Was SHIII really this challenging???

Sir Big Jugs · 06-26-06, 02:38 AM

My first career in months. First mission. I was sunk in the English Channel in 1939!

Hey, don't laugh at me! I survived 2 hours of depth charging in 24 m deep waters! But I'm angry at myself for not attacking that Elco but diving, he called 5 destroyers and one armed trawler in to help!

Kruger · 06-26-06, 03:14 AM

I allways attack Elco boats with everything at hand. Fortunately..they don't use their torpedoes.

Sir Big Jugs · 06-26-06, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kruger

I allways attack Elco boats with everything at hand. Fortunately..they don't use their torpedoes.

Finally a good SH3 bug! We'd be helpless if they would! Anyone know what the real U-boat Kaleuns did when encountering Elco's?:hmm:

Eichenlaub · 06-26-06, 05:42 AM

Brewster Pilot, you wrecked U-53? That was *my* boat!

Just kidding, I got sunk in U-53 loads of times as well...

Maybe it's just the boat, huh?

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub, now in U-2503

HunterICX · 06-26-06, 09:01 AM

hey brewster, you have been in the same ****whole as me

my VIIB U-505 got nailed in the english channel too in 1939 , I shot at an Merchant and an Elco spotted me and made an distress call and 5 Destroyers and an Armed trawler came to DC me to 7th gate of hell....

and ofcourse the depth of 36 meters...got my bow torpedo making water that made me scratch the ocean floor for 100 meter before I got my final blow.

English channel...the channel to hell, thats what I call it

NEON DEON · 06-26-06, 09:36 AM

In 1939 and early 40, I run the smallest part of the channel at night at flank speed. If an Elco boat pops up, I take it out with the deck gun. Three or four HE rounds on target and the boat usually blows up. That keeps him from updating your position so you are somewhere else when help arrives cause you are running at flank and on the surface. I stay up unless something bigger than a flower shows up Unless she is blocking my path. I stay closer to the French side of the channel to give myself a little more space between me and the English ports.

As for all thoes ships showing up, I am thinking you got hit on by some of the narrow english channel military traffic combined with one of the port patrols.

06-26-06, 11:37 AM

[quote=Brewster Pilot]

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Originally Posted by Kruger

Anyone know what the real U-boat Kaleuns did when encountering Elco's?:hmm:

There's another game mistake that drives me crazy: The British didn't use 80-foot Elco (Electric Boat Company) boats at all; the had their own 73-foot Vospers that looked a LOT different.

As to your question, U-boats stayed away from the Channel, and thus ignored PT Boats.

06-26-06, 12:45 PM

I usualy just avoid the channel, preferring the path to the north of england, sometimes i'l hit a hard 'mount of planes but it gives good shooting practice to meh flak gunner providing the weathers good

, and the elcos are fun to shoot at with the flak gun also.... even though I lost a couple flak gunners to machine gun fire...

p.s. anyone notice that elcos retreat if you damage them enough? I duked it out with one and after a few shots from my deck gun and flak gun he ran off on me

P.s.s. This happened to me again I put a torp into a Tribal destroyer he turned tail and ran on me, wimpy battleships :hmm:

tbarak · 06-26-06, 10:12 PM

LOL. Charging into the English channel with a II boat would be like attacking the Atlantic wall defenses in a dinghy in 1944. You don't have to try to sink the entire English naval armada in the first week of the war you know.

While the German navy needs gallant warriors maybe wait until you have at least one patrol under your belt and maybe a bigger boat before you set your eyes on the King George.

Flight sims guys....

Redwine · 06-30-06, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Brewster Pilot

My first career in months. First mission. I was sunk in the English Channel in 1939!

Lesson

: "Do not enter into the english channel....." :p

Manock · 06-30-06, 09:14 PM

Afte sacrificing your crews in terrifying deaths so you can gain experience, go back and try again later on but before American entry.

You will be a Type II holy terror sinking snotty over confident destroyers anywhere within the English Channel.

Really, trust me on this, just asked my past crews.

06-26-06, 02:38 AM	#1
Sir Big Jugs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 895 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Was SHIII really this challenging??? My first career in months. First mission. I was sunk in the English Channel in 1939! Hey, don't laugh at me! I survived 2 hours of depth charging in 24 m deep waters! But I'm angry at myself for not attacking that Elco but diving, he called 5 destroyers and one armed trawler in to help! __________________

06-26-06, 05:42 AM	#4
Eichenlaub Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nijmegen Posts: 132 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Brewster Pilot, you wrecked U-53? That was my boat! Just kidding, I got sunk in U-53 loads of times as well... Maybe it's just the boat, huh? Kind regards, Eichenlaub, now in U-2503 __________________ "Despite living in a country where soft-drugs, prostitution, gay-marriage and euthanasia are all legal, I've never felt any inclination towards any of them." When SHIV hits the scene, we should not fear the double D Geisha escort...we should welcome her...

06-26-06, 09:01 AM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	hey brewster, you have been in the same ****whole as me my VIIB U-505 got nailed in the english channel too in 1939 , I shot at an Merchant and an Elco spotted me and made an distress call and 5 Destroyers and an Armed trawler came to DC me to 7th gate of hell.... and ofcourse the depth of 36 meters...got my bow torpedo making water that made me scratch the ocean floor for 100 meter before I got my final blow. English channel...the channel to hell, thats what I call it __________________

06-26-06, 12:45 PM	#8
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I usualy just avoid the channel, preferring the path to the north of england, sometimes i'l hit a hard 'mount of planes but it gives good shooting practice to meh flak gunner providing the weathers good , and the elcos are fun to shoot at with the flak gun also.... even though I lost a couple flak gunners to machine gun fire... p.s. anyone notice that elcos retreat if you damage them enough? I duked it out with one and after a few shots from my deck gun and flak gun he ran off on me P.s.s. This happened to me again I put a torp into a Tribal destroyer he turned tail and ran on me, wimpy battleships :hmm: Last edited by Rilder; 06-26-06 at 06:04 PM.

06-30-06, 09:14 PM	#11
Manock Bosun Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 68 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Try Again Later Afte sacrificing your crews in terrifying deaths so you can gain experience, go back and try again later on but before American entry. You will be a Type II holy terror sinking snotty over confident destroyers anywhere within the English Channel. Really, trust me on this, just asked my past crews.

06-26-06, 03:14 AM	#2
Kruger Commander Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 476 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I allways attack Elco boats with everything at hand. Fortunately..they don't use their torpedoes.

06-26-06, 09:36 AM	#6
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	In 1939 and early 40, I run the smallest part of the channel at night at flank speed. If an Elco boat pops up, I take it out with the deck gun. Three or four HE rounds on target and the boat usually blows up. That keeps him from updating your position so you are somewhere else when help arrives cause you are running at flank and on the surface. I stay up unless something bigger than a flower shows up Unless she is blocking my path. I stay closer to the French side of the channel to give myself a little more space between me and the English ports. As for all thoes ships showing up, I am thinking you got hit on by some of the narrow english channel military traffic combined with one of the port patrols.

06-26-06, 10:12 PM	#9
tbarak Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 151 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL. Charging into the English channel with a II boat would be like attacking the Atlantic wall defenses in a dinghy in 1944. You don't have to try to sink the entire English naval armada in the first week of the war you know. While the German navy needs gallant warriors maybe wait until you have at least one patrol under your belt and maybe a bigger boat before you set your eyes on the King George. Flight sims guys....