Damage on leaving Port?

f16falcon · 09-12-07, 09:18 AM

Hi Guys,
Taking U-36 ou today on a patrol...coming out of Wilmshaven and bang....DAMAGE!! I looked around no enemy ships or aircraft...what can it be, is it mines? did my keel touch the seabed...any thoughts??
THX

Jimbuna · 09-12-07, 09:26 AM

Probably a mine

But it would be helpful if you could state what version of the game you are playing (SH3 vanilla/stock) doesn't have any

papa_smurf · 09-12-07, 09:28 AM

Did you hit the sea wall by any chance?

I remember on my very first patrol, I ordered all ahead full out of Kiel - next thing WHAM! straight into the sea wall, and was sunk.

f16falcon · 09-12-07, 09:58 AM

Thanks guys...im playing GWX of course..heh! must have been a mine but i did not see anything. Yes i too in my early days wacked straight into Kiel harbour..lol!

SmokinTep · 09-12-07, 10:42 AM

Pull the map down and you can see where the mines and nets are at in friendly ports.

desirableroasted · 09-12-07, 04:08 PM

You should encourage harbor accidents. Just today, I hit my escort on the way out of Wihelmshavn. Bernard was in the tower while I was down below confiscating contraband... I went up for a smoke and.... "Whoa, BACK FULL, HARD TO STARBOARD!!"

Whanged her at 5 knots, and it was the rudder over hard that saved us. Sounded like a sheet metal shop sh*tting peach pits for a few seconds, but we didn't get a scratch on us. You really can't beat a VIIB for off-road fun, but I still made Bernard bunk in tube 5 for a week.

And after that bad start? 12 ships, 84K tons, set up a good solution on Nelson inside the Hebrides (but couldn't fire; 2K m in broad daylight with calm seas; they would have nailed me), hattricked a pyro, LM and an LT in one convoy, shot down an Anson, and still got home in 23 days.

So... from now on... I am just going to ram Tirpitz on the way out... for luck, you know.

Jimbuna · 09-13-07, 06:31 AM

So that's the secret ? :hmm:

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 09-13-07, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

You should encourage harbor accidents. Just today, I hit my escort on the way out of Wihelmshavn. Bernard was in the tower while I was down below confiscating contraband... I went up for a smoke and.... "Whoa, BACK FULL, HARD TO STARBOARD!!"

Whanged her at 5 knots, and it was the rudder over hard that saved us. Sounded like a sheet metal shop sh*tting peach pits for a few seconds, but we didn't get a scratch on us. You really can't beat a VIIB for off-road fun, but I still made Bernard bunk in tube 5 for a week.

tell me somthing

note: friendly DD

i_b_spectre · 09-13-07, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

You really can't beat a VIIB for off-road fun...

:rotfl:Priceless!

StarFox · 09-14-07, 03:49 PM

I left Bremen Once, and got bombed about a minute after leaving port, destroyed both my Diesel's, my shortest patrol ever

Steel_Tomb · 09-14-07, 05:35 PM

Lol at least you got out of port! I was just emerging from the bunker when I got bombed by B-25's/24's. A flight of about 15 of them decimated the harbour I was coming out of!

StarFox · 09-14-07, 06:07 PM

well, more of a minute after leaving the dock, not out of hte harbor yet. thankfully the Adrimal Hipper was sitting in port, gave me decent air cover, not like it helped much

Jimbuna · 09-15-07, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Lol at least you got out of port! I was just emerging from the bunker when I got bombed by B-25's/24's. A flight of about 15 of them decimated the harbour I was coming out of!

Have yo ever tried scurrying back to the pen.....then see what happens ? :hmm:
I'll not spoil the outcome, just in case you try it

09-12-07, 09:18 AM	#1
f16falcon Loader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire U.K. Posts: 89 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Damage on leaving Port? Hi Guys, Taking U-36 ou today on a patrol...coming out of Wilmshaven and bang....DAMAGE!! I looked around no enemy ships or aircraft...what can it be, is it mines? did my keel touch the seabed...any thoughts?? THX

09-12-07, 09:26 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Probably a mine But it would be helpful if you could state what version of the game you are playing (SH3 vanilla/stock) doesn't have any __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-12-07, 04:08 PM	#6
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	You should encourage harbor accidents. Just today, I hit my escort on the way out of Wihelmshavn. Bernard was in the tower while I was down below confiscating contraband... I went up for a smoke and.... "Whoa, BACK FULL, HARD TO STARBOARD!!" Whanged her at 5 knots, and it was the rudder over hard that saved us. Sounded like a sheet metal shop shtting peach pits for a few seconds, but we didn't get a scratch on us. You really can't beat a VIIB for off-road fun, but I still made Bernard bunk in tube 5 for a week. And after that bad start? 12 ships, 84K tons, set up a good solution on Nelson* inside the Hebrides (but couldn't fire; 2K m in broad daylight with calm seas; they would have nailed me), hattricked a pyro, LM and an LT in one convoy, shot down an Anson, and still got home in 23 days. So... from now on... I am just going to ram Tirpitz on the way out... for luck, you know. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

09-13-07, 06:31 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	So that's the secret ? :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-14-07, 03:49 PM	#10
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I left Bremen Once, and got bombed about a minute after leaving port, destroyed both my Diesel's, my shortest patrol ever __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

09-12-07, 09:28 AM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Did you hit the sea wall by any chance? I remember on my very first patrol, I ordered all ahead full out of Kiel - next thing WHAM! straight into the sea wall, and was sunk.

09-12-07, 09:58 AM	#4
f16falcon Loader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire U.K. Posts: 89 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys...im playing GWX of course..heh! must have been a mine but i did not see anything. Yes i too in my early days wacked straight into Kiel harbour..lol!

09-12-07, 10:42 AM	#5
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pull the map down and you can see where the mines and nets are at in friendly ports.

09-14-07, 05:35 PM	#11
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lol at least you got out of port! I was just emerging from the bunker when I got bombed by B-25's/24's. A flight of about 15 of them decimated the harbour I was coming out of! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

09-14-07, 06:07 PM	#12
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	well, more of a minute after leaving the dock, not out of hte harbor yet. thankfully the Adrimal Hipper was sitting in port, gave me decent air cover, not like it helped much __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

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