cool weather

IceGrog · 11-15-06, 03:27 PM

I had a really cool mission last night running with GW in 1940 in the worst storm I ever saw. I was trying to track a large slow convoy, most of the time the conning tower was under waves, someone from below yelled out that we might have been detected, I couldn’t see a blasted thing except for waves and rain. Then to my portside out of the soup came an oversized tanker, I never did see the whole ship at one time the weather was bad. I at once give orders to turn to set up on the ship’s starboard side, he must have seen me because he began to drift off back into the thickness with a hard turn. I came about more but ended up on his stern, I figure I could at least take out his screws. All of a sudden I hear cannon shots, I turn to see if that Bernard was about, but right on my rear was a destroyer bearing down hard, again it was cool seeing him just kind of seep through the weather into my view. I must have been right in the middle of the convoy because I kept seeing parts of ships appear and disappear as I tried to avoid the escorts, but I couldn’t lose them so I had to dive without even letting a fish go. This convoy was protected by the weather because every time I could get close enogh to fire a torpedo one of their escorts would find me and drive me down.

AVGWarhawk · 11-15-06, 03:47 PM

Sometimes I think the escort are too good! The fog in the game is awesome. I had a liberty ship come out of the fog. I was a 90 degree shot and I let her have it. I was cool watching it materialize out of the fog like that. I was getting closing submerged using the hydrophones. I surfaced as I had know she was close. Sure enough, out of the mist about 600m away from me. Probably the coolest hunt I have had.

Hartmann · 11-15-06, 05:02 PM

Scorts seems to have x-ray eyes or jedi knights in the bridge.After a first attack in the fog, every time that i run in the surface appears a destroyer, and it was in 1941.

andy_311 · 11-15-06, 05:26 PM

You will get use to it if your useing GW the weather is tottally unpridictable at times.

TarJak · 11-15-06, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hartmann

Scorts seems to have x-ray eyes or jedi knights in the bridge.After a first attack in the fog, every time that i run in the surface appears a destroyer, and it was in 1941.

Radar? Check the AI crew skill levels. If they are ELITE in 41 they will find you in the fog.

Mauser KAR98K · 11-15-06, 10:19 PM

Learn to shot Torps with the sonar. You will miss a lot but it is better than nothing. Bad weather is a great cover to hide your noise from the escorts. I still use Auto TDC but in real bad weather with a visiablity of only 200 meters, you will need to do shoot and pray shots using the sonor.

Kaleun_Saxi · 11-16-06, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Hartmann

Scorts seems to have x-ray eyes or jedi knights in the bridge.After a first attack in the fog, every time that i run in the surface appears a destroyer, and it was in 1941.

:rotfl:
Jedi knights!!! Thank God only normal destroyers appear, not IMPERIAL STAR DESTROYERS under command of Admiral Vader!
:rotfl:

11-15-06, 03:27 PM	#1
IceGrog Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA on the edge of the Pacific Posts: 217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	cool weather I had a really cool mission last night running with GW in 1940 in the worst storm I ever saw. I was trying to track a large slow convoy, most of the time the conning tower was under waves, someone from below yelled out that we might have been detected, I couldn’t see a blasted thing except for waves and rain. Then to my portside out of the soup came an oversized tanker, I never did see the whole ship at one time the weather was bad. I at once give orders to turn to set up on the ship’s starboard side, he must have seen me because he began to drift off back into the thickness with a hard turn. I came about more but ended up on his stern, I figure I could at least take out his screws. All of a sudden I hear cannon shots, I turn to see if that Bernard was about, but right on my rear was a destroyer bearing down hard, again it was cool seeing him just kind of seep through the weather into my view. I must have been right in the middle of the convoy because I kept seeing parts of ships appear and disappear as I tried to avoid the escorts, but I couldn’t lose them so I had to dive without even letting a fish go. This convoy was protected by the weather because every time I could get close enogh to fire a torpedo one of their escorts would find me and drive me down. __________________ U-551 7th Flottille Laid down: 21 Nov, 1939, Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Commissioned: 7 Nov, 1940 Commander: Kptlt. IceGrog von Ritter Sunk: 12/11/1940, 01/01/1941, 10/16/1941, 01/16/1942, 08/04/1943 .................................................. .......... A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory

11-15-06, 03:47 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Sometimes I think the escort are too good! The fog in the game is awesome. I had a liberty ship come out of the fog. I was a 90 degree shot and I let her have it. I was cool watching it materialize out of the fog like that. I was getting closing submerged using the hydrophones. I surfaced as I had know she was close. Sure enough, out of the mist about 600m away from me. Probably the coolest hunt I have had. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-15-06, 05:02 PM	#3
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Scorts seems to have x-ray eyes or jedi knights in the bridge.After a first attack in the fog, every time that i run in the surface appears a destroyer, and it was in 1941. __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

11-15-06, 10:19 PM	#6
Mauser KAR98K Bosun Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 68 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Learn to shot Torps with the sonar. You will miss a lot but it is better than nothing. Bad weather is a great cover to hide your noise from the escorts. I still use Auto TDC but in real bad weather with a visiablity of only 200 meters, you will need to do shoot and pray shots using the sonor. __________________ Mauser mit Dem Mauser. U-51: Terrorizing the North Sea until France is concured! "The Keel Splitter!"

11-15-06, 05:26 PM	#4
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	You will get use to it if your useing GW the weather is tottally unpridictable at times.