Unescourted convoy=72000tons sunk

bigboywooly · 08-01-07, 05:26 PM

:rotfl:
There were unescorted convoys in RL as the Brits suffered a lack of escorts till April 40 when the Flowers and Hunts appeared so any that are in will stay in
And they are rare

Kudos for the attack

bookworm_020 · 08-01-07, 05:48 PM

the best convoy I've had only had one escort, after sinking him, then I had fun. 60,000 tons sunk and all ammo expended!

Kaleun_Saxi · 08-02-07, 01:47 AM

Do you guys now what's even better than finding an unescorted convoi?

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Finding an unescorted convoi AFTER shooting your torpedoes and your shells whilst returning to base. Happened to me...

ReM · 08-02-07, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaleun_Saxi

Finding an unescorted convoi AFTER shooting your torpedoes and your shells whilst returning to base. Happened to me...

What happend to ramming?

08-02-07, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

:rotfl:
There were unescorted convoys in RL as the Brits suffered a lack of escorts till April 40 when the Flowers and Hunts appeared so any that are in will stay in
And they are rare

Just wondering again why Doenitz denied attacking escorts. Wouldn't that be an option to sink DDs and than such a lonely convoy been quicky attacked from the air or einzats gruppen + another wolfs which come to the area? That would be a slaughter!!

XLjedi · 08-02-07, 08:14 AM

Gezoes · 08-02-07, 09:24 AM

Didn't that happen to the ill-fated convoy PQ-17? Or something like that

I encountered one unarmed convoy off the southernwest tip of Ireland, but this was early vanilla SH3 if I remember correctly. A turkey-shoot indeed :rotfl:

Quite different from my recent encounter near Gibraltar, U-505 IXC - nov. 1941. Perfect ocean! Perfect weather! Unfortunately, also in bright daylight! Fired four eels and they all missed LOL! Crashdive to 165 meters, depthcharged, but sneaked away.

It's hard to let a prey like that go, but I have to. Life to fight another day. That's more of a VII job. Only one escort chased me, but he had four buddies among the six rows of ships. I should cruise until the 7th of december and cross a certain pond

The convoy was being tracked though. I noticed a circle icon for the convoy and several ships were on fire. The DD's destroyed my fellow U-boat before I arrived at the scene.

08-01-07, 05:26 PM	#1
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: There were unescorted convoys in RL as the Brits suffered a lack of escorts till April 40 when the Flowers and Hunts appeared so any that are in will stay in And they are rare Kudos for the attack __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-01-07, 05:48 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	the best convoy I've had only had one escort, after sinking him, then I had fun. 60,000 tons sunk and all ammo expended! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

08-02-07, 01:47 AM	#3
Kaleun_Saxi Torpedoman Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 112 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Do you guys now what's even better than finding an unescorted convoi? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? Finding an unescorted convoi AFTER shooting your torpedoes and your shells whilst returning to base. Happened to me... __________________ Kaleun Saxi USS Drum

08-02-07, 08:14 AM	#6
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	__________________

08-02-07, 09:24 AM	#7
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Didn't that happen to the ill-fated convoy PQ-17? Or something like that I encountered one unarmed convoy off the southernwest tip of Ireland, but this was early vanilla SH3 if I remember correctly. A turkey-shoot indeed :rotfl: Quite different from my recent encounter near Gibraltar, U-505 IXC - nov. 1941. Perfect ocean! Perfect weather! Unfortunately, also in bright daylight! Fired four eels and they all missed LOL! Crashdive to 165 meters, depthcharged, but sneaked away. It's hard to let a prey like that go, but I have to. Life to fight another day. That's more of a VII job. Only one escort chased me, but he had four buddies among the six rows of ships. I should cruise until the 7th of december and cross a certain pond The convoy was being tracked though. I noticed a circle icon for the convoy and several ships were on fire. The DD's destroyed my fellow U-boat before I arrived at the scene. __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.