Sunk a semi-major warship!

sharkbit · 07-04-08, 07:47 AM

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No system damage or casualties, but I wonder what my hull integrity will look like when I get home. Between the collision and a run in I had with a destroyer north of Ireland, I know I'm well below 100%.

Made it back to Wilhelmshaven last night after work with 47% hull integrity and a Knights Cross waiting for me.

Unfortuneately, my ace hydrophone operator got transfered out(SH3 Commander) and I got some NFG petty officer with a torpedoman rating. I got enough of those already!

Spent almost 2 months in dry dock. It's March 28, 1940 and now I'm heading out again towards my assigned patrol area near Norway and up near some god foresaken place called Narvik instead of out to the Atlantic and the shipping lanes. All I've seen out here so far is a bunch of well lit neutral shipping.
Now why in the world would Bdu be sending me out to Norway? Are they mad at me for damaging their nice U-boat or is there something big brewing in the air? Some kind of big, grand stategy kind of thing?

Hmmmmmm........I wonder. :hmm:

Laufen zum Ziel · 07-07-08, 07:52 PM

BDU Says -
Do not sink Capital ships it ticks the Brits off.

You are a bad boy.....

Sailor Steve · 07-07-08, 08:13 PM

You know, if people spent less time bragging about how good they are and more time sinking ships, we'd have won this war by now!

I blame it all on Balz!:rotfl:

No, seriously: you met the enemy, you made him pay, you made it home again. Good Job!

FIREWALL · 07-07-08, 08:19 PM

Nice job

One picture is worth a thousand words.

predavolk · 07-10-08, 08:07 AM

Well, as luck would have it, I just nailed a Southampton myself! Got it while it was parked in St. Helena harbor (DEEP harbor in the South Atlantic). I also plugged a modern tanker and a tramp steamer. Good times!

Warner Von Shultz · 07-10-08, 12:52 PM

I've probably completed about 12 patrols total since I got this game and loaded GWX to it and I have yet to sink a large Warship. The closest time I have ever come to sinking a large warship was what appeared to be a large cruiser. It was the middle of the night and clear skies and water when my watchmen spotted a Task Force heading straight our way at about 25 knots (?) . We submerged and let the whole convoy of what appeared to be a heavy CA with about 5 or 6 destroyers escorting it. We set up a perfect alignment and fired all four front tubes at the beast. It was a perfect alignment and when the eels reached the CA they had nice big broadsides on them. Well two of the eels failed to detenate; but the other two hit their mark.

I had to immediately dive because of the destroyers and got pounded while the CA slipped away. Looking at the free look camera it had appeared that it was taking in water on the port side as it was listing so heavily it's mid top deck would get a washed with water from the sea. For a time I thought she was going to list completely over and sink. It slowed to about 5 knots and I followed the ship for a few days; but every time I got around to make another attack run on it there must have been a stupid escort carrier nearby because anytime I hit the surface I got hammered by dive bombers. I had to finally let the beast go after five days of shadowing ending in a bad storm front which caused me to completely loose the ship in the weather.

It was the most thrilling few days of my simulated sub life and I still have visions of that ship limping away to some harbor someplace.

If only I had not had those two eels be lame ducks I might have brought her to Davie Jones!

Blohm und Voss · 07-10-08, 03:40 PM

I have played SH3 from the start of a career to the end about 3 times.

This time, while in 1940 in the VIIB and still operating from Wilhelmshaven I decided to enter the Firth of Forth at nightfall. What a surprise! Dead ahead coming out of the Firth is a battleship! Because it ws still far I go to flank speed and turn to intercept before diving when about 1000 metres from the intercept point and slowing down.

While waiting for the battleship to come to my position I spot an escort a way off to my stern quarter. Then it happens, I spot another battleship behind the first in line ahead! When the first battleship comes into position I fire 3 fish at her. They all strike with no malfunctions! By this time the second battleship is in range and I manage to fire the remaining fish at her as well as the one that has been reloaded by now. The first strikes by the time the next fish is loaded and I fire that too. All three strike and explode. The Firth is shallow and the first battleship turns on her side and settles on the bottom with just under half of out of the water. The escorts are now on their way and I go to flank towards the sunken battleship. When I reach the battleship the other has now sunk as well. I stay close to the hull of the sunken vessel at periscope depth so preventing the escorts coming in and depth charging me. They buzz around like angry bees but I await my chance and manage to sneak off when the sunken vessel is between me and them.

