My First Successfull Attack on a Large Convoy

danurve · 04-25-07, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

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Originally Posted by rb4door

hmmm, perhaps my arrogance level for in game battles just went up notch

Just make sure that he doens't have a Hunt III friend.

I think many of us have made that mistake before, one of those where the heck ..

Hate to waiste a fish on such a small target.

P_Funk · 04-25-07, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by danurve

Hate to waiste a fish on such a small target.

Unless it frees you up for sinking everything in the area.

deamyont · 04-25-07, 12:09 PM

I had one extremely good patrol (my first with my new carrer) yesterday. 1940, going out from St. Naz, patroling BF15 in my VIIB. 65% realistic GWX.

Got a radio report, large convoy, just a few hours away, ill get there by sunset, comming my way. It was only escoreted by two Flowers... I sneaked in, placed myself between two collumns and fired on a tanker, a large merchant and a large cargo. Cargo exploded and sunk, merchant dead in the water...

As the unrealistic guy I am, I chansed: surface, full speed ahead, and man the deck gun, and the flak gun! One Flower is in front of the convoy, one is way behind, probobly 6-8 km at least. Im inside it. Leading flower makes a U-turn and starts firing at me. Some pretty close but no hits. I, on the other hand, hits it with 10 shells and it explode... just one left, then its me alone, and all those unescorted merchants...

So I take a u-turn, and run for the other flower. When its about 4500 m away I see it and fire away. The flower fired back, gets pretty close and hits the conning tower once, killing my AA gunner, but other than that "Yellow" damage, nothing I cant repair. After 15 or so hits, the flower is sinking, and the rest is history:

109.000 tonnes sunk. All torpedoes and all shells expanded. Only the 5 smallest ships are still afloat by mignight...

Brag · 04-25-07, 12:37 PM

Deamyont: Nice bone-yard you left behind.

rb4door · 04-26-07, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by deamyont

I had one extremely good patrol (my first with my new carrer) yesterday. 1940, going out from St. Naz, patroling BF15 in my VIIB. 65% realistic GWX.

Got a radio report, large convoy, just a few hours away, ill get there by sunset, comming my way. It was only escoreted by two Flowers... I sneaked in, placed myself between two collumns and fired on a tanker, a large merchant and a large cargo. Cargo exploded and sunk, merchant dead in the water...

As the unrealistic guy I am, I chansed: surface, full speed ahead, and man the deck gun, and the flak gun! One Flower is in front of the convoy, one is way behind, probobly 6-8 km at least. Im inside it. Leading flower makes a U-turn and starts firing at me. Some pretty close but no hits. I, on the other hand, hits it with 10 shells and it explode... just one left, then its me alone, and all those unescorted merchants...

So I take a u-turn, and run for the other flower. When its about 4500 m away I see it and fire away. The flower fired back, gets pretty close and hits the conning tower once, killing my AA gunner, but other than that "Yellow" damage, nothing I cant repair. After 15 or so hits, the flower is sinking, and the rest is history:

109.000 tonnes sunk. All torpedoes and all shells expanded. Only the 5 smallest ships are still afloat by mignight...

awesome work there deamyont - you have given me inspiration for my next patrol. Leaving as soon as I get home from work tomorrow night!

danurve · 04-26-07, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

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Originally Posted by danurve

Hate to waiste a fish on such a small target.

Unless it frees you up for sinking everything in the area.

Good point even.

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04-25-07, 12:09 PM	#3
deamyont Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 102 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I had one extremely good patrol (my first with my new carrer) yesterday. 1940, going out from St. Naz, patroling BF15 in my VIIB. 65% realistic GWX. Got a radio report, large convoy, just a few hours away, ill get there by sunset, comming my way. It was only escoreted by two Flowers... I sneaked in, placed myself between two collumns and fired on a tanker, a large merchant and a large cargo. Cargo exploded and sunk, merchant dead in the water... As the unrealistic guy I am, I chansed: surface, full speed ahead, and man the deck gun, and the flak gun! One Flower is in front of the convoy, one is way behind, probobly 6-8 km at least. Im inside it. Leading flower makes a U-turn and starts firing at me. Some pretty close but no hits. I, on the other hand, hits it with 10 shells and it explode... just one left, then its me alone, and all those unescorted merchants... So I take a u-turn, and run for the other flower. When its about 4500 m away I see it and fire away. The flower fired back, gets pretty close and hits the conning tower once, killing my AA gunner, but other than that "Yellow" damage, nothing I cant repair. After 15 or so hits, the flower is sinking, and the rest is history: 109.000 tonnes sunk. All torpedoes and all shells expanded. Only the 5 smallest ships are still afloat by mignight...