Enemy Subs

Lonecrow · 07-01-10, 05:44 PM

I've encountered my first enemy sub!! I can't ID it though it doesn't allow me to. This is in British waters! So I've loaded and reloaded and tried to take this thing down with torpedos a few times now and every time they turn at the last second and it misses. Anyone manage to take down an enemy sub? Also anyone ever manage to take down a ship by ramming it?

Lonecrow · 07-01-10, 06:07 PM

Finally managed to sink it.. just had to get reallly close. Then I never see any damage on it though I used external view to watch it hit the bottom no damage shown nor does it give me an icon showing that I sunk it..

07-01-10, 06:58 PM

are you sure it wasnt a friendly sub?

Lonecrow · 07-01-10, 07:48 PM

Yep it was red.. Anyone know how to get the flak gunners to shoot? I can get them to man them but never shoot!

CaptainMattJ. · 07-01-10, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonecrow

I've encountered my first enemy sub!! I can't ID it though it doesn't allow me to. This is in British waters! So I've loaded and reloaded and tried to take this thing down with torpedos a few times now and every time they turn at the last second and it misses. Anyone manage to take down an enemy sub? Also anyone ever manage to take down a ship by ramming it?

NEVEr try to take out a ship by RAMMING it. i have 37% hull integrity right now cause i accidentally hit a merchant in time compression. that means if i suffer 37 percent more damage im going down.

gimpy117 · 07-01-10, 11:31 PM

get the deck gun out...that works better

Lonecrow · 07-02-10, 03:57 PM

No I usually expend all of my ammo and I'm done.. the flak gun doesn't change ammo and it doesn't do any damage to ships.. Would be fun if there were actual life boats and we could gun those down too

Ok maybe kinda mean but hey its a computer game. But the flak gun does NOT automatically fire when I get them to man them (both) and there are planes stalking me. They don't fire at all..

Therhun · 07-30-10, 08:55 PM

Today i encountered a Enemy sub, bridge crew spotted it, set an course to intercept him further down so i could just lay in periscope depth and watch him go by. Suddenly he submerges and fires like 7 torpedoes at once dont ask me how with 4 tubes {external camera} all missed, i went to periscope depth and i saw his periscope 500m in front of me, locked and fired 4 torpedoes at different depths, first one hit at 6 m if i remember correct.

When the kill was confirmed i looked at my nav map and didnt saw the sunk ship icon.. but it was a rememberable experience

Hooch · 07-30-10, 11:39 PM

Having read a book about subs during WW2 one thing commented upon was the sub on sub action, from memory the best ace only had 5 sub kills. plenty of cases of near misses though.
the problem is the size of a sub compared to a ship, a sub only has to turn lenghways to you and its targetable are is reduces to a box size the area of a dinghy, add the ability to move in 3 dimensions and getting one is difficult.
most of the success where more done by the subs being caught unawares by another sub.

CmndrBrenSten · 09-13-14, 04:20 AM

I've encountered two enemy subs so far. From both experiences, I have to say that subs don't like to let you know you've scored critical hits on them. Both of my kills had submerged in an attempt to get away before slowly sinking, and presumably experiencing pressure breaches and the like.

First on caught me off guard, time compression didn't revert to 1 when he came into range, so by the time I was preparing to attack, he was in the process of diving. Managed to track him down using the hydro, and once he popped up, I laid some deck gun shells into him. He submerged a final time, and confirmed his demise with the external cam.

Second one was a friggin funny story. I knew there was a submarine in the area and was pretty damn close to me, so I decided to dive and try to track him down using hydro. Soon enough, I hear screeching and metal grinding. I am at about 100m down and take a look through the peri, and me and this damn Brit have locked our subs together....so I did the only logical thing I could think to do...and since I was under him and he was stuck on my conning tower.....

BLOW THE BALLASTS!

We eventually make it up to the surface, and I jump on the deck gun to finish him off before his sub slinks off mine, and he falls down to the bottom of the sea.

Despite my fun experiences with subs so far...none of been really aggressive towards me, and I'm a little disappointed. Seems like the enemy subs just run away all the time. But oh well.

Oh, and I have video proof of the second story

at least the part where I force his sub to breach out of the water. Lol

Santini · 09-13-14, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CmndrBrenSten

Oh, and I have video proof of the second story

at least the part where I force his sub to breach out of the water. Lol

... so, what, you're just teasing us with it? Post the damn video and share it, this I want to see

CmndrBrenSten · 09-13-14, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Santini

... so, what, you're just teasing us with it? Post the damn video and share it, this I want to see

I'll post it sometime today. It's actually a boring video, but just funny to see a sub breach out of the water....with another sub directly below it

JU_88 · 10-05-14, 10:06 AM

For those that haven't seen it, check out the Time watch documentary 'The hunt for U-864'

A pretty gripping account & reconstruction of an Underwater duel which ended with U-864 (an IXD 2 U-boat) being torpedoed and sunk by the British V-class Submarine HMS Ventura, the only WW2 instance of a submarine sinking another while both were submerged.

KleineUboot · 05-16-15, 11:57 AM

I've managed to sink only one enemy sub yet. I was searching for enemy convoys in Mediterranean when my watch officer spotted an enemy sub. It was at night, so I've managed to get fairly close to it (about 3 kilometres) and then submerged. I've shot a single G7e torpedo from about 700m and hit it in the bow. The explosion literally threw the sub up. It sunk in about 10 seconds.

