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Reece 02-22-07 07:56 AM

Now that was Too close!
 
Hi, I had just sunk a Pyro Ammo freighter & watching from the conning tower, with a smug look on my face when I noticed the Watch Officer squatting down, and I thought, gee what a hero!!:lol: But then the music changed & I thought Oh Ohhh, looked around and there was a ship heading in our direction, check through binoculars .... damn, destroyer, & depth below keel is only 31 meters!:oops: Well I went streight to flank speed & set depth to 30 meters, I got to about 20meters then went silent, by this time the destroyer was almost on top & she stopped!:roll: I turned hard to port then she sped up & dropped DC's ... a narrow miss, I continued and had to ignore the mess in my pants, :stare: to my surprise she turned to starboard & then turned on asdic, now I thought I was doomed but she picked up the ship wreck & headed toward that, I had to use external view the suspense was killing me, she went on an attack run & dropped DC's over the wreck, I wished I had thought of hitting the screen capture key as when the DC's exploded it lifted the wreck about 20meters out of the water, was a sight to see!!:yep: The destroyer stayed around the wreck for enough time for me to escape before she continued on her way!:up: That is the second time this patrol I was DC'd, there must be a big fat medal waiting for me, and a trip to see the fuhrer, when I get back to Port!:rotfl:
Cheers.

Kpt. Kozloff 02-22-07 08:11 AM

Too bad there aren't any screenies... That must've been really cool sight... literally flying dutchman! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Brag 02-22-07 08:44 AM

Congratz on a very lucky escape! :up: :up:

Reece 02-22-07 09:06 AM

Thanks, it cost me a new pair of shorts but it was worth it!:lol:

Keelbuster 02-22-07 10:06 AM

DCed a wreck out of the water. Thats....AWESOME!:rock:

AVGWarhawk 02-22-07 10:13 AM

I have never seen a DD do that in game....go after the sunken ship. WOW. I have read about it books of RL situations they did that. Cool, I will have to look for that in game.:hmm:

Sailor Steve 02-22-07 12:01 PM

I agree; that's pretty cool!:cool:

High Voltage 02-22-07 02:22 PM

If you can just ensure that happens everytime you attack a convoy, you'll never have to worry about Destroyers again...;)

Brag 02-22-07 03:11 PM

What I like about GWX is that crazy things happen like in real life. No two patrols are ever even closely the same. :yep:


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