Capital Ships and Where you Found them

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by postalbyke

I punched a hole in a henry V up in scapa flow once... didn't sink, and nearly got my scopes ripped off trying to get back into position and reattack, but had to back out after my last two torps didn't make it all the way to target (first one too far away, and the second one dudded out i think... that's the only problem with type II's, not enough torps when you need 'em

I think you mean King George V

[ijnfleetadmiral]

All you guys are so lucky, having sighted and sunk large capital ships. I'm on my FOURTH campaign and only JUST RECENTLY sighted - and sank, I'm proud to say - an Auxiliary Cruiser. Thus far she's the largest warship I've sighted. Now that I have the GWX I'd hoped things would change, but nothing so far...not even a CL!

-Matt

[Miltiades]

Originally Posted by ijnfleetadmiral

All you guys are so lucky, having sighted and sunk large capital ships. I'm on my FOURTH campaign and only JUST RECENTLY sighted - and sank, I'm proud to say - an Auxiliary Cruiser. Thus far she's the largest warship I've sighted. Now that I have the GWX I'd hoped things would change, but nothing so far...not even a CL!

-Matt

Played SH3 for sometime now and the best warship I sunk in a Campaign was a Southampton-class cruiser, and that was 15mins ago.

Good moment, C3,Large Merchant, Orecarrier.... Oh what have we here?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by ijnfleetadmiral

All you guys are so lucky, having sighted and sunk large capital ships. I'm on my FOURTH campaign and only JUST RECENTLY sighted - and sank, I'm proud to say - an Auxiliary Cruiser. Thus far she's the largest warship I've sighted. Now that I have the GWX I'd hoped things would change, but nothing so far...not even a CL!

-Matt

Then check out #18 and 43

[Miltiades]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Then check out #18 and 43

Rather get surprises in my career than actively search for a Capital Ship.
But that's my opinion

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Miltiades

Rather get surprises in my career than actively search for a Capital Ship.
But that's my opinion

I happen to agree

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Originally Posted by Miltiades

Rather get surprises in my career than actively search for a Capital Ship.
But that's my opinion

I'd like to BE surprised once in awhile, LOL. All we ever seem to sight is small ships...a Large Merchant is like ambrosia for my crew!

-Matt

[Miltiades]

Originally Posted by ijnfleetadmiral

I'd like to BE surprised once in awhile, LOL. All we ever seem to sight is small ships...a Large Merchant is like ambrosia for my crew!

-Matt

I've been rather lucky lately, mostly 4000 to 10.000 tonnes.
Got another 32.000 tonnes last patrol.

But something feels wrong, it's almost too easy, I was right in the middle of a convoy and I got away without being detected.
Which is kind off affecting my mentality, every patrol it's like, this is the last one, the previous was too good to be true.
Maybe that's why my men's morale is halfway

[Jimbuna]

Take the good whilst you can...it should get harder.

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Originally Posted by Miltiades

I was right in the middle of a convoy and I got away without being detected.

Lucky! I usually get detected right away, even when I'm running silent and have the periscope barely out of the water. I thought escorts weren't that well-trained in 1940.

-Matt

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Miltiades

But something feels wrong, it's almost too easy, I was right in the middle of a convoy and I got away without being detected.

I find the biggest issue here is avoiding bad habits. It's pretty easy to become complacent in which case you're in for a rude awakening once the escorts start using effective tactics.