Tangling with escorts

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-05-08, 01:49 PM

I always desist from taking on escort destroyers for obvious reasons. But last night I got mad and tired of hours of running deep and silent. Maybe it's the Combat Flight Simmer in me and throwing away the Golden Rule of being patient I surfaced at flank speed, set my torps, opened tube doors and LET'S GET IT ON! Four of them, they were actually 3 Subchasers and 1 DD. I was surrounded! So sent 2 fore torps and 2 aft torps on a Subchaser (fore) and DD (aft). Those IJN guys must've been shocked senseless. They tried to accelerate and double whammo! they went down. Adrenaline pumping (I had realistic reload on) and it took forever to reload. Then I remember to activate battle stations and that speeded up the reloading a bit. Confusion ruled! One escort depth-charged me and missed but another one came too close and got hit with a DC! Ha! The last one dead on 0 in my scope. You gonna git it! Whammo! the escort split n two! All this wunderbar action at Flank Speed! I celebrated by opening a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue. But don't tell the wife. She'll kill me.:rotfl:

Btw I was sailing with a S-42- The Super Sugarboat!

Johnny Bax · 03-05-08, 02:56 PM

LOL, DaveyJones. I'm sure we've all felt like doing that at some time, but have never been dumb enough to actually try it!

With that kind of luck, maybe it's time to head to the gas station and pickup a powerball ticket today.

kakemann · 03-06-08, 10:27 AM

Congratulations, skipper!

Yesterday evening I was playing as the germans with the add-on and I was trying to hunt down a enemy task force.
After 1 and a half hour with intense action I got away being almost sunk and with hull damage of 30%.

I just had to open a bottle of Unicum (hungarian spirit) that I bought on my recent holiday in Hungary!

Why do I never get tired of this game?

Cheers!

PS! I won't tell your wife

peabody · 03-06-08, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

I always desist from taking on escort destroyers for obvious reasons. But last night I got mad and tired of hours of running deep and silent. Maybe it's the Combat Flight Simmer in me and throwing away the Golden Rule of being patient I surfaced at flank speed, set my torps, opened tube doors and LET'S GET IT ON! Four of them, they were actually 3 Subchasers and 1 DD. I was surrounded! So sent 2 fore torps and 2 aft torps on a Subchaser (fore) and DD (aft). Those IJN guys must've been shocked senseless. They tried to accelerate and double whammo! they went down. Adrenaline pumping (I had realistic reload on) and it took forever to reload. Then I remember to activate battle stations and that speeded up the reloading a bit. Confusion ruled! One escort depth-charged me and missed but another one came too close and got hit with a DC! Ha! The last one dead on 0 in my scope. You gonna git it! Whammo! the escort split n two! All this wunderbar action at Flank Speed! I celebrated by opening a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue. But don't tell the wife. She'll kill me.:rotfl:

Btw I was sailing with a S-42- The Super Sugarboat!

For $100 I won't tell your wife. I have done that before and it is definately a rush.

I find the biggest problem is they usually head straight at you, hard to hit like that. Couple days ago I had 4 escorts on 1 merchant. Actually it was one of the liners they use for toops. I took out the lead escort because I was undetected and then the liner turned to go away and I turned toward and had a perfect broadside shot. The idiot escort from the far side came speeding toward me and ran right into one of the torps. This is my lucky day. Got #3 then the last one stayed back a bit hoping I would waste all my torps, because he was just far enough away that he could get out of the way when he saw them coming.
This brings up a question maybe you can answer. I was almost lined up for a shot one time and an escort came from the side and rammed me and destroyed my scope. Learned to pay attention to my surroundings that day. But I found I could track him as he turned for another pass, and I spaced some shots from the bow and got lucky and one took him out. But when I tried this from the aft tubes, it tells me it can't get a firing sloution for the stern tubes and they won't fire, but the forward tubes will. Any idea why?

Peabody

Nisgeis · 03-06-08, 12:33 PM

The torpedoes can only be set to turn 135 degrees, I think that's right. If the torpedo would have to turn tighter than that, there's no solution. The initial run out angle comes into play with this also, as it has to run out a few hundred feet before making the turn.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-06-08, 12:53 PM

If a DD is heading straight for me I let him pass and when he goes aft wait till he slows down for the turn around and hit him with the aft torps. That's their weakness. I always go Ahead Flank when attacking fast warships that are close enough so you can turn inside him faster. I won't try this with an S-boat due to the lack of aft tubes. Oh, when attacking convoys the first ship to hit is your primary target, warships are secondary in my book- unless it's the Yamato The Tomato.

Rockin Robbins · 03-06-08, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

If a DD is heading straight for me I let him pass and when he goes aft wait till he slows down for the turn around and hit him with the aft torps. That's their weakness.

