WOW that was stupid!

ReallyDedPoet · 03-21-07, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

the friggin sabotage/ malfunction feature of SH3 commander rendered my flank speed inoperative

Sounds like quite the experience, good idea to do a few tests before getting to far into a patrol. Speed test, which you found out the hard way

, another is a crash dive to make sure the boat does not go into a crash dive without leveling off.

AndyW · 03-22-07, 03:48 AM

*shaking head* That serves you right - "having a bit of fun" by attacking a Destroyer with the deck gun!

Doenitz and the families of the 40something dead will not be pleased!

Cheers,
AndyW

Vacillator · 03-22-07, 03:56 AM

Yeah, call me a girl's blouse but I'd have let the DD go on his merry way unmolested by my pea-shooter. Now if he'd been escorting something juicy things might be different...

As for surface issues, I learnt about the GWX bouyancy feature the hard way. I thought I was sneaking around Loch Ewe at periscope depth. In reality I was sticking my conning tower several meters out of the water for all to see as I was only at 2 kts and a set depth of 12m. I now pay very close attention to set depth and actual depth.

minute · 03-22-07, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Vacillator

As for surface issues, I learnt about the GWX bouyancy feature the hard way. I thought I was sneaking around Loch Ewe at periscope depth. In reality I was sticking my conning tower several meters out of the water for all to see as I was only at 2 kts and a set depth of 12m. I now pay very close attention to set depth and actual depth.

I'm actually a bit peeved about this "feature". I understand that at slow speed there was positive buoyancy and one had to compensate, but it's not like the capitan had to order "depth 19m" to get a depth of 15m, the helmsman should have taken care of this...

Foghladh_mhara · 03-22-07, 06:05 AM

Wow that really was stupid!:rotfl:

Vacillator · 03-22-07, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by minute

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Originally Posted by Vacillator

As for surface issues, I learnt about the GWX bouyancy feature the hard way. I thought I was sneaking around Loch Ewe at periscope depth. In reality I was sticking my conning tower several meters out of the water for all to see as I was only at 2 kts and a set depth of 12m. I now pay very close attention to set depth and actual depth.

I'm actually a bit peeved about this "feature". I understand that at slow speed there was positive buoyancy and one had to compensate, but it's not like the capitan had to order "depth 19m" to get a depth of 15m, the helmsman should have taken care of this...

It is a bit trying at times but I thought I'd just go with it. I think there's a 'fix' or rather a 'bouyancy-turner-offer' somewhere isn't there?

Zatoichi · 03-22-07, 06:52 AM

Hope you sunk in shallow enough water for me to dive you're wreck.
Great fun to mess with them, if you get in a lucky shot sometimes they disengage and give you enough time to escape; course, you've got to get under the water to have any chance of getting away.
I got luck once (ONCE) with an injured small escort, I’ve got no torps, and I'm damaged enough from his endless DCing that I can't maintain level so I have to surface or sink to the crushing depths, but he’s up there waiting.
So I squeeze every last volt out of what’s left of my batteries to swing around to face the orbiting menace (who's burning badly already from a self depth charge (hehe)). I blow balas and man the deck guns as-soon-as we crest the waves shooting a blind shot straight into her. I must have hit something expensive as that bad boy lit up like my grandfathers birthday cake! She went dark and quiet and shortly after slipped into the dark deep and I limped home unmolested.
Ichi…

Brag · 03-22-07, 07:00 AM

Playing with destroyers on the surface . . . tsk, tsk, tsk

To be allowed into hell, you'll need to write 500 times, I will not . . . :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

03-22-07, 03:48 AM	#2
AndyW Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 133 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	shaking head That serves you right - "having a bit of fun" by attacking a Destroyer with the deck gun! Doenitz and the families of the 40something dead will not be pleased! Cheers, AndyW __________________ currently U-200 (Type IXD2) Ltn.z.See Schonder, 2nd patrol (July 1943) [SH3 1.4b + GWX 2.1 @ 90% realism + U-Jagdtools + LRT + Seadbed Repair, DiD] TOTAL: 11 careers, 47 patrols, 1,033 days at sea, 633,585 tons sunk

03-22-07, 06:05 AM	#5
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Wow that really was stupid!:rotfl: __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

03-22-07, 06:52 AM	#7
Zatoichi Watch Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New England Posts: 22 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Hope you sunk in shallow enough water for me to dive you're wreck. Great fun to mess with them, if you get in a lucky shot sometimes they disengage and give you enough time to escape; course, you've got to get under the water to have any chance of getting away. I got luck once (ONCE) with an injured small escort, I’ve got no torps, and I'm damaged enough from his endless DCing that I can't maintain level so I have to surface or sink to the crushing depths, but he’s up there waiting. So I squeeze every last volt out of what’s left of my batteries to swing around to face the orbiting menace (who's burning badly already from a self depth charge (hehe)). I blow balas and man the deck guns as-soon-as we crest the waves shooting a blind shot straight into her. I must have hit something expensive as that bad boy lit up like my grandfathers birthday cake! She went dark and quiet and shortly after slipped into the dark deep and I limped home unmolested. Ichi… __________________

03-22-07, 07:00 AM	#8
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Playing with destroyers on the surface . . . tsk, tsk, tsk To be allowed into hell, you'll need to write 500 times, I will not . . . :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ 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/

03-22-07, 03:56 AM	#3
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, call me a girl's blouse but I'd have let the DD go on his merry way unmolested by my pea-shooter. Now if he'd been escorting something juicy things might be different... As for surface issues, I learnt about the GWX bouyancy feature the hard way. I thought I was sneaking around Loch Ewe at periscope depth. In reality I was sticking my conning tower several meters out of the water for all to see as I was only at 2 kts and a set depth of 12m. I now pay very close attention to set depth and actual depth.