PappyCain
11-23-08, 09:54 AM
Thought I would creep into Scapa Flow and see what is up. After pedalling the boat at night along the shoreline passing about 8 destroyers screening the entrance I made my way into the outer harbor giggling with anticipation - also had this quick mission set so I can watch the cinema topside.
Well dontcha know I run my boat right up the net. Shore Battery Search Lights come on and beam down on me. Ooops. I gently back her down and off. The outer harbor destroyers are on their way and the water is shallow. Hmmm. I have plenty of oranges on board so I hunker next to the net and back her as close to the shoreline as I dare.
First destroyer comes in from the inner harbor and gets hung up on the net. No matter what he does he cannot free himself. Next feller comes in slow and easy. I munch on my 2nd orange watching topside cinema. He firing starshells, meanwhile shore battery has lights blazing and destroyers are sweeping their searchlights.
I reach for a banana now that 3-4 more arrive. Things are tensing up.
Over the side go a spate of DC's near but not close enough to even pop my gauge glass. Behold. An explosion! The DC's were so shallow they blew about 8 men off the destroyer and she caught fire.
Now 4 more destroyers show up. One gets hung on the shoreline but manages to back off. The others are reticent to depth charge now but angle about.
All are pinging the hell out of me. I have a second banana.
Now the sun is coming up. With all their screws turning (creating noise) I go silent and creep along the shoreline at 3knots.
I am watching and they are depth charging and one destroyer must have hit a mine and she folds like a cheap suit.
Yep. I slinked away. There were a total of 11 destroyers at the net. Their antics were exercised well and I compliment the programmers. This sim is terrific. Less expensive than the fruit I ate!
S'
PC
Well dontcha know I run my boat right up the net. Shore Battery Search Lights come on and beam down on me. Ooops. I gently back her down and off. The outer harbor destroyers are on their way and the water is shallow. Hmmm. I have plenty of oranges on board so I hunker next to the net and back her as close to the shoreline as I dare.
First destroyer comes in from the inner harbor and gets hung up on the net. No matter what he does he cannot free himself. Next feller comes in slow and easy. I munch on my 2nd orange watching topside cinema. He firing starshells, meanwhile shore battery has lights blazing and destroyers are sweeping their searchlights.
I reach for a banana now that 3-4 more arrive. Things are tensing up.
Over the side go a spate of DC's near but not close enough to even pop my gauge glass. Behold. An explosion! The DC's were so shallow they blew about 8 men off the destroyer and she caught fire.
Now 4 more destroyers show up. One gets hung on the shoreline but manages to back off. The others are reticent to depth charge now but angle about.
All are pinging the hell out of me. I have a second banana.
Now the sun is coming up. With all their screws turning (creating noise) I go silent and creep along the shoreline at 3knots.
I am watching and they are depth charging and one destroyer must have hit a mine and she folds like a cheap suit.
Yep. I slinked away. There were a total of 11 destroyers at the net. Their antics were exercised well and I compliment the programmers. This sim is terrific. Less expensive than the fruit I ate!
S'
PC