Oh the shame!

[CTaardvark]

Having just been nearly sunk by a Merchant Ship I wondered what embarrasing SH3 moments others have had? Go on, own up.

[KL-alfman]

my first ever career ended at the third patrol because I hit the "raise to snorkel-depth" instead of periscope-depth.
the Flower (I intended to sink) happily chopped me to pieces before I knew what was going on.

[frau kaleun]

I was once court-martialed for repeatedly pinching my navigator's bum.

Oh, wait, you meant things that actually happen, not things we imagine during a very long patrol...

Okay, well, I was playing a single mission, can't remember which one, bunch of tankers I was supposed to take out coming from somewhere in S America I think and headed for the US or Britain... anyway they looked all alone at first but turned out they had armed escorts and I took a lot of damage before I ordered "DIVE" and things weren't looking good once we submerged so I ordered "BLOW TANKS" and we surfaced and all the other ships were gone except for the little tugboat that graciously accepted our surrender.

[Paul Riley]

I was once taking a nap in my cabin bunk when some idiot started shaking me violently shouting in my ear "ALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARM!!"
I instantly sprang up in my bed terrified,banging my head on the wood panelling above,causing all my books and charts to fall out of a cupboard and on to the damp floor
I have now fitted a lock onto the bulkhead hatch between my quarters and the control room,now they must knock instead of barging in like that.

[Fader_Berg]

I had wasted my last torpedo on a small cargo ship, (~2,000) and brought her severe damage. It was just a matter of time before she was going down. I had nothing to do though, while I waited. So I went to work on her with my bad ass flak gun.
Suddenly she blows up and I hear my hull pops right open. It was all over within two or three seconds. I had some regrets for that...

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

I have now fitted a lock onto the bulkhead hatch between my quarters and the control room,now they must knock instead of barging in like that.

Yeah but now you'll have to get up and open the door every time somebody from the zentrale on back needs to use the toilet.

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Yeah but now you'll have to get up and open the door every time somebody from the zentrale on back needs to use the toilet.

At least they will learn some manners now,the captain needs to sleep you know

[maillemaker]

I was banging away at a merchant ship with the deck gun, and did not pay attention to how close we were getting to her. I cut across her path, and the blow of the merchant crashed into our stern.

I tried to turn away from her, but we were pinned to her bow, and the ocean pushed our bow around, pinning us to the bow and side of the merchant, which was burning furiously from our shelling.

The ship then exploded, and took us with it.

[Exakt]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

At least they will learn some manners now,the captain needs to sleep you know

I usually get plenty of sleep during the early first stretch of the trip, usually quiet at the beginning of the war. (By that I mean that I let SH3 run at 1TC during the night while I sleep, closest to danger that I ever woke up was at the very entrance of the Dover Straight.)

[Paul Riley]

A very risky enterprise indeed.I could never leave it running while I slept for real
Well,good luck with that *phew*

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

I was banging away at a merchant ship with the deck gun, and did not pay attention to how close we were getting to her. I cut across her path, and the blow of the merchant crashed into our stern.

I tried to turn away from her, but we were pinned to her bow, and the ocean pushed our bow around, pinning us to the bow and side of the merchant, which was burning furiously from our shelling.

The ship then exploded, and took us with it.

Talk about close encounters!

[Sailor Steve]

I was gunning a ship when it exploded, killing me and everyone on the bridge.

This was in Artillery Training School.


The first time I played the 'Save The Bismarck' single mission I surfaced for a look around, just like always - about 1000 meters from the two British battleships.

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I was gunning a ship when it exploded, killing me and everyone on the bridge.

This was in Artillery Training School.


The first time I played the 'Save The Bismarck' single mission I surfaced for a look around, just like always - about 1000 meters from the two British battleships.

Really Steve,you should have known better

[Dissaray]

The one blunder I am forever making, it seems, is ordering the boat to continue on a ploted course during a silent runing operations beacouse some jerk up top was trying to kill me for some thing I was hardly involved in they some how got it into their heads that I was to blame for some "suspicious explosions" occuring on near by ships; I must say it was very uncool and unprofesional of the Royal Navy. So I give them the slip, they were spining around my last known position and blasting the poor fishies there, again it was quite uncool of them.

The plan was to move out on my ploted course twoards my PZ to do my job and all that. As soon as I give the order I saw the RPM gage crank way up, I hapend to be looking that direction at the time. I imidiatly order a lower speed seting but the damage was done as I heard the ping of the ASDIC and the fight was on yet again. Some times I escape again, others I have to engage and kill my unreasonable agressors and the rest of the time I am not so lucky. One such time I took two charges back to back, just aft of the tower. The charges took out both my deisl and electrics; that was a sticky situation for sure.

Once accidently rammed my escorting Sperrbrecher while evading an air attack and crept the 5000 or so metres back to the bunker with 80% hull damage.