Back to the High Seas

Kaleun Volk · 06-02-11, 09:33 PM

I have been away for quite a long time SUBSIM. After the urge to play SH3 the other day, discovering the woes of Windows 7 and Star-force (or whatever it's called), 3 hours of trial and error, $10 for the D2D copy and one download of GWX later I have returned to sink tonnage in the name of the Fatherland.

Right out of the gate, I decide that If I'm going to play again, I might as well learn the real way and play with 100% difficulty. I spend 2 hours learning and perfecting the Manual Targeting for the Torpedoes. I start on September 1 39', Wilhelmshaven with 2nd Flotilla, and set out for AN32 at 7kts. I approach the 3/4 mark of the journey when the war breaks out. Deciding that I do not wish to end up as a tally mark on some Flyboy's fuselage, I head through the pass north of Scapa. Uneventful up to this point, as I have yet to even spy a coastal freighter. 24hrs in the Patrol Grid and 2 aircraft induced dives later, I depart for more fruitful hunting grounds... AM53.

I arrive a few days later. Fog so thick you could cut it with a knife (excuse the old saying) and waves so high you would need oxygen tanks to remain at the top. The sonar man picks out a merchant headed strait for us. We dive and home in on his sonar, as visual tracking is out of the question. A lucky break with the periscope reveals a 10,500 tons (confirmed after) of Merchantman headed past us to the north, perpendicular to our heading at about 1500m. I'm not worried about the periscope being spotted, as I can barely make out the ship well enough to make out the type. After 3 minutes of double checking the calculations (rough seas and all), I decide for a two tube salvo, with a 1 degree spread. The torpedoes are away, and seconds later one detonates aft of amidships. She slows for about 4 minutes or so before the Das Boot cheers and information at the bottom of the screen confirm the kill.

God I missed this game

EDIT: Original Patrol Grid was AM99, not AN32

VONHARRIS · 06-02-11, 11:17 PM

Welcome back.
Gute Jagd Herr Kaleun

Fish In The Water · 06-03-11, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaleun Volk

God I missed this game

Good to have you back...

Enjoy!

Jimbuna · 06-03-11, 05:12 PM

Welcome back Kaleun.

HW3 · 06-03-11, 05:34 PM

Welcome back! Sink them All!

Bakkels · 06-03-11, 05:55 PM

Congrats. You got a nice way of penning it down. Good read.

06-04-11, 10:32 AM

Welcome back.
It was a great read.

AM99? That's an even bigger "Wow" than AM53.
Enjoy, and keep us posted.

06-02-11, 09:33 PM	#1
Kaleun Volk A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 72 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Back to the High Seas I have been away for quite a long time SUBSIM. After the urge to play SH3 the other day, discovering the woes of Windows 7 and Star-force (or whatever it's called), 3 hours of trial and error, $10 for the D2D copy and one download of GWX later I have returned to sink tonnage in the name of the Fatherland. Right out of the gate, I decide that If I'm going to play again, I might as well learn the real way and play with 100% difficulty. I spend 2 hours learning and perfecting the Manual Targeting for the Torpedoes. I start on September 1 39', Wilhelmshaven with 2nd Flotilla, and set out for AN32 at 7kts. I approach the 3/4 mark of the journey when the war breaks out. Deciding that I do not wish to end up as a tally mark on some Flyboy's fuselage, I head through the pass north of Scapa. Uneventful up to this point, as I have yet to even spy a coastal freighter. 24hrs in the Patrol Grid and 2 aircraft induced dives later, I depart for more fruitful hunting grounds... AM53. I arrive a few days later. Fog so thick you could cut it with a knife (excuse the old saying) and waves so high you would need oxygen tanks to remain at the top. The sonar man picks out a merchant headed strait for us. We dive and home in on his sonar, as visual tracking is out of the question. A lucky break with the periscope reveals a 10,500 tons (confirmed after) of Merchantman headed past us to the north, perpendicular to our heading at about 1500m. I'm not worried about the periscope being spotted, as I can barely make out the ship well enough to make out the type. After 3 minutes of double checking the calculations (rough seas and all), I decide for a two tube salvo, with a 1 degree spread. The torpedoes are away, and seconds later one detonates aft of amidships. She slows for about 4 minutes or so before the Das Boot cheers and information at the bottom of the screen confirm the kill. God I missed this game EDIT: Original Patrol Grid was AM99, not AN32 Last edited by Kaleun Volk; 06-02-11 at 10:05 PM.

06-03-11, 05:12 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome back Kaleun. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-03-11, 05:34 PM	#5
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Sink them All! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

06-03-11, 05:55 PM	#6
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Congrats. You got a nice way of penning it down. Good read. __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

06-02-11, 11:17 PM	#2
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Welcome back. Gute Jagd Herr Kaleun

06-04-11, 10:32 AM	#7
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Welcome back. It was a great read. AM99? That's an even bigger "Wow" than AM53. Enjoy, and keep us posted.