Feeling a bit lonely in 1939

DirtyACE · 02-09-08, 05:59 AM

Started a new career with GWX2.0. It's my first with this version. Got to my patrol area without any problems or any decent targets either. All I found on the way was a measily tug boat and a sloop. Sank both using the guns, no point in wasting torpedos on them. Had an Anson appear overhead just north of Scapa Flow and had to dive. Patrolled my assigned area and then went looking for action in the famous tanker alley. Arrived at the alley and began doing hydrophone sweeps but no ships. Spent a week there. Finally picked up one signal which turned out to be an American small tanker and that's it, absolutely nothing else. It was so bad that it caused me to go on a harbor raid.

Got to Plymouth and voila what do I see, Hood, parked nicely in the center dock. Now this is more like it. I approached her head on and was thinking of using the magnetics to take her out. Fired off 3 torps at about 11.5 depth but they all blew up right at the tip of the bow, weird how they didn't go underneath it. Afterwards I had to do some fancy maneuvering to get my self into a nice corner of the dock for a clean shot from the side. Still using magnetics. I put a fourth torp just below her second frontal turret which causes a fire to ignite but nothing else, so now it's looking like it's going to take five torps. I reload in the mean time. As soon as the first tube is ready again I fire, this time underneath her superstructure. The torpedo strikes home and sets off a massive explosion which with the new explosion mod it looks huge and this finally destroys her.

I quickly go silent and get the hell out of there. The patrols never picked me up.

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets. I'm crossing my fingers I find more ships before I have to head home. I don't remember 1939 being this quiet in the previous version of GWX. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Zakalwe · 02-09-08, 06:57 AM

I`ve found a lot of single merchants NW and SW of Ireland in my last two `39 patrols. Many small vessels like tramps etc. though.

Z.

onelifecrisis · 02-09-08, 06:57 AM

Yep! 1939 in GWX2 is a ghost town for sure. A qualified radio/sonarman isn't helping as much as I'd hoped (in fact he's worse at spotting ships on sonar - even in perfect conditions - than my watch crew are at spotting them on the surface).

I'm hoping that as my crew get better and the war progresses, things will pick up a bit...

ddiplock · 02-09-08, 08:31 AM

Things will definatly pick up. 1939 is a quiet time initially for the U-boats and you might be hard put to find some decent catches. Now my fellow Kaluens i'm going to give you something to laugh about. I was heading up north west through the Irish sea last night in U-50 when a contact report for a Large convoy came in....in 1939!!!! Brilliant I thought to myself, time to get myself some good tonnage.

I raced into a position ahead of the convoy, and then began to move down to intercept them. Dove down to 30mtrs and expected to hear the convoy so I could asertain their location.....nothing. absoutlely nothing. The damn convoy just seemed to have totally dissapeared and I never clapped my eyes on it

I somehow LOST a large convoy in the narrows of the Irish sea guys!!!

papa_smurf · 02-09-08, 03:16 PM

Its normal for it to be a bit quiet in early '39, but don't dispair. Things will start to pick up once you reach 1940, then its nothing but convoys

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But it your still stuck for targets, head on upto the north coast of Scotland, you should find plenty of single merchants, and even the occasional small convoy.

Brag · 02-09-08, 06:03 PM

GWX2.0 is full of ships and convoys, a bit more difficult to find. And convoys zigzag a lot, easy to lose.

SurfnSea · 02-10-08, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets.

Imagine a U-Boat skipper coming back from patrol in 39 and saying this to Doenitz.

DirtyACE · 02-10-08, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets.

Imagine a U-Boat skipper coming back from patrol in 39 and saying this to Doenitz.

LOL... yeah, if it wasn't for the Royal Navy, I really wouldn't of had anything to shoot at

Venatore · 02-10-08, 12:38 AM

:rotfl:The Hood..............YOU HIT THE HOOD !

JU_88 · 02-10-08, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SurfnSea

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Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets.

Imagine a U-Boat skipper coming back from patrol in 39 and saying this to Doenitz.

Just squirted my morning coffee though my nose, while reading this :rotfl: :rotfl:

NealT · 02-10-08, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets.

Imagine a U-Boat skipper coming back from patrol in 39 and saying this to Doenitz.

Just squirted my morning coffee though my nose, while reading this :rotfl: :rotfl:

I think Doenitz would have promoted him, given him a Knight's Cross with a lot of leaves and swords and maybe even a diamond or two, and command of a Type XXI sub...

ChrisG2100 · 02-10-08, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JU_88

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Originally Posted by SurfnSea

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Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets.

