U-45 Sinks 45,000 Ton Passagierdampfer!

danoh · 11-01-08, 04:39 PM

December 26, 1943, mid-morning, calm seas, 400 km NW of the Kanarische Inseln in DH 48. The U-45 (IXC) is 14 days out of Lorient and down to her last 4 torpedoes - 2 fore and 2 in the stern. My intercept course with a convoy reported that morning at 6:30 has been successful, and I slip past the lead destroyer on the port side. Soon I spot two huge ocean liners in the middle of the convoy.

I'm pretty excited because this is the first GWX game I've played (going back to 2006) and I've never seen large passenger liners before. I turn 135 degrees off of the heading of the liners and set the stern tubes on the leading Passagierdampfer and the two bow tubes on the Passagierlinenschiff that follows. I fire the long shot at 2500 yards and shoot the stern at the big boy up front at about 1800. Each shot has one fish half a meter under the hull and one at 8 meters, magnetic pistols.

It must be the luckiest day I've ever had because all 4 hit, including one I forgot to open the tube on! It just clipped the rear of the Passagierdampfer. And the Capitan's Log reports "Passagierdampfer 45,557 BRT." I can't believe it. I'd misread the target log and figured it for a Passagiershiff, 9000 tons. Which means that first shot that was supposed to go under the hull actually was set for 9.9 meters and hit the side instead. More luck. Soon a second kill is reported "Passagierlinenschiff 12220 BRT." Both were Canadian-flagged.

I was hoping the long shot would give the U-45 a few seconds to get out of the area but no such luck. A U.S. Clemson comes barrelling in and picks me up right away. Time to find the cellar. Silent running off, ahead standard and a depth of 250 meters is ordered. I drop a Bold decoy and head deep. Soon there are 3 U.S. destroyers circling.

I use external camera views for the eye candy, and man those hedgehogs are really cool to watch. And really scary. I like to ride out the depth charges on external camera on my sub, and down about 200 meters this hedgehog chandalier of death floats by just off the stern. Puh.

I drop another Bold just after that and go to silent running during a depthcharge attack. Course change 90 degrees and they were never close after that. I level out at 242 meters and slip away.

Guess I won't need to play the lottery for a few weeks since I just used up the U-45's present stock of luck. In fact, I suggest to the Leitender Ingenier we have the fuel to go run aground on some Carribean island and start working on our tans. He reminds me even though we are out of torpedoes we still have to patrol our assigned grid 2000 km to the south off the coast from Dakar. Course is set to 175, 8 knots.

Would that 45,000 tonner be the Queen Mary?

VonDos · 11-02-08, 03:18 PM

Hi!
45000 tons can be for example RMS Aquitania ^_^
Queen Mary was 80000 tons!

Nice prize, btw!

Task Force · 11-02-08, 08:37 PM

you and I have the same sub.

Brag · 11-02-08, 10:07 PM

Quit tinking of Caribbean hoochie woochies, get on with sinking more ships. You and the other Kaleuns are the balance of victory!

<--Hitler wearing his Halloween head gear

Jimbuna · 11-03-08, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

Quit tinking of Caribbean hoochie woochies, get on with sinking more ships. You and the other Kaleuns are the balance of victory!

<--Hitler wearing his Halloween head gear

rifleman13 · 11-03-08, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

Quit tinking of Caribbean hoochie woochies, get on with sinking more ships. You and the other Kaleuns are the balance of victory!

<--Hitler wearing his Halloween head gear

He kinda looks like a 19th century Robber Baron! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Red Heat · 11-03-08, 09:38 AM

Becarfull...dont mess with "big chief" or...they wil son need man to "Russia front"!

danoh · 11-03-08, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VonDos

Hi!
45000 tons can be for example RMS Aquitania ^_^
Queen Mary was 80000 tons!

Nice prize, btw!

Thanks for the info and the beautiful ship models. I'd never heard of the Aquitania and have really enjoyed learning abou that ship's history.

