I fear not any longer - Page 2

Jimbuna · 11-02-07, 05:14 PM

@BBW

Just wait till he comes across The STEED Class :rotfl:

They musn't realise the Ikara missile system was a WWII secret weapon

dmlavan · 11-02-07, 05:54 PM

Steed - where were you last night? I lost U-163 with all hands in convoy action off Africa to a Black Swan

Kpt. Lehmann · 11-02-07, 09:35 PM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

HI THERE!!!

Not only have I now read this thread...

but I have an admonishment for you warship chasers....

FOR EVERY ONE OF THE FATHERLANDS TORPEDOES YOU WASTE ON WARSHIPS... ANOTHER MERCHANT MAKES IT HOME... AND ANOTHER BOMBER DROPS ITS EGGS ON OUR HOMES!!!

You are ALL ordered to report to Kerneval upon your return. The ONKEL is keen to speak with you.

<Now... where did I put those sensor-sensitivity settings...>

Tsavo · 11-02-07, 09:56 PM

privateer must to be reading this also!!!

We all be doomed!!!!

Keelbuster · 11-03-07, 03:40 PM

Grid CJ76 - Oct. 9, '43. I attacked a convoy consisting of a troop transport, a medium tanker, and 3 small merchants. It was escorted by no less than 8 FRIGATES and two corvettes. It was perfectly calm - 1030pm. I struck the troop transport from 1.2km away with two steams - she doesn't stand a chance. I hit the medium tanker under the bow with a lucky shot, but my pattern runner failed to finish her off. Then the pinging started. I could hear at least 3 ships pinging for me. Amazingly, they didn't pick me up, and i waded through to the other side of the convoy in silent running. Which is good. Because I'm not sure anyone can escape 8 frigates. Just imagine the firepower there....insane.

U49 · 11-04-07, 05:18 AM

LET THEM EAT THEIR OWN MEDICINE!

That will give the right success to a wolvepack working a one of those convoys:
One boat kills the escorts and the others start the duck-shooting game...

No more supply of cigars for Mr. Churchill

Tangent · 11-04-07, 09:20 AM

Glad to see I'm not alone bending BdU rules!

I know it isn't historically accurate, but I can't help it, the smug bastards! Racing for my last known location like nothing can touch them and force ME down? I wasted a couple silent approaches after letting fly at the merchants, because that destroyer coming straight at me was just too juicy a target...

I found a tactic that, bar a dud, works 99.9% of the time.

I probably waste half my loadout on escorts,but I discovered my tactic is just as feasible with a IX, so...yeah. Oh so worth the satisfaction, watching them sink like cockleshells, they really are frail things compared to a large merchant. Oh what is it going to be like when I get my hands on Zaunkönig T5s... There's gonna be lotsa Walker wannabes taking a swim, that is, until the day I slip and end up with the fishies myself.

Keelbuster · 11-04-07, 10:47 AM

While I don't spend torpedoes hunting down escorts (though it's a fun exercise to massacre an undefended convoy), I do fire the occasional defensive shot.

For instance, if a black swan is making it's approach with active sonar, and it's entered that straight-run portion of the attack at say - 600m, I sometimes go for a zero-gyro down-the-throat shot with a T2. The default depth setting is perfect for snap keelshots against escorts. With the black swan out of the way and only a few cheesy Hunt destroyers remaining, my chances of survival greatly improve.

Also, sometimes I'll get caught and DCed in shallows, in perfectly calm weather, and the escorts turn out to be too good to evade. In this case, it's just a waiting game till an ashcan crushes your control room. After repeated failed evasion attempts, low battery, stuffy air, I'll jump to PD and try to take out my attackers as a last-ditch option.

Avatar · 11-05-07, 02:29 PM

Black Swan class= Black Death class!
I'm in VIIB, late 42, and those buggers are hard to evade(esp. in clear weather). With 4 DC launchers and 2 DC racks, theyre pretty tough.
I'm having to re-evaluate my attacks each time and I'm having to fire from a further distance. But that's the fun of SH3(with SH3Cmdr and GWX)

Capt. Shark Bait · 11-05-07, 02:38 PM

after 3 patrols i have sent 22 ships on a lifetime tour of the ocean floor

. unfortunately only one was a destroyer, Tribal class

. my current patrol i have come across a carrier TF, Illustrious, Southampton and a few DDs. wave bye-bye to Illustrious ,everyone

. haven't seen a Black Swan, yet.

STEED · 11-06-07, 05:38 AM

Bdu

Order of the day

Take out the escorts and the convoy is yours for the taking.

