I think I have witnessed a first in submarine warfare!

oksbad · 06-21-11, 05:37 AM

I got ambushed by a passenger liner...

I was passing the straights of Gibraltar (submerged to avoid destroyers and elcos) when I noticed a lot of black lines from sonar (merchant ships) I come up to periscope depth and notice a huge number of ships ahead, as I somehow managed to blunder on a convoy. Feeling lucky, I start lining up a shot with the biggest ship I see (a tanker) when WHAM! I get blindsided by a passenger liner from the right.

In Atlantic you ambush passenger liner, in Gibraltar passenger liner ambush you I guess.

Funny thing is, I'm %99.9 sure that the passenger liner hadn't detected me at the time, so it was entirely my fault.

In the end I did manage to sink a decent tonnage of ships (including the offending liner) so I still consider myself lucky but that was an interesting experience.

VONHARRIS · 06-21-11, 11:06 AM

You are not the first nor the last to be rammed by a merchant.
It is a risk you have to take when attacking a convoy from within its columns

Gute Jagd Herr Kaleun

Fish In The Water · 06-21-11, 02:15 PM

I guess the passengers didn't want to go for a swim...

Welcome aboard!

Jimbuna · 06-21-11, 07:05 PM

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

Welcome to SubSim

06-22-11, 12:19 AM

Being hit by a Passenger Liner, in a convoy, is one problem I'll never have to worry about.
With my setup, they all run alone, and they all run 30+ knots.
If you ever meet one, there isn't much time to do anything other than gawk.
Almost got run over by one. And we were surfaced!
That's the only one I've ever encountered.

Collin Dougherty · 06-24-11, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oksbad

In Atlantic you ambush passenger liner, in Gibraltar passenger liner ambush you I guess.

Haha sounds like a bad Yakov Smirnoff refrence!

06-21-11, 05:37 AM	#1
oksbad Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 10 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I think I have witnessed a first in submarine warfare! I got ambushed by a passenger liner... I was passing the straights of Gibraltar (submerged to avoid destroyers and elcos) when I noticed a lot of black lines from sonar (merchant ships) I come up to periscope depth and notice a huge number of ships ahead, as I somehow managed to blunder on a convoy. Feeling lucky, I start lining up a shot with the biggest ship I see (a tanker) when WHAM! I get blindsided by a passenger liner from the right. In Atlantic you ambush passenger liner, in Gibraltar passenger liner ambush you I guess. Funny thing is, I'm %99.9 sure that the passenger liner hadn't detected me at the time, so it was entirely my fault. In the end I did manage to sink a decent tonnage of ships (including the offending liner) so I still consider myself lucky but that was an interesting experience.

06-21-11, 07:05 PM	#4
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!! Welcome to SubSim __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-21-11, 11:06 AM	#2
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	You are not the first nor the last to be rammed by a merchant. It is a risk you have to take when attacking a convoy from within its columns Gute Jagd Herr Kaleun

06-21-11, 02:15 PM	#3
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	I guess the passengers didn't want to go for a swim... Welcome aboard!

06-22-11, 12:19 AM	#5
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Being hit by a Passenger Liner, in a convoy, is one problem I'll never have to worry about. With my setup, they all run alone, and they all run 30+ knots. If you ever meet one, there isn't much time to do anything other than gawk. Almost got run over by one. And we were surfaced! That's the only one I've ever encountered.