Shortest first patrol?

[Vainamoinen]

7 September 1939, 1st flotilla out of Kiel, 84% realism.

Got to the patrol area, but was immediately jumped on by a destroyer in the dark. My boat took a battering from the depth charges, and was forced to the surface. Just as I was looking for the "Ok, ok, we'll come quietly" hot key, the sub got rammed and sank without so much as scratching the paint on a merchantman.

Well, could have been even worse - it came within an emergency reverse of ending ten minutes out of Kiel, when a mix-up with a plotted course almost had me crashing into the first bridge on the canal. I could just see the headlines: "U-boat lost with all hands in Kiel canal". :oops:

Looks like I need a bit more practice with this...

[Crazy Ian]

Exactly 3 minutes.. on my first patrol out I coulda swore I was coming out of Kiel Docks at a bad angle so tried to recorrect it... suffice it to say major flooding in every compartment aft of the control room.... OOPS..

I doubt Doenitz would've been chuffed...

[AVGWarhawk]

Been there, did that last night, got the T-shirt:oops: . It was 1945 though;)

[High Voltage]

AVG, you never cease to amaze me! Your continuing ineptitude has been great for the morale of the men on my boat as they look at me in a new light after hearing about that crazy "Kaleun Warhawk" and his zany misadventures...;) ;)

[robbo180265]

AVG, you never cease to amaze me! Your continuing ineptitude has been great for the morale of the men on my boat as they look at me in a new light after hearing about that crazy "Kaleun Warhawk" and his zany misadventures...;) ;)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Doolar]

There I was , in all my glory , you know , 1st pattrol , new to the game , just passed the academy , go'n to kick some major butt . Started my patrol out of Wilhelmshaven , standing on the bridge in awl of the band , I even called my kids to check it out . I went to the chart to have a look , and to plot a course ... BAMB ! ... into a wall . I would say maybe a minute or 2 into it ... Started a new career , my daughters are still laughing at me .

[robbo180265]

Whilst filming with FRAPS and therfore trying aviod using the mouse, I managed to hit reverse.................Not even a minute:damn: And it was all on film too:oops:

[AVGWarhawk]

AVG, you never cease to amaze me! Your continuing ineptitude has been great for the morale of the men on my boat as they look at me in a new light after hearing about that crazy "Kaleun Warhawk" and his zany misadventures...;) ;)


Just boosting the Allies moral;) . I wish your men well and would any be interested in joining my crew? I have two, me and Bernard:smug:

[AVGWarhawk]

@Dooler

What town in Marylard are you? I'm in Glen Burnie. Brag is in Bethesda. I know of another on the other side the Marley Creek from me. His name escapes me at the moment.

[bookworm_020]

Ramed my Escort out of Kiel, Welcome to the 2 minute patrol!:doh:

[Kingswat]

on my first patrol when i got the game when it came out, my sub didn't follow the plotted course while leaving kiel and ran aground and had %1 hull integrity left, luckily i was aground and couldn't sink and got the flooding repaired and slowly slid back into the water(then sank) 11 min patrol

[Mooncatt]

ummm bout 2 mins. plotted a course out of wilhemshaven didnt take into account for the little harbour wall coz i was zoomed out too far you can guess the rest.
i did survive, just, and then just as i though i was safe i hit a mine H.I to 30%. all was well from then and i drop my lighter on the "C" key :damn: and that was that:nope:

[Doolar]

AVGWarhawk
I'm just outside 695 in Perry Hall

[Khourieat]

7 September 1939, 1st flotilla out of Kiel, 84% realism.

Got to the patrol area, but was immediately jumped on by a destroyer in the dark. My boat took a battering from the depth charges, and was forced to the surface. Just as I was looking for the "Ok, ok, we'll come quietly" hot key, the sub got rammed and sank without so much as scratching the paint on a merchantman.

Well, could have been even worse - it came within an emergency reverse of ending ten minutes out of Kiel, when a mix-up with a plotted course almost had me crashing into the first bridge on the canal. I could just see the headlines: "U-boat lost with all hands in Kiel canal". :oops:

Looks like I need a bit more practice with this...

I think if there is a SAFE place to sink, it'd be 5 feet away from your home port :yep: That's an easy swim right there, even for me! Maybe one of the band members can be used as a flotation device :know:

[Brag]

AVGWarhawk
I'm just outside 695 in Perry Hall

Welcome aboard the DC flotilla, Doolar. We've got the bastards surrounded :smug:

[ParaB]

Pffft.... my shortest career ever started on September 1st 1939, 10:20 AM and ended 3 minutes later when I rammed a destroyer at full speed while plotting my course in the map room just outside the docks.

Yeah, it was a tiny little bit embarrrassing..

[Brag]

Ah, my two minutes to catsastrophe: Was plotting an elegant exit out of Lorient. Spmething distracted me and I right clicked the mouse to deal with it. I guess my sumbie zoomed out. My crew was too dead to bitch at me. :roll:

[Vainamoinen]

Magic, thank you very much gentlemen - all very encouraging.

It's good to see that even the finest Kaleuns can have an iffy start. :up: