I guess SH3 + GWX2 is pretty realistic

Platapus · 03-06-08, 04:49 PM

It is late 1943 and life sucks.

31st patrol of the U-52 (VIIc) and all I seem to do is surface, detect radar, dive, repair damage from the aircraft. Rinse and repeat.

I am making an average of about 5 knots to my patrol area where I fear there will be no contacts.

Then we have the joyous 5 knot trip back to port. Surface, charge quickly, detect radar, dive, repair.

Why do I even have torpedoes onboard when BDU keeps sending me straight through where the British seem to 24/7 air cover.

If I am lucky all I have to look forward to is a convoy with overwhelming escort coverage.

We will continue to do our duty, even though we feel that our noble cause is lost.

(how am I going to survive another year and a half?)

Laufen zum Ziel · 03-06-08, 05:18 PM

1943?

Your a ghost, you should be dead by now. Over 30,000 German submariners died in WWII.

http://silent-hunter-addict.com

antikristuseke · 03-06-08, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

(how am I going to survive another year and a half?)

By being more agressive!

Brag · 03-06-08, 05:34 PM

Bear up Platapus, the Vaterland needs you.

Foghladh_mhara · 03-06-08, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

Bear up Platapus, the Vaterland needs you.

Nah. You're expendable my friend and your only purpose is to provide target practice for the next generation of RAF bomb aimers

By the way Brag I see yor sig has changed. Did you write a book or something?

You kept that quiet

Torplexed · 03-06-08, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

(how am I going to survive another year and a half?)

While still on land find a deep cave and hide. Pick up Brag's book while yer at it.

See...I made a sale and stopped a sail.

Keelbuster · 03-06-08, 08:39 PM

'43 ain't so bad.

Wait for late '44. And yea - Be More Aggressive!

Ivan Putski · 03-06-08, 08:57 PM

By the end of 1943, into 1944 the smart thing to do is.

1. Attach a white flag to your snorkel.

2. Have your life insurance papers in a flotable canister.

3. Continue your game of poker, as there`s nothing else to do, except hold your breath, and sit the war out on the bottom.

bookworm_020 · 03-07-08, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Ivan Putski

By the end of 1943, into 1944 the smart thing to do is.

1. Attach a white flag to your snorkel.

2. Have your life insurance papers in a flotable canister.

3. Continue your game of poker, as there`s nothing else to do, except hold your breath, and sit the war out on the bottom.

4. Pray that Bernard doesn't eat the left over cabbage!

1943 is when things start to go down hill for the U-boats, 1944 is the death nell!

Grayson02sept1980 · 03-07-08, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

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Originally Posted by Ivan Putski

By the end of 1943, into 1944 the smart thing to do is.

1. Attach a white flag to your snorkel.

2. Have your life insurance papers in a flotable canister.

3. Continue your game of poker, as there`s nothing else to do, except hold your breath, and sit the war out on the bottom.

4. Pray that Bernard doesn't eat the left over cabbage!

1943 is when things start to go down hill for the U-boats, 1944 is the death nell!

Can't wait to get there

melnibonian · 03-07-08, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

It is late 1943 and life sucks.

Whait till you reach 1945 and then you will see what it means for life to suck

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Originally Posted by Platapus

31st patrol of the U-52 (VIIc) and all I seem to do is surface, detect radar, dive, repair damage from the aircraft. Rinse and repeat.

Seems like what we're all doing late in the war. The lucky ones survive to tell the tale.

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I am making an average of about 5 knots to my patrol area where I fear there will be no contacts.

If you're doing 5KTS you're doing well. I usually do about 2-3KTS

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Why do I even have torpedoes onboard when BDU keeps sending me straight through where the British seem to 24/7 air cover.

The Allies have fully saturated air cover almost everywhere, so no matter where BDU sends you you will be discovered, attacked and face death in the eyes

Platapus · 03-07-08, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Pick up Brag's book while yer at it.

Brag wrote a book??? How come we have not heard about this before??

SmokinTep · 03-07-08, 08:05 AM

I'm enjoying this version of GWX.............

03-06-08, 04:49 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I guess SH3 + GWX2 is pretty realistic It is late 1943 and life sucks. 31st patrol of the U-52 (VIIc) and all I seem to do is surface, detect radar, dive, repair damage from the aircraft. Rinse and repeat. I am making an average of about 5 knots to my patrol area where I fear there will be no contacts. Then we have the joyous 5 knot trip back to port. Surface, charge quickly, detect radar, dive, repair. Why do I even have torpedoes onboard when BDU keeps sending me straight through where the British seem to 24/7 air cover. If I am lucky all I have to look forward to is a convoy with overwhelming escort coverage. We will continue to do our duty, even though we feel that our noble cause is lost. (how am I going to survive another year and a half?) __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-06-08, 05:18 PM	#2
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	1943? Your a ghost, you should be dead by now. Over 30,000 German submariners died in WWII. http://silent-hunter-addict.com __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

03-06-08, 05:34 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Bear up Platapus, the Vaterland needs you. __________________ 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/

03-06-08, 08:39 PM	#7
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	'43 ain't so bad. Wait for late '44. And yea - Be More Aggressive! __________________

03-06-08, 08:57 PM	#8
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	By the end of 1943, into 1944 the smart thing to do is. 1. Attach a white flag to your snorkel. 2. Have your life insurance papers in a flotable canister. 3. Continue your game of poker, as there`s nothing else to do, except hold your breath, and sit the war out on the bottom. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

03-07-08, 08:05 AM	#13
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm enjoying this version of GWX.............