Don't touch my preys!

CaptainAsh · 02-20-07, 11:45 AM

I m doing my first campagn as a type IX kaleun (used to be a type VII fanatic). Thirst patrol, end of november 1939.
It was a real bad weather patrol. I went north by Scapa Flow in heavy rain and wind. Actualy, the uboat is hard to manoeuvre, we were going up and down a lot. Patroled some day west of Ireland, sunk some ship in this heavy weather at blank point range (300-400 meters). Then I head toward the irish channel, to see if I can find some juicy preys... and here came a convoy on my hydrophone. Looks like 2 warship and 9 to 10 merchants. Convoy was moving 4-5 knots and with the visibility of 400 meters best, I decide to simply move in front of him, placing myself in the middle of his trajectory and submerge. With the heavy weather and in 1939 I was confident about the inneficiency of the escort. By that time they were 15 to 20 miles away but I got them clearly on hydrophone at 25 meters depth. So I sat and waited. And when they were closing at maybe 5 miles, they started to sink

. Just like that... before being under 1 miles, 5 of them went down. I moved to 10 meters and raised the periscope... they passed all around me without spoting me. Shot 3 of the last merchant myself, the last one was a neutral. But who sunk the other one!
With 5 torpedoes left I decide to head home, but by passing between scotland and the Hebrides Island. Usualy we can take some merchant by that way. Here I went.
Spoted 2 merchants and a warship on hydrophone and follow them for a while... the merchants went down again!
Is a really bad weather is enough to sunk so many ship or do you think they were some other kaleun stealing my preys?

Jusa_Finn · 02-20-07, 12:04 PM

November 39 and you have type IX sub. It must be a prototype or something

danurve · 02-20-07, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainAsh

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Is a really bad weather is enough to sunk so many ship or do you think they were some other kaleun stealing my preys?

Us VII Kaleun's were able to manuver and get to them first.

Seriously if you get the grey ship it's the in-game weather torpedo.

CaptainAsh · 02-20-07, 12:52 PM

I do get the grey sunk ship icon on map.

@jusa_finn: I don t know... I m playing GWX with all the option on (true ship date for exemple) and was able to start a career in october on type IX.

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-20-07, 01:40 PM

Good one danurve. Right on the money

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02-20-07, 11:45 AM	#1
CaptainAsh Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 128 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Don't touch my preys! I m doing my first campagn as a type IX kaleun (used to be a type VII fanatic). Thirst patrol, end of november 1939. It was a real bad weather patrol. I went north by Scapa Flow in heavy rain and wind. Actualy, the uboat is hard to manoeuvre, we were going up and down a lot. Patroled some day west of Ireland, sunk some ship in this heavy weather at blank point range (300-400 meters). Then I head toward the irish channel, to see if I can find some juicy preys... and here came a convoy on my hydrophone. Looks like 2 warship and 9 to 10 merchants. Convoy was moving 4-5 knots and with the visibility of 400 meters best, I decide to simply move in front of him, placing myself in the middle of his trajectory and submerge. With the heavy weather and in 1939 I was confident about the inneficiency of the escort. By that time they were 15 to 20 miles away but I got them clearly on hydrophone at 25 meters depth. So I sat and waited. And when they were closing at maybe 5 miles, they started to sink . Just like that... before being under 1 miles, 5 of them went down. I moved to 10 meters and raised the periscope... they passed all around me without spoting me. Shot 3 of the last merchant myself, the last one was a neutral. But who sunk the other one! With 5 torpedoes left I decide to head home, but by passing between scotland and the Hebrides Island. Usualy we can take some merchant by that way. Here I went. Spoted 2 merchants and a warship on hydrophone and follow them for a while... the merchants went down again! Is a really bad weather is enough to sunk so many ship or do you think they were some other kaleun stealing my preys?

02-20-07, 12:04 PM	#2
Jusa_Finn Bosun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vantaa, Finland Posts: 67 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	November 39 and you have type IX sub. It must be a prototype or something __________________ It was a dark and stormy night... From the 1830 novel, 'Paul Clifford' by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

02-20-07, 01:40 PM	#5
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Good one danurve. Right on the money ! __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-20-07, 12:52 PM	#4
CaptainAsh Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 128 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I do get the grey sunk ship icon on map. @jusa_finn: I don t know... I m playing GWX with all the option on (true ship date for exemple) and was able to start a career in october on type IX.