A seemingly stupid question

[Canovaro]

Originally Posted by danlisa

Or does he mean the grid lines? Everything is grey.:rotfl:

Now stop making fun of me or I'll kick you in the stern!!
:rotfl:

[Brag]

I approach convoys at periscope depth, as the surface noise makes it harder to detect a U-boat. I try to avoid daylight approaches because even a quick look-see may get your scope detected.

If the escort is closer than 2,000 meters. I keep my scope down until ready to fire torpedoes. I keep ploting the escort's position by marking the spot and updating every minute.

I use GWX 1.03 (presently 1940) . On GWX 1.01 reached mid 1942. I play DID.

[Canovaro]

Originally Posted by danlisa

They are Hydrophone contacts. There are 2 reasons whyyou may not have these, First - you have no Hydrophone Operator at the station, Second - You have No Map Updates on.

It will be the second then. Thanks.

[Vacillator]

Too tough for me Canovaro, I need my grey lines!

Happy hunting

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Canovaro

Now stop making fun of me or I'll kick you in the stern!!
:rotfl:

GODVERDOMME kaaskop.......just SINK EM ALL!!

[Canovaro]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

********** kaaskop.......just SINK EM ALL!!

Hmmm the ********* part was not appreciated


But the rest was!

[Jimbuna]

Yep...roger that

[SleightOfHand]

To (slightly) hijack, the thing that bothers me most about contact updates is that it gives you exact positions for visual contacts. I'd play with it on if it only gave bearing lines for hydrophones once a sweep, and for visual contacts when you can see them. >.>

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by Telgriff

For the front escorts on convoys, if you are setup ahead of the convoy, is there any specific way to avoid being pinged. I have run silent at 150+ meters, or at a complete stop and silent and still manage to get pinged and end up having to either fight it out or run for it. I had a look at some approach strategies for convoys in GWX on here and on external websites but I seem to always get the same result....pinged by the front escort.

Any recommendations?

I just did that exact same thing at PD, (using GWX) and didn't get pinged. Time period is December 1940, using a VIIC on the Rockall Banks. I slipped past the front escort at about 500 - 750 meters to his port side. That distance is an estimate, I didn't leave the scope up long enough to identify him or to get a good range. I was at silent running, and deep enough that my tower wouldn't pop up (water is a little rough today).


After passing the escort, I turned 90 degrees starboard and ran out for a distance at 1/3rd speed, then turned 180 degrees to get a proper set-up on the interior of the convoy. I set up on a Dido and a Large Merchant. The Dido got 2 torps, one set under the keel magnetic, and on set to impact, 3 meters depth. At least one hit.

The LM got two eels set to impact, 3 meters depth, both aimed right below the stack. Both of those hit, and the LM and the Dido sank in minutes.

Set up a stern tube shot on another Large Merchant, this one at a bearing of about 100 degrees and heading towards me (very small AOB). I set it for magnetic, fired, and then crash-dived because a corvette was firing in my general direction. I don't think it hit, but it was a hasty shot.

So, here I am sitting at 164 meters, underneath the convoy, and no depth charges yet (it's been almost half an hour, enough time to reload 3 bow tubes and the stern tube). I'd been running at about 2 knots, but just went to 1/3rd a few minutes ago. Still no sign that they know where I am.


Edit: Spoke too soon. Apparently going faster gave away my position. They are dropping DC's, but they are either set too shallow or inaccurately dropped, as they aren't near the boat. Once tube 4 is reloaded, I'll go to silent running.

[Umfuld]

Originally Posted by SleightOfHand

To (slightly) hijack, the thing that bothers me most about contact updates is that it gives you exact positions for visual contacts. I'd play with it on if it only gave bearing lines for hydrophones once a sweep, and for visual contacts when you can see them. >.>

That's exactly how I feel. I'm just using the updates until I get a little more expirence at playing without WO assistance.


Edit: Actaully, that is what it does. The ship icons don't appear until they are in visual range, and the bearing lines from the hydro contacts are updated once a sweep. It's the exactness of the ranges that I don't like.

[Brag]

Last thoughts on the subject:

DDs come pinging only because a U-boat has caught their attention.

Here is a checklist of items of interest to DD.

Periscope showing
conning tower broaching surface
too much noise by screws and motors(2 knots max)
too much noise by crew (press Z and insure the little silent running screen is on.)
Submerging too late (you've been spotted)

[Telgriff]

Originally Posted by Brag

Last thoughts on the subject:

DDs come pinging only because a U-boat has caught their attention.

Here is a checklist of items of interest to DD.

Periscope showing
conning tower broaching surface
too much noise by screws and motors(2 knots max)
too much noise by crew (press Z and insure the little silent running screen is on.)
Submerging too late (you've been spotted)

Made sure not to do any of the following and had a warship pass with in 2km's of me and didnt even know I was there. Unfortunately it was the rear escort for the convoy and they were getting into shallow water near LondonDerry, so I passed on that hunt.

All I need to do now is work on my course calculations for intercepting a convoy....just need to find that page that had convoy intercept steps on it, using map tools.