And this is why you shouldn't drink!

[Foghladh_mhara]

The last thing I remember in my ongoing career was being at 160 metres and running quietly away from a posse of escorts who had taken exception at me exploding their ships. 3 attacks and 3 large merchants sent to the bottom for an expenditure of 7 eels. I was feeling quite pleased with myself and the escorts were depth charging an unfortunate shoal of fish about 2000 metres away.

Time was catching up on me however since I was going out to watch the rugby internationals with the lads from work. Not wanting to save underwater and in proximity to ships I decided to pause the game and minimise the screen. Off I went and, remembering the advise passed on from my Mother all those years ago, decided to have one or two sociable drinks and not make a fool of myself.

Hence I was quite surprised to wake up this morning with a sore head, a complete memory blackout starting at 8pm and every light in the house turned on.

I was very surprised to find the TV turned on full blast and my mate sleeping on my sofa.

I was absolutely stunned to find my computer monitor turned on and the SH3 nav map on the screen. The game was paused but we were no longer creeping along at 2 knots and 160m down. Oh no! We were at flank speed passing through 30m with bits missing off the boat and the hydrophone operator screaming that we were being pinged. I put the damage control team to work and brought the boat down to 190 metres and spent half an hour evading 3 escorts before they left the scene.

Scrolling through the command bar I discovered that the sequence of events went something like this.

0630 depth 160, speed 2 knots
0631 Ahead flank
0632 Surface the boat
0648 Ship spotted
0648 We are under attack!
0650 Ahead flank
0652 Dive

What I especially like is the fact that it apparently took me 4 mins from being shot at to my order to dive.

My mother was right. Alcohol is naughty