As much as i enjoy type 9's......

Keelbuster · 02-15-07, 11:02 AM

Duce,

love the story. I'm in an IXC now, and was thinking of going for the D2, but maybe now I'll stay with what i've got. My few past experience with the D2 have also been short. Maybe that boat's just too damn big.

Anyway - I always love to hear stories about a good depth-charging. I'd love to get detected for a change. In my past career (VIIC) I pulled 18 patrols and attacked convoys on every patrol, often several times. I was only detected by escorts once i think, and was no close depth charging. It was a little boring actually. Now that I'm in the IXC, I hope i cast a bigger shadow and maybe sweat a bit. So if you're switching to the VII class, remember that small is safer, so much so even that it can get boring.

Last night, second patrol with no ex cam, I thought I was going to see some hairy action. There were 4 torps that i had to spend before returning to base (Apr 1941). Mouth of gibraltar, slow convoy eastbound. Glassy water. I drift into the convoy at PD, 2kts silent. Lead Black Swan never suspects a thing. He's so steady I even use him to estimate the convoy speed with stad. readings. I proceed to attack and sink two Large Merchants (with the whopping GWX tonnage of 14k each) . I turn into the convoy begin my descent, 3kts at first, and then back to 1kt. Over the hydrophone I hear some angry warship screws chugging about in my rear. No pings. No DC. Nothing. I drift out of the convoy again. I'm itchin for a depth-charging. If i had sonar i might have sent out a 'hello!' ping. Man I need a close call. Maybe I'll take a suicide run in single player just to get it out of my system so I don't blow this career.

Kb

02-15-07, 11:02 AM	#11
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Duce, love the story. I'm in an IXC now, and was thinking of going for the D2, but maybe now I'll stay with what i've got. My few past experience with the D2 have also been short. Maybe that boat's just too damn big. Anyway - I always love to hear stories about a good depth-charging. I'd love to get detected for a change. In my past career (VIIC) I pulled 18 patrols and attacked convoys on every patrol, often several times. I was only detected by escorts once i think, and was no close depth charging. It was a little boring actually. Now that I'm in the IXC, I hope i cast a bigger shadow and maybe sweat a bit. So if you're switching to the VII class, remember that small is safer, so much so even that it can get boring. Last night, second patrol with no ex cam, I thought I was going to see some hairy action. There were 4 torps that i had to spend before returning to base (Apr 1941). Mouth of gibraltar, slow convoy eastbound. Glassy water. I drift into the convoy at PD, 2kts silent. Lead Black Swan never suspects a thing. He's so steady I even use him to estimate the convoy speed with stad. readings. I proceed to attack and sink two Large Merchants (with the whopping GWX tonnage of 14k each) . I turn into the convoy begin my descent, 3kts at first, and then back to 1kt. Over the hydrophone I hear some angry warship screws chugging about in my rear. No pings. No DC. Nothing. I drift out of the convoy again. I'm itchin for a depth-charging. If i had sonar i might have sent out a 'hello!' ping. Man I need a close call. Maybe I'll take a suicide run in single player just to get it out of my system so I don't blow this career. Kb __________________