I managed to sink HMS Nelson! my first EVER encounter with a battleship

Paul Riley · 08-24-11, 12:15 PM

Just thought I would share the fantastic news of me managing to sink HMS Nelson the other night.He was a tough lad,it took 4 to stop him at which point he was sitting low in the water and starting to capsize to his portside.He needed a 5th torpedo to send him to the bottom.And the real special thing about this sinking was that he was part of a 20 ship convoy and sat bang in the middle on the 3rd lane.I attacked the convoy by shadowing for about 6 hours,moving in from the rear at night,dropped my draught to 7m and parked myself about 500m alongside him,and none of the lambs saw me,it was a textbook attack and I was really proud of myself,although I did feel bad for sinking him in the end,but I could hardly let him slip by without a fight

33.000 tonnes from the Nelson gave me a very respectable 60.000 tonnes to that particular patrol,with 10 merchants sunk,and a Knights Cross second class.Odd,I was expecting the top medal for this audacious attack,in fact I was actually expecting Doenitz to step down and place me at the helm of the KM hehehe.
Every torpedo and every round of HE ammo was used on that patrol.
I took a few screenshots of the event and will post them in the near future.

Brag · 08-24-11, 01:19 PM

Congratahoochies! Well done.

But, next time be more agressive

BossMark · 08-24-11, 01:23 PM

Yeah very well done

Paul Riley · 08-24-11, 01:30 PM

Cheers you two,really was a very tense and exciting moment,gave me an ever greater appreciation for the game now,and here we are at times,thinking its a tedious experience with the odd lone merchant now and again,sinking that bad boy was epic!

Paul Riley · 08-24-11, 01:36 PM

Hey Brag,did you REALLY do all that? (below) if so,wow

If not,what a great imagination you have,like myself hehehe

Excerpt from Amazon's website highlighting your book:

'Alexey Braguine flew for a CIA secret airline in Laos, chased elephant poachers in Kenya, led horseback tours into the Chilean Andes. The explosive pages of his novels reveal not only a vivid imagination, but the experience gathered in a thriller life'

You're a cool guy mate

Brag · 08-24-11, 01:49 PM

Paul, that's the short version

FIREWALL · 08-24-11, 01:59 PM

Congrats Paul on nice kill.

Paul Riley · 08-24-11, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Congrats Paul on nice kill.

Thanks a lot

Fish In The Water · 08-24-11, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Congrats Paul on nice kill.

I second the motion, congrats!

Paul Riley · 08-24-11, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

I second the motion, congrats!

Thankyou sir

Paul Riley · 08-25-11, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Just thought I would share the fantastic news of me managing to sink HMS Nelson the other night.He was a tough lad,it took 4 to stop him at which point he was sitting low in the water and starting to capsize to his portside.He needed a 5th torpedo to send him to the bottom.And the real special thing about this sinking was that he was part of a 20 ship convoy and sat bang in the middle on the 3rd lane.I attacked the convoy by shadowing for about 6 hours,moving in from the rear at night,dropped my draught to 7m and parked myself about 500m alongside him,and none of the lambs saw me,it was a textbook attack and I was really proud of myself,although I did feel bad for sinking him in the end,but I could hardly let him slip by without a fight

33.000 tonnes from the Nelson gave me a very respectable 60.000 tonnes to that particular patrol,with 10 merchants sunk,and a Knights Cross second class.Odd,I was expecting the top medal for this audacious attack,in fact I was actually expecting Doenitz to step down and place me at the helm of the KM hehehe.
Every torpedo and every round of HE ammo was used on that patrol.
I took a few screenshots of the event and will post them in the near future.

Well here we have evidence of Nelson's demise together with a few
other random scenes from that patrol.

The first cargo ship of Nelson's convoy hit by 2 torpedoes.You can just make out Nelson in the next lane in the middle.

To the bottom he goes

Here he is! HMS Nelson in all his glory

Here he was struggling after taking 4 right along the length of his portside.The really sad thing about this engagement (for me that is) was the small and ONLY escort ship of this convoy,he wouldnt leave Nelson's side and stayed with him for a good 2 hours circling trying to find me.When the escort finally gave up I wheeled around for the killer blow.

A small fire erupts on his bow

He is going down,albeit VERY slowly

Almost 2 hours later and Nelson is miraculously still afloat.I had to put a 5th into the poor fellow and he exploded in a most dramatic fashion.

U-54 returning after a magnificent patrol.I think the boys will spend the rest of December at home,they have deserved it.

