Ace destroyers in 1939?

johnm · 01-17-07, 09:25 AM

GWX. I am in dec 1939 sailing around north of scapa flow when I get radio warning of a fast task force coming through. Try to get into position, got scared by a destroyer popping and submerged. hydrophones show task force passing south of me between 4 and 6 kilometres. Identify at least one Dido. In desperation try a salvo but foul it up and miss.

Decide to reload from a save off Dundee and attempt to get them again. Not really cricket but it's the first task force I've ever been near.

When I get to same area, no task force. Consulation prize - large merchant, one torpedo, finish off with gun.

Just sailing away when reports of warship closing, fast. Check with hydrophone - about 20 kilometres and after laying off his bearing I see he'll pass about 3k behind me. By this time, I'm submerged -order 60 metres and dead slow.

The little pervert charges up and turns directly onto my stern and starts dropping DCs like their going out of fashion. Three attacks, all exactly over me, all DCs right on me, even though I go flank as soon as they drop, going to 2 knots as soon as they'd exploded and twist and turn.

In he comes again

I order 80 metres but hit the bottom and have to come up a metre or so because of damage. In he comes again, 2 attacks right on the button. The second one causing damage in 4 compartments including Flooding. Full damage control included damage qualified officer and petty officer and half a dozen qualified sailors (thanks to SH3 Commander) and a qualified sailor in every compartment.

Repaired forward quarters, just fixed stern quarters when SH3 announces I'm sunk due to flooding! 53 ex-sailors - no redundancy pay! ah well DiD. Sob.

question 1 - surely if I'm on bottom I can't sink any further and the two compartments still affected would be sealed off from the rest of the sub. After all they were being repaired anyway.

question 2 - destroyers in 1939 surely couldn't have nailed me so quickly or so repeatly accurately. They had little detection equipment and poor sonar then surely? Ignoring the fact that they were still learning the business!

however I'll grit my teeth and say that I do like GWX even though I'm only using about 43% realism and I spend all my time chasing ships and then finding they are neutrals!

I prefer a deck gun attack on Pyros - what a bang!

01-17-07, 09:25 AM	#1
johnm Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North of England Posts: 173 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Ace destroyers in 1939? GWX. I am in dec 1939 sailing around north of scapa flow when I get radio warning of a fast task force coming through. Try to get into position, got scared by a destroyer popping and submerged. hydrophones show task force passing south of me between 4 and 6 kilometres. Identify at least one Dido. In desperation try a salvo but foul it up and miss. Decide to reload from a save off Dundee and attempt to get them again. Not really cricket but it's the first task force I've ever been near. When I get to same area, no task force. Consulation prize - large merchant, one torpedo, finish off with gun. Just sailing away when reports of warship closing, fast. Check with hydrophone - about 20 kilometres and after laying off his bearing I see he'll pass about 3k behind me. By this time, I'm submerged -order 60 metres and dead slow. The little pervert charges up and turns directly onto my stern and starts dropping DCs like their going out of fashion. Three attacks, all exactly over me, all DCs right on me, even though I go flank as soon as they drop, going to 2 knots as soon as they'd exploded and twist and turn. In he comes again I order 80 metres but hit the bottom and have to come up a metre or so because of damage. In he comes again, 2 attacks right on the button. The second one causing damage in 4 compartments including Flooding. Full damage control included damage qualified officer and petty officer and half a dozen qualified sailors (thanks to SH3 Commander) and a qualified sailor in every compartment. Repaired forward quarters, just fixed stern quarters when SH3 announces I'm sunk due to flooding! 53 ex-sailors - no redundancy pay! ah well DiD. Sob. question 1 - surely if I'm on bottom I can't sink any further and the two compartments still affected would be sealed off from the rest of the sub. After all they were being repaired anyway. question 2 - destroyers in 1939 surely couldn't have nailed me so quickly or so repeatly accurately. They had little detection equipment and poor sonar then surely? Ignoring the fact that they were still learning the business! however I'll grit my teeth and say that I do like GWX even though I'm only using about 43% realism and I spend all my time chasing ships and then finding they are neutrals! I prefer a deck gun attack on Pyros - what a bang!