MCM · 05-21-15, 02:16 AM

On my first patrol I found one in the north of Poland. I could not lock the target so I could also not identify the ship by my officer. It was smaller then my uboot and had no flag. It turned in circles on the water. I surfaced the uboot and shoot one deckgun shot at him: No reaction, just turning circles... After that I shipped on and suddenly the uboot follows me

After about 1h a destroyer is coming right at me. I submerged but he knew exactly where I am and came right after me... and didn't attack the other uboot that was still surfaced.

What was going on? What kind of uboot was this? Why didn't it attack me? And if it was on my side, why didn't the destroyer attack it?

Crazy thing

07-01-10, 05:44 PM	#1
Lonecrow Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Enemy Subs I've encountered my first enemy sub!! I can't ID it though it doesn't allow me to. This is in British waters! So I've loaded and reloaded and tried to take this thing down with torpedos a few times now and every time they turn at the last second and it misses. Anyone manage to take down an enemy sub? Also anyone ever manage to take down a ship by ramming it?

07-01-10, 11:31 PM	#6
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	get the deck gun out...that works better __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

07-30-10, 11:39 PM	#9
Hooch Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 12 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Enemy Subs Having read a book about subs during WW2 one thing commented upon was the sub on sub action, from memory the best ace only had 5 sub kills. plenty of cases of near misses though. the problem is the size of a sub compared to a ship, a sub only has to turn lenghways to you and its targetable are is reduces to a box size the area of a dinghy, add the ability to move in 3 dimensions and getting one is difficult. most of the success where more done by the subs being caught unawares by another sub.

10-05-14, 10:06 AM	#13
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	For those that haven't seen it, check out the Time watch documentary 'The hunt for U-864' A pretty gripping account & reconstruction of an Underwater duel which ended with U-864 (an IXD 2 U-boat) being torpedoed and sunk by the British V-class Submarine HMS Ventura, the only WW2 instance of a submarine sinking another while both were submerged. Last edited by JU_88; 10-05-14 at 10:36 AM.

07-01-10, 06:07 PM	#2
Lonecrow Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Finally managed to sink it.. just had to get reallly close. Then I never see any damage on it though I used external view to watch it hit the bottom no damage shown nor does it give me an icon showing that I sunk it..

07-01-10, 06:58 PM	#3
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	are you sure it wasnt a friendly sub?

07-01-10, 07:48 PM	#4
Lonecrow Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep it was red.. Anyone know how to get the flak gunners to shoot? I can get them to man them but never shoot!

07-02-10, 03:57 PM	#7
Lonecrow Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No I usually expend all of my ammo and I'm done.. the flak gun doesn't change ammo and it doesn't do any damage to ships.. Would be fun if there were actual life boats and we could gun those down too Ok maybe kinda mean but hey its a computer game. But the flak gun does NOT automatically fire when I get them to man them (both) and there are planes stalking me. They don't fire at all..

07-30-10, 08:55 PM	#8
Therhun Nub Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Today i encountered a Enemy sub, bridge crew spotted it, set an course to intercept him further down so i could just lay in periscope depth and watch him go by. Suddenly he submerges and fires like 7 torpedoes at once dont ask me how with 4 tubes {external camera} all missed, i went to periscope depth and i saw his periscope 500m in front of me, locked and fired 4 torpedoes at different depths, first one hit at 6 m if i remember correct. When the kill was confirmed i looked at my nav map and didnt saw the sunk ship icon.. but it was a rememberable experience

09-13-14, 04:20 AM	#10
CmndrBrenSten Nub Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 4 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I've encountered two enemy subs so far. From both experiences, I have to say that subs don't like to let you know you've scored critical hits on them. Both of my kills had submerged in an attempt to get away before slowly sinking, and presumably experiencing pressure breaches and the like. First on caught me off guard, time compression didn't revert to 1 when he came into range, so by the time I was preparing to attack, he was in the process of diving. Managed to track him down using the hydro, and once he popped up, I laid some deck gun shells into him. He submerged a final time, and confirmed his demise with the external cam. Second one was a friggin funny story. I knew there was a submarine in the area and was pretty damn close to me, so I decided to dive and try to track him down using hydro. Soon enough, I hear screeching and metal grinding. I am at about 100m down and take a look through the peri, and me and this damn Brit have locked our subs together....so I did the only logical thing I could think to do...and since I was under him and he was stuck on my conning tower..... BLOW THE BALLASTS! We eventually make it up to the surface, and I jump on the deck gun to finish him off before his sub slinks off mine, and he falls down to the bottom of the sea. Despite my fun experiences with subs so far...none of been really aggressive towards me, and I'm a little disappointed. Seems like the enemy subs just run away all the time. But oh well. Oh, and I have video proof of the second story at least the part where I force his sub to breach out of the water. Lol

05-16-15, 11:57 AM	#14
KleineUboot Seaman Join Date: May 2014 Location: Odesa, Ukraine Posts: 39 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I've managed to sink only one enemy sub yet. I was searching for enemy convoys in Mediterranean when my watch officer spotted an enemy sub. It was at night, so I've managed to get fairly close to it (about 3 kilometres) and then submerged. I've shot a single G7e torpedo from about 700m and hit it in the bow. The explosion literally threw the sub up. It sunk in about 10 seconds.

05-21-15, 02:16 AM	#15
MCM Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 210 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	On my first patrol I found one in the north of Poland. I could not lock the target so I could also not identify the ship by my officer. It was smaller then my uboot and had no flag. It turned in circles on the water. I surfaced the uboot and shoot one deckgun shot at him: No reaction, just turning circles... After that I shipped on and suddenly the uboot follows me After about 1h a destroyer is coming right at me. I submerged but he knew exactly where I am and came right after me... and didn't attack the other uboot that was still surfaced. What was going on? What kind of uboot was this? Why didn't it attack me? And if it was on my side, why didn't the destroyer attack it? Crazy thing