I didn't know that.

Telemon · 11-30-10, 02:06 PM

Greetings,

playing in a recent career and was attacking a convoy. There was a solitary DD 'twixt the convoy and me so I tasked my hydrophone operator to track it as it was the nearest enemy ship. Fair enough I keep getting reports on the DD, it's moving away so I concentrate on my attack. Then the report "enemy brg c045 degs moving away fast long range".

I raise the 'scope and BANG!! A DD rolls over me! Attack 'scope, deck gun destroyed and major hull leaks. End of a promising career.

What had obviously happened is that the hyd operator stays with the original 'nearest' enemy even when it is no longer the nearest.
Has any one else fallen for this one?

CherryHarbey · 11-30-10, 03:34 PM

I'll be the first to answer with this....

yes, once.

I doubt I'll be the last.

Missing Name · 11-30-10, 03:47 PM

Yup.

Except it was a cruiser I was tracking and a DD attacked me.

flag4 · 11-30-10, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telemon

Greetings,

playing in a recent career and was attacking a convoy. There was a solitary DD 'twixt the convoy and me so I tasked my hydrophone operator to track it as it was the nearest enemy ship. Fair enough I keep getting reports on the DD, it's moving away so I concentrate on my attack. Then the report "enemy brg c045 degs moving away fast long range".

I raise the 'scope and BANG!! A DD rolls over me! Attack 'scope, deck gun destroyed and major hull leaks. End of a promising career.

What had obviously happened is that the hyd operator stays with the original 'nearest' enemy even when it is no longer the nearest.
Has any one else fallen for this one?

...ask your wife. she may be planning another 'I raise my scope and BANG' procedure following your other thread.......be careful!

Jimbuna · 11-30-10, 04:59 PM

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

Canovaro · 12-09-10, 01:51 PM

No I didn't know that.

Jack Cutter · 12-09-10, 02:05 PM

Wow, I didn't know that either...

What a cheap a$! trick by the 'phones man. No wonder I have issues all the time trying to slip away from the escorts after a convoy attack.

All in favor of tossing the curr overboard?!

Hanomag · 12-10-10, 12:37 PM

Sometimes it pays to man your own hydrophones....

kingtutt · 12-10-10, 01:09 PM

It makes perfect sense though. You told him to concentrate on one target. That means he's no longer doing sweeps to find other targets, so he wouldn't even have known the second DD was coming closer.

Axeman3d · 12-10-10, 01:35 PM

I thought that was pretty obvious myself, you are telling him to track one target to the exclusion of his normal sweep. If you press again later, if something is closer he'll let you know. He's good that way.

papa_smurf · 12-10-10, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanomag

Sometimes it pays to man your own hydrophones....

If your hydrophone is manned by a certain Bernard, its time to replace him

Sailor Steve · 12-10-10, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

If your hydrophone is manned by a certain Bernard, its time to replace him

Why do you torment us by insisting on the impossible?

krashkart · 12-10-10, 10:17 PM

I never once fell for that 'feature' - I repeatedly fell for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hanomag

Sometimes it pays to man your own hydrophones....

This. After awhile it's second nature to distinguish between merchies and warships.

Jimbuna · 12-11-10, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Hanomag

Sometimes it pays to man your own hydrophones....

Too true....there's nothing more pleasing than learning what your preys identity is via the pitch of the propellors.

Missing Name · 12-13-10, 10:42 AM

I've modified the destroyer hydrophone signature so it's now extremely distinctive. When I'm sitting in front of the 'phone, I can home in on what I feel is the greatest threat... but is this cheating?

11-30-10, 02:06 PM	#1
Telemon Helmsman Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 103 Downloads: 288 Uploads: 0	I didn't know that. Greetings, playing in a recent career and was attacking a convoy. There was a solitary DD 'twixt the convoy and me so I tasked my hydrophone operator to track it as it was the nearest enemy ship. Fair enough I keep getting reports on the DD, it's moving away so I concentrate on my attack. Then the report "enemy brg c045 degs moving away fast long range". I raise the 'scope and BANG!! A DD rolls over me! Attack 'scope, deck gun destroyed and major hull leaks. End of a promising career. What had obviously happened is that the hyd operator stays with the original 'nearest' enemy even when it is no longer the nearest. Has any one else fallen for this one?

11-30-10, 03:47 PM	#3
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Yup. Except it was a cruiser I was tracking and a DD attacked me. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

11-30-10, 04:59 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-09-10, 02:05 PM	#7
Jack Cutter Bosun Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 67 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Wow, I didn't know that either... What a cheap a$! trick by the 'phones man. No wonder I have issues all the time trying to slip away from the escorts after a convoy attack. All in favor of tossing the curr overboard?! __________________ Commander of U-65

12-10-10, 12:37 PM	#8
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Sometimes it pays to man your own hydrophones.... __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

11-30-10, 03:34 PM	#2
CherryHarbey Engineer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 200 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I'll be the first to answer with this.... yes, once. I doubt I'll be the last.

12-09-10, 01:51 PM	#6
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	No I didn't know that.

12-10-10, 01:09 PM	#9
kingtutt Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	It makes perfect sense though. You told him to concentrate on one target. That means he's no longer doing sweeps to find other targets, so he wouldn't even have known the second DD was coming closer.

12-10-10, 01:35 PM	#10
Axeman3d Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 127 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I thought that was pretty obvious myself, you are telling him to track one target to the exclusion of his normal sweep. If you press again later, if something is closer he'll let you know. He's good that way.

12-13-10, 10:42 AM	#15
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	I've modified the destroyer hydrophone signature so it's now extremely distinctive. When I'm sitting in front of the 'phone, I can home in on what I feel is the greatest threat... but is this cheating? __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff