How Depressing... - Page 2

kgsuarez · 07-25-08, 01:35 AM

Okay, so after ages of not playing I decide to get the game up and running again. I started a career in August 1939 (pre-war). First patrol was uneventful, but by the time I went out for my second patrol we were at war.

I was commanding a small type IIA boat, U-11. First Flotilla, out of Kiel. We left base on the 9th and set a course for our assigned grid. On the way I ran into a British Task Force. So I'm stuck in a stupid IIA in the shallow waters of the channel and now a task force, great. This all went down around Grid AN-95. I think...

I ordered PD, and while looking through the scope I figured it'd probably be best to go by undetected. So I order a depth change. My plan is to just creep along running silent. I few minutes later I hear their ASDIC. My first thought was, "But it's 1939! The enemies don't have ASDIC until later!" So, I'm a little confused. I could have sworn that ASDIC wasn't around until '41 or so.

I eventually had three destroyers circling overhead. At first it wasn't too bad, just a few wabos to shake us up a bit. But they wouldn't give up. I tried everything.

Eventually I ran aground (stupid shallow waters!

) and I guess that must have made a racket because soon after they started DC'ing me pretty bad. I ended up with some pretty bad damage. I noticed after a while that both my diesel engines and one of my electric engines had been destroyed. We had "critical" flooding according to my Chief (I guess the shallow waters saved us there) and we had even lost a few good men. There was no way I was going to make it back to port in that condition anyway, so I figured I might as well just give up. I had to blow ballast several times, but we managed to surface.

Then the three destroyers shelled us to death.

Is this pathetic or did I just have bad luck in running into such a determined task force? And what about that ASDIC deal? Did the allies have it from the beginning of the war or not?

07-25-08, 01:35 AM	#1
kgsuarez Planesman Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: USA Posts: 181 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	How Depressing... Okay, so after ages of not playing I decide to get the game up and running again. I started a career in August 1939 (pre-war). First patrol was uneventful, but by the time I went out for my second patrol we were at war. I was commanding a small type IIA boat, U-11. First Flotilla, out of Kiel. We left base on the 9th and set a course for our assigned grid. On the way I ran into a British Task Force. So I'm stuck in a stupid IIA in the shallow waters of the channel and now a task force, great. This all went down around Grid AN-95. I think... I ordered PD, and while looking through the scope I figured it'd probably be best to go by undetected. So I order a depth change. My plan is to just creep along running silent. I few minutes later I hear their ASDIC. My first thought was, "But it's 1939! The enemies don't have ASDIC until later!" So, I'm a little confused. I could have sworn that ASDIC wasn't around until '41 or so. I eventually had three destroyers circling overhead. At first it wasn't too bad, just a few wabos to shake us up a bit. But they wouldn't give up. I tried everything. Eventually I ran aground (stupid shallow waters!) and I guess that must have made a racket because soon after they started DC'ing me pretty bad. I ended up with some pretty bad damage. I noticed after a while that both my diesel engines and one of my electric engines had been destroyed. We had "critical" flooding according to my Chief (I guess the shallow waters saved us there) and we had even lost a few good men. There was no way I was going to make it back to port in that condition anyway, so I figured I might as well just give up. I had to blow ballast several times, but we managed to surface. Then the three destroyers shelled us to death. Is this pathetic or did I just have bad luck in running into such a determined task force? And what about that ASDIC deal? Did the allies have it from the beginning of the war or not?