Suprise!

Von Manteuffel · 01-27-08, 07:26 AM

It's July 1940. I'm happily patrolling West of the Straits of Gibraltar when along comes a nice, British Passenger/Cargo, obviously heading for Gib.

I manouevre into position and fire off a single torpedo, which hits just aft of the funnel. The ship gradually comes to a stop. Shells cost less than torpedoes, so I surface the boat to finish her off with the deck-gun. The Passenger/Cargo immediately opens fire with a stern mounted gun, but misses and a few rounds from my trusty, well-trained and hand-picked gun-crew destroy the gun. Now I can close in for the kill.

I'm about 1000 metres away from the ship, which is lying dead in the water and starting to burn quite prettily, when, suddenly, I hear " We are under attack, Herr Kaleun!" I don't use External Camera, so it's up to the bridge and out with the old binoculars. How can we be under attack? The ship's gun has been destroyed. Then I notice - almost amidships on the ship's starboard side, between two cargo stacks, a lone British matelot, firing either a machine gun, or a 20mm cannon!

Before I know it, it's "Men down on the deck" and I have an ex-gun crew. I had to man the flak guns and blast the be-jaysus out of that part of the ship while putting a substitute crew on the deck gun ( all 3 original crew deceased, I'm afraid ).

All I can say to the GWX2 Team is "Thank you, you sneaky so-and-sos!" I intend to proceed with my career very cautiously. Heaven knows what other surprises your wonderfully creative ( but twisted ) minds have included. Thanks. lads. It really makes a game into an experience.

P.S. I still think you're a bunch of sneaky buggers. I spent 5 patrols developing and training that gun-crew.

01-27-08, 07:26 AM	#1
Von Manteuffel Commander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 411 Uploads: 0	Suprise! It's July 1940. I'm happily patrolling West of the Straits of Gibraltar when along comes a nice, British Passenger/Cargo, obviously heading for Gib. I manouevre into position and fire off a single torpedo, which hits just aft of the funnel. The ship gradually comes to a stop. Shells cost less than torpedoes, so I surface the boat to finish her off with the deck-gun. The Passenger/Cargo immediately opens fire with a stern mounted gun, but misses and a few rounds from my trusty, well-trained and hand-picked gun-crew destroy the gun. Now I can close in for the kill. I'm about 1000 metres away from the ship, which is lying dead in the water and starting to burn quite prettily, when, suddenly, I hear " We are under attack, Herr Kaleun!" I don't use External Camera, so it's up to the bridge and out with the old binoculars. How can we be under attack? The ship's gun has been destroyed. Then I notice - almost amidships on the ship's starboard side, between two cargo stacks, a lone British matelot, firing either a machine gun, or a 20mm cannon! Before I know it, it's "Men down on the deck" and I have an ex-gun crew. I had to man the flak guns and blast the be-jaysus out of that part of the ship while putting a substitute crew on the deck gun ( all 3 original crew deceased, I'm afraid ). All I can say to the GWX2 Team is "Thank you, you sneaky so-and-sos!" I intend to proceed with my career very cautiously. Heaven knows what other surprises your wonderfully creative ( but twisted ) minds have included. Thanks. lads. It really makes a game into an experience. P.S. I still think you're a bunch of sneaky buggers. I spent 5 patrols developing and training that gun-crew.