Wolfpack!? --jaw drops--

I had to pause my patrol and come here. This is incredible!

Two days into my fourth patrol. It's 9 January 1941, and I've left St. Nazaire heading to BE59. My lookouts call out 'submarine spotted!'

Now, as they aren't calling it out like they did for the S-boat, I assume it's one of ours. And it is.

One of ours.

One of three, to be exact.

Three of them, on the surface, slicing their way, flak-engaging, through an unescorted convoy. (Yum!)

I've some screenies of them if anyone's interesting in seeing them. For now, I'm back to the fun!

(This is GWX, by the way)

[johan_d]

Damn, another whole year I have to patrol.. kust in feb 1940.

[peterloo]

There are wolf packs... But for safety's sake... Better dive and look through the periscope to see what the sub is... I havn't seen any hostile sub yet but there are some, as shown in GWX manual...

For a S-class or Gato, fire him and salvo and tell him

"YOU ARE FIRED"

Originally Posted by peterloo

There are wolf packs... But for safety's sake... Better dive and look through the periscope to see what the sub is... I havn't seen any hostile sub yet but there are some, as shown in GWX manual...

For a S-class or Gato, fire him and salvo and tell him

"YOU ARE FIRED"

I've already spotted, and sank, an S-class sub.

Ok, update on the patrol: 9 ships sank, most by deck gun. The entire convoy is sunk. Three were crippled by the wolfpack prior to my arrival (and even during). At least one of the U-boats has sustained damage: riding low at the stern and visibly damaged there, too. Leads me to believe they engaged and destroyed whatever escorts might have been present before I got there.

It was amazing having other U-boats about. And at this point in the war, having no escorts around, and having the merchants unarmed it was, well . . . shooting fish in a barrel. Gonna enjoy the 'Happy Times' while I can.

[Slick Rick]

Did they submerge or stay on the surface??

Originally Posted by Slick Rick

Did they submerge or stay on the surface??

They stayed on the surface.

Originally Posted by Slick Rick

Did they submerge or stay on the surface??

My understanding is that AI sub's will never go down. If they are surfaced, they stay that way. Would be nice though

[dsvet91]

Here's a screen shot of the plot board showing a convoy with 2UBoats trailing. I didn't get a shot of the subs, but they did set two of the four escorts on fire. This is the second Wolfpack I have ran into, the next one I am going to try and get better screen shots. This was in Feb. 1941 in BF16.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Albrecht Von Hesse

I had to pause my patrol and come here. This is incredible!

Two days into my fourth patrol. It's 9 January 1941, and I've left St. Nazaire heading to BE59. My lookouts call out 'submarine spotted!'

Now, as they aren't calling it out like they did for the S-boat, I assume it's one of ours. And it is.

One of ours.

One of three, to be exact.

Three of them, on the surface, slicing their way, flak-engaging, through an unescorted convoy. (Yum!)

I've some screenies of them if anyone's interesting in seeing them. For now, I'm back to the fun!

(This is GWX, by the way)

Back OT...you are right Albrecht, there are friendly U-boats in-game and they do engage the merchants, but only on the surface and with their guns

[_Seth_]

@ jim: Do they respont to radio reports you send out, like the Luftwaffe does, or are they just "random attackers?

[azn_132]

I seem to encounter this...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by _Seth_

@ jim: Do they respont to radio reports you send out, like the Luftwaffe does, or are they just "random attackers?

Not 100% sure on that one Seth mate, but I don't believe they respond to radio reports :hmm: ....sorry.
But here's a picture of em attacking a convoy

[_Seth_]

Thanx jim! BTW: Cool shot, mate! Mesa like!!

[Jimbuna]

Cheers Seth ...got loads more but don't wanna overdose folk...it's better if they come across them 'naturally' like