung campaign. Sadly I had to go to Bergen short after because I burned too much fuel chasing him.

10-25-07, 07:53 PM	#2
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I haven't had the pleasure of sinking the Nelson. Got the Anson, King George, and a Revenge battleship, but haven't tackled that bastard ship yet. Perhaps someday.

10-25-07, 10:24 PM	#3
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I have been watching my fuel like a hawk. It just sits there at about the 3/4 mark without seeming to move. I rarely go above 1/3 and then only for short durations. I submerge frequently and go for 30km on batteries then up at slow or 1/3 for 50km. This is my first patrol with this boat so I am trying to get the most km out of the fuel available. I was trying to figure out how that gas gage in the command center works. There are three vertical posts & one of them has a yellow band on it. I guess that drops with the available fuel in the tanks. It just never seems to go below 3/4. I keep asking "how far at this speed can I go" question, but it keeps changing figures on me...even at the same power setting...one time it is more the next time more still..then it is some low ball figure... I guess it is all just a big mystery...

10-28-07, 06:21 PM	#4
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Whoa, what a way to culminate this patrol. I wandered on down along the coast of Norway and had submerged to 30m for about 8 hours to listen. I was just about to surface for air when I picked up a prop sound...After a bit another one joined the seranade...Danged if I haden't run into a Fuji class & a bunch of DD's protecting three troopships heading for the Trodenheim (spelling?) area where they were to make landings... They were a fer piece off and I had to do a "balls to the wall" through those nasty dang frothy waves. I finely almost got into position when they changed directions & the whole scenario started all over again. I finely made some headway & was almost in position but I had one outside DD to get past. He was coming on a direct heading to run right over me. I was almost there, but it looked like I was going to have to dive to survive and miss tail-end charley...bummer... Then all of a sudden he did a hard to port & started a sweep off to the outside...Man, I was just about to dive..so I kept boring in & let the first two Troop ships pass while I got closer. Then when the second troop ship went by my bow I did a hard 180 & pointed my ass at the last guy in line & fired to hit just aft of the stack in the fuel bunker. KaBOOM! and my very last torpedo blew him in two....ship number seven heads for the bottom. What made this one so good was the fact that I finely slipped through those DD's and in very nasty weather with only about 4000m visibility had a pre-planned attack come together...ha ha...I know it is only the start of the war, but that doesn't make it any the less dramatic.. Perhaps I am learning a little bit after all...lol.. Seven ships sunk for 82053 tons is a (MOST) for me. I'll take it and be glad... Now if I can just get back in one piece. I have been trying to save fuel this whiole trip. Now I'll see if that payed off...

10-28-07, 06:48 PM	#6
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Ballpark figure, going a consistent 8 knots in a VIIB will give you a range of at least 12000km Also, congratulations on your achievements during Weserubung, sinking both HMS Nelson and a Fleet Carrier you may have singlehandedly decided that campaign....

10-29-07, 02:13 AM	#8
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Yeah, In reality loosing one of three fully loaded troop ships just prior to jump off could change things a bit. Might even be border line for cancellation of the operation. As far as loosing the carrier. I don't know how useful those old bi-wing aircraft on the carrier were in a troop landing. They were very slow & easy targets for the modern weapons which the Germans had. I don't know how many troops on a WWII troopship but I know that damn troop ship I was on once had about another 5000 guys on it with me... I didn't think that there were that many, but that's what the navy guys said it carried... In the command center that yellow slider on the fuel gage shows that I still have a bit over half tanks...So I should be good...We will see ...lol...