A funny ocurrance last night.

maillemaker · 06-11-10, 09:53 AM

So last night I hit another small convoy off the east cost of England. 50m of water under the keel.

Two columns of ships, 4 destroyers. I made a perfect approach with a perfect spread of 4 torpedoes at 2 ships. Fired at the far ship with steamers at slow speed, and 2 at the near ship with steamers at medium speed.

All 4 torpedoes struck almost simultaneously - perfect!

Unfortunately, one was dud on both ships, and neither sank!

So then I duked it out with the destroyers, which were V&W class. I nailed 3 of them.

The final destroyer would not engage me! He stayed on his flank patrol position on the north side of the convoy, some 4500 m away!

So I surfaced and ran flank at the convoy. The destroyer was firing at me, but did not chase towards me. I made a run and torpedoed one of the trailing ships in the convoy, and then moved north to torpedo (last torpedo) the second trailing ship.

As I did this, the destroyer began firing at me, but hit the cargo ship instead!

I hit that ship with my last torpedo, but it did not sink. So I reversed course and ran away (all out of ammo) at flank speed, keeping the cargo ship between me and the destroyer, hoping that the destroyer would sink it (and shield me).

Eventually, the cargo that was shielding me sank. But the destroyer could no longer see me, I guess, because he stopped firing.

So I'm boogying away at flank speed with my ass pointed at the escort (I'm going roughly south). I'm on the bridge, looking aft.

Suddenly, on the left side of the boat, IS THE NOSE OF A WRECKED BURNING SHIP!

I mean, we passed within 20 m of it. I almost ran smack into the wreckage of a burning ship while at flank speed!

You'd think one of my lookouts would have tapped me on the shoulder and sayd, "Uh, captain, you might want to look out for this..."

Anyway I got home and had enough renown for a shiney new Type IX.

Steve

robbo180265 · 06-11-10, 01:06 PM

Lol !

A OMFG! moment if ever I read one

Dissaray · 06-11-10, 01:21 PM

I've never nearly struck a ship's corpse like that befor, come close to ramming a ship while trying to shell it to death. I wish I could get the escorts to behave like that for me.

maillemaker · 06-11-10, 03:54 PM

It's the first time I have ever seen an escort do that.

Now one thing I have seen before is if you hit an escort badly, but not sink it, it will disengage and go re-join the convoy, or sail away. I don't know why it does this - either a game bug or perhaps it is programmed in AI that if it takes major damage to disengage.

I don't think I hit this escort before so I don't know why it would not chase after me. I figure after sinking 3 of his buddies he was afraid to come after me!

Steve

TabbyHunter · 06-12-10, 06:28 PM

Perhaps its rudder jammed. Personaly, i would have sat right next to the last ship and wait for the V&W to sink it, then dive and run.

06-11-10, 09:53 AM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	A funny ocurrance last night. So last night I hit another small convoy off the east cost of England. 50m of water under the keel. Two columns of ships, 4 destroyers. I made a perfect approach with a perfect spread of 4 torpedoes at 2 ships. Fired at the far ship with steamers at slow speed, and 2 at the near ship with steamers at medium speed. All 4 torpedoes struck almost simultaneously - perfect! Unfortunately, one was dud on both ships, and neither sank! So then I duked it out with the destroyers, which were V&W class. I nailed 3 of them. The final destroyer would not engage me! He stayed on his flank patrol position on the north side of the convoy, some 4500 m away! So I surfaced and ran flank at the convoy. The destroyer was firing at me, but did not chase towards me. I made a run and torpedoed one of the trailing ships in the convoy, and then moved north to torpedo (last torpedo) the second trailing ship. As I did this, the destroyer began firing at me, but hit the cargo ship instead! I hit that ship with my last torpedo, but it did not sink. So I reversed course and ran away (all out of ammo) at flank speed, keeping the cargo ship between me and the destroyer, hoping that the destroyer would sink it (and shield me). Eventually, the cargo that was shielding me sank. But the destroyer could no longer see me, I guess, because he stopped firing. So I'm boogying away at flank speed with my ass pointed at the escort (I'm going roughly south). I'm on the bridge, looking aft. Suddenly, on the left side of the boat, IS THE NOSE OF A WRECKED BURNING SHIP! I mean, we passed within 20 m of it. I almost ran smack into the wreckage of a burning ship while at flank speed! You'd think one of my lookouts would have tapped me on the shoulder and sayd, "Uh, captain, you might want to look out for this..." Anyway I got home and had enough renown for a shiney new Type IX. Steve

06-11-10, 01:06 PM	#2
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Lol ! A OMFG! moment if ever I read one

06-11-10, 01:21 PM	#3
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I've never nearly struck a ship's corpse like that befor, come close to ramming a ship while trying to shell it to death. I wish I could get the escorts to behave like that for me.

06-11-10, 03:54 PM	#4
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	It's the first time I have ever seen an escort do that. Now one thing I have seen before is if you hit an escort badly, but not sink it, it will disengage and go re-join the convoy, or sail away. I don't know why it does this - either a game bug or perhaps it is programmed in AI that if it takes major damage to disengage. I don't think I hit this escort before so I don't know why it would not chase after me. I figure after sinking 3 of his buddies he was afraid to come after me! Steve

06-12-10, 06:28 PM	#5
TabbyHunter Ensign Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pandora. Not the blue cat people Pandora... Posts: 227 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Perhaps its rudder jammed. Personaly, i would have sat right next to the last ship and wait for the V&W to sink it, then dive and run.