Same for me, U-657 is docked getting fixed. Things are going to get harder as 42 turns to 43

Just wanted to comment on Venatore's actual report: Wow! That was an unpleasant surprise. Glad you survived it and returned to base in one piece (more or less). Condolences on your crew loss and better luck next time.

Thanks Sailor Steve, I was looking down and to my left at a life-raft close to mu U-boat, I was wearing my 7.1 Dolby surround sound G35 Logitech headphones and when the explosion erupted it scared the crap out of me :o:wah: the slow sinking ship was to my right about 20/30 meters away, this was something I didn't know about this wonderful game was that your crew may possibly die/wounded and the U-boat may/can sustain damage if you get too close to the danger blast area of a sinking ship. I thought everything was ok because it was sinking really slowly and there hadn't been any violent explosions coming from this vessel.

Just when you think your the best U-boat commander sailing the seven seas, a event happens like this and you feel like a wanker :88)

I love WaW - it's a great experience and really helps with the immersion. The lads at BdU have done a brilliant job.

In fact, it's about time I dusted down my commander's cap, build a new install and join up again.

Oh what a lovely WaW!:rock:

:rotfl2:

You've never read the many posts I've made about my own experience with this? There was once a thread about "Your shortest careers". When people were posting about leaving the dock at flank speed and crashing and killing themselves, I posted about how I was killed by being to close to an exploding cargo ship - while doing the Acadamy Artillery School! I never even got to the career!:rotfl2:

ROFLMAO :rotfl2:

Commenced 3rd war patrol over at WaW. This is WaW BdU/FdU and I transmitting to each other, day 9 of my patrol;


16:55HRS // 20-SEP-42 // BDU // SITUATION REPORT // OPEN COMMS // GRID AM5212 // ATTACKED LARGE CONVOY // CONFIRMED SINKING 1 x LARGE BRITISH MERCHANT 8.762T, 3 x TORPEDO DETONATIONS, PORT SIDE, ALL HANDS LOST // CONFIRMED SINKING 1 x S-CLASS BRITISH SUBMARINE 0.767T, 1 x TORPEDO DETONATION, PORT SIDE, ALL HANDS LOST // HEAVY ESCORT SCREEN PRESENT, CONSISTING OF 1 x S&T CLASS DESTROYER, 1 x TOWN CLASS CRUISER & 2 x BLACK SWAN SLOOPS // ALL MERCHANT VESSELS EQUIPPED WITH GUNNERY PLATFORMS // POSITION IMMEDIATELY TRIANGULATED BY REMAINING ESCORTS // COMMENCED DESCENT 160M // 81 x DEPTH CHARGES DROPPED IN 12 x PATTERNS // 3 x DEPTH CHARGES CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE // BOW CASING FRACTURED // TOW HOOK HOUSING DESTROYED // 8.8CM SKC35 DECK GUN DESTROYED // RUDDER SUPPORT FRACTURED // OUTLET VALVE DIVE TANK II FRACTURED // PRESSURE HULL MULTIPLY STARBOARD FRACTURES // BOTH PROPELLER SHAFT HOUSING FRACTURED // ATTACK PERISCOPE DESTROYED // 1 x 2CM C30 FLAK GUN DESTROYED // LOWER WINTER-GARDEN DAMAGED // PORT SIDE CONNING TOWER FRACTURED // DIESEL ENGINE MOUNTS FRACTURED // SADDLE-TANKS BALLAST CELLS PORT & STARBOARD FRACTURED // 16 x CREW SUSTAINED RUPTURED EAR-DRUMS // 2 x CREW SUSTAINED BROKEN ARMS // 1 x CREW SUSTAINED BROKEN NOSE // AFTER 7HRS OF CONTINUOUS DEPTH CHARGE ATTACKS, U-657 WAS ABLE TO BREAK-CONTACT WITH ESCORTS // IN DOING SO WE HAVE LOST CONVOY // CURRENTLY STATIONARY CONDUCTING ONGOING URGENT REPAIRS // UNABLE TO CONTINUE SUSTAINED OPERATIONS // REQUEST PERMISSION TO RTB ASAP // WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE BREST WITHOUT ASSISTANCE // END COMMS // U-657

1745 20SEP42 // U657 // ACKNOWLEDGED // GOOD WORK REGARDING ATTACK ON CONVOY. // INQUIRY // REQUEST CLARIFICATION REPORT ON BRITISH SUBMARINE. // ORDERS // ATTEMPT WHATEVER REPAIRS YOU CAN DO AT SEA AND GET UNDERWAY ASAP. PERMISSION TO RETURN TO BREST. // INTERROGATIVE // ARE YOU DECLARING A PAN PAN ALERT? // FDU


21:20HRS // 20-SEP-42 // BDU // BDU INQUIRY S-CLASS SUBMARINE // OPEN COMMS // GRID AM5212 // CONFIRMED SINKING 1 x S-CLASS BRITISH SUBMARINE 0.767T // S-CLASS POSITIONED REAR OF CONVOY IN OVER-WATCH POSITION // DUE TO LARGE SWELLS & LOW PROFILE OF ENEMY SUBMARINE, THREAT WAS NOT CONFIRMED UNTIL U-657 RECEIVED EFFECTIVE SMALL-ARMS FIRE FROM S-CLASS // U-657 IMMEDIATELY LOCATED S-CLASS, WHO WAS IN PRIME POSITION FOR AFT TORPEDO RETALIATION // FIRED 1 x AFT TORPEDO TO REGAIN THE INITIATIVE // DISTANCE TO S-CLASS 600M // S-CLASS SAW TORPEDO THREAT, TRIED TO AVOID BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL // CONFIRMED VISUAL OF LARGE EXPLOSION PORT SIDE OF S-CLASS // HYDROPHONE ALSO CONFIRMED S-CLASS BREAKING UP 6M TO 365M // ALL HANDS LOST // NIL REQUIREMENT FOR PAN PAN ALERT // BOAT WILL REMAIN WITHIN DEEP WATERS, AVOIDING ALL SURFACE CONTACTS EXEMPT LONE MERCHANTS // MORALE EXTREMELY HIGH HAVING DESTROYED S-CLASS // PROCEEDING TO BREST // END COMMS // U-657