Late 43 - What a pain

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by nirwana

Did u try running decks awash even with the type IXB or C i was submerged before they could herass me ?

True, but in real life they only ran with decks awash while on the attack, and almost always on electric motors. Nobody cruised the Atlantic in that condition, as fuel consumption would be seriously affected.

[nirwana]

With historic realitities u got a point but the range reduced by about 20% doesnt handicap me personally. Running that way one third 5-6 knts i still have a range of ~20k km in a IX/C. Outflanking/closing in of a target is the major disadvantage for me at times when an average convoy runs 8+ knts.

[Kipparikalle]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I reckon your three greatest dangers later in the war are:

Elite crew status

Radar

plus these with the wellington and B17 and you got ultimate overkill with your sub's expense.


If it would be any other plane, I would give it a try, but these two.

The only, and last words, would be "OH SHI-" or "MOTHERF-" or "BERNAA-"

[Reece]

Did u try running decks awash even with the type IXB or C i was submerged before they could herass me ?

One suggestion is to always cruise at 7 meters. It gives you a few extra seconds to dive to avoid the bombs.

Yes I use this method sometimes, but when I have a long patrol distance the fuel consumption is a lot heavier, so generally, no!
Most annoying that running at snorkel depth with scope up on TC doesn't show the aircraft untill your receiving damage! it's really only good for night. Once you get far enough out to sea the air patrols thin out, unfortunately so does the traffic!

[nirwana]

update on the new york raid:

Im toast. Managed to empty all forward tubes on the convoy but before any of them came close to its targets the dds got me . Why the dds were so unfair to deny me a last favor and let me check if my calculations were correct or not ?

[Jimbuna]

Very unsportsman like of them

[Sailor Steve]

Downright rude old chap.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Downright rude old chap.

Precisely old chap...one lump or two ?

[Sailor Steve]

Lumps? I say:

One for the Tommies;
Two for the Yanks;
Three for the Commies;
And BdU's thanks!

[Hartmann]

Run during some hours with electric engines and deploy the snorkel carefully for some time at low TC.

better during the day because you can see the planes incoming through periscope

[Reece]

Lumps? I say:

One for the Tommies;
Two for the Yanks;
Three for the Commies;
And BdU's thanks!

Oh that's just so bad Steve, do you get these inspiring thoughts often?

[Sailor Steve]

No, but I do have my moments.

[Kielhauler1961]

@ Sailor Steve,

"You're a poet,
And you didn't know it."

[Jimbuna]

In my neck of the woods it goes something like this:

The artists work is all in vain
The sh!thouse poet strikes again

The connection being graffiti and public conveniences

[Reece]

Mid 44, this is no fun to play at all, just a pain in the butt!!
Destroyers can detect me at 3 to 4 km away, just can't get close enough to a convoy to even fire torpedo's, the convoy was only travelling at 8knots, so I made a few attempts but destroyers always pick me up before I get near the convoy, funny thing is I later sunk a destroyer travelling on it's own with an acoustic at 2km, never detected me! I think I will start a new patrol in "Happier Times"!
What is the setting to make the DD's not so uber in 44 on, would have thought it to be in AI_Sensors.dat but there is no reference to dates in there, possably it's the type of gear that needs tweaking!