internal explosion?
 

Hi,

I experienced something strange with my sub, and would like to know if "it can happen" og is really unusual.

I'm in my 6th patrol on a type VIIB, date is 10 of april 40. I dived after an air attack and got no damage from it. I decided to cruise undersea during one hour, at 40 meter depth. Suddendly, my chief is shouting about damaged compartments, the only crew in the diesel compartment is dead, the sub is going down and water is flooding everywhere. Hopefully the sub lies at the bottom of the sea which is only 75 meters, so I have time to repair without worrying about the pressure. Once the flood is under control, I surface (with no engines since the batteries are destroyed), and sub status is :

Port diesel engine, both batteries, hydrophones, attack and obs periscope, radio antenna destroyed. one dead crew.

I lost a lot of fuel too.

I don't understand what happened: No planes in the area, no ship. Could something have exploded in the sub? of could have I met a mine ? I'm about 70 kilometers from english coast in the northern sea, and the external view confirms I'm the only one in this area,

Any ideas?

Skogkatt

Did u hit a mine? Cuz the english coast is cover wit them. Or was it aircraft attackin but u coulnt see it?

mine.

Ok, I saw in another thread that someone experienced the same thing, and that the english coast was carpeted with mines. Well, I think I have enough fuel to get back to Germany, but Kiel is out of range. I hope I can get some help in some german harbour (never needed it before:)

Is there any way to detect mines?

nope

just gotta know where they are

I believe you have just exercised the primary means of detection . . .

:rotfl::up:

You could also have hit a wreck... i did that last night much wailing and nashing of teeth after that one.:down:

This happened to me the other day. I was going after a cargo ship its july 1940. I had my deck Gun crew ready. I sank it and then my CE was shouting "we're taking damage", i looked at the subs compartments and noticed every one in my diesil room dead and one guy in my aft wardroom. Then i looked on the map and didnt see any warships. All of a sudden it said i was dead. Uboat Destroyed?????? I dont know why, i was in the open ocean, so a mine would be out of the question, and a plane wouldnt have the range. So i dont know why, it ended a really good career.

Just a quick question guys are you using SH£ commander to play the game?:hmm:

Yeah i use SH3 Commander...It said i surrendered to the Allies

At what TC were you?

Ok in SH3 Commander there is the following optiopn do you have it ticked damage model sabotage and theres another one cant remmeber what it is and seeing as im playing at the moment i cant open it up that may be the cause of your phantom damage:up:

It had to be Bernard. Of late he's been in the Head quite often and is prone to lighting his farts. Kills the smell but there's always a Big BADDA BOOOM. :yep:

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5674/mineyz7.jpg

:yep::yep: