Jackpot - GWX

btaft · 08-31-07, 07:46 AM

I started my first career in an IX boat out of Lorient in 1940. On my first patrol I was heading to my patrol zone and just east of the rockwell? banks I received a report of a convoy. I promptly moved into position to intercept and started to scan the convoy.

Smack dab in the middle was a Nelson BB and there appeared to be only three escorts (a flower in the front and two others on the flank). I tool a little risk and went ahead standard while submerged after the lead flower had passed. I figured their sensros probably weren't very good at this time in the war. I got to within 1000m and sent 2 elecs and 2 steam torps into the BB and put her dead in the water.

I dived deep and was never detected. I surfaced an hour later and finished her off with a final fish.

How is that for a morale boost for a crew to sink a BB in their first encounter in their first patrol.

Now to do an end around and harass the convoy somemore.....I saw some tankers in their as well

TarJak · 08-31-07, 08:15 AM

Nice one

Good to see the Tommies lose another BB!

Jimbuna · 08-31-07, 11:10 AM

Now you have some idea how Priens men must have felt....congratulations

papa_smurf · 08-31-07, 11:50 AM

Good job in sinking the Nelson

Can't understand why she only had 3 escorts?
The last Taskforce I spotteed was HMS Ark Royal with 8 escort vessels! (I decided not to attack it.)

btaft · 08-31-07, 01:09 PM

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Can't understand why she only had 3 escorts?
The last Taskforce I spotteed was HMS Ark Royal with 8 escort vessels! (I decided not to attack it.)

Actually, the weird part was that it was not even a task force. It was all merchants except the Nelson and the three convoy escorts. It was like she was on anti-raider duty all by herself.

Anyways, a couple more end arounds ought to chalk me up some merchants to add to the total!

Jimbuna · 09-01-07, 02:49 PM

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It was like she was on anti-raider duty all by herself.

Even in RL I'm sure the Nelson would have been more than a match for any raider

Brag · 09-01-07, 03:29 PM

Good show, congratz! Let Tommy have it.

slow_n_ez · 09-01-07, 07:23 PM

Nice one Kaptain .. beer is on me back at the nightclub when you return

btaft · 09-03-07, 06:35 AM

Well the crew is feeling pretty confident now. Three more intercepts of the same convoy and 2 whale ships, 2 tankers and a large cargo rest on the bottom.

THe crew is a bit tired now, and we only have two stern fish left. It is time to start heading home and try to pick off a loan merchnat or two.

We are at 93K in tonnage so far amd I am hoping to hit the 100K mark for the crew on their first patrol. So far the deck gun has rermained silent.

Captain Nemo · 09-03-07, 07:18 AM

Talking of jackpots I'm in a similar situation. In Patrol 1 I came across the convoy you are talking about and sunk HMS Rodney in addition to merchants sunk in convoy and elsewhere, for a total of 106,000 GRT. Now I'm on Patrol 4 and have come across a convoy with HMS Rodney (those British have good salvage ships!!) smack in the middle but no other escorts. Stuck five torps in her to send her to the bottom for a second time. So far in addition to HMS Rodney, I have sunk in the convoy a large merchant. I now have a free hand to sink as many merchants in the convoy that I can. Hopefully I'll get another 100k plus tonnage on this patrol.

Nemo

08-31-07, 07:46 AM	#1
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Jackpot - GWX I started my first career in an IX boat out of Lorient in 1940. On my first patrol I was heading to my patrol zone and just east of the rockwell? banks I received a report of a convoy. I promptly moved into position to intercept and started to scan the convoy. Smack dab in the middle was a Nelson BB and there appeared to be only three escorts (a flower in the front and two others on the flank). I tool a little risk and went ahead standard while submerged after the lead flower had passed. I figured their sensros probably weren't very good at this time in the war. I got to within 1000m and sent 2 elecs and 2 steam torps into the BB and put her dead in the water. I dived deep and was never detected. I surfaced an hour later and finished her off with a final fish. How is that for a morale boost for a crew to sink a BB in their first encounter in their first patrol. Now to do an end around and harass the convoy somemore.....I saw some tankers in their as well

08-31-07, 11:10 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Now you have some idea how Priens men must have felt....congratulations __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-01-07, 03:29 PM	#7
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Good show, congratz! Let Tommy have it. __________________ 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/

09-03-07, 07:18 AM	#10
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Talking of jackpots I'm in a similar situation. In Patrol 1 I came across the convoy you are talking about and sunk HMS Rodney in addition to merchants sunk in convoy and elsewhere, for a total of 106,000 GRT. Now I'm on Patrol 4 and have come across a convoy with HMS Rodney (those British have good salvage ships!!) smack in the middle but no other escorts. Stuck five torps in her to send her to the bottom for a second time. So far in addition to HMS Rodney, I have sunk in the convoy a large merchant. I now have a free hand to sink as many merchants in the convoy that I can. Hopefully I'll get another 100k plus tonnage on this patrol. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

08-31-07, 08:15 AM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Nice one Good to see the Tommies lose another BB!

08-31-07, 11:50 AM	#4
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Good job in sinking the Nelson Can't understand why she only had 3 escorts? The last Taskforce I spotteed was HMS Ark Royal with 8 escort vessels! (I decided not to attack it.)

09-01-07, 07:23 PM	#8
slow_n_ez Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Astoria , Oregon Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice one Kaptain .. beer is on me back at the nightclub when you return

09-03-07, 06:35 AM	#9
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Well the crew is feeling pretty confident now. Three more intercepts of the same convoy and 2 whale ships, 2 tankers and a large cargo rest on the bottom. THe crew is a bit tired now, and we only have two stern fish left. It is time to start heading home and try to pick off a loan merchnat or two. We are at 93K in tonnage so far amd I am hoping to hit the 100K mark for the crew on their first patrol. So far the deck gun has rermained silent.