Flower Corvettes

Dallass_Drake · 01-08-07, 01:07 AM

Good to know I can still bully the little feckers in GWX

Stalking a massive convoy one of its escorts was strangely isolated and coming straight towards me, wouldn't be the first time I've had a little tiff with these gits, I surfaced and whipped out my deck gun, came out with barely a scratch and the convoy minus one escort

Thing is I was feeling a bit frisky and getting into attack position for the convoy I noticed another Flower as its leading escort, assuming there'd be another miles away. Course, I surfaced and charged straight towards it, my experienced crew aiming for it cannon, it wasn't long before it had to rely on its puny machine gun for the remaining scuffle. I was too focused on this though to listen to some shells whizzing by, only noticing when suddenly I found a few of my comrades had just been killed. Searching for the other Flower I noticed a huge Revenge Class in the middle of the convoy (First one I'd ever encountered too)

The damage was severe by the time I got out of sight, I had to drift off to Lorient with my tail between my legs, but of course that other Flower had the good sense to zero in on me, I couldn't maneuver or avoid its DC's

andy_311 · 01-08-07, 06:43 AM

There are only two escorts I hate in sh3 and that's the Flower class and the black swan. before GWX I use to duel it out with guns against the flower class and usually came out best.But since GWX has come out I only duel it out with a Flower once and won,but that was at extreme range and the weather hazy could never get close enough again to try it out for round 2 but now am in 44 i actually dont fancy takein on any DD on the surface.

Ping Jockey · 01-08-07, 07:05 AM

I surfaced to take on the Flower with my Deck Gun in GWX and they machine gunned my gun crew.

IRONxMortlock · 01-08-07, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ping Jockey

I surfaced to take on the Flower with my Deck Gun in GWX and they machine gunned my gun crew.

Anyone tried machine gunning the enemy crew by manually using the flak guns?
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Melonfish · 01-08-07, 09:15 AM

all i've ever managed to do with flak guns is blow off the D/C's thats about it. well them and the life rafts.. otherwise it does nowt.
pete

Dallass_Drake · 01-08-07, 02:43 PM

I'm still in 1940 so they'll probably get better in terms of accuracy later on, but here I just managed to stall it I think with my first few rounds to the waterline, then I just got behind it and finished it off out of the range of the machine gun

Brag · 01-08-07, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ping Jockey

I surfaced to take on the Flower with my Deck Gun in GWX and they machine gunned my gun crew.

Bad sports

WilhelmSchulz. · 01-08-07, 03:34 PM

You got owned! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 01-08-07, 04:10 PM

Ah yes, my first play of GWX I surfaced for gun action with a corvette. I had known I can shoot off his cannon(1.1a version) and make him a fishing vessel. I was wrong

. You guessed it, sunk on my second patrol

....as usual

01-08-07, 01:07 AM	#1
Dallass_Drake Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Flower Corvettes Good to know I can still bully the little feckers in GWX Stalking a massive convoy one of its escorts was strangely isolated and coming straight towards me, wouldn't be the first time I've had a little tiff with these gits, I surfaced and whipped out my deck gun, came out with barely a scratch and the convoy minus one escort Thing is I was feeling a bit frisky and getting into attack position for the convoy I noticed another Flower as its leading escort, assuming there'd be another miles away. Course, I surfaced and charged straight towards it, my experienced crew aiming for it cannon, it wasn't long before it had to rely on its puny machine gun for the remaining scuffle. I was too focused on this though to listen to some shells whizzing by, only noticing when suddenly I found a few of my comrades had just been killed. Searching for the other Flower I noticed a huge Revenge Class in the middle of the convoy (First one I'd ever encountered too) The damage was severe by the time I got out of sight, I had to drift off to Lorient with my tail between my legs, but of course that other Flower had the good sense to zero in on me, I couldn't maneuver or avoid its DC's

01-08-07, 07:05 AM	#3
Ping Jockey Medic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 159 Downloads: 294 Uploads: 0	I surfaced to take on the Flower with my Deck Gun in GWX and they machine gunned my gun crew. __________________ I joined the U S Navy in 1964. Saw the world and a lot more.

01-08-07, 03:34 PM	#8
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	You got owned! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

01-08-07, 04:10 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ah yes, my first play of GWX I surfaced for gun action with a corvette. I had known I can shoot off his cannon(1.1a version) and make him a fishing vessel. I was wrong. You guessed it, sunk on my second patrol....as usual __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-08-07, 06:43 AM	#2
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	There are only two escorts I hate in sh3 and that's the Flower class and the black swan. before GWX I use to duel it out with guns against the flower class and usually came out best.But since GWX has come out I only duel it out with a Flower once and won,but that was at extreme range and the weather hazy could never get close enough again to try it out for round 2 but now am in 44 i actually dont fancy takein on any DD on the surface.

01-08-07, 09:15 AM	#5
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	all i've ever managed to do with flak guns is blow off the D/C's thats about it. well them and the life rafts.. otherwise it does nowt. pete

01-08-07, 02:43 PM	#6
Dallass_Drake Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I'm still in 1940 so they'll probably get better in terms of accuracy later on, but here I just managed to stall it I think with my first few rounds to the waterline, then I just got behind it and finished it off out of the range of the machine gun