A convey with zero protection?

frau kaleun · 04-08-11, 06:00 PM

Ah, the early years are the best.

Sometimes no escorts, sometimes just a token escort that is easily dealt with if you can sneak up on the herd after dark.

I hit a convoy out of Freetown once that was chock full of big cargo ships and ore carriers with one sad lonely Black Swan leading the pack. There were a couple of what must have been fairly slow armed merchies or maybe a trawler or something that tried to fire on me when I first surfaced... so I just parked on the opposite of the convoy and they had to fire over their own ships to try and hit me. I think they actually helped me sink a couple.

the_tyrant · 04-08-11, 09:37 PM

Ahh, I love it when something like this happens

Still, play a type ii sub if you like to scream at your computer, 4/5 of your torps are duds, and you have no deck gun

04-09-11, 02:54 AM

Very early war, they were only escorted from 300 miles west of Ireland.

No escorts across the middle of "The Pond".
BUT, the uboats weren't attacking out any farther than that either.

All that changed rather rapidly over time.

Fish In The Water · 04-09-11, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

Still, play a type ii sub if you like to scream at your computer, 4/5 of your torps are duds, and you have no deck gun

Puts a capital C in challenge...

Or is that F in frustration?

desirableroasted · 04-09-11, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

sad lonely Black Swan

Do they come in a "sad, lonely" flavor? Not where I shop!

frau kaleun · 04-09-11, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Do they come in a "sad, lonely" flavor? Not where I shop!

To be fair she was only sad and lonely for a very, very short time... right there in between when the torpedo detonated and the ship sank.

Betonov · 04-09-11, 03:41 PM

I have this image in my head of the Blach Swan movie poster, but instead of Natalie Portman it has a destroyer.

Too bad I suck in photoshop

Missing Name · 04-10-11, 12:08 AM

I don't remember how to use the GIMP anymore...

Betonov · 04-10-11, 04:59 AM

Niiiice

Maybe we should have a contest on this theme

ROMMEL_HSQ · 04-10-11, 05:09 AM

haha

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Ah, the early years are the best. Sometimes no escorts, sometimes just a token escort that is easily dealt with if you can sneak up on the herd after dark. I hit a convoy out of Freetown once that was chock full of big cargo ships and ore carriers with one sad lonely Black Swan leading the pack. There were a couple of what must have been fairly slow armed merchies or maybe a trawler or something that tried to fire on me when I first surfaced... so I just parked on the opposite of the convoy and they had to fire over their own ships to try and hit me. I think they actually helped me sink a couple.

04-08-11, 09:37 PM	#2
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Ahh, I love it when something like this happens Still, play a type ii sub if you like to scream at your computer, 4/5 of your torps are duds, and you have no deck gun

04-09-11, 02:54 AM	#3
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Very early war, they were only escorted from 300 miles west of Ireland. No escorts across the middle of "The Pond". BUT, the uboats weren't attacking out any farther than that either. All that changed rather rapidly over time.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I have this image in my head of the Blach Swan movie poster, but instead of Natalie Portman it has a destroyer. Too bad I suck in photoshop

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Niiiice Maybe we should have a contest on this theme

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ROMMEL_HSQ Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	haha