(Story) Operation Rheinubung - U-64 saves the Bismarck (revised - multiple pics) - Page 4

lonehawknz · 09-29-07, 10:34 AM

The mod in use was Harbour 1.46 at the time

I didn't use anything else, and it was genuinely, in the vicinity during a patrol, rather than as a single mission. However, I knew pretty well where they would be

Long time no see everyone. Been playing SH4 a lot more than 3 recently... now if only they could link the 2 games and make the whole world war playable... oh and Jap I-400s... and RN S-Class... and Italian submersible palaces.... etc etc etc

)

One important note. I'm an avid student of history and a stickler for authenticity, I didnt remove or doctor the swastikas in the shots, they're not there in the first place

nothing to do with me. That choice is understandable but I wouldnt have scrubbed them off. You cant run away from reality or the truth of the past.

I always feel its a shame that some ill informed people lump every member of the Kriegsmarine in with the lowest, cruellest member of an Einsatzgruppe when talking about "the Germans in WW2"... hey ho...

I also have a pathological hatred of "PC"....

...occasionally I have a pathological hatred of my "PC" too... when it groans to a shuddering halt at 5-6fps

)

Glad people are still enjoying the story

lonehawknz · 09-29-07, 10:42 AM

StarFox - Royal Navy still would have had 4 Queen Elizabeths, 3 KGVs (albeit 2 still building at that point), 1 Nelson (Nelson herself), a few Revenges and various other tools with which to face the KM capital ships but it would have meant even fewer ships to allocated elsewhere.... perversely perhaps Force Z wouldnt have sailed, and PoW would have got a 2nd shot at Bismarck rather than being sunk by IJA airpower.

Having said that, there is one further piece of info to consider... the 14" shells did almost no damage to the Wotan armour on Bismarck although they did penetrate plenty of her upperworks... the real damage that put her out of the right was done by the original torp ofc and then by Rodney's 16" guns. Only the 16" shells had the punching power to do for her...

If you somehow end up with Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau AND lighter units such as Prinz Eugen available and all based at Brest or St Nazaire, jeeezuz.... nasty for the Allied convoys in '41 and '42. Then again, the RAF would have clouded the skies with Lancs to get shot of them... ah who knows

Spruence M · 09-29-07, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

IIRC its a single mission in the stock game

I swear I thought I saw this going on during my carear in GWX 1.03, but I was off Iceland and in no way could have made it...

Schwartzkat3x · 03-01-08, 08:39 PM

Good story and shooting, but Bismarck had 15" Guns

Task Force · 11-05-08, 07:56 PM

Im starting to get close to this date, could someone tell me what grid to hang around to meet these two (with torpedos)

(date, grid)

Thanks alot.

jpm1 · 11-06-08, 02:29 PM

that was the problem of the Bismark the ship was so a great realization that even if it was a pride for its owners the problem was that it's destruction was a great pride too

Blue-Casket · 12-26-08, 08:05 PM

really enjoyed readig this story

Great work !

And i would like to have a screenshot of the precise location of the ship too because i couldnt find any vessel in that area that day

u-168 · 01-21-09, 02:13 PM

My great uncle served abord the KING GEORGE V BATTLE SHIP.
I think he engagd the bismarck at that time i think the captain was Admiral Jhon Tovey i think he said. But its a good story m8.

09-29-07, 10:34 AM	#46
lonehawknz Mate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 52 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	The mod in use was Harbour 1.46 at the time I didn't use anything else, and it was genuinely, in the vicinity during a patrol, rather than as a single mission. However, I knew pretty well where they would be Long time no see everyone. Been playing SH4 a lot more than 3 recently... now if only they could link the 2 games and make the whole world war playable... oh and Jap I-400s... and RN S-Class... and Italian submersible palaces.... etc etc etc ) One important note. I'm an avid student of history and a stickler for authenticity, I didnt remove or doctor the swastikas in the shots, they're not there in the first place nothing to do with me. That choice is understandable but I wouldnt have scrubbed them off. You cant run away from reality or the truth of the past. I always feel its a shame that some ill informed people lump every member of the Kriegsmarine in with the lowest, cruellest member of an Einsatzgruppe when talking about "the Germans in WW2"... hey ho... I also have a pathological hatred of "PC".... ...occasionally I have a pathological hatred of my "PC" too... when it groans to a shuddering halt at 5-6fps ) Glad people are still enjoying the story __________________ LonehawkNZ runs on i9 9700k 5Ghz, GTX Titan X, 32Gb RAM, Win10, 4Gb SSD... and St Austell Ales Tribute.

09-29-07, 10:42 AM	#47
lonehawknz Mate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 52 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	StarFox - Royal Navy still would have had 4 Queen Elizabeths, 3 KGVs (albeit 2 still building at that point), 1 Nelson (Nelson herself), a few Revenges and various other tools with which to face the KM capital ships but it would have meant even fewer ships to allocated elsewhere.... perversely perhaps Force Z wouldnt have sailed, and PoW would have got a 2nd shot at Bismarck rather than being sunk by IJA airpower. Having said that, there is one further piece of info to consider... the 14" shells did almost no damage to the Wotan armour on Bismarck although they did penetrate plenty of her upperworks... the real damage that put her out of the right was done by the original torp ofc and then by Rodney's 16" guns. Only the 16" shells had the punching power to do for her... If you somehow end up with Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau AND lighter units such as Prinz Eugen available and all based at Brest or St Nazaire, jeeezuz.... nasty for the Allied convoys in '41 and '42. Then again, the RAF would have clouded the skies with Lancs to get shot of them... ah who knows __________________ LonehawkNZ runs on i9 9700k 5Ghz, GTX Titan X, 32Gb RAM, Win10, 4Gb SSD... and St Austell Ales Tribute.

11-05-08, 07:56 PM	#50
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Im starting to get close to this date, could someone tell me what grid to hang around to meet these two (with torpedos) (date, grid) Thanks alot. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-06-08, 02:29 PM	#51
jpm1 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 544 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	that was the problem of the Bismark the ship was so a great realization that even if it was a pride for its owners the problem was that it's destruction was a great pride too Last edited by jpm1; 11-06-08 at 02:29 PM.

01-21-09, 02:13 PM	#53
u-168 Planesman Join Date: May 2007 Location: united kingdom Posts: 182 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Good story. My great uncle served abord the KING GEORGE V BATTLE SHIP. I think he engagd the bismarck at that time i think the captain was Admiral Jhon Tovey i think he said. But its a good story m8. __________________ U-168 Arctic wolf On The Prowl ..- \| \| \| \| \| .- .-. -.-. - .. -.-. \| .-- --- .-.. ..-. \| --- -. \| - .... . \| .--. .-. --- .-- .-.. http://www.scoutnet.nl/~inter/morse/morseform.html Commander Of The Vladimir Lenin Akula-Typhoon Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

03-01-08, 08:39 PM	#49
Schwartzkat3x Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good story and shooting, but Bismarck had 15" Guns

12-26-08, 08:05 PM	#52
Blue-Casket Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 116 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	really enjoyed readig this story Great work ! And i would like to have a screenshot of the precise location of the ship too because i couldnt find any vessel in that area that day