You know those ladies are in for a good time

Tonnage results.

This one is for you Jim,your proof of Nelson's demise

My growing (well,almost) collection of medals

Hope you appreciate the pictures as much as I enjoyed making them.

GoDeep · 08-25-11, 06:04 AM

Looks like one heck of a patrol! Cheers and have one on me, mate. You earned it!

One question though: those flags on your periscope, for all your kills, is that a mod? I've never seen it in game, I think...

Paul Riley · 08-25-11, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GoDeep

Looks like one heck of a patrol! Cheers and have one on me, mate. You earned it!

One question though: those flags on your periscope, for all your kills, is that a mod? I've never seen it in game, I think...

Thanks!

Yes the flag and pennants is a mod,I dont have the link on me at the moment but i'll try and find them for you,chances are though someone will beat me to it.

Paul Riley · 08-25-11, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Thanks!

Yes the flag and pennants is a mod,I dont have the link on me at the moment but i'll try and find them for you,chances are though someone will beat me to it.

There we go mate,have fun

It might be a good idea to also print the readme so you have a reference to the new key commands to raise lower the pennants,flag,RDF antenna etc

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1882

GoDeep · 08-25-11, 06:18 AM

Thanks, those flags would look cool on my boat too!

<--- How do I get rid of this "Wild night in Bangkok" thing? Just keep posting, I suppose... A cruel joke by Onkel Neall, I think.

08-24-11, 12:15 PM	#1
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	I managed to sink HMS Nelson! my first EVER encounter with a battleship Just thought I would share the fantastic news of me managing to sink HMS Nelson the other night.He was a tough lad,it took 4 to stop him at which point he was sitting low in the water and starting to capsize to his portside.He needed a 5th torpedo to send him to the bottom.And the real special thing about this sinking was that he was part of a 20 ship convoy and sat bang in the middle on the 3rd lane.I attacked the convoy by shadowing for about 6 hours,moving in from the rear at night,dropped my draught to 7m and parked myself about 500m alongside him,and none of the lambs saw me,it was a textbook attack and I was really proud of myself,although I did feel bad for sinking him in the end,but I could hardly let him slip by without a fight 33.000 tonnes from the Nelson gave me a very respectable 60.000 tonnes to that particular patrol,with 10 merchants sunk,and a Knights Cross second class.Odd,I was expecting the top medal for this audacious attack,in fact I was actually expecting Doenitz to step down and place me at the helm of the KM hehehe. Every torpedo and every round of HE ammo was used on that patrol. I took a few screenshots of the event and will post them in the near future. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes Last edited by Paul Riley; 08-24-11 at 04:41 PM.

08-24-11, 01:19 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Congratahoochies! Well done. But, next time be more agressive __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-24-11, 01:23 PM	#3
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Yeah very well done __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

08-24-11, 01:30 PM	#4
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Cheers you two,really was a very tense and exciting moment,gave me an ever greater appreciation for the game now,and here we are at times,thinking its a tedious experience with the odd lone merchant now and again,sinking that bad boy was epic! __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-24-11, 01:36 PM	#5
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Hey Brag,did you REALLY do all that? (below) if so,wow If not,what a great imagination you have,like myself hehehe Excerpt from Amazon's website highlighting your book: 'Alexey Braguine flew for a CIA secret airline in Laos, chased elephant poachers in Kenya, led horseback tours into the Chilean Andes. The explosive pages of his novels reveal not only a vivid imagination, but the experience gathered in a thriller life' You're a cool guy mate __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-24-11, 01:49 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Paul, that's the short version __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-24-11, 01:59 PM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Congrats Paul on nice kill. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-25-11, 06:04 AM	#12
GoDeep Planesman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Looks like one heck of a patrol! Cheers and have one on me, mate. You earned it! One question though: those flags on your periscope, for all your kills, is that a mod? I've never seen it in game, I think... __________________ On sailor's grave there are no roses, On a seaman's grave there blooms no Edelweiss. The only ornaments are the white gulls And the many tears a girl is weeping. -- German folk song, sung by German seamen during the war.

08-25-11, 06:18 AM	#15
GoDeep Planesman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thanks, those flags would look cool on my boat too! <--- How do I get rid of this "Wild night in Bangkok" thing? Just keep posting, I suppose... A cruel joke by Onkel Neall, I think. __________________ On sailor's grave there are no roses, On a seaman's grave there blooms no Edelweiss. The only ornaments are the white gulls And the many tears a girl is weeping. -- German folk song, sung by German seamen during the war.