Someone else comes up with the Up the Poop Chute shot! Awesome! It really does work well if you avoid his drop because they always seem to slow down and hesitate before they come around for another attack. They're checking to see if you're dead. "Yeah, I'm dead. Here, check this out..."

boom.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-06-08, 01:14 PM

I made an error. I was sailing a Porpoise-class sub not an S-42. That's what happens when you have multiple copies of SH4.

Damn, Scotch Whisky and coconutwater sure tastes great! I'm not a big drinker but the wife found out and I told her Mr. Peabody made me do it. I got off the hook!

Rockin Robbins · 03-06-08, 01:17 PM

Well, since it wasn't an S class, I guess I'm no longer impressed.:rotfl:

Gmail is chomping on TMO without much success. I'll probably have to wait until I get home to get you the file. I'll let gmail continue to chew for awhile.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-06-08, 01:26 PM

Ok RR thanks.

peabody · 03-06-08, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

Damn, Scotch Whisky and coconutwater sure tastes great! I'm not a big drinker but the wife found out and I told her Mr. Peabody made me do it. I got off the hook!

Now I suppose I'm the one in trouble?

And I won't get my $100 either?

Peabody

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-06-08, 04:03 PM

Nope!

Would you take coupons instead?:hmm:

V.C. Sniper · 03-06-08, 08:19 PM

Manual TDC?

03-05-08, 01:49 PM	#1
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Tangling with escorts I always desist from taking on escort destroyers for obvious reasons. But last night I got mad and tired of hours of running deep and silent. Maybe it's the Combat Flight Simmer in me and throwing away the Golden Rule of being patient I surfaced at flank speed, set my torps, opened tube doors and LET'S GET IT ON! Four of them, they were actually 3 Subchasers and 1 DD. I was surrounded! So sent 2 fore torps and 2 aft torps on a Subchaser (fore) and DD (aft). Those IJN guys must've been shocked senseless. They tried to accelerate and double whammo! they went down. Adrenaline pumping (I had realistic reload on) and it took forever to reload. Then I remember to activate battle stations and that speeded up the reloading a bit. Confusion ruled! One escort depth-charged me and missed but another one came too close and got hit with a DC! Ha! The last one dead on 0 in my scope. You gonna git it! Whammo! the escort split n two! All this wunderbar action at Flank Speed! I celebrated by opening a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue. But don't tell the wife. She'll kill me.:rotfl: Btw I was sailing with a S-42- The Super Sugarboat! __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-06-08, 12:53 PM	#6
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	If a DD is heading straight for me I let him pass and when he goes aft wait till he slows down for the turn around and hit him with the aft torps. That's their weakness. I always go Ahead Flank when attacking fast warships that are close enough so you can turn inside him faster. I won't try this with an S-boat due to the lack of aft tubes. Oh, when attacking convoys the first ship to hit is your primary target, warships are secondary in my book- unless it's the Yamato The Tomato. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-06-08, 01:14 PM	#8
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	I made an error. I was sailing a Porpoise-class sub not an S-42. That's what happens when you have multiple copies of SH4. Damn, Scotch Whisky and coconutwater sure tastes great! I'm not a big drinker but the wife found out and I told her Mr. Peabody made me do it. I got off the hook! __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-06-08, 01:17 PM	#9
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Really.... Well, since it wasn't an S class, I guess I'm no longer impressed.:rotfl: Gmail is chomping on TMO without much success. I'll probably have to wait until I get home to get you the file. I'll let gmail continue to chew for awhile. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

03-06-08, 01:26 PM	#10
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Ok RR thanks. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-05-08, 02:56 PM	#2
Johnny Bax Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL, DaveyJones. I'm sure we've all felt like doing that at some time, but have never been dumb enough to actually try it! With that kind of luck, maybe it's time to head to the gas station and pickup a powerball ticket today.

03-06-08, 10:27 AM	#3
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Congratulations, skipper! Yesterday evening I was playing as the germans with the add-on and I was trying to hunt down a enemy task force. After 1 and a half hour with intense action I got away being almost sunk and with hull damage of 30%. I just had to open a bottle of Unicum (hungarian spirit) that I bought on my recent holiday in Hungary! Why do I never get tired of this game? Cheers! PS! I won't tell your wife __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

03-06-08, 12:33 PM	#5
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	The torpedoes can only be set to turn 135 degrees, I think that's right. If the torpedo would have to turn tighter than that, there's no solution. The initial run out angle comes into play with this also, as it has to run out a few hundred feet before making the turn.

03-06-08, 04:03 PM	#12
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Nope! Would you take coupons instead?:hmm: __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

03-06-08, 08:19 PM	#13
V.C. Sniper Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Manual TDC? __________________ I only need one torpedo.