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Old 09-04-07, 12:33 AM   #1
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I tried to shoot a Wellington down all by myself. Result was a boat with 4 destroyed bow tubes, an angry crew and the laughter of the other kaleuns back in the nightclub in st. nazaire when U-45 came back after 3 days at sea.

3 years later i got my revenge. Did 2 patrols with an u-flak and took down 23 aircraft.
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Old 10-12-07, 02:57 AM   #2
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>> Me, I'm a U-Flak kaptain. Downing aircraft is my best role.. hell, i can down aircraft in a submarine better than i can sink a ship. Guess its because i'm a pilot in RL, and a flight sim pilot too. Oh well, just those dam DD's that manage to wreak my day.

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Old 10-12-07, 11:45 AM   #3
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Since I installed GWX 1.03 1 week after release , I shot down (3!) planes in total. 2 Swordfish and 1 Anson if I remember it right.
Not necessary to say that I tried many more... but I learned the hard way the meaning of

DIVE!!!!!
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Old 10-12-07, 12:34 PM   #4
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IRL the odds were heavily stacked in favour of the aircraft.
Usually the best the Uboat could hope to achieve was to keep the aircraft at arms length until the sub got the chance to dive.
Often, the aircraft would call in assistance from surface or other airborne assets.
Remember, once the pressure hull was pierced, the sub was no longer capable of diving.
Over 250 Uboats were lost to aircraft during the war.
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Old 10-12-07, 12:43 PM   #5
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I have a near 100% success rate with the flak gun...........against small boats/ships that is!:p Only if I run out of ammo does the ship not sink. Aircraft I never bother with. Alarrrmmmm! Crash dive!
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