Enemy Submarines

Fincuan · 03-14-10, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowWolf Kell

A short while later as I was circling it's last known position, it ended up running aground and whent splat. Depth below keel was only like 25 meters or so.

Now that's actually pretty realistic in the Silent Hunter world. I mean who here hasn't at least once hit the crash dive button, only to realize there's only 16 meters of water below the keel? Too late to turn back!

Vreith · 03-14-10, 08:08 PM

sunk one in 'total Germany' camp on my second patrol! was serficed and couden't see me in the weather, ie both if us surfaced, all eyes no ears. landed a torp just below the conning, died 1 hit, was sad to see it not break in two or have some seeable damage...

haven't seen a US sub yet, but then again i only am mid 'happy times' camp.

I was also wondering how sub to sub warfare would go. i was actually hopeful that she would dive so i could test hydrophone scan with 4 torp salvo submerged. although how i would measure her depth ??

Sunfighter · 03-14-10, 08:48 PM

I shot one with the deck gun, damaged it pretty good. It crash dived, I dove with it and tried to match the depth by using the attack parascope underwater to keep an eye on it....but at that range underwater your fish dont really have time to arm or anything and just bounce off the guy lol....

He surfaced again after a bit and I finished him off with the deck gun.

Got a nice little picture of him resurfaced and me just coming up right on his tail...lol. It was the first sub i ran into so i wasnt about to let him go!

The Fishlord · 03-14-10, 08:52 PM

I've got a save game with a sub in my sights. I keep hitting her with torps and HE and AP deck gun but no damage. She doesn't even slow down. I don't know what's wrong with it...Anyone else have that problem?

EDIT: Managed to get a point blank torp shot in, less than 400 meters away. I don't think she was diving when she was hit. Sub went down almost immediately, but I get no kill marker or tonnage on my record. Is it still considered sunk or is she dived?

Sunfighter · 03-14-10, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Fishlord

I've got a save game with a sub in my sights. I keep hitting her with torps and HE and AP deck gun but no damage. She doesn't even slow down. I don't know what's wrong with it...Anyone else have that problem?

EDIT: Managed to get a point blank torp shot in, less than 400 meters away. I don't think she was diving when she was hit. Sub went down almost immediately, but I get no kill marker or tonnage on my record. Is it still considered sunk or is she dived?

From my experence the kill wont show up on the map, but it will show up in your log, so if you see a message in your log then you got her killed.

PortoFerro · 03-14-10, 09:02 PM

There were only 1 or 2 events in that era when a submerged sub torpedoed another submerged one successfully, afaik. Probably lucky shots by really good commanders.

Without active homing torps or wire guidance it's just to difficult I guess.

03-14-10, 08:08 PM	#2
Vreith Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 31 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	sunk one in 'total Germany' camp on my second patrol! was serficed and couden't see me in the weather, ie both if us surfaced, all eyes no ears. landed a torp just below the conning, died 1 hit, was sad to see it not break in two or have some seeable damage... haven't seen a US sub yet, but then again i only am mid 'happy times' camp. I was also wondering how sub to sub warfare would go. i was actually hopeful that she would dive so i could test hydrophone scan with 4 torp salvo submerged. although how i would measure her depth ??

03-14-10, 08:48 PM	#3
Sunfighter A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 78 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I shot one with the deck gun, damaged it pretty good. It crash dived, I dove with it and tried to match the depth by using the attack parascope underwater to keep an eye on it....but at that range underwater your fish dont really have time to arm or anything and just bounce off the guy lol.... He surfaced again after a bit and I finished him off with the deck gun. Got a nice little picture of him resurfaced and me just coming up right on his tail...lol. It was the first sub i ran into so i wasnt about to let him go!

03-14-10, 08:52 PM	#4
The Fishlord Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 185 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	I've got a save game with a sub in my sights. I keep hitting her with torps and HE and AP deck gun but no damage. She doesn't even slow down. I don't know what's wrong with it...Anyone else have that problem? EDIT: Managed to get a point blank torp shot in, less than 400 meters away. I don't think she was diving when she was hit. Sub went down almost immediately, but I get no kill marker or tonnage on my record. Is it still considered sunk or is she dived?

03-14-10, 09:02 PM	#6
PortoFerro A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 72 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	There were only 1 or 2 events in that era when a submerged sub torpedoed another submerged one successfully, afaik. Probably lucky shots by really good commanders. Without active homing torps or wire guidance it's just to difficult I guess.