11-02-07, 05:14 PM	#16
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	@BBW Just wait till he comes across The STEED Class :rotfl: They musn't realise the Ikara missile system was a WWII secret weapon __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-02-07, 09:35 PM	#18
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,996 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: HI THERE!!! Not only have I now read this thread... but I have an admonishment for you warship chasers.... *FOR EVERY ONE OF THE FATHERLANDS TORPEDOES YOU WASTE ON WARSHIPS... ANOTHER MERCHANT MAKES IT HOME... AND ANOTHER BOMBER DROPS ITS EGGS ON OUR HOMES!!!* You are ALL ordered to report to Kerneval upon your return. The ONKEL is keen to speak with you. <Now... where did I put those sensor-sensitivity settings...> __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

11-03-07, 03:40 PM	#20
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Grid CJ76 - Oct. 9, '43. I attacked a convoy consisting of a troop transport, a medium tanker, and 3 small merchants. It was escorted by no less than 8 FRIGATES and two corvettes. It was perfectly calm - 1030pm. I struck the troop transport from 1.2km away with two steams - she doesn't stand a chance. I hit the medium tanker under the bow with a lucky shot, but my pattern runner failed to finish her off. Then the pinging started. I could hear at least 3 ships pinging for me. Amazingly, they didn't pick me up, and i waded through to the other side of the convoy in silent running. Which is good. Because I'm not sure anyone can escape 8 frigates. Just imagine the firepower there....insane. __________________

11-04-07, 05:18 AM	#21
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LET THEM EAT THEIR OWN MEDICINE! That will give the right success to a wolvepack working a one of those convoys: One boat kills the escorts and the others start the duck-shooting game... No more supply of cigars for Mr. Churchill __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

11-04-07, 09:20 AM	#22
Tangent Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North America Posts: 11 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Glad to see I'm not alone bending BdU rules! I know it isn't historically accurate, but I can't help it, the smug bastards! Racing for my last known location like nothing can touch them and force ME down? I wasted a couple silent approaches after letting fly at the merchants, because that destroyer coming straight at me was just too juicy a target... I found a tactic that, bar a dud, works 99.9% of the time. I probably waste half my loadout on escorts,but I discovered my tactic is just as feasible with a IX, so...yeah. Oh so worth the satisfaction, watching them sink like cockleshells, they really are frail things compared to a large merchant. Oh what is it going to be like when I get my hands on Zaunkönig T5s... There's gonna be lotsa Walker wannabes taking a swim, that is, until the day I slip and end up with the fishies myself. __________________ Der Schwarzer Schwan "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." -Cpt. John Paul Jones SHIII + GWX

11-02-07, 05:54 PM	#17
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Steed - where were you last night? I lost U-163 with all hands in convoy action off Africa to a Black Swan

11-02-07, 09:56 PM	#19
Tsavo Seaman Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 42 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	privateer must to be reading this also!!! We all be doomed!!!!

11-04-07, 10:47 AM	#23
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	defensive DtT shots While I don't spend torpedoes hunting down escorts (though it's a fun exercise to massacre an undefended convoy), I do fire the occasional defensive shot. For instance, if a black swan is making it's approach with active sonar, and it's entered that straight-run portion of the attack at say - 600m, I sometimes go for a zero-gyro down-the-throat shot with a T2. The default depth setting is perfect for snap keelshots against escorts. With the black swan out of the way and only a few cheesy Hunt destroyers remaining, my chances of survival greatly improve. Also, sometimes I'll get caught and DCed in shallows, in perfectly calm weather, and the escorts turn out to be too good to evade. In this case, it's just a waiting game till an ashcan crushes your control room. After repeated failed evasion attempts, low battery, stuffy air, I'll jump to PD and try to take out my attackers as a last-ditch option. __________________

11-05-07, 02:29 PM	#24
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Black Swan class= Black Death class! I'm in VIIB, late 42, and those buggers are hard to evade(esp. in clear weather). With 4 DC launchers and 2 DC racks, theyre pretty tough. I'm having to re-evaluate my attacks each time and I'm having to fire from a further distance. But that's the fun of SH3(with SH3Cmdr and GWX)

11-05-07, 02:38 PM	#25
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	after 3 patrols i have sent 22 ships on a lifetime tour of the ocean floor . unfortunately only one was a destroyer, Tribal class . my current patrol i have come across a carrier TF, Illustrious, Southampton and a few DDs. wave bye-bye to Illustrious ,everyone. haven't seen a Black Swan, yet. __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

11-06-07, 05:38 AM	#26
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Bdu Order of the day Take out the escorts and the convoy is yours for the taking. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!