I want to rename my hydrophone operator Bernard.

[Hinrich Schwab]

I just spent almost three hours running down a convoy off the British coast. I am having to dive just below periscope depth to get signals, so I knew something was not right, but I assumed another buggy SH5 issue and pressed on. I started closing and when I got within reasonable visual range, I saw nothing. I wound up diving again and still received the steady signals. The closer I got, the weirder it was because I should have spotted the merchants. After bobbing between the surface and contact depth, I was close enough to where I knew something was wrong. I surfaced and started scanning around. I was within 1000m of the contact. Something was clearly not right. I saw some oddball splashes in the water where the contacts should have been. Irked, I dove one last time. The contacts were less than 200m away. Upset, I got on the hydrophone myself (which I rarely do in SH5 because the hydrophone station is broken in one frame or fashion) to see what my hydrophone operator was picking up.

What greeted my ears when I manned the station?


A POD OF DOLPHINS CLICKING AND LAUGHING AT ME!!!!


DOLPHINS!!!! I spent three hours running down DOLPHINS!!!!

Needless to say, I wanted to kick my hydrophone operator's head in and fire him out a torpedo tube for having me chase DOLPHINS!!!!

I finally surfaced for the last time and broke out my binoculars. Sure enough, Flipper and his buddies were having a grand old time at the expense of the stupid Kaleun who had been chasing them.

[Trevally.]

[Hinrich Schwab]

I swear that's what they were doing when I saw them from my bridge. Leave it to Bernard.

[Sailor Steve]

"Who's more Bernard? Bernard or the Bernard who follows him?"

Apologies to George Lucas

[Hector McLean]

Salut

I am sorry to say I have also been there also have a number of Dolphins sitting about laughing at you , I have also posted about this also and requested some help. I exper this in the Med Camp its still cleaver also quite good.

[FDGNukeOZ]

Now thats Funny...ahhhhaahhhhh.....

But really is there dolphins in the game?

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by FDGNukeOZ

...is there dolphins in the game?

In the OPEN HORIZONS - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=189818

[Hector McLean]

Hi Nuke


I am srry to say it is perfectly true but tastfully done by DKW they have the right colour and that smile they have its worth while trying to take a photo of them .

Good luck .

[Laconic]

Flak gun. That'll teach them.

[FDGNukeOZ]

Originally Posted by Hector McLean

Hi Nuke


I am srry to say it is perfectly true but tastfully done by DKW they have the right colour and that smile they have its worth while trying to take a photo of them .

Good luck .

Now this changes everything....Whaahaaa Whaaahaaaa I'm goin hunting for dolphins Whaaa whaaaaah

[Jelkan]

lucky you...i spent 3 hours chasing 6 destroyers...boy did they **** me over

[Hinrich Schwab]

Originally Posted by Laconic

Flak gun. That'll teach them.

And what? Give them a reason to laugh at me for missing them when they dive?!

I can see it now. I come into port with my report;

2 Large Steamers-14000 tons
1 Hog Island Type A- 5000 tons
1 Cimarron Tanker-6500 tons

12 Dolphins 2.4 tons

Yeah... that will look real good on my record.

[volodya61]

Originally Posted by Hinrich Schwab

..12 Dolphins 2.4 tons..

[GT182]

Originally Posted by Hinrich Schwab

12 Dolphins 2.4 tons

Yeah... that will look real good on my record.

Chalk it up to "Food for Thought".