This is not you average dumb sailors piloting these merchant ships. They zig then zag and not always the same direction. I have used the tutorials for deck gun and now torpedo attack. My first fish was running hot fast and normal when for no reason that I could figure out the merchant started moving from a dead stop. She must have seen my scope. The scope height is adjustable and the faster in the water you go the more spray the scope kicks up. My first fish missed. I then hunted down a small tanker and recieved a kill first fish fired at her. The next tanker was the one zig zagging all over. First two fish missed her the third hit the starboard side and she did not sink but had a HEAVY list to starboard. She slowed but continued to zig zag until the last fish blew her out of the water literaly everywhere!

Might be talking to myself but at least this will serve as a log of my first day with this game.

I started my first campaign and it was tough just getting out of the kiel. Around O dark thirty ran into a friendly DD no alarm was sounded. This truly reminds me of leaving port on so many ocations as the imersian factor is second to none! More in a little while after the next leg of my journey.

Keep posting, we hear you!

Yeah keep posting!! Its interesting for us not yet lucky to live in America!

I will as this will serve as the log of my first day.

Ok I finaly cleared the Norwegen straits and found a freindly merchant that I waived at as I hit DEEP blue water. It took me three days to clear that strait and it sure does feel good to be out in the deep ocean again.

On the third morning I woke up to the weather getting pretty choppy but heck that is the least of my crews worries. I have run the claculations four times in my head and it allways puts my going through the Dover narrows in broad daylight.

I will have to ponder this throughout this day and make a decision to stay on the surface doing 13 knots or submurge until dark. With the weather picking up it is slowing my progress. My assigned patrol area is BF17 and to go around England would take weeks if not months.

Freaking WOW! Talk about intense........ Taking water over the conning tower now the sea has really picked up slowing my pace to 12 knots. I had a red contact during daylight and ordered a dive. Cranked the perascope up and could not find or hear the contact anywhere. Noticed it had medum speed when last sighted and thought it best if I just leave the area. Now looks like I will be crossing the straits of Dover around Midnight due to my slow progress. Again the most intense game to come out in eons! I was crXping my pants for awhile!

Dawn comes and we put on our duck gear.



As the morning sky lights up good and bright it looks like I am in GALE conditions!

Great stuff Wolfar, keep it coming.

Made my first merchant contact before the Dover straits in extremly high seas. Could not man the deck gun as it was awash. Most of the crew was exhasted as I had not been making them take normal watch rotations. You HAVE to watch your crew fatige. Had 3 torps just plain miss and 1 dud I watched it bounce off. Took 3 direct hits to sink the 6600 ton merchant. Damb! I only have 4 freaking torps left. Might have to head back home. Remember rough weather although good for hiding in takes its toll on crew and firing solutions. Hell I had one torp breach a wave and explode when it hit the next one!

justa note, add SH3 to sig

Heck I have been gaming for over 20 years. If I listed all the games it would probably take up 20 pages at least.

Anyway think on this, I am running this game at ONLY 29% realisum. It is this tough can you imagine 100%? Ok it is only my first day so perhaps it will get easier.