It was late 44 i was operating close to Ireland in with most sucessfull crew, We where together from the outbreak of hostilities until that point, minus a few crew men lost to action. Four Sunderland aircraft come out of the clouds and attack, they are to close for me to dive, so we fight them off. All ahead flank, zig zagging every now and then. I have the twin heavy AA mount and it is doing some damage. Two turn away and start to orbit. My regular flak downs one and the heavy downs the other. The Sunderland does a cart wheel hits water bounces onto my Uboat all hands lost. A tragic loss for Germany, first Prien then Von Schmidt.

Sorta funny moment when i was sailing to the small island/port of panatellria or something like that in then mediterrean. I was out of fish after a run in with two convoys and a task force. So i was sailing in at 7 knots and right as i went to bridge and saw the lighthouses we collided with something and were taking severe bow damage. I ordered able hands to repair and ordered back emergency. We wouldnt move. Lost one man in bow torpedo room and another in the crew quarters. It ended up being a sub net but i still never figured out why i couldnt go over it. I hit the quit and return to base button. When i was leaving i went out at 2 knots and hit it again. Luckily i was able to order back full in time and escape.

mine ? hmmm... lemme think

oh yea, i was attacking my first convoy when i got attacked by 2 DD's
they both didnt stoped on time and one rammed the other, as reply the other one droped DC's on top of me but the side charges on the other DD wich destroyed its forward guns and eventualy sinking it :lol:

well, i never been able to see it again.. (was stock SH3 though)

Stock SH3 ships, children, were not to be noted for their brilliance in sea trials.:D

i'm pretty sure there was no mine. I went to external cam and saw the nets with the liitle balls on top. Oh well just never enter a port from the side.

Oh yes, the subnet at Pantelleria, That sunk me once too when leaving that port, those Italians apparently feel no-one should be able to leave, the best way is to maneuver between the pier and the destroyers...