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Zero Niner · 03-05-07, 08:37 PM

It's Oct or Nov 1939, and I'm trying to sneak thru' the English Channel in my Type IXB on my way to my assigned patrol grid off SW Ireland.

I sail surfaced until lookouts spot a warship. I dive to 25m, all ahead slow, and rigged for silent running.

All goes well (as I had planned). Hydrophone picks up many warships and the occasional merchant, but I'm just cruising along at 2kts just fine.

As I approach the part where the constriction begins to widen, suddenly there's a bang, the chief engr says, "We're taking damage sir!" and speed drops to 0. I look at the sub from external view, and I'm on the bottom at about 44m! Heavy flooding & serious damage throughout, both scopes destroyed, hydrophone destroyed, a couple of crew KIA.

What happened? Did I ground the sub? I didn't order a change in depth, I was quite happy with 25m. Did I hit a mine? If so isn't hitting a mine supposed to be lethal?

GWX 1.02

03-05-07, 08:37 PM	#1
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	What happened? It's Oct or Nov 1939, and I'm trying to sneak thru' the English Channel in my Type IXB on my way to my assigned patrol grid off SW Ireland. I sail surfaced until lookouts spot a warship. I dive to 25m, all ahead slow, and rigged for silent running. All goes well (as I had planned). Hydrophone picks up many warships and the occasional merchant, but I'm just cruising along at 2kts just fine. As I approach the part where the constriction begins to widen, suddenly there's a bang, the chief engr says, "We're taking damage sir!" and speed drops to 0. I look at the sub from external view, and I'm on the bottom at about 44m! Heavy flooding & serious damage throughout, both scopes destroyed, hydrophone destroyed, a couple of crew KIA. What happened? Did I ground the sub? I didn't order a change in depth, I was quite happy with 25m. Did I hit a mine? If so isn't hitting a mine supposed to be lethal? GWX 1.02