Yay! My first fleet carrier!

Steel_Tomb · 07-17-07, 11:37 AM

The drinks are on me tonight lads! I've had a few escort carriers before, even one or two BB's...but never a Illustrious class fleet carrier! Was patroling around Narvik, sighted a HMS Nelson, sent four fish at her but must have miscalculated the speed/AOB as all missed. However the first fish hit home on a DD escort which sent the whole task force into a panic. Was heading south away from the DD's hunting me..."sound contact, warship, closing!". Up scope....bah...only a DD. Wait a sec...its a whole task force, and the carrier was completely open on her starbord side no escorts. Four fish hit her engine room...I dive to 100m and sneek away they never even got close to me.

Back down towards Scapa Flow hoping to catch something...sank a Large Cargo, surfaced..."depth charges in the water" ????

ALLLLLAAAARRRMM!!! Bloody string bags are bombing me!

Great first patrol methinks! A few pics below.

HMS Indefatigable after taking four fish to her engine room, slowly slipping under the waves.

Low on fish so using the aft tubes, Fuer funf! LOS!

Result, a broken back for the merchant

Really miffed about missing HMS Nelson, would have put me up to roughly 70k tonnes! But hey there are many more fish in the sea to send to ol' Davey's locker!

CapZap1970 · 07-17-07, 12:06 PM

Congrats, ST!!!!

Jobe well done. I will gladly have more than a couple of Old Parr's with you.

CapZap

papa_smurf · 07-17-07, 01:30 PM

Great shot! Shame as I have yet to sink one yet

danurve · 07-17-07, 02:57 PM

Congrats!

It's way cool when that kind of jazz happens. You want to spend time on external view but sooner then later you know it's time to scoot.
Good score!

Brag · 07-17-07, 03:03 PM

Congratz, ST

I have 18 patrols and I'm yet to SEE a carrier

3Jane · 07-17-07, 06:41 PM

Same here

07-17-07, 11:37 AM	#1
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yay! My first fleet carrier! The drinks are on me tonight lads! I've had a few escort carriers before, even one or two BB's...but never a Illustrious class fleet carrier! Was patroling around Narvik, sighted a HMS Nelson, sent four fish at her but must have miscalculated the speed/AOB as all missed. However the first fish hit home on a DD escort which sent the whole task force into a panic. Was heading south away from the DD's hunting me..."sound contact, warship, closing!". Up scope....bah...only a DD. Wait a sec...its a whole task force, and the carrier was completely open on her starbord side no escorts. Four fish hit her engine room...I dive to 100m and sneek away they never even got close to me. Back down towards Scapa Flow hoping to catch something...sank a Large Cargo, surfaced..."depth charges in the water" ???? ALLLLLAAAARRRMM!!! Bloody string bags are bombing me! Great first patrol methinks! A few pics below. HMS Indefatigable after taking four fish to her engine room, slowly slipping under the waves. Low on fish so using the aft tubes, Fuer funf! LOS! Result, a broken back for the merchant Really miffed about missing HMS Nelson, would have put me up to roughly 70k tonnes! But hey there are many more fish in the sea to send to ol' Davey's locker!

07-17-07, 12:06 PM	#2
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 51	Congrats, ST!!!! Jobe well done. I will gladly have more than a couple of Old Parr's with you. CapZap __________________

07-17-07, 02:57 PM	#4
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Congrats! It's way cool when that kind of jazz happens. You want to spend time on external view but sooner then later you know it's time to scoot. Good score! __________________

07-17-07, 03:03 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Congratz, ST I have 18 patrols and I'm yet to SEE a carrier __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

07-17-07, 06:41 PM	#6
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Same here __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

07-17-07, 01:30 PM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Great shot! Shame as I have yet to sink one yet