Save That Uboat!

Commander Gizmo · 11-15-09, 02:19 AM

In my recent patrols after Oct, 1941 nearly every convoy I attack is either already being attacked by uboats or is attacked while I am approaching. I keep setting flank speed and start firing at the frigates and destroyers, but each time they manage to sink the uboat just before I get there.

I am amazed at how often I am running into those darn uboats! They really are everywhere. I'd love to save one from destruction, but they seem to always be literally surrounded by escorts all firing away at it as they circle around. They sure don't last long like that.

Does anyone know if there is some sort of trigger or other cause in GWX3 that would cause this most improbable behavior? Surely I can't be arriving at each convoy at just the moment the uboat is about to sink.

Weiss Pinguin · 11-15-09, 03:27 AM

Maybe it's the game's way of guilting you back into the U-boat branch.

Abd_von_Mumit · 11-15-09, 04:08 AM

Those U-Boots can't submerge, they only use their gun as far as i know. This is probably why they were made more durable than your boat.

Jimbuna · 11-15-09, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

Those U-Boots can't submerge, they only use their gun as far as i know. This is probably why they were made more durable than your boat.

That's correct matey

Platapus · 11-15-09, 09:55 AM

Ah, I always wondered when I found a British Sub that it would never pull the cork. Now I know

Commander Gizmo · 11-15-09, 10:19 AM

The subs I attack know how to dive. They just don't know how to surface again.

What about all these chance opportunities I'm having to join a uboat attack on the convoy? The uboat is actually doing considerable damage before I can get in firing range.

11-15-09, 02:19 AM	#1
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	Save That Uboat! In my recent patrols after Oct, 1941 nearly every convoy I attack is either already being attacked by uboats or is attacked while I am approaching. I keep setting flank speed and start firing at the frigates and destroyers, but each time they manage to sink the uboat just before I get there. I am amazed at how often I am running into those darn uboats! They really are everywhere. I'd love to save one from destruction, but they seem to always be literally surrounded by escorts all firing away at it as they circle around. They sure don't last long like that. Does anyone know if there is some sort of trigger or other cause in GWX3 that would cause this most improbable behavior? Surely I can't be arriving at each convoy at just the moment the uboat is about to sink.

11-15-09, 03:27 AM	#2
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Maybe it's the game's way of guilting you back into the U-boat branch. __________________

11-15-09, 04:08 AM	#3
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Those U-Boots can't submerge, they only use their gun as far as i know. This is probably why they were made more durable than your boat. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

11-15-09, 09:55 AM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Ah, I always wondered when I found a British Sub that it would never pull the cork. Now I know __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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11-15-09, 10:19 AM	#6
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	The subs I attack know how to dive. They just don't know how to surface again. What about all these chance opportunities I'm having to join a uboat attack on the convoy? The uboat is actually doing considerable damage before I can get in firing range.