hows this for luck

Mooncatt · 01-31-07, 03:09 AM

i had to start a new career coz id been killed on patrol two. so i started in Wilhelshaven in 1939 oct. after a rather sucessful patrol 20k of shipping sunk i found myself with 1 bow fish left and 2 aft fish. i was on my way home off the west coast of Ireland and i got a report of a warship that was on the same course as me heading in my direction, it was a long way off at least a good whole grid away but i decided to see what it was....
well the weather was apalling i was going down to 10m on the waves and vis was really poor so i dived,
i was down at pd depth and got a contact then another and another, as they got closer i could ID most of them, a few hunt 1, southampton class and low and behold the Rodney. as luck would have it it was the furthest ship away i was almost crying coz i knew 1 fish wouldnt stop her but what the hell. i could get no closer than 3000m but let loose my last fish at the Rodney, dived to 80m (as far as i could go) got the report that topedo hit. only 1 DD came loocking for me but managed to evade and she quickly returned to the convoy.

then i noticed a contact not moving so i came to pd depth to see what it was and i was so surprised to see the Rodney dead in the water listing heavily!!! i must have hit her engine room and flooded it. after the convoy had long gone i lined myself up for my last 2 aft fish. 1 went to her keel and the other to her ammo compartment, the first one didnt put her down and i was praying the second would and it did she went up like a firework display and became fish food. my missus fell out with me coz i was dancing around the living room like a prat :rotfl: so all in all after 54k tons of shipping a good patrol. got no medals though

i think i was very very lucky that 1 fish stopped her in her tracks doubt that will happen again

StandingCow · 01-31-07, 03:26 AM

Good story

Mooncatt · 01-31-07, 04:25 AM

thanx m8 it was rather interesting

Venatore · 01-31-07, 04:35 AM

Now stay alive till the end of the war so you can tell your grand children

Brag · 01-31-07, 08:59 AM

Good show, Mooncat!
Congratahoochies

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-31-07, 09:04 AM

I think my advice to those who want to stay alive would be: remember that they don't send you there so that you sink ships! They send you to patrol an area... Sinking is a bonus.

Good luck, mooncatt!

01-31-07, 03:09 AM	#1
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	hows this for luck i had to start a new career coz id been killed on patrol two. so i started in Wilhelshaven in 1939 oct. after a rather sucessful patrol 20k of shipping sunk i found myself with 1 bow fish left and 2 aft fish. i was on my way home off the west coast of Ireland and i got a report of a warship that was on the same course as me heading in my direction, it was a long way off at least a good whole grid away but i decided to see what it was.... well the weather was apalling i was going down to 10m on the waves and vis was really poor so i dived, i was down at pd depth and got a contact then another and another, as they got closer i could ID most of them, a few hunt 1, southampton class and low and behold the Rodney. as luck would have it it was the furthest ship away i was almost crying coz i knew 1 fish wouldnt stop her but what the hell. i could get no closer than 3000m but let loose my last fish at the Rodney, dived to 80m (as far as i could go) got the report that topedo hit. only 1 DD came loocking for me but managed to evade and she quickly returned to the convoy. then i noticed a contact not moving so i came to pd depth to see what it was and i was so surprised to see the Rodney dead in the water listing heavily!!! i must have hit her engine room and flooded it. after the convoy had long gone i lined myself up for my last 2 aft fish. 1 went to her keel and the other to her ammo compartment, the first one didnt put her down and i was praying the second would and it did she went up like a firework display and became fish food. my missus fell out with me coz i was dancing around the living room like a prat :rotfl: so all in all after 54k tons of shipping a good patrol. got no medals though i think i was very very lucky that 1 fish stopped her in her tracks doubt that will happen again __________________

01-31-07, 03:26 AM	#2
StandingCow Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 355 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Good story __________________

01-31-07, 04:25 AM	#3
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	thanx m8 it was rather interesting __________________

01-31-07, 08:59 AM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Good show, Mooncat! Congratahoochies __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

01-31-07, 09:04 AM	#6
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	I think my advice to those who want to stay alive would be: remember that they don't send you there so that you sink ships! They send you to patrol an area... Sinking is a bonus. Good luck, mooncatt! __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

01-31-07, 04:35 AM	#4
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Now stay alive till the end of the war so you can tell your grand children