Phantom Convoy?

Sonoboy · 11-25-05, 03:37 PM

Here's the thing:

I was on patrol in AM18 in 1940, got a message from BDU of a large convoy directly east of me just on the other side of the grid. I steamed toward it and found nothing. I went deep for a sonar check... nothing. I had saved it right after I had recieved the report on the convoy, so I loaded the save and tried looking for it again. I never did find any convoy. Is this a bug?

11-25-05, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonoboy

Here's the thing:

Hahaha, cant believe it! I was going to say -Exactly- that a minute ago!

nelson · 11-25-05, 06:58 PM

Talking of phantoms, I sneaked into Aberdeen on a cold, eerie, misty night and spotted what looked like an old tanker sitting at dock. We fired two torps into her, .....nothing, not a sound. Got a bit closer, could just make her decks out thanks to the full moon. She was a sort of creepy shimmering light blue

We opened fire with the deck gun, ......again there was no sound, except from the gun itself,.......and then,... it just vanished, like it was never there.

I've never seen my crew turn so white, we legged it out of there sharpish.
A word of warning to all ye bold mariners, beware the Scottish ghost tanker, stay away from Aberdeen on cold foggy nights....
Ye've been warned.

Kalach · 11-25-05, 10:08 PM

I've missed some of those 'small convoys' a few times because I didn't pay attention to the BdU message that said they were moving at 0kts. Maybe you couldn't hear them because they weren't moving?

Oberon · 11-26-05, 01:17 AM

The Merchant Navy was trialing a new form of camoflage at the time IIRC:

Sonoboy · 11-26-05, 01:20 AM

Convoy was heading East at 6 knots.

Hartmann · 11-26-05, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nelson

Talking of phantoms, I sneaked into Aberdeen on a cold, eerie, misty night and spotted what looked like an old tanker sitting at dock. We fired two torps into her, .....nothing, not a sound. Got a bit closer, could just make her decks out thanks to the full moon. She was a sort of creepy shimmering light blue

We opened fire with the deck gun, ......again there was no sound, except from the gun itself,.......and then,... it just vanished, like it was never there.

I've never seen my crew turn so white, we legged it out of there sharpish.
A word of warning to all ye bold mariners, beware the Scottish ghost tanker, stay away from Aberdeen on cold foggy nights....
Ye've been warned.

Is a new camouflage system from Philadelphia experiment

:rotfl: :rotfl:

but it has a lot of secundarie effects like the sailors that dissapears like ghosts.

nelson · 11-27-05, 07:56 PM

I saw that, good film, I was real disappointed when they decided not to send the jets ( F14s? ) in to take out the jap planes.

Deep6 · 11-27-05, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by nelson

I saw that, good film, I was real disappointed when they decided not to send the jets ( F14s? ) in to take out the jap planes.

Your thinking of Final Countdown.

nelson · 11-28-05, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Deep6

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Originally Posted by nelson

I saw that, good film, I was real disappointed when they decided not to send the jets ( F14s? ) in to take out the jap planes.

Your thinking of Final Countdown.

What have Europe got to do with it?

KapitÃ¤n Cremer · 11-28-05, 01:12 PM

The convoys and task forces spawn and disapperes at random so it is possible that it vanished just before you arrived...

However I would agree that it is suspect that it does that...Guess you could call that a bug

nelson · 11-28-05, 05:05 PM

It was there alright, my watch officer saw it too. It was only when we started shooting and fired torps it disappeared

11-25-05, 03:37 PM	#1
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Phantom Convoy? Here's the thing: I was on patrol in AM18 in 1940, got a message from BDU of a large convoy directly east of me just on the other side of the grid. I steamed toward it and found nothing. I went deep for a sonar check... nothing. I had saved it right after I had recieved the report on the convoy, so I loaded the save and tried looking for it again. I never did find any convoy. Is this a bug?

11-28-05, 01:12 PM	#11
KapitÃ¤n Cremer Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The convoys and task forces spawn and disapperes at random so it is possible that it vanished just before you arrived... However I would agree that it is suspect that it does that...Guess you could call that a bug __________________ Ship sighted ! Arm the Torpedoes KapitÃ¤n Cremer, U333

11-25-05, 06:58 PM	#3
nelson Medic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 160 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Talking of phantoms, I sneaked into Aberdeen on a cold, eerie, misty night and spotted what looked like an old tanker sitting at dock. We fired two torps into her, .....nothing, not a sound. Got a bit closer, could just make her decks out thanks to the full moon. She was a sort of creepy shimmering light blue We opened fire with the deck gun, ......again there was no sound, except from the gun itself,.......and then,... it just vanished, like it was never there. I've never seen my crew turn so white, we legged it out of there sharpish. A word of warning to all ye bold mariners, beware the Scottish ghost tanker, stay away from Aberdeen on cold foggy nights.... Ye've been warned.

11-25-05, 10:08 PM	#4
Kalach Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 366 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I've missed some of those 'small convoys' a few times because I didn't pay attention to the BdU message that said they were moving at 0kts. Maybe you couldn't hear them because they weren't moving?

11-26-05, 01:17 AM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The Merchant Navy was trialing a new form of camoflage at the time IIRC:

11-26-05, 01:20 AM	#6
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Convoy was heading East at 6 knots.

11-27-05, 07:56 PM	#8
nelson Medic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 160 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	I saw that, good film, I was real disappointed when they decided not to send the jets ( F14s? ) in to take out the jap planes.

11-28-05, 05:05 PM	#12
nelson Medic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 160 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	It was there alright, my watch officer saw it too. It was only when we started shooting and fired torps it disappeared