Tales from the Naval Academy

Otto Heinzmeir · 03-04-09, 06:56 AM

Good read. You never know, you may still be using torps on a tramp steamer in a career. I just had one of my most satisfying missions and I only sunk 2 ships for 3 tons

But it was satisfying in the realism it seemed to have. In a typeIIA with 5 torps. Two of which turned out to be duds. So 3 good torps. I only enaged 3 ships and sighted maybe 3 more. None were over 2 tons as the TypeIIA has a more limited range and starts in Kiel in GWX. Because of the range I was pretty much limited to AN grids and a lot of ships there are 2 tons. So I went as far as I could. Used up my torps and made it back on fumes as the seas got rough and ate into my knots per gallon.

Sounds pretty bland actually compared to your naval test but it is a blast to play. Deciding if you should bother taking out a lone patroling DD or save the torp for a potential 6 ton merchant that you may or may not encounter. Mangaging your fuel. All that tedious stuff

03-04-09, 06:56 AM	#1
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Good read. You never know, you may still be using torps on a tramp steamer in a career. I just had one of my most satisfying missions and I only sunk 2 ships for 3 tons But it was satisfying in the realism it seemed to have. In a typeIIA with 5 torps. Two of which turned out to be duds. So 3 good torps. I only enaged 3 ships and sighted maybe 3 more. None were over 2 tons as the TypeIIA has a more limited range and starts in Kiel in GWX. Because of the range I was pretty much limited to AN grids and a lot of ships there are 2 tons. So I went as far as I could. Used up my torps and made it back on fumes as the seas got rough and ate into my knots per gallon. Sounds pretty bland actually compared to your naval test but it is a blast to play. Deciding if you should bother taking out a lone patroling DD or save the torp for a potential 6 ton merchant that you may or may not encounter. Mangaging your fuel. All that tedious stuff