just curious...

[ICZEOZN]

As you enter the harbor, be sure to mark your route on the map so you know a safe way to get back out. I failed to do this once and rammed the net while I was (attempting) to make a quick escape. That was not fun.

[SurfnSea]

I suppose this means my plan of saying, "Red Rover, Red Rover let U-46 come over," won't work.

[Dronston]

So far I only encountered a net once in GWX 2, when I was making my way up to New York. I was at periscope depth with about 7 meters under keel, doing 3 knots when I suddenly heard a screeching sound and reports of damage. It was over in seconds and when I went to external view I saw I had gone over a net. Only 1% damage !
I must have sort of slided over the net or something. After the raid I took no chances and surfaced to race over it at 17 knots.

[She-Wolf]

you are all braver than me! If I spot a net ( through the tube), I shall back off and go find something else to occupy the time..!:rotfl::rotfl:

[Dronston]

Originally Posted by She-Wolf

you are all braver than me! If I spot a net ( through the tube), I shall back off and go find something else to occupy the time..!:rotfl::rotfl:

Was the periscope in RL actually used to see under water at shallow depths?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Dronston

Was the periscope in RL actually used to see under water at shallow depths?

I wouldn't have thought so, especially in the dark waters of the Atlantic. Not much light below the surface, and not much point really.
Harbour raids were not exactly a daily event.

[KeptinCranky]

heh, inspired by Jimbuna's comment:

aboard British warship in any given port:

"Blimey, Jeeves.. that looks like a conning tower. Must be Jerry trying to infiltrate our anchorage again."

"By Jove, Harvey, You're right, I hadn't realised it's tuesday already. Well, I'm afraid the tea is going to have to wait a bit, shall I have the crew at action stations then?"

"by all means, Jeeves, by all means, but let's not hurry overmuch, it seems Jerry is having some difficulty negotiating our subnets.."

"Aye, aye, sir!..come on chaps, it's 4 o' clock on a Tuesday, and what does that mean? It means Jerry has coming raiding once again! They're very dependable those Germans, so if you could man your action stations and stoke up the engines a bit we'll go and give Jerry what-for!"

"oh, and helmsman, try not to run the ship aground this time, the Captain was most dreadfully embarassed last week? Allright? jolly good!"

[She-Wolf]

Clearly someone is not working you hard enough Commodore Cranky sir; all this inspired imagination given life when what you should REALLY be doing with your time is scrubbing floors and press-ups, and mental arithmetic, not ENJOYING yourself!

:hmm::rotfl:

[KeptinCranky]

*snort* :rotfl: press-ups she says, , as for scrubbing floors... and mental arythmetic, I get enough of that at work

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

heh, inspired by Jimbuna's comment:

aboard British warship in any given port:

"Blimey, Jeeves.. that looks like a conning tower. Must be Jerry trying to infiltrate our anchorage again."

"By Jove, Harvey, You're right, I hadn't realised it's tuesday already. Well, I'm afraid the tea is going to have to wait a bit, shall I have the crew at action stations then?"

"by all means, Jeeves, by all means, but let's not hurry overmuch, it seems Jerry is having some difficulty negotiating our subnets.."

"Aye, aye, sir!..come on chaps, it's 4 o' clock on a Tuesday, and what does that mean? It means Jerry has coming raiding once again! They're very dependable those Germans, so if you could man your action stations and stoke up the engines a bit we'll go and give Jerry what-for!"

"oh, and helmsman, try not to run the ship aground this time, the Captain was most dreadfully embarassed last week? Allright? jolly good!"

LMAO :rotfl:

[Oberon]

ROFLMAO!! That sounds about right Cranky! :rotfl:

Portsmouth raiding should only be attempted in a Type VII, and for the love of god, wait until ABSOLUTE darkness before attempting it. There's a sub net which you'll have to surface over, and quite a few machine gun nests littering the beaches which'll take great pleasure in turning your boat into a colander.
However, I did discover a neat feature during my hectic raid into Portsmouth...

They set the air raid siren off as I neared the harbour entrance on the surface, that was when I suspected that it wasn't quite as dark as I needed it to be....the second clue was when tracers started pinging off the conning tower.

Still, no fatalities, 80k in the bag, and 24% hull left and we made it back

Next time I'll stick with the Atlantic with my Type IX


PS: Oh, and watch out for the Lolwaffe

[JG10r_Bull]

Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

heh, inspired by Jimbuna's comment:

aboard British warship in any given port:

"Blimey, Jeeves.. that looks like a conning tower. Must be Jerry trying to infiltrate our anchorage again."

"By Jove, Harvey, You're right, I hadn't realised it's tuesday already. Well, I'm afraid the tea is going to have to wait a bit, shall I have the crew at action stations then?"

"by all means, Jeeves, by all means, but let's not hurry overmuch, it seems Jerry is having some difficulty negotiating our subnets.."

"Aye, aye, sir!..come on chaps, it's 4 o' clock on a Tuesday, and what does that mean? It means Jerry has coming raiding once again! They're very dependable those Germans, so if you could man your action stations and stoke up the engines a bit we'll go and give Jerry what-for!"

"oh, and helmsman, try not to run the ship aground this time, the Captain was most dreadfully embarassed last week? Allright? jolly good!"

Whahahhaa that's Good Very Good ROFL :rotfl:

[johnno74]

Originally Posted by Dronston

Was the periscope in RL actually used to see under water at shallow depths?

In real life it would have to be fairly clear water to see as far as your bow. In the north sea/channel.... well you'd be lucky to see the edge of the conning tour. Its like gravy.

In the pacific you'd probably have more luck.