Laufen zum Ziel · 11-05-08, 10:34 AM

Danoh,

Here is a photo of your U-Boat & Crew from Silent Hunter Addict
(U-Boat photos)...

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...g?t=1225899595

11-01-08, 04:39 PM	#1
danoh Seaman Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	U-45 Sinks 45,000 Ton Passagierdampfer! December 26, 1943, mid-morning, calm seas, 400 km NW of the Kanarische Inseln in DH 48. The U-45 (IXC) is 14 days out of Lorient and down to her last 4 torpedoes - 2 fore and 2 in the stern. My intercept course with a convoy reported that morning at 6:30 has been successful, and I slip past the lead destroyer on the port side. Soon I spot two huge ocean liners in the middle of the convoy. I'm pretty excited because this is the first GWX game I've played (going back to 2006) and I've never seen large passenger liners before. I turn 135 degrees off of the heading of the liners and set the stern tubes on the leading Passagierdampfer and the two bow tubes on the Passagierlinenschiff that follows. I fire the long shot at 2500 yards and shoot the stern at the big boy up front at about 1800. Each shot has one fish half a meter under the hull and one at 8 meters, magnetic pistols. It must be the luckiest day I've ever had because all 4 hit, including one I forgot to open the tube on! It just clipped the rear of the Passagierdampfer. And the Capitan's Log reports "Passagierdampfer 45,557 BRT." I can't believe it. I'd misread the target log and figured it for a Passagiershiff, 9000 tons. Which means that first shot that was supposed to go under the hull actually was set for 9.9 meters and hit the side instead. More luck. Soon a second kill is reported "Passagierlinenschiff 12220 BRT." Both were Canadian-flagged. I was hoping the long shot would give the U-45 a few seconds to get out of the area but no such luck. A U.S. Clemson comes barrelling in and picks me up right away. Time to find the cellar. Silent running off, ahead standard and a depth of 250 meters is ordered. I drop a Bold decoy and head deep. Soon there are 3 U.S. destroyers circling. I use external camera views for the eye candy, and man those hedgehogs are really cool to watch. And really scary. I like to ride out the depth charges on external camera on my sub, and down about 200 meters this hedgehog chandalier of death floats by just off the stern. Puh. I drop another Bold just after that and go to silent running during a depthcharge attack. Course change 90 degrees and they were never close after that. I level out at 242 meters and slip away. Guess I won't need to play the lottery for a few weeks since I just used up the U-45's present stock of luck. In fact, I suggest to the Leitender Ingenier we have the fuel to go run aground on some Carribean island and start working on our tans. He reminds me even though we are out of torpedoes we still have to patrol our assigned grid 2000 km to the south off the coast from Dakar. Course is set to 175, 8 knots. Would that 45,000 tonner be the Queen Mary? __________________ "What the world needs is less love and more common decency" - Kurt Vonnegut Last edited by danoh; 11-01-08 at 04:48 PM.

11-02-08, 03:18 PM	#2
VonDos Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 2,352 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 60	Hi! 45000 tons can be for example RMS Aquitania ^_^ Queen Mary was 80000 tons! Nice prize, btw! __________________ Those, others and WIP ships are avaiable in my SHIPYARD here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=136508

11-02-08, 08:37 PM	#3
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	you and I have the same sub. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-02-08, 10:07 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Quit tinking of Caribbean hoochie woochies, get on with sinking more ships. You and the other Kaleuns are the balance of victory! <--Hitler wearing his Halloween head gear __________________ 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/ Last edited by Brag; 11-02-08 at 10:07 PM.

11-03-08, 09:38 AM	#7
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Becarfull...dont mess with "big chief" or...they wil son need man to "Russia front"! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

11-05-08, 10:34 AM	#9
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Danoh, Here is a photo of your U-Boat & Crew from Silent Hunter Addict (U-Boat photos)... http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...g?t=1225899595 __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel