Just wondering how we all got into Sub Sims?
My Interest is because of my farther a WWII Veteran. He served on HMS Inconstant (Destroyer)
He was an ASDIC/Sonar operator
His ship was credited with 2 U-boat kills.
U-409 and U-767
He was also on quite a few convoys to Russia later in the war.
I was his little miracle as in only 28, I’m actually honoured to have a farther who served in combat in WWII.
Loved hearing stories of how different the war was at sea. To them the enemy was the vessel and not the men manning it. He said if there were survivors from the U-boat they were taken aboard given fresh clothes and blankets given a hot drink with some brandy or run in. Even given limited access to the ship.
Anyway when I was little I remember him always doing research on convoys he was in and tracking down any survivors ect..
He had dozens of books on U-boats and navel warfare.
Then when I got my Amiga 500 computer when I was about 8. He brought Silent Service II and hijacked my Amiga from then onwards
Over time I started watching him play and got interested, he taught me how to get in close to ships and (try to) escape..
when I was 14 he got me a 486 with windows 95 and a copy of Command Aces of the Deep
And my interest has been there ever since..
I have spoke about him before on here but here is his picture for those intrested..
My farther is on the right
The chap in the middle is 'Cmdr. E.Grenfall' who was lucky to survive the war he was torpedoed TWICE, thrown into the icy Arctic waters and spent some time in a Russian hospital. He is fluent in German and Russian. He also thinks the Germans are the nicent people in Europe. (no hard feelings at all)
The one on the left is J.Hobbs my dad's best friend who died a few years ago.
Saddest part is my dad is now in a care home with Dementia and dosent really know me anymore.
