At Last! A Battleship! - Page 2

Robert Fulton · 12-30-08, 04:17 PM

Congratulations. And thanks for the good story.

A small matter, but I am puzzled: I can find the St. Kilda Islands 350nm west of Loch Ewe (fareastern AM28), but I don't see Rockall rendered in the game. It should be another 160nm west of St. Kilda, should it not?

edit: I answered my own question, having found a better Atlas. Rockall (the islet) is indeed not rendered on the navmap. But Rockall Bank is. And the Bank is actually separate from and another 150nm west of the islet (AM18 and AM19). The islet is in AM27.

Paul_IronCoffin · 12-30-08, 07:11 PM

<sigh> another capitol ship sighting...

A Very Super Market · 12-30-08, 07:14 PM

Jeez you guys are good. Sinking Nelsons, Hoods.... I can barely sink a Dido without wetting myself.

Red Heat · 12-31-08, 09:00 AM

You will...soon you think as predator, soon you will reach your goals!

Good Hunting!

Jimbuna · 12-31-08, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Jeez you guys are good. Sinking Nelsons, Hoods.... I can barely sink a Dido without wetting myself.

All in good time....early on you may find the odd BB in the middle of a convoy leaving the Med

Shadowblade · 12-31-08, 03:03 PM

Good work and congratulation, Herr Kaleun

Weiss Pinguin · 12-31-08, 03:51 PM

Congratulations on your kill!

Going out on my second patrol now, hopefully I'll run into more than just Dutch freighters this time around.

Silverleaf · 12-31-08, 04:56 PM

Congrats ...

Quote:

<sigh> another capitol ship sighting...

You and me kid, you and me...

Quote:

Jeez you guys are good. Sinking Nelsons, Hoods.... I can barely sink a Dido without wetting myself.

Did a double take at the word Dido.

:rotfl:

02-11-09, 12:35 PM

A similar thing happend to me in grid BF something when i spotted a destroyer coming at me and he hadn´t spotted me yet so i dived to periscope depht and set my engiens to stop because if he cant here me he dont know iam there. Many here has said they never encount battleships and i had nerver done that before either..so i waited and then i saw more smoke behind the destroyer and what i saw was 2 battleships!! one nelson class and one revenge class. when thay had come in range i fired 4 torpedoes at the revenge class and i hited with one. battleships usually have thick armor but it started to lean 30 degrees and i sunk it with only 2 torpedoes one under the keel so the engiens stopped the destroyers (about 9) where totally confused, i got one hit in the nelson ship but that didnt do anything to him. but i slipped away whitout damage. later on my way to base i encountered a convoy with small merchants an i only got 2 torpedoes left and succeeeded to sink one.(this was in camapign)

bigboywooly · 02-11-09, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Jeez you guys are good. Sinking Nelsons, Hoods.... I can barely sink a Dido without wetting myself.

All in good time....early on you may find the odd BB in the middle of a convoy leaving the Med

Congrats Slateford 5

Or a complete TF exiting the Med if you are lucky

Picked up a warship contact moving fast
Quite away out and closing
Then another
And another
Picked out the lead DD in scope and then the KGV filled the scope
Then the Nelson
Have to say took a few deep breathes
Then noticed one of the flank DDs taking an unhealthy interest
That got the heart beating a lil fast
He got so nosey had to let him have a stern torp
Then fired 2 at the KGV and 2 at the Nelson
All magnetic 1m below keel
Then went deep
Very deep and waited

All 5 hits
L class DD blew up in a huge fireball about 200m off my stern
KGV went down straight away
Nelson a while after as I tried to give the escorts the slip
They werent too happy

nikbear · 02-11-09, 03:25 PM

What a result BBW

2 at once

bet that had you sweating

bigboywooly · 02-11-09, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nikbear

What a result BBW

2 at once

bet that had you sweating

More that you know - especially as down to 64%HI after NOT diving when aircraft spotted

Lost my flak gunner and watch officer too so was a lil nervy at having to go deep after
lol
Thought it was just a fast convoy till saw the speed - 21Kts
Lucky for me they were heading my way too or would never have got close enough

Jimbuna · 02-11-09, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nikbear

What a result BBW

2 at once

bet that had you sweating

Pah!....beginners luck

Jazer · 02-11-09, 07:23 PM

I love this sim!!!

mookiemookie · 02-12-09, 06:38 PM

Good lord, bbw. You had a field day!

I love sinking battleships. In fact, I keep my eyes on the prize, so to speak. I have this art print of the Hood framed above my computer:

12-30-08, 04:17 PM	#16
Robert Fulton Mate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 59 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Congratulations. And thanks for the good story. A small matter, but I am puzzled: I can find the St. Kilda Islands 350nm west of Loch Ewe (fareastern AM28), but I don't see Rockall rendered in the game. It should be another 160nm west of St. Kilda, should it not? edit: I answered my own question, having found a better Atlas. Rockall (the islet) is indeed not rendered on the navmap. But Rockall Bank is. And the Bank is actually separate from and another 150nm west of the islet (AM18 and AM19). The islet is in AM27. Last edited by Robert Fulton; 12-30-08 at 05:24 PM.

12-30-08, 07:11 PM	#17
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	<sigh> another capitol ship sighting... __________________

12-30-08, 07:14 PM	#18
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Jeez you guys are good. Sinking Nelsons, Hoods.... I can barely sink a Dido without wetting myself. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

12-31-08, 09:00 AM	#19
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	You will...soon you think as predator, soon you will reach your goals! Good Hunting! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

12-31-08, 03:03 PM	#21
Shadowblade Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 691 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Good work and congratulation, Herr Kaleun __________________ Kapitänleutnant Vlad von Carstein - U-Flotilla Saltzwedel - U-123, Type IXB SH3 GWX 3.0

12-31-08, 03:51 PM	#22
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Congratulations on your kill! Going out on my second patrol now, hopefully I'll run into more than just Dutch freighters this time around. __________________

02-11-09, 12:35 PM	#24
Unterseeboot92 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	A similar thing happend to me in grid BF something when i spotted a destroyer coming at me and he hadn´t spotted me yet so i dived to periscope depht and set my engiens to stop because if he cant here me he dont know iam there. Many here has said they never encount battleships and i had nerver done that before either..so i waited and then i saw more smoke behind the destroyer and what i saw was 2 battleships!! one nelson class and one revenge class. when thay had come in range i fired 4 torpedoes at the revenge class and i hited with one. battleships usually have thick armor but it started to lean 30 degrees and i sunk it with only 2 torpedoes one under the keel so the engiens stopped the destroyers (about 9) where totally confused, i got one hit in the nelson ship but that didnt do anything to him. but i slipped away whitout damage. later on my way to base i encountered a convoy with small merchants an i only got 2 torpedoes left and succeeeded to sink one.(this was in camapign) Last edited by Unterseeboot92; 02-12-09 at 05:10 AM.

02-11-09, 03:25 PM	#26
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	What a result BBW2 at oncebet that had you sweating __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

02-11-09, 07:23 PM	#29
Jazer Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: A few meters beneath the waves Posts: 104 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I love this sim!!! __________________ That's a Burn!

02-12-09, 06:38 PM	#30
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Good lord, bbw. You had a field day! I love sinking battleships. In fact, I keep my eyes on the prize, so to speak. I have this art print of the Hood framed above my computer: __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.