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svenks · 08-30-05, 04:02 AM

Hi all

Thanks for your kind words - and Drebbel for the flowers

Yes, TC can be a killer, we all know that! So I tried to be very careful, sailing 'Deck Awash', and if surfaced I had the flak manned. And I kept to TC64, and kept my finger on the backspace button.

But, as I said: After shooting down the second to last Cat, I had sailed TC64 for most of the night, leaving square CB (I think) on course SE. So I really thought I was in the green, relieved my flak gunners and went to TC128, waiting for dawn where I would submerge. 2 Minutes later (still pitch dark), "Aircraft spotted". It was too close to dive, so I manned the flak guns, went to AKA (had been travelling at slow speed to preserve fuel), 15 degr stb rudder - to no avail. 2 bombs on top of me, sound of water and broken glass, a short glimpse of the damage screen with most of my boat red and the crew too...You're D.E.A.D.

Sigh - I was actually a bit shaken. Just goes to show how much you are immersed in this fantastic game!

New career: This time I think I'll stick to type VII to avoid the long patrols. I need to see some convoys around England, I haven't seen one in my last 10 patrols or so (I 'died' on no 15). Maybe I should also try RuB, it seems very interesting!

Brgds
Sven (former U-108)

08-30-05, 04:02 AM	#7
svenks Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 129 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Hi all Thanks for your kind words - and Drebbel for the flowers Yes, TC can be a killer, we all know that! So I tried to be very careful, sailing 'Deck Awash', and if surfaced I had the flak manned. And I kept to TC64, and kept my finger on the backspace button. But, as I said: After shooting down the second to last Cat, I had sailed TC64 for most of the night, leaving square CB (I think) on course SE. So I really thought I was in the green, relieved my flak gunners and went to TC128, waiting for dawn where I would submerge. 2 Minutes later (still pitch dark), "Aircraft spotted". It was too close to dive, so I manned the flak guns, went to AKA (had been travelling at slow speed to preserve fuel), 15 degr stb rudder - to no avail. 2 bombs on top of me, sound of water and broken glass, a short glimpse of the damage screen with most of my boat red and the crew too...You're D.E.A.D. Sigh - I was actually a bit shaken. Just goes to show how much you are immersed in this fantastic game! New career: This time I think I'll stick to type VII to avoid the long patrols. I need to see some convoys around England, I haven't seen one in my last 10 patrols or so (I 'died' on no 15). Maybe I should also try RuB, it seems very interesting! Brgds Sven (former U-108)