British S-Boats... Unsinkable?

Thomen · 01-25-09, 01:11 PM

Hi all! =)

I was on my way back to Wilhemshafen when my look-out spotted a surfaced sub. We maneuvered into firing position at his stern and after IDing it as a British S-Class submarine we opened up on him. The firefight so far lasted for around 30 minutes. The enemy is dead in the water, lost it's weaponry.
He got hit by ca 40 8.8cm shells and 120 3.7cm rounds, plus 2 torpedo hits. And his is still refusing to sink! I rammed him right in front of his conning tower... no effect.

My boat, after slapping patching on the holes he shot into me, and fixing the equipment, is running low on ammunition. I got 2 heavily wounded men on board and hull integrety is down to 60%.

Anyone has any idea whats going here? hehe

A Very Super Market · 01-25-09, 01:20 PM

Weird. Are you hitting the waterline? Did your torps detonate prematurely?

Thomen · 01-25-09, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Weird. Are you hitting the waterline? Did your torps detonate prematurely?

1 exploded premature, one missed and 2 hit it dead center. Just put another one in it and it's still afloat.

The guns hit it all over the place, mostly water line.
Waiting for reload of the torpedoes now, since weather got to bad for the guns

Jimbuna · 01-25-09, 01:46 PM

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Thomen · 01-25-09, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Tough cookies, them Tommies..

Anyways, I disengaged after I hit 2 more times with torpedoes and rammed it aft of it's conning tower and tried to push it under the water, which didn't work either...

Stayed around for around 1 hour overall (incl TC while torp reload).

Jimbuna · 01-25-09, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomen

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Tough cookies, them Tommies..

Anyways, I disengaged after I hit 2 more times with torpedoes and rammed it aft of it's conning tower and tried to push it under the water, which didn't work either...

Stayed around for around 1 hour overall (incl TC while torp reload).

Did you receive the message "She's going down" :hmm:

Thomen · 01-25-09, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomen

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Tough cookies, them Tommies..

Anyways, I disengaged after I hit 2 more times with torpedoes and rammed it aft of it's conning tower and tried to push it under the water, which didn't work either...

Stayed around for around 1 hour overall (incl TC while torp reload).

Did you receive the message "She's going down" :hmm:

Nope.. no message, but some debris floating around the sub.

EDIT: Oh and it's on GWX 3 and SH Commander.

Weiss Pinguin · 01-25-09, 02:56 PM

I've never had any problems sinking submarines in single player missions. :hmm: Maybe they were smuggling ping pong balls?

Jimbuna · 01-25-09, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin

I've never had any problems sinking submarines in single player missions. :hmm: Maybe they were smuggling ping pong balls?

........or a secret cargo of life jackets :hmm:

Murr44 · 01-25-09, 03:32 PM

I got into a gunfight with an S-boat once near Brest & it took me a hell of long time to sink it. I ran through over 100 rounds of my 8.8cm ammunition as I was trying to stay at a relatively "safe" distance; out of easy range of her guns. I wasn't about waste a torpedo on such a puny target & I just couldn't hit her guns. The S-boat finally did succumb after about 20-25 minutes (real time). Whenever I encounter them now I avoid engaging them as the risk outweighs any possible reward. They're like MTB's in that you want to swat them but could wind up getting badly stung in the process.

Weiss Pinguin · 01-25-09, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin

I've never had any problems sinking submarines in single player missions. :hmm: Maybe they were smuggling ping pong balls?

........or a secret cargo of life jackets :hmm:

Ping pong jackets... Sneaky buggers

A Very Super Market · 01-25-09, 04:18 PM

Perhaps it's like an Ice carrier, only a submarine. Us Canadians are pretty crafty...

Piggy · 01-25-09, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Perhaps it's like an Ice carrier, only a submarine. Us Canadians are pretty crafty...

Hehe... are you reffering to this crazy project...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

Though it was a british guy that thought it up, which makes sense, you would have to be a little eccentric to come up with something like this. But it was going to be built in canada, we had plenty of pulp.

I sunk a UK sub once, it took a long time to sink but I only had to use one torp...

Weird.

Brag · 01-25-09, 09:03 PM

Great story about the habakkuk.

A bit crazy, but great!

Jimbuna · 01-26-09, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Piggy

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Perhaps it's like an Ice carrier, only a submarine. Us Canadians are pretty crafty...

Hehe... are you reffering to this crazy project...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

Though it was a british guy that thought it up, which makes sense, you would have to be a little eccentric to come up with something like this. But it was going to be built in canada, we had plenty of pulp.

I sunk a UK sub once, it took a long time to sink but I only had to use one torp...

Weird.

First of the class

01-25-09, 01:11 PM	#1
Thomen Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	British S-Class Boats... Unsinkable? Hi all! =) I was on my way back to Wilhemshafen when my look-out spotted a surfaced sub. We maneuvered into firing position at his stern and after IDing it as a British S-Class submarine we opened up on him. The firefight so far lasted for around 30 minutes. The enemy is dead in the water, lost it's weaponry. He got hit by ca 40 8.8cm shells and 120 3.7cm rounds, plus 2 torpedo hits. And his is still refusing to sink! I rammed him right in front of his conning tower... no effect. My boat, after slapping patching on the holes he shot into me, and fixing the equipment, is running low on ammunition. I got 2 heavily wounded men on board and hull integrety is down to 60%. Anyone has any idea whats going here? hehe Last edited by Thomen; 01-25-09 at 01:46 PM.

01-25-09, 01:20 PM	#2
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Weird. Are you hitting the waterline? Did your torps detonate prematurely? __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

01-25-09, 01:46 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-25-09, 02:56 PM	#8
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	I've never had any problems sinking submarines in single player missions. :hmm: Maybe they were smuggling ping pong balls? __________________

01-25-09, 04:18 PM	#12
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Perhaps it's like an Ice carrier, only a submarine. Us Canadians are pretty crafty... __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

01-25-09, 03:32 PM	#10
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I got into a gunfight with an S-boat once near Brest & it took me a hell of long time to sink it. I ran through over 100 rounds of my 8.8cm ammunition as I was trying to stay at a relatively "safe" distance; out of easy range of her guns. I wasn't about waste a torpedo on such a puny target & I just couldn't hit her guns. The S-boat finally did succumb after about 20-25 minutes (real time). Whenever I encounter them now I avoid engaging them as the risk outweighs any possible reward. They're like MTB's in that you want to swat them but could wind up getting badly stung in the process.

01-25-09, 09:03 PM	#14
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Great story about the habakkuk. A bit crazy, but great! __________________ 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/