WOOOHOOO!!!! GOT My First Big Warships

Able72 · 04-24-08, 11:09 PM

Playing GWX 2.1 and I just sank my first big warships (something bigger than a dd)

I was cruising along when I got a radio report of a single warship. Cool, I plot to intercept and discover its not 1 but 3 Warships. No Destroyers in Sight, Its one Southhampton Cruiser at about 10k GRT and 2 Auxillery Cruisers at about 13k GRT.

First Eel hit the water at 03:40. By 03:52 it was all over.

Got the Southampton in the nose with a nice slow eel so I'd have time to smack on the first Auxillery. Ran a fast eel right up his ammo dump. Two Boats goin to see davey jone's on only two eels.

Missed completly with the third eel. For some reson that 2nd Auxillery slowed down. Sent another two eels after him for good measure and sent him to visit his friends. That made for a total of about 36k GRT worth of warships.

I LOVE THE SOUND OF COLLAPSING BULKHEADS IN THE MORNING!!!!

mcf1 · 04-24-08, 11:18 PM

Great job man

you're using electric propolution? Maybe that Auxillary saw the bubble trail and slowed down to avoid the eel :hmm:

Able72 · 04-24-08, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mcf1

Great job man

you're using electric propolution? Maybe that Auxillary saw the bubble trail and slowed down to avoid the eel :hmm:

No, all my eels are steam powered. Set the first to run slow so I'd be able to retarget that first aux and fire, and connect before the first eel hit. Try and maintain that element of surprise as long as possible. It seemed to work. They both impacted and detonated within about 10 seconds of each other.

mcf1 · 04-24-08, 11:34 PM

sorry made a mistake. Isn't the steam torp that leaves a trail?
but nice tactic.

Frank0001 · 04-25-08, 06:17 AM

Yes the steam-powered torpedoes will leave a trail. Nevertheless, they're usually too fast to avoid, even when spotting them soon enough

SmokinTep · 04-25-08, 06:18 AM

Good job.........

NealT · 04-25-08, 06:45 AM

Excellent Work!

Now...just remember...

BE MORE AGGERESSIVE!

:rotfl:

geosub1978 · 04-25-08, 10:26 AM

Sometimes I remember the end of July 2005
I was already four months in the stock game and I sank my first cruiser, which I also sighted for first time!.

It was 1940 outside Scapa and after I that I sunk a neutral ocean liner! What an excitement!!

Then I descovered IUB!

Able72 · 04-25-08, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by geosub1978

Sometimes I remember the end of July 2005
I was already four months in the stock game and I sank my first cruiser, which I also sighted for first time!.

It was 1940 outside Scapa and after I that I sunk a neutral ocean liner! What an excitement!!

Then I descovered IUB!

IUB????

Sailor Steve · 04-25-08, 07:40 PM

Improved U-Boat. One of the first supermods. It was a take-off of Beery's Real U-Boat.

Able72 · 04-26-08, 12:06 AM

@ Sailor Steve thanks

Hey Everyone, Ran into my first Battleship tonight in Game. Revenge Class. Got as close as I could, about 3km out, set for a four eal spread at 5deg. Set to fast, impact and let er rip. Got two hits and she went down. another 31k GRT for my record

mcf1 · 04-26-08, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Able72

@ Sailor Steve thanks

Hey Everyone, Ran into my first Battleship tonight in Game. Revenge Class. Got as close as I could, about 3km out, set for a four eal spread at 5deg. Set to fast, impact and let er rip. Got two hits and she went down. another 31k GRT for my record

My congrats

Today I've found a small task force 2 aux. cruisers and a destroyer at AM11
sunk both cruisers and left the destroyer to continue his trip alone

Brag · 04-26-08, 08:07 AM

Able, you're on a roll. Congratulations!

Ivan Putski · 04-26-08, 08:31 AM

Congrats Able on your warship kills. Puts

04-24-08, 11:09 PM	#1
Able72 Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhere in the North Atlantic Posts: 343 Downloads: 299 Uploads: 0	WOOOHOOO!!!! GOT My First Big Warships Playing GWX 2.1 and I just sank my first big warships (something bigger than a dd) I was cruising along when I got a radio report of a single warship. Cool, I plot to intercept and discover its not 1 but 3 Warships. No Destroyers in Sight, Its one Southhampton Cruiser at about 10k GRT and 2 Auxillery Cruisers at about 13k GRT. First Eel hit the water at 03:40. By 03:52 it was all over. Got the Southampton in the nose with a nice slow eel so I'd have time to smack on the first Auxillery. Ran a fast eel right up his ammo dump. Two Boats goin to see davey jone's on only two eels. Missed completly with the third eel. For some reson that 2nd Auxillery slowed down. Sent another two eels after him for good measure and sent him to visit his friends. That made for a total of about 36k GRT worth of warships. I LOVE THE SOUND OF COLLAPSING BULKHEADS IN THE MORNING!!!! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink, others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

04-25-08, 06:17 AM	#5
Frank0001 Chief Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 317 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Yes the steam-powered torpedoes will leave a trail. Nevertheless, they're usually too fast to avoid, even when spotting them soon enough __________________ Snipers of the Seas One eel - one Kill

04-25-08, 10:26 AM	#8
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	warships Sometimes I remember the end of July 2005 I was already four months in the stock game and I sank my first cruiser, which I also sighted for first time!. It was 1940 outside Scapa and after I that I sunk a neutral ocean liner! What an excitement!! Then I descovered IUB! __________________

04-25-08, 07:40 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Improved U-Boat. One of the first supermods. It was a take-off of Beery's Real U-Boat. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-26-08, 12:06 AM	#11
Able72 Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhere in the North Atlantic Posts: 343 Downloads: 299 Uploads: 0	Add a Revenge Class Battleship to my total :D @ Sailor Steve thanks Hey Everyone, Ran into my first Battleship tonight in Game. Revenge Class. Got as close as I could, about 3km out, set for a four eal spread at 5deg. Set to fast, impact and let er rip. Got two hits and she went down. another 31k GRT for my record __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink, others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

04-24-08, 11:18 PM	#2
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Great job man you're using electric propolution? Maybe that Auxillary saw the bubble trail and slowed down to avoid the eel :hmm:

04-24-08, 11:34 PM	#4
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	sorry made a mistake. Isn't the steam torp that leaves a trail? but nice tactic.

04-25-08, 06:18 AM	#6
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good job.........

04-25-08, 06:45 AM	#7
NealT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 2 Meters Below Jimbuna Posts: 1,060 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Excellent Work! Now...just remember... BE MORE AGGERESSIVE! :rotfl:

04-26-08, 08:07 AM	#13
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Able, you're on a roll. Congratulations! __________________ 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/

04-26-08, 08:31 AM	#14
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Congrats Able on your warship kills. Puts __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."