I have also managed to sink a passenger liner near Wales but it took six fish to sink her.

I have spotted a Bogue Class Carrier but was too far away to pursue and attack.

Last night I stayed up to sink an entire convoy including the escorts off Liverpool. After dealing with the more dangerous escorts I had to surface and sink the armed trawler by gunfire. Afterwards I could pick off the merchants one by one taking my time.

My tally for this patrol was 13 merchants and 9 warships sunk. 7 Aircraft were also downed. One crewman was wounded.

What a great game.

07-07-08, 07:52 PM	#2
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	BDU Says - Do not sink Capital ships it ticks the Brits off. You are a bad boy..... __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

07-07-08, 08:13 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You know, if people spent less time bragging about how good they are and more time sinking ships, we'd have won this war by now! I blame it all on Balz!:rotfl: No, seriously: you met the enemy, you made him pay, you made it home again. Good Job! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-07-08, 08:19 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Nice job One picture is worth a thousand words. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-10-08, 03:40 PM	#7
Blohm und Voss Nub Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town South Africa Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have played SH3 from the start of a career to the end about 3 times. This time, while in 1940 in the VIIB and still operating from Wilhelmshaven I decided to enter the Firth of Forth at nightfall. What a surprise! Dead ahead coming out of the Firth is a battleship! Because it ws still far I go to flank speed and turn to intercept before diving when about 1000 metres from the intercept point and slowing down. While waiting for the battleship to come to my position I spot an escort a way off to my stern quarter. Then it happens, I spot another battleship behind the first in line ahead! When the first battleship comes into position I fire 3 fish at her. They all strike with no malfunctions! By this time the second battleship is in range and I manage to fire the remaining fish at her as well as the one that has been reloaded by now. The first strikes by the time the next fish is loaded and I fire that too. All three strike and explode. The Firth is shallow and the first battleship turns on her side and settles on the bottom with just under half of out of the water. The escorts are now on their way and I go to flank towards the sunken battleship. When I reach the battleship the other has now sunk as well. I stay close to the hull of the sunken vessel at periscope depth so preventing the escorts coming in and depth charging me. They buzz around like angry bees but I await my chance and manage to sneak off when the sunken vessel is between me and them. I have also managed to sink a passenger liner near Wales but it took six fish to sink her. I have spotted a Bogue Class Carrier but was too far away to pursue and attack. Last night I stayed up to sink an entire convoy including the escorts off Liverpool. After dealing with the more dangerous escorts I had to surface and sink the armed trawler by gunfire. Afterwards I could pick off the merchants one by one taking my time. My tally for this patrol was 13 merchants and 9 warships sunk. 7 Aircraft were also downed. One crewman was wounded. What a great game. __________________ Achtung! Vorsicht Kameraden.

07-10-08, 08:07 AM	#5
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, as luck would have it, I just nailed a Southampton myself! Got it while it was parked in St. Helena harbor (DEEP harbor in the South Atlantic). I also plugged a modern tanker and a tramp steamer. Good times!

07-10-08, 12:52 PM	#6
Warner Von Shultz Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Louisiana, United States Posts: 18 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I've probably completed about 12 patrols total since I got this game and loaded GWX to it and I have yet to sink a large Warship. The closest time I have ever come to sinking a large warship was what appeared to be a large cruiser. It was the middle of the night and clear skies and water when my watchmen spotted a Task Force heading straight our way at about 25 knots (?) . We submerged and let the whole convoy of what appeared to be a heavy CA with about 5 or 6 destroyers escorting it. We set up a perfect alignment and fired all four front tubes at the beast. It was a perfect alignment and when the eels reached the CA they had nice big broadsides on them. Well two of the eels failed to detenate; but the other two hit their mark. I had to immediately dive because of the destroyers and got pounded while the CA slipped away. Looking at the free look camera it had appeared that it was taking in water on the port side as it was listing so heavily it's mid top deck would get a washed with water from the sea. For a time I thought she was going to list completely over and sink. It slowed to about 5 knots and I followed the ship for a few days; but every time I got around to make another attack run on it there must have been a stupid escort carrier nearby because anytime I hit the surface I got hammered by dive bombers. I had to finally let the beast go after five days of shadowing ending in a bad storm front which caused me to completely loose the ship in the weather. It was the most thrilling few days of my simulated sub life and I still have visions of that ship limping away to some harbor someplace. If only I had not had those two eels be lame ducks I might have brought her to Davie Jones!