Shot at Dawn?
 

April 1943, torpedoed a hospital ship in error but finished the patrol with two other ships totalling 13,700 GRT not counting the big white thing with the red crosses on it (at least I assume it was big and white and red all over, never got a good look at it in the filthy weather conditions at the time of the attack. No excuse I know).

Got back safely to the St. Nazaire bunkers on the 26th of the month ok but showed up dead on arrival. The SH3 Commander profile has the boat, U-581, intact (well damaged but 94% H.I. remaining) and the crew in good health with only the captain dead. Incurred a renown penalty of -7553.45 but didn't expect it to be fatal. The only thing I can figure is GWX had me shot at dawn pour encourager les autres.

DiD, no problems if that's the case, just wondering if this is what happened so any insights are welcome. Thanks.

In any event I think I will cross hospital ships off my hit list in the future so as to avoid lead poisoning.

LOL - classic!:yeah:

Lead poisoning will be the least of your worries!! :haha:

You're going to hell.:03:

Don't worry though, all of us U-boat captains are going there too.

Didn't they they tell you in Commander School that the big red crosses are NOT targets?

:DL

Guess I snoozed through that lesson but they really do make great aiming points!

Checked the GWX manual which states:

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Players will incur an enormous penalty in renown for sinking a hospital ship, which they can find on any ocean at any time.

I suppose death qualifies as an enormous penalty...

I hear them say the eastern front is quite pleasant at this time of year http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...ies/pirate.gif

Bernard is in charge of the firing squad. You can expect a slow death. :cool:

Perhaps his own troops will shoot him instead and I can escape in the confusion, fleeing to England in a stolen Type XXI.

On second thought, probably not. Just leave the pistol on the end table on your way out...

It's not like sinking a liner full of widows and orphans or a T-2 beer tanker. Stupid hospital ship:dead:

Damn, SH3 is more harsh than I ever thought! :timeout:

Could be worse, you could always walk the plank!:arrgh!:

In all seriousness... to answer your question... that is indeed what happened. Your virtual U-boat captain was executed by the Kriegsmarine for warcrimes/deriliction of duty, for sinking the hospital ship.

In building GWX, we ensured that it was coded as such.

R.I.P.

Cool. Thanks Kpt. Now I only need to finish two more careers (both late war) and I can upgrade to GWX 3.
Good Hunting

But IRL the Kriegsmarine would do such thing?
I recall Uncle Doenitz saying something about leaving enemy sailors to their fate when a ship is sunk whether it was near land or not.

In RL only one U boat commander was charged and convicted of war crimes.

Kriegsmarine officers were meticulous to comply with the laws of war. :salute: