The circular convoy

Lt.Fillipidis · 01-28-09, 01:02 AM

So, anyone has any idea what is this?
I ve got a report for it and it hit dead center on the "Curiosity" section of my brain.
Although, the weather is something more than wild (10m waves ftl) so its nearly impossible to catch up with it...

EDIT: I caught up with it ultimatelly but the weather is so bad that the ships are almost flying over the waves!http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wtfdb5.png

EDIT2: Yes... I play at only 84% Realism...

GoldenRivet · 01-28-09, 01:55 AM

if you mean the contact report showed up on the map as a circle... it is a convoy which is under attack by friendly U-Boats.

usually... they have all been run off or sunk by the time you get there though.

UnderseaLcpl · 01-28-09, 03:19 AM

I believe that GoldenRivet is correct. If you sight the convoy and the U-boats are sunk, the contact becomes a square, as do later B-Dienst position reports.

Lt.Fillipidis · 01-28-09, 10:11 AM

The contact is circular and the convoy is not alerted...
So that means that the other uboat is gonna help too?

GoldenRivet · 01-28-09, 01:12 PM

if the weather conditions are stormy and visibility is poor, they probably just have not seen each other yet.

if the weather conditions are good, and the convoy does not seem alerted i believe this means that an enemy sub is part of the convoy

you might check he manual for circle convoy symbols

Weiss Pinguin · 01-28-09, 01:23 PM

Submarine convoy? :hmm: Carrying ping-pong jackets no doubt.

Lt.Fillipidis · 01-28-09, 02:22 PM

Actually the weather conditions are more than hell.
I was observing a Flower Corvette that was comming to me and i laughed my @ss off
when i saw it was literally *flying* over the waves. Like a damn race boat.

HW3 · 01-28-09, 07:31 PM

What it means is the lead ship position of the the convoy (front row center) is being occupied by an enemy submarine.

Lt.Fillipidis · 01-29-09, 08:19 AM

So the leading ship is a submarine, right?
I think im gonna make some holes now.

01-28-09, 01:02 AM	#1
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	The circular convoy So, anyone has any idea what is this? I ve got a report for it and it hit dead center on the "Curiosity" section of my brain. Although, the weather is something more than wild (10m waves ftl) so its nearly impossible to catch up with it... EDIT: I caught up with it ultimatelly but the weather is so bad that the ships are almost flying over the waves!http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wtfdb5.png EDIT2: Yes... I play at only 84% Realism... Last edited by Lt.Fillipidis; 01-28-09 at 01:22 AM.

01-28-09, 01:55 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	if you mean the contact report showed up on the map as a circle... it is a convoy which is under attack by friendly U-Boats. usually... they have all been run off or sunk by the time you get there though. __________________

01-28-09, 03:19 AM	#3
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I believe that GoldenRivet is correct. If you sight the convoy and the U-boats are sunk, the contact becomes a square, as do later B-Dienst position reports. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

01-28-09, 01:12 PM	#5
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	if the weather conditions are stormy and visibility is poor, they probably just have not seen each other yet. if the weather conditions are good, and the convoy does not seem alerted i believe this means that an enemy sub is part of the convoy you might check he manual for circle convoy symbols __________________

01-28-09, 01:23 PM	#6
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Submarine convoy? :hmm: Carrying ping-pong jackets no doubt. __________________

01-28-09, 10:11 AM	#4
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	The contact is circular and the convoy is not alerted... So that means that the other uboat is gonna help too?

01-28-09, 02:22 PM	#7
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Actually the weather conditions are more than hell. I was observing a Flower Corvette that was comming to me and i laughed my @ss off when i saw it was literally flying over the waves. Like a damn race boat.

01-28-09, 07:31 PM	#8
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	What it means is the lead ship position of the the convoy (front row center) is being occupied by an enemy submarine. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

01-29-09, 08:19 AM	#9
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	So the leading ship is a submarine, right? I think im gonna make some holes now.