gwx moments

Brag · 01-15-07, 11:24 PM

U-49 (Type VIIB). On present patrol, 20 May 1940. Position, 40 miles west of Pentland Fyrth.

Positioned boat to intercept convoy. Weather: Rough seas, thunderstorms, rain. Visibility 300 meters. Hydrophone reports at least 4 escorts. Convoy in tight formation steaming at 8 kts. Having underestimated convoy speed, I'm in the middle of it, going in the opposite direction. A small freighter bears on us less than 200 meters away. Down scope, let him pass. Up scope. Freighter/passenger almost on top of us. Down scope.

Up scope. Large freighter. I fire a torpedo at it. Down scope, torpedo misses. Freighter hits conning tower. Open stern tube door, switch pistol to magnetic, depth 9 meters. Up observation scope, which is already aiming at 180 degrees. Target is 200 meters away, vanishing in the fog.

Fire!
Torpedo explosion. escorts all around us, but can't see them. The convoy has passed. We dive to 140 meters expecting a hammering. Nothing happens.

Good thing I marked the spot where we dove deep. When sure no escorts were around, back to PD. Following the convoy's heading I search left and right. Got a glimpse of a shadow. Changed course, sure enough, the big freighter sat there not moving. Maneuvered around and let it have an impact torpedo--it sank an hour later.

11,000 tons.

Iron Budokan · 01-16-07, 11:42 AM

I experienced this in WaW a few days ago:

I was attacking a Red convoy up around the Arctic. PQ convoy route, I believe. I was submerged and the wind was HOWLING out of the north. A big ol' liberty cargo came up out of the fog listing heavily to port (cuz of the wind, I imagine). I had never seen a liberty cargo before in GWX...wow, the detail was amazing especially as it loomed out of the fog and fighting through the breakers like that. Drooling, I slammed 4 fish into her at 88 degrees AOB and from about 1200 meters away. Then I went deep fast. She broke up and went down and the escorts must have had more trouble than usual trying to find me because of the weather which allowed me to slip away. Uber cool.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-16-07, 03:17 PM

I had a cool Das Boot like moment on the WaW training mission too. A Swordfish was trying to strafe a little German tug, so I cranked the AA Gun around and shot it down, only to be soaked by a shell splash from an approaching Armed Trawler

All I can say is: "ALAAARM!"

:rotfl:

Shaffer4 · 01-16-07, 05:18 PM

Not Bad for a Dugout Canoe...
Found The Passenger Liner on the Prior Patrol, Docked in Poti on the coast of the Black Sea. Fired two eels at her, not realizing that she was on the opposite side of a levy..

So, this patrol we came in from the other side and put two into her, she went down like a setting sun.

The Motor Vessel was a lone ship docked in an unprotected port north of Poti, she made good target practice for the Flak gunner, and a powerful show of force to Germany's Red northern Neighbor.

The Heavy Transport was plucked like a ripened peach from a small convoy.

The Tanker is one of two docked small tankers we fired upon in another poorly protected russian port. these two used the last of the 6 torpedoes, The ship sunk was parked 90 degrees across our heading, and the other was a bow shot. Both Torps ran true, but the second bar maid had luck with her that night.

Date and Time
Grid
Occurrences
12 Dec 1942 1434 Patrol 3
U-137, 30th/33rd Flotilla
Left at: December 12, 1942, 14:34
From: Constanza
Mission Orders: Patrol grid EAST

17 Dec 1942 Ship sunk! S.S. Hannah (Passenger Liner), 29048 tons

18 Dec 1942 Ship sunk! Motor Vessel, 110 tons

19 Dec 1942 Ship sunk! S.S. Sambre (Heavy Transport), 11626 tons, Ship sunk! S.S. Golden Meadow (Small Tanker), 3418 tons

23 Dec 1942 1520 Patrol results

Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 4
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 44202 tons

01-15-07, 11:24 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	U-49 (Type VIIB). On present patrol, 20 May 1940. Position, 40 miles west of Pentland Fyrth. Positioned boat to intercept convoy. Weather: Rough seas, thunderstorms, rain. Visibility 300 meters. Hydrophone reports at least 4 escorts. Convoy in tight formation steaming at 8 kts. Having underestimated convoy speed, I'm in the middle of it, going in the opposite direction. A small freighter bears on us less than 200 meters away. Down scope, let him pass. Up scope. Freighter/passenger almost on top of us. Down scope. Up scope. Large freighter. I fire a torpedo at it. Down scope, torpedo misses. Freighter hits conning tower. Open stern tube door, switch pistol to magnetic, depth 9 meters. Up observation scope, which is already aiming at 180 degrees. Target is 200 meters away, vanishing in the fog. Fire! Torpedo explosion. escorts all around us, but can't see them. The convoy has passed. We dive to 140 meters expecting a hammering. Nothing happens. Good thing I marked the spot where we dove deep. When sure no escorts were around, back to PD. Following the convoy's heading I search left and right. Got a glimpse of a shadow. Changed course, sure enough, the big freighter sat there not moving. Maneuvered around and let it have an impact torpedo--it sank an hour later. 11,000 tons. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

01-16-07, 11:42 AM	#2
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I experienced this in WaW a few days ago: I was attacking a Red convoy up around the Arctic. PQ convoy route, I believe. I was submerged and the wind was HOWLING out of the north. A big ol' liberty cargo came up out of the fog listing heavily to port (cuz of the wind, I imagine). I had never seen a liberty cargo before in GWX...wow, the detail was amazing especially as it loomed out of the fog and fighting through the breakers like that. Drooling, I slammed 4 fish into her at 88 degrees AOB and from about 1200 meters away. Then I went deep fast. She broke up and went down and the escorts must have had more trouble than usual trying to find me because of the weather which allowed me to slip away. Uber cool. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

01-16-07, 03:17 PM	#3
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	I had a cool Das Boot like moment on the WaW training mission too. A Swordfish was trying to strafe a little German tug, so I cranked the AA Gun around and shot it down, only to be soaked by a shell splash from an approaching Armed Trawler All I can say is: "ALAAARM!" :rotfl: __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-16-07, 05:18 PM	#4
Shaffer4 Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Walla Walla, Wa Posts: 223 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Not Bad for a Dugout Canoe... Found The Passenger Liner on the Prior Patrol, Docked in Poti on the coast of the Black Sea. Fired two eels at her, not realizing that she was on the opposite side of a levy.. So, this patrol we came in from the other side and put two into her, she went down like a setting sun. The Motor Vessel was a lone ship docked in an unprotected port north of Poti, she made good target practice for the Flak gunner, and a powerful show of force to Germany's Red northern Neighbor. The Heavy Transport was plucked like a ripened peach from a small convoy. The Tanker is one of two docked small tankers we fired upon in another poorly protected russian port. these two used the last of the 6 torpedoes, The ship sunk was parked 90 degrees across our heading, and the other was a bow shot. Both Torps ran true, but the second bar maid had luck with her that night. Date and Time Grid Occurrences 12 Dec 1942 1434 Patrol 3 U-137, 30th/33rd Flotilla Left at: December 12, 1942, 14:34 From: Constanza Mission Orders: Patrol grid EAST 17 Dec 1942 Ship sunk! S.S. Hannah (Passenger Liner), 29048 tons 18 Dec 1942 Ship sunk! Motor Vessel, 110 tons 19 Dec 1942 Ship sunk! S.S. Sambre (Heavy Transport), 11626 tons, Ship sunk! S.S. Golden Meadow (Small Tanker), 3418 tons 23 Dec 1942 1520 Patrol results Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 4 Aircraft destroyed: 0 Patrol tonage: 44202 tons __________________