It really was true (Bad weather)

fastfed · 09-23-10, 12:09 AM

Not long ago I was watching a show on the military channel called (battle of the atlantic)

It was kind of cool, but one thing that I remembered was a merchantman saying how during REALLY BAD WEATHER, they could see a u-boat not 200 yards from them and they wouldn't even be scared or worry, same went for the U-boat, they couldn't do anything.. in terrible weather everyone was just trying to survive.. I am in the middle of my 10th patrol and its operation drumbeat, I am down to 25% fuel and by this point I would of sunk at least 2-3 merchant ships.. I saw a couple, fired/wasted about 4-6 eels and i'm either too deep or too shallow and it bounces off.. Visibility is about 150 meters.., so I don't even see the target..

This entire patrol (October) is a waste.. I'm on my way back to France and I will be lucky to just get there, let alone get some tons.. I am pretty badly damaged as well. A destroyer came out of no where and hit me hard..

we shall see.. U-07 out!

JokerOfFate · 09-23-10, 12:16 AM

Cool, good luck getting back

Weisia · 09-23-10, 01:59 AM

With bad visibility it is almost impossible to identify the nationality of the target. So I think there is some truth in the documentary.

In game I did attack targets with visibily <150m using hydrophone only. But it is a gamble because you don't know the nationality or the type of ship.

Gerald · 09-23-10, 02:08 AM

Many times bad weather can benefit you, it's not nearly as negative,so use your hydrophone and listen and you will get results

09-23-10, 04:19 AM

When I run the game in low visibility with the weather generator it seems my view is a bit farther out than just 150 m am I missing a weather mod here or somethin??

papa_smurf · 09-23-10, 05:05 AM

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Many times bad weather can benefit you, it's not nearly as negative,so use your hydrophone and listen and you will get results

On my current patrol, I actually managed to get inside a convoy during bad weather and sink 2 large merchants, before outstaying my welcome and had to leave rather quickly.

09-23-10, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

When I run the game in low visibility with the weather generator it seems my view is a bit farther out than just 150 m am I missing a weather mod here or somethin??

yeah.. destroyers dont like it when you sink the merchants their protecting

makes them look bad. then they take it out on you. and you sink. then as you sink your crew takes it out on you for getting them killed. so not only do you die a horrible death by the hands of your own men. but your body is crushed to a pulp afterwords.. baad day at the office

desirableroasted · 09-23-10, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Many times bad weather can benefit you, it's not nearly as negative,so use your hydrophone and listen and you will get results

If you know what you're shooting at. And if you hit it, but it doesn't stop on the spot, how are you ever going to find it again?

09-23-10, 12:09 AM	#1
fastfed Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 786 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	It really was true (Bad weather) Not long ago I was watching a show on the military channel called (battle of the atlantic) It was kind of cool, but one thing that I remembered was a merchantman saying how during REALLY BAD WEATHER, they could see a u-boat not 200 yards from them and they wouldn't even be scared or worry, same went for the U-boat, they couldn't do anything.. in terrible weather everyone was just trying to survive.. I am in the middle of my 10th patrol and its operation drumbeat, I am down to 25% fuel and by this point I would of sunk at least 2-3 merchant ships.. I saw a couple, fired/wasted about 4-6 eels and i'm either too deep or too shallow and it bounces off.. Visibility is about 150 meters.., so I don't even see the target.. This entire patrol (October) is a waste.. I'm on my way back to France and I will be lucky to just get there, let alone get some tons.. I am pretty badly damaged as well. A destroyer came out of no where and hit me hard.. we shall see.. U-07 out!

09-23-10, 02:08 AM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Many times bad weather can benefit you, it's not nearly as negative,so use your hydrophone and listen and you will get results __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-23-10, 12:16 AM	#2
JokerOfFate Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 387 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Cool, good luck getting back

09-23-10, 01:59 AM	#3
Weisia A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 71 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	With bad visibility it is almost impossible to identify the nationality of the target. So I think there is some truth in the documentary. In game I did attack targets with visibily <150m using hydrophone only. But it is a gamble because you don't know the nationality or the type of ship.

09-23-10, 04:19 AM	#5
reignofdeath Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	When I run the game in low visibility with the weather generator it seems my view is a bit farther out than just 150 m am I missing a weather mod here or somethin??