Submarine as convoy escort?

siber · 06-21-07, 06:52 AM

I've seen three convoys with surfaced subs escorting, and one of those had HMS Rodney stuffed in the middle!

I'm sure you can guess how I used my last three torps! The first two went off to hole her broadside and knock off her propellers. This stopped her, but I got pounced on by escort DDs. But knowing she was crippled (I admit - used external camera), I went deep and stayed there for half an hour. The only problem was that I only had 1 torp remaining in my stern tube. Thinking this would have to suffice, I set it to run at 12m and enabled the magnetic pistol. Upon firing, it ran straight for the 500m between us and sailed clean under without detonating... I couldn't believe my eyes!!!

I wasn't brave enough to surface and get the deck crew onto the 88mm while facing the huge guns on Rodney. The crew would probably have mutinied if I'd even suggested it... I skulked off submerged to return to base...

PhantomLord · 06-21-07, 07:00 AM

Yeah i had the Rodney too. Aimed i big tanker in the middle of the convoy with 2 torps. The second torp misses and hitted the Rodney (i didn´t saw her before, she was covered by tankers silhouette). Surfaced after 4 hours of DC....and there she was.....laying there without any speed and helping destroyers

3 eels later she was history

There are numerous warships in normal convoys since GWX 1.03. So far i saw Fiji´s, Rodney´s, light cruisers....

06-21-07, 06:52 AM	#1
siber Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Salford, Manchester, UK Posts: 182 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I've seen three convoys with surfaced subs escorting, and one of those had HMS Rodney stuffed in the middle! I'm sure you can guess how I used my last three torps! The first two went off to hole her broadside and knock off her propellers. This stopped her, but I got pounced on by escort DDs. But knowing she was crippled (I admit - used external camera), I went deep and stayed there for half an hour. The only problem was that I only had 1 torp remaining in my stern tube. Thinking this would have to suffice, I set it to run at 12m and enabled the magnetic pistol. Upon firing, it ran straight for the 500m between us and sailed clean under without detonating... I couldn't believe my eyes!!! I wasn't brave enough to surface and get the deck crew onto the 88mm while facing the huge guns on Rodney. The crew would probably have mutinied if I'd even suggested it... I skulked off submerged to return to base... __________________ Using GWX 3.0 at 100% realism, OLC's 'Ubermod' & Torpdamagefinal

06-21-07, 07:00 AM	#2
PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Yeah i had the Rodney too. Aimed i big tanker in the middle of the convoy with 2 torps. The second torp misses and hitted the Rodney (i didn´t saw her before, she was covered by tankers silhouette). Surfaced after 4 hours of DC....and there she was.....laying there without any speed and helping destroyers 3 eels later she was history There are numerous warships in normal convoys since GWX 1.03. So far i saw Fiji´s, Rodney´s, light cruisers.... __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~