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Old 02-05-08, 04:22 PM   #1
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Default Ooops! Lets brush that one under the carpet.

I guess I need to concentrate a little more with GWX 2. I got the opportunity to do my first real patrol since resurrecting my pc and I've noticed one or two slight differences. Started the career in sep 1940 based out of St Nazaire. Patrol area assigned in DH54. First of all I got spotted by a merchant at 4500m in crap weather running with decks awash. No way he could have seen me that fast. I had literally seen his masts (and I mean literally since I was waiting for him to appear) when he opened fire... and hit me with his first round!! Damaged the hull and both periscopes. WTF!!

I limped away and decided to continue with my patrol after making repairs and cursing my luck. Then lo and behold while doing a hydrophone check off the azores in a storm I picked up a merchie short range, medium speed. Up scope and saw a blacked out small merchant about 1000m of my port side, guestimated a speed of 9 knots and fire. Big bang that lit up the storm. Unfortunately it also lit up the Rising Sun flag fluttering from the mast I think I may be in trouble
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Old 02-05-08, 04:26 PM   #2
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Ummmm . . . yes, I think we should award you a free mulligan for that last one.
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Old 02-05-08, 05:12 PM   #3
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Sounds like time for a new career
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Old 02-05-08, 05:19 PM   #4
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Who let Bernard Man the TDC!!!
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Old 02-05-08, 06:03 PM   #5
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All the flags look the same to me at night. I just go by "If they aren't lit up... they're gonna get pegged !"
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Old 02-06-08, 11:43 AM   #7
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I Unfortunately it also lit up the Rising Sun flag fluttering from the mast I think I may be in trouble
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You have this thing for neutrals
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Old 02-06-08, 11:52 AM   #8
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I Unfortunately it also lit up the Rising Sun flag fluttering from the mast I think I may be in trouble
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You have this thing for neutrals
Well to my credit I did refrain from sinking the 2 Argentinians who passed my bow the next day (although I did have a perfect 90 AoB solution ) I had never seen a Japanese ship in GWX before and therefore none of what happened was my fault. Its all in my report
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I Unfortunately it also lit up the Rising Sun flag fluttering from the mast I think I may be in trouble
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You have this thing for neutrals
Well to my credit I did refrain from sinking the 2 Argentinians who passed my bow the next day (although I did have a perfect 90 AoB solution ) I had never seen a Japanese ship in GWX before and therefore none of what happened was my fault. Its all in my report
Dooon't cry for me, Argentinaaaaa. Better luck in the following days
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Old 02-06-08, 05:29 PM   #10
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What report? You weren't there, you didn't do it and they can't prove anything. It's not like they can identify the torpedo.

It must have been a British sub.
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Old 02-07-08, 12:43 PM   #11
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No lights at night I sink them. If I get close trying to see what nation they are and they light me up with search lights I sink them. If the are neutral I figure that I did them a favor by getting rid of one stupid Captain.


Wunsch der Briten wurden als dumm, wie einige der Neutralen.
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