GWX - tactical Help needed!

VIICDriver · 12-18-06, 07:06 PM

Just messing with ya but sometimes you will have to just shoot them. In shallow water it sucks. I usually just get down to about 1 knot as deep as possible and just keep heading on course. Hopefully sooner or later it will get bored and run off. Try to find deeper water of course but sure you already know that.

I have also sat on the bottom before and shut everything down and after an hour or 2 they'll leave. I once sat amongst the grave of a C3 I had killed. Nestled right up to it and it seemed they could no longer "see" me.

Best of luck
Chuck

MRV · 12-18-06, 07:13 PM

Damn, that thing called its brother and now I have another one circling around my conning tower.

*gets out with a big hammer and dents the keel of that sucker* THIS IS HOW THIS SOUNDS YOU §(§%/§%()§="(!!!!!!!

To all former beta testers, I really enjoy the work that was done by all of you, but hasn't someone encountered this situation before?

MRV · 12-18-06, 07:29 PM

Alright, its 13:30 ingame now, i'm out of torpedoes -because of duds and misses trying to kill the THIRD DD coming up- and battery power and have been chased for full 24 hours now.

I tried everything, the last 6 hours I spent grounded waiting.

I'm now terminating this patrol and going to bed.

I surrender to the (death-)pingbots -.-

In Sh4 and 5 pleeeease make those DD's GIVE UP when they are out of DC's and there is also no ship around that has DC's left. (If someone does, they still are useful to hold sonar contact) This would still suffice for hours of DC chasings.

Letum · 12-18-06, 08:06 PM

There are sevral cases in real life when DDs just sat and waited where they thaught there might be a sub.
Costal DDs usualy didn't have anythign better to do if there was no convoy to defend.
It's exsactly what I would do if I was commanding a DD.

If you have tryed everything else than try and make a break for it on the surface at night. It has worked for me in a TypeIIA.
Just don't go to fast or you will be spottes and keep the DD at 180* from you so you look small. If you can get 300m+ away with out being spotted then you are almost free.

mookiemookie · 12-18-06, 08:30 PM

All stop, rest on the bottom.

Heck its worth a try, eh?

Mast · 12-18-06, 08:35 PM

Sonar in 1939? That doesn't seem right. I thought sonar came out in mid/late 1940.

Mast

joea · 12-19-06, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mast

Sonar in 1939? That doesn't seem right. I thought sonar came out in mid/late 1940.

Mast

Nope it was invented before the war which is why Doenitz promoted night time surface attacks when the u-boats had the advantage.

Til the allies installed radar on their ships

, and planes.

Sailor Steve · 12-19-06, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mast

Sonar in 1939? That doesn't seem right. I thought sonar came out in mid/late 1940.

Mast

Actually the first active sonar was tested in 1918. By 1924 the British were equipping destroyer training squadrons with the device.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar

12-18-06, 08:30 PM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	All stop, rest on the bottom. Heck its worth a try, eh? __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

12-18-06, 07:06 PM	#1
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Just messing with ya but sometimes you will have to just shoot them. In shallow water it sucks. I usually just get down to about 1 knot as deep as possible and just keep heading on course. Hopefully sooner or later it will get bored and run off. Try to find deeper water of course but sure you already know that. I have also sat on the bottom before and shut everything down and after an hour or 2 they'll leave. I once sat amongst the grave of a C3 I had killed. Nestled right up to it and it seemed they could no longer "see" me. Best of luck Chuck

12-18-06, 07:13 PM	#2
MRV Frogman Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 296 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Damn, that thing called its brother and now I have another one circling around my conning tower. gets out with a big hammer and dents the keel of that sucker THIS IS HOW THIS SOUNDS YOU §(§%/§%()§="(!!!!!!! To all former beta testers, I really enjoy the work that was done by all of you, but hasn't someone encountered this situation before?

12-18-06, 07:29 PM	#3
MRV Frogman Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 296 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Alright, its 13:30 ingame now, i'm out of torpedoes -because of duds and misses trying to kill the THIRD DD coming up- and battery power and have been chased for full 24 hours now. I tried everything, the last 6 hours I spent grounded waiting. I'm now terminating this patrol and going to bed. I surrender to the (death-)pingbots -.- In Sh4 and 5 pleeeease make those DD's GIVE UP when they are out of DC's and there is also no ship around that has DC's left. (If someone does, they still are useful to hold sonar contact) This would still suffice for hours of DC chasings.

12-18-06, 08:06 PM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There are sevral cases in real life when DDs just sat and waited where they thaught there might be a sub. Costal DDs usualy didn't have anythign better to do if there was no convoy to defend. It's exsactly what I would do if I was commanding a DD. If you have tryed everything else than try and make a break for it on the surface at night. It has worked for me in a TypeIIA. Just don't go to fast or you will be spottes and keep the DD at 180* from you so you look small. If you can get 300m+ away with out being spotted then you are almost free.

12-18-06, 08:35 PM	#6
Mast XO Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, CO. Posts: 403 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Sonar in 1939? That doesn't seem right. I thought sonar came out in mid/late 1940. Mast