Welp. I am the worst Kaleun.

Sailor Steve · 11-10-12, 09:43 AM

WELCOME ABOARD!

That's the beauty of a game - you can learn from your mistakes (including death) and go do it again. You may consider yourself one of the worst, but we've all been there, some of us more than others.

Laufen zum Ziel · 11-10-12, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

WELCOME ABOARD!

That's the beauty of a game - you can learn from your mistakes (including death) and go do it again. You may consider yourself one of the worst, but we've all been there, some of us more than others.

I am one of the more. Most memorable was having a good shot at a single destroyer. What I did not realize was she was the lead of a large task force with three other destroyers. Need I say more

Dive! Dive! Dive! · 11-10-12, 02:52 PM

Ah, Scapa Flow. Shopping centre for some, graveyard for others. Went once in a Type-II, found no big ships but sank a merchant and left.

Had more luck in the Firth of Forth.

But nice tale all round.

Gargamel · 11-10-12, 05:23 PM

Two points:

1) You missed a stationary target? While you were stationary?

2) You aren't the worst, you didn't shoot yourself with your own torpedo. Don't ask who did.

Red October1984 · 11-11-12, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

You aren't the worst, you didn't shoot yourself with your own torpedo. Don't ask who did.

I'm gonna try that. Just for fun.

rossmum · 11-11-12, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

1) You missed a stationary target? While you were stationary?

Yes.

My excuse is that I was tired and I'd messed with something on the TDC earlier which I must have forgotten to reset. I realised as soon as I fired that the gyro angle was too much by about 6 degrees and went into panic mode.

Anyway, that career got ended last night, so onwards and upwards - no, rather downwards - I guess. I had a run-in with a very persistent ASW trawler and lost my engines, even though I could float the sub. I then had to do battle with it on the surface and somehow lucked out with the flak gun, but while I was trying to figure out if it would be too cheaty to take SH3gen's "KM surface vessels in your area" intel report and turn it into "KM surface vessels towed you back to base out of pity" a gunboat rolled up on me out of nowhere.

...I think I need to do a little more training in single missions before I start a new career.

Sailor Steve · 11-11-12, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rossmum

Yes.

Don't be embarrassed. I once shelled a freighter from only 200 meters away. When it exploded it killed me and three of the Kriegsmarine's best instructors. You see, this was during the gunnery school at the Academy.

rossmum · 11-11-12, 11:13 PM

Actually had a successful patrol (albeit off the back of a botched single mission) last night. The convoy I was meant to be hunting had some very determined destroyers with it and was heading towards the Orkney gap, dragging me towards even more destroyers, so I decided I had better plans and began to head south down the coast. First thing I came across was a little sailing boat, British flagged. Don't mind if I do test the 20mm, thanks!

Next encounter was a tramp steamer. I recently installed Hitman's GUI on the glowing recommendation of a friend and while I quite like it, I have very little idea how to do firing solutions with it even after RTFM-ing. I just eyeballed the shot and slammed an eel right into the middle of the ship beneath the waterline, which set it on fire and slowed it right down. I shadowed it for a bit but it didn't sink, in fact it turned towards me, so I put another underneath it on a magnetic pistol. It blew up right under it and cracked the keel, which was immensely satisfying even though it was a tiny ship really.

Heading further south I spotted a fishing trawler at the eastern end of the deep basin off Hartlepool. I sunk it with the FlaK again, then headed into Hartlepool itself. Spotted two medium cargoes in port, one broadside and one moored with its bow to me, so I blasted two eels on impact pistols at the first and one on a magnetic pistol on the second. The first two ran true and blew up against it just above the keel and spaced quite well along the ship, it began flooding evenly (though very slowly). The other torpedo missed completely, not sure why but not that it mattered because I realised there was a net blocking its intended course anyway.

I got back out of Hartlepool safely and was heading to Wilhelmshaven when I found a passenger/cargo right in front of me. I figured I'd harass it with the FlaK and see if I could at least disable it by shooting up the superstructure and cargo. I think the cargo may have been something explosive, since the ship exploded violently and sank with all decks ablaze after a few magazines of 20mm.

Got back to Wilhelmshaven unmolested with 5 ships sunk for 10,000 GRT, all in a little Type IIA.

11-10-12, 09:43 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! That's the beauty of a game - you can learn from your mistakes (including death) and go do it again. You may consider yourself one of the worst, but we've all been there, some of us more than others. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-10-12, 02:52 PM	#3
Dive! Dive! Dive! Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2012 Location: In a sub Posts: 122 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Ah, Scapa Flow. Shopping centre for some, graveyard for others. Went once in a Type-II, found no big ships but sank a merchant and left. Had more luck in the Firth of Forth. But nice tale all round. __________________ "Herr Kaleun, we have ran aground!"

11-10-12, 05:23 PM	#4
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Two points: 1) You missed a stationary target? While you were stationary? 2) You aren't the worst, you didn't shoot yourself with your own torpedo. Don't ask who did. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-11-12, 11:13 PM	#8
rossmum Nub Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Actually had a successful patrol (albeit off the back of a botched single mission) last night. The convoy I was meant to be hunting had some very determined destroyers with it and was heading towards the Orkney gap, dragging me towards even more destroyers, so I decided I had better plans and began to head south down the coast. First thing I came across was a little sailing boat, British flagged. Don't mind if I do test the 20mm, thanks! Next encounter was a tramp steamer. I recently installed Hitman's GUI on the glowing recommendation of a friend and while I quite like it, I have very little idea how to do firing solutions with it even after RTFM-ing. I just eyeballed the shot and slammed an eel right into the middle of the ship beneath the waterline, which set it on fire and slowed it right down. I shadowed it for a bit but it didn't sink, in fact it turned towards me, so I put another underneath it on a magnetic pistol. It blew up right under it and cracked the keel, which was immensely satisfying even though it was a tiny ship really. Heading further south I spotted a fishing trawler at the eastern end of the deep basin off Hartlepool. I sunk it with the FlaK again, then headed into Hartlepool itself. Spotted two medium cargoes in port, one broadside and one moored with its bow to me, so I blasted two eels on impact pistols at the first and one on a magnetic pistol on the second. The first two ran true and blew up against it just above the keel and spaced quite well along the ship, it began flooding evenly (though very slowly). The other torpedo missed completely, not sure why but not that it mattered because I realised there was a net blocking its intended course anyway. I got back out of Hartlepool safely and was heading to Wilhelmshaven when I found a passenger/cargo right in front of me. I figured I'd harass it with the FlaK and see if I could at least disable it by shooting up the superstructure and cargo. I think the cargo may have been something explosive, since the ship exploded violently and sank with all decks ablaze after a few magazines of 20mm. Got back to Wilhelmshaven unmolested with 5 ships sunk for 10,000 GRT, all in a little Type IIA.