Silent Hunter 3 Type VII Career - U-47, Bigger, Faster, Stronger... Vulnerable - Episode 6

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoy U-47's first patrol! This career will now feature a reskinned Type VIIB operating under the 7th Flotilla starting in Spring of 1940. I am using the Onealex modpack for Silent Hunter 3, please check it out and give it a shot yourself some time!

[@position.assumer]

really great series, would love to see more

[@michel.montreal]

Hope life is treating you well and thanks for this serie.
Hoping to see new patrols eventually.

[@devildog1009977]

hey where my boy at I need more SH3 videos

[@mathewm7136]

Great video and thanks for keeping the sim alive.
The curved pipes on a ship are called "Ventilation Pipes" and they're for, well, ventilation.
Good Luck and Good Hunting!

[@GloryTime1611]

Liked this. Any more vids coming? Hello?
Knock Knock....

[@pyry1948]

Love this series! Just binged all of it in night shift.

[@Daniel-es3qq]

Sinking one of the few armed merchant cruisers of the British navy. Not bad, considering it was never sunk IRL.

[@robertturosik416]

Good hunting skipper. When you set the depth too shallow in semi rough weather the torpedos will go below the keel. Set them a meter deeper than the keel depth, and use magnetics obviously.
Also nice hunt with the auxiliary cruiser. I would have done the same by shooting all 4 eels. Better to have one in the hand than two in the bush.

[@tarkalak]

Should have tried with a magnetic on the second ship. at 5 meters you would get lower dud chances. The h.sie changes are maximum of 6 meters at 15 m/s winds.
At depth of wind speed/4 or shallower you have 98% dud chance.
You can calculate speed by using the 3:15 method. Ask the WO for the nearest contact (put an X) and start the watch. At 3:15 ask again and put another X.
Measure the distance between the two Xes and divide by 100. That is their speed in knots. I.e. if the distance is 600 meters, they move at 6 knots. Repeat that several times. Or you can do it at 6:30 and divide the result by 2, and again at 9:45 and divide by 3 and so on.
You can also use the nomograph, that is the tool directly between the depth thing and the compass on the above panel. It has three vertical lines for speed, range and time. You can drag it on the map and draw a line through the two things you know and will tell you what the third is. I.e. put Xes for a while, then look at the for the time when you asked the WO for the nearest contact. Draw a line on the nomograph that goes through the correct distance and time and it will give you the speed.

[@jurgenvonfalke2796]

Hi! Nice video, good hunting... 1. Why you not using 1WO assistance? It's very realistic and usefull. He can help you to identify targets. 2. Why you don't choose the option in SH3Commander to show the hull integrity... You must know it as commandant at any time... Good job. Keep it up.

[@someguyontheinternet7628]

Another great patrol but I'm really sad you gave up the type 2. 😒 Once Norwegian ports are open the patrol time in the north sea would double, even if torps wouldn't. I suppose you'd have to go to firing one per enemy ship. Good luck in U47. A lot to live up too there. We'll be watching!

[@robertturosik416]

Also, I know electric torpedos are less reliable early in the war but they don’t have a bubble trail, thus ship don’t know they are coming.

[@michalciskowski6014]

How to instal this mod? Do I have to have clean version of SH3? Do I need any other mods to make my SH3 look like here above?

[@tarkalak]

No. The onealex modsoup has everything GWX and a few other mods already installed.

[@Steve-dg3md]

Sound is still 👎