Imagine a U-Boat skipper coming back from patrol in 39 and saying this to Doenitz.

Just squirted my morning coffee though my nose, while reading this :rotfl: :rotfl:

I expect Doenitz would have done the exact same thing. :rotfl:

DirtyACE · 02-10-08, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JU_88

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Originally Posted by SurfnSea

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Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets.

Imagine a U-Boat skipper coming back from patrol in 39 and saying this to Doenitz.

Just squirted my morning coffee though my nose, while reading this :rotfl: :rotfl:

I expect Doenitz would have done the exact same thing. :rotfl:

In that case cross your fingers guys, we'll see what happens when I get back in port. I'm not expecting the XXI sub but some nice bling would be appropriate

Jimbuna · 02-10-08, 05:16 PM

You'll probably face a firing squad commanded by Captain Ernst Lindemann....for depriving him of some future glory

02-09-08, 05:59 AM	#1
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Feeling a bit lonely in 1939 Started a new career with GWX2.0. It's my first with this version. Got to my patrol area without any problems or any decent targets either. All I found on the way was a measily tug boat and a sloop. Sank both using the guns, no point in wasting torpedos on them. Had an Anson appear overhead just north of Scapa Flow and had to dive. Patrolled my assigned area and then went looking for action in the famous tanker alley. Arrived at the alley and began doing hydrophone sweeps but no ships. Spent a week there. Finally picked up one signal which turned out to be an American small tanker and that's it, absolutely nothing else. It was so bad that it caused me to go on a harbor raid. Got to Plymouth and voila what do I see, Hood, parked nicely in the center dock. Now this is more like it. I approached her head on and was thinking of using the magnetics to take her out. Fired off 3 torps at about 11.5 depth but they all blew up right at the tip of the bow, weird how they didn't go underneath it. Afterwards I had to do some fancy maneuvering to get my self into a nice corner of the dock for a clean shot from the side. Still using magnetics. I put a fourth torp just below her second frontal turret which causes a fire to ignite but nothing else, so now it's looking like it's going to take five torps. I reload in the mean time. As soon as the first tube is ready again I fire, this time underneath her superstructure. The torpedo strikes home and sets off a massive explosion which with the new explosion mod it looks huge and this finally destroys her. I quickly go silent and get the hell out of there. The patrols never picked me up. Well, that's my patrol so far. If it wasn't for Hood, I really would not have had any decent targets. I'm crossing my fingers I find more ships before I have to head home. I don't remember 1939 being this quiet in the previous version of GWX. Anyone else have a similar experience?

02-09-08, 06:57 AM	#3
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Yep! 1939 in GWX2 is a ghost town for sure. A qualified radio/sonarman isn't helping as much as I'd hoped (in fact he's worse at spotting ships on sonar - even in perfect conditions - than my watch crew are at spotting them on the surface). I'm hoping that as my crew get better and the war progresses, things will pick up a bit... __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

02-09-08, 03:16 PM	#5
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Its normal for it to be a bit quiet in early '39, but don't dispair. Things will start to pick up once you reach 1940, then its nothing but convoys . But it your still stuck for targets, head on upto the north coast of Scotland, you should find plenty of single merchants, and even the occasional small convoy. __________________

02-09-08, 06:03 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	GWX2.0 is full of ships and convoys, a bit more difficult to find. And convoys zigzag a lot, easy to lose. __________________ 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/

02-10-08, 05:16 PM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You'll probably face a firing squad commanded by Captain Ernst Lindemann....for depriving him of some future glory __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-09-08, 06:57 AM	#2
Zakalwe Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eckernförde, S-H, Germany Posts: 113 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I`ve found a lot of single merchants NW and SW of Ireland in my last two `39 patrols. Many small vessels like tramps etc. though. Z.

02-09-08, 08:31 AM	#4
ddiplock Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 552 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Things will definatly pick up. 1939 is a quiet time initially for the U-boats and you might be hard put to find some decent catches. Now my fellow Kaluens i'm going to give you something to laugh about. I was heading up north west through the Irish sea last night in U-50 when a contact report for a Large convoy came in....in 1939!!!! Brilliant I thought to myself, time to get myself some good tonnage. I raced into a position ahead of the convoy, and then began to move down to intercept them. Dove down to 30mtrs and expected to hear the convoy so I could asertain their location.....nothing. absoutlely nothing. The damn convoy just seemed to have totally dissapeared and I never clapped my eyes on it I somehow LOST a large convoy in the narrows of the Irish sea guys!!!

02-10-08, 12:38 AM	#9
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:The Hood..............YOU HIT THE HOOD !