My first bad patrol or dont make this mistake!

Freiwillige · 10-09-09, 02:27 PM

March 29th 1941.

I was sent south down by Capetown west Africa. Why BDU sends me anywhere other than the west of England is beyond me. I hate going south as there seems to be less traffic and more fuel consumption. Finally a small merchant sighted. weather is crap and I cant see the front of my boat but manage to fire an eel into him after the first was a dud.

Large Convoy! Intercept, hit three ships with the first exploding and the other two limping off. Then I come across another convoy when the weather clears.
The escorts spot me but I am under and gone before they can react.

I surface and skip around the outskirts of the convoy at maximum veiwing range and am spotted yet again!

Under I go after running didn't help!
Hours go by and these guys just keep nailing me. every time I slip them they re locate and pummel me more

. Deeper and Deeper they drive me. Speed reduced to 1 knot and still they re locate and hammer me despite my best efforts.

after 6 hours game time I am starting to believe these guys are psychic after slipping away a bit they repeatedly just steamed right at me!

Then it hit me I never rigged for silent.....D'oh!

I fired 4 bow tubes at an escort and missed with a beautiful spread at 300 meters.

RTB with two sinkings, disgusted in my performance but alive.

Rapt0r56 · 10-09-09, 03:44 PM

Nice Attack,

how deep have you gone? I have found out, that in GWX until 1942 the DD's havin' difficults to find you below 180m. Of course I dive not equal to 180 so that remains the fun and excitement of cat and mouse game.

btw, i hate the south Patrols too...

sunvalleyslim · 10-09-09, 05:30 PM

Reminds me of rigging for silent running, taking damage, forgetting to secure from silent running, and DID......

10-09-09, 09:22 PM

You saw ships?
Thats more than we've done, on the last 2 patrols.
A L A R M ! Aircraft. Damage. Return To Base.
Never even made the Grid. (jun.43).

You lived through another one. That's a big plus.

Freiwillige · 10-09-09, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapt0r

Nice Attack,

how deep have you gone? I have found out, that in GWX until 1942 the DD's havin' difficults to find you below 180m. Of course I dive not equal to 180 so that remains the fun and excitement of cat and mouse game.

btw, i hate the south Patrols too...

I always start out at 120 then work my way lower slowly down to about 200 max. when I get that low I like to pop up to 120\140 and repeat.

Brag · 10-10-09, 06:14 AM

How does that song go?
Deep in the heart of taxis

Jimbuna · 10-10-09, 10:36 AM

No renown is gained for reaching your patrol grid in GWX3.0 so pick something a little more to your liking.

@Brag

LOL

10-09-09, 02:27 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	My first bad patrol or dont make this mistake! March 29th 1941. I was sent south down by Capetown west Africa. Why BDU sends me anywhere other than the west of England is beyond me. I hate going south as there seems to be less traffic and more fuel consumption. Finally a small merchant sighted. weather is crap and I cant see the front of my boat but manage to fire an eel into him after the first was a dud. Large Convoy! Intercept, hit three ships with the first exploding and the other two limping off. Then I come across another convoy when the weather clears. The escorts spot me but I am under and gone before they can react. I surface and skip around the outskirts of the convoy at maximum veiwing range and am spotted yet again! Under I go after running didn't help! Hours go by and these guys just keep nailing me. every time I slip them they re locate and pummel me more. Deeper and Deeper they drive me. Speed reduced to 1 knot and still they re locate and hammer me despite my best efforts. after 6 hours game time I am starting to believe these guys are psychic after slipping away a bit they repeatedly just steamed right at me! Then it hit me I never rigged for silent.....D'oh! I fired 4 bow tubes at an escort and missed with a beautiful spread at 300 meters. RTB with two sinkings, disgusted in my performance but alive.

10-09-09, 03:44 PM	#2
Rapt0r56 Commodore Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia — Germany Posts: 601 Downloads: 391 Uploads: 0	Nice Attack, how deep have you gone? I have found out, that in GWX until 1942 the DD's havin' difficults to find you below 180m. Of course I dive not equal to 180 so that remains the fun and excitement of cat and mouse game. btw, i hate the south Patrols too... __________________ “The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea My modifications for Ubisoft's SHIII can currently be found in Maik's comprehensive archives found via the Silent Hunter 3 Tab on his website: https://maikhaas.synology.me/joomla/index.php?lang=de/

10-09-09, 05:30 PM	#3
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Reminds me of rigging for silent running, taking damage, forgetting to secure from silent running, and DID...... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

10-10-09, 06:14 AM	#6
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10-10-09, 10:36 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No renown is gained for reaching your patrol grid in GWX3.0 so pick something a little more to your liking. @Brag LOL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-09-09, 09:22 PM	#4
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	You saw ships? Thats more than we've done, on the last 2 patrols. A L A R M ! Aircraft. Damage. Return To Base. Never even made the Grid. (jun.43). You lived through another one. That's a big plus.