Stormy weather on surface?

[Lane]

Stormy weather has set in Rain, Thunderstorm ,Lighting high waves.
Grid has been patroled, approx 7 torps left. Fuel down to approx 50%
Should I stay put and see if weather clears or travel on surface in this nasty weather or hit the ESC key and go home to Kiel?
What do you guys or gals Like to do in situation.
Thank's for any comments.
Happy Holidays
Lane

[Krupp]

I would stay submerged if the visibility is less than 5 km (medium fog in IUB) so there wont be any nasty surprices from enemy aircrafts and hydrophones can locate targets better than your watch crew in bad weather. If I run on surface, I keep one bow and stern tube ready to fire (tubes opened and torpedoes set). The weather will clear eventually.

When running on surface, I always use the most economic speed (doing 6-7 knots) in my area of operations (i.e., 250 radius circle from the original patrol grid). Only things that can force my boat to start trip to home is damages/casualties, out of torpedoes, diesel oil level and something that is not implemented in the game: food stores are low. Type VII is supplied with 3 weeks of fresh food and total of 8 weeks with canned and dried food. (type IX can do 12 weeks). I use 10knots only when doing outbound and inbound passages. Combat situations are different of course. I had to once cancel my attacks on outbound convoy cos there wouldn't be enough diesel to reach home (there was no supply boats available either). THere was fuel left for 200km cruise when I docked in home base.

"Der Löwe" won't be happy when his rare and precious boats are returning prematurely to home bases with loads of torpedoes and fuel onboard. There are plenty of volunteers willing to take your boat under their command


Happy Holidays to you too

[Kalach]

I will normally stay submerged at 2kts for as long as possible and then run on the surface at ahead standard to recharge the batteries. Moving at 2kts means my air will run out well before my battery so I don't have to spend so much time surfaced.
I will normally just patrol a small area like this for a few days, if the weather hasn't cleared within 2-5 days I will start to return home.

Last patrol I ended up with just a trawler on my first day before the storms set in

[Krupp]

:hmm: You are commanding a submarine (submersible) and no storm can sink your boat. You should be shot for defaitism, if you blame the seas and weather for bad results :rotfl:

Anyway, back to celebrating christmas

[Kalach]

But it's windy and cold (especialy coming from Bergen) up there

I've survived and worked hard from '40 - early '45 in my IID, I'm a national hero, and if I dont want to go out in the rain I shouldn't have to :P

They even named a captured city after me, just look at the map;



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[Soviet_Warlord]

Originally Posted by Kalach

But it's windy and cold (especialy coming from Bergen) up there

I've survived and worked hard from '40 - early '45 in my IID, I'm a national hero, and if I dont want to go out in the rain I shouldn't have to :P

They even named a captured city after me, just look at the map;



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lol

In case anyone is curious, that map is from IL-2 Sturmovik, currently the best WWII aircraft simulator.

[CCIP]

And the Russians named an oversized donut after you :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Kalach]

Originally Posted by CCIP

And the Russians named an oversized donut after you :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

They very well may have
I originaly got the name from a type of Ukrainian bread.

lol

In case anyone is curious, that map is from IL-2 Sturmovik, currently the best WWII aircraft simulator.

It's from IL-2 Forgotten Battles, I never got the original IL2, but FB has a more randomized dynamic career like SH3 more than the scripted missions of its predesor


I fell obligated to add something on-topic now...
In both SH3 and IL2, you are expected to do your duty regardless of the weather

[CptGrayWolf]

Originally Posted by Soviet_Warlord

In case anyone is curious, that map is from IL-2 Sturmovik, currently the best WWII aircraft simulator.

It's funny you guys are talking about IL-2FB. I'm curently playing this, taking a small break from SH3. I love flying at 25,000ft, pulling Gs as I try to turn inside my bandit!
Hey, I don't know if I'm a sea Captain or a fighter pilot
Decisions, decisions...

[Kalach]

Yes, for my shore leave they decided I could have a bit of a break and become a fighter pilot

I'm not sure which I love more; My IID or my FW-190 A4 :hmm:

I'll be playing more SH3 before long though, I've been meaning to make some more SH comics for a while now. And I only need to survive another 5 months in my IID to see the end of the war

[CptGrayWolf]

Originally Posted by Kalach

Yes, for my shore leave they decided I could have a bit of a break and become a fighter pilot

[Krupp]

IL-2 Sturmovik, currently the best WWII aircraft simulator

"Simulator" :rotfl:

[kiwi_2005]

I love taking on a convoy when theres heavy fog, nothing better than on the surface running at standard speed freaking out that any moment now a destroyer could come hauling his ass out of that fog and there did be no way to escape especially in a IXC for they dive slow. Yet that the whole reason i do it, every 5 min i dive to get a sonar update then surface if my trusty boris the sonar man tells me contact is long range. The tension is high!

I like to think this is how the real uboats crew would of felt when on the surface hunting for targets in heavy fog. Dont be a pussy and dive stay on the surface and feel the terror!