embarassing first post death.

[Pirate_cat]

new boy here, lurking for some time, but thought id pop up and say hi.

Anyway i just died a hideous death from an aerial assault, which crippled my poor sugar boat. This was followed up by a few destroyers being sighted heading straight for me. Anyway to cut a long story short, i tried submerging with the intention of waiting the assault out, only to be crushed just as i was about to hit the blow ballast button.

Oh well, still this is impressive behaviour, and i hope this is normal and look forward to coming unstuck in such interesting ways more often.

[DrBeast]

Welcome aboard, Pirate_cat!

Yes, those planes can be EVIL, especially on a Sugar-boat which lacks anti-air weaponry. As soon as your radar guy cries out "Contact!", and you see a blip moving Very Fast on your map, your next command should be "RUN AWAAAY! RUN AWAAAY!"...uuh...I mean "DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!"

[Pirate_cat]

Indeed they are mean and nasty. Although I have a peculiar campaign starting ritual which involves getting rid of all the starting crew, and then hiring a full set to replace them. This leaves me with no renown for a radar. (my IIA didnt need it so why should I. Maybe not the best logic, but who cares.)
Obviously this cuts down the time I have to dive and with a near blind watch crew the odd plane sometimes slips through the net.

I have now however learnt my lesson, as previously planes either didnt engage or buzzed me for a while before running away from the harsh language directed at them.

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by Pirate_cat

I have now however learnt my lesson, as previously planes either didnt engage or buzzed me for a while before running away from the harsh language directed at them.

Ah, the good old "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!" technique! Clever!

[Pirate_cat]

dont knock it, it works. ..........mostly.

[DrBeast]

Not knocking on it at all...just shooting quote after quote of Monty Pythons

[Pirate_cat]

well I did have an idea for the next career, involving a giant wooden badger, that and using rabbits, with nasty sharp pointy teeth!!!

[LZ_Baker]

LOL

I sunk my first time because I forgot to put my damage control team to work. :rotfl:

[STEED]

First time out and you die. The USN is not happy at all. :p

[tennozan]

I feel your pain, PC. My first encounter with a Japanese dive-bomber I snubbed my nose at him and he put a bomb right through my deck. Dead in the water, half my crew passed - I am now the wiser about those hunters.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Ha! You bunch of girlymen! Whenever the enemy is sighted I pull stick into stomach, hit left rudder, do a Split-S, dive down and get on his 6 O' Clock and let him have it! That is if I could get this damn hunk of rusty metal off the surface.:rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by STEED

First time out and you die. The USN is not happy at all. :p

What? They're gonna come drag him back from the grave to give him a worse punishment?:p

WELCOME ABOARD, Pirate_cat!

[Pirate_cat]

indeed I feel my corpse should be dragged up, and given a stern telling off, that'll show me!
Unfortunately although I had a full Damage control team up and running, those same individuals consisted of, 1 petty officer (3rd class) from the torpedo room and the watch crew, (3x petty officer (3rd class) and several seamen (3rd class)) none of whom were particularly mechanically minded.
I suppose in hindsight I should have moved someone who knew how to open a toolbox in there, but I wanted the engines running as efficiently as possible.

[Schlippittz]

At least you were spared the indignity of being asked if you want to resign your comission after you return from your 1st patrol with a boat so battered it had to be retired.

[Rockin Robbins]

I think I've soiled me armour....