The return of the Idiot!

Foghladh_mhara · 02-08-09, 08:41 PM

I thought I should just let you all know that conning a u-boat is not like riding a bike. You do forget!
I've been away from this game for nearly a year now as a result of working away from home and being separated from my beloved desktop. I spent the last week shipping my stuff home and finally got a chance to blow the cobwebs off old Betsy. Lo and behold when I logged on here I discovered there was a GWX3! And Gold no less! I spent the day uninstalling SH3 and re-installing, downloading the new GWX, re-installing SHCommander and generally starting completely afresh. Of course there was the obligatory battle with starforce but after the 20th time I entered the keycode it accepted it

New game, new career.
Of course before running Commander I had to do a patrol so I figured this would be a handy refresher course. You know toddle off into the North Sea, do a few deep dives and see how deep I could go before the bolts started popping and the crew started to tremble. They needn't have worried. I never made it out of Willi. I stuck on some flank speed coming out of the blocks to see if I could outpace the escort. It looked like he was gonna cut across me though so I hit the keyboard to cut engines. Except I didn't, I hit hard port rudder and the dock wall loomed. I then hit right full rudder and flank astern. I was therefore delighted to hear the chief announce 'schnorchel tiefen' and slow astern. There was very little to do except wait for the crunch down in the control room. By the time I'd surfaced we'd left half the hull smeared along the harbour and limped out with 76% hull integrity. Needless to say I didn't attempt bringing her down to 230 metres.
I think the convoys are safe for a little while longer

Laufen zum Ziel · 02-08-09, 10:55 PM

Been There, done that. On ocassion I think I have a drunk navigator since it can't possibly be me.

Sailor Steve · 02-09-09, 10:22 AM

Good job! I always leave the dock at one knot, then no more than five until I'm safe in the channel. That way my accidents always happen very slowly.

Murr44 · 02-09-09, 04:49 PM

If you start a career with the 23rd flotilla at Salamis in October '41 watch out for the S-boot that appears once you get out into the bay. The pilot must be sniffing gas because he makes a bee line straight for your boat & you will scrape hulls

if you aren't careful ( go at low tc).

Jimbuna · 02-09-09, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murr44

If you start a career with the 23rd flotilla at Salamis in October '41 watch out for the S-boot that appears once you get out into the bay. The pilot must be sniffing gas because he makes a bee line straight for your boat & you will scrape hulls

if you aren't careful ( go at low tc).

You've noticed

Murr44 · 02-10-09, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murr44

If you start a career with the 23rd flotilla at Salamis in October '41 watch out for the S-boot that appears once you get out into the bay. The pilot must be sniffing gas because he makes a bee line straight for your boat & you will scrape hulls

if you aren't careful ( go at low tc).

You've noticed

Yep. The SOB nearly cut me in half the first time that I went out.

02-08-09, 08:41 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The return of the Idiot! I thought I should just let you all know that conning a u-boat is not like riding a bike. You do forget! I've been away from this game for nearly a year now as a result of working away from home and being separated from my beloved desktop. I spent the last week shipping my stuff home and finally got a chance to blow the cobwebs off old Betsy. Lo and behold when I logged on here I discovered there was a GWX3! And Gold no less! I spent the day uninstalling SH3 and re-installing, downloading the new GWX, re-installing SHCommander and generally starting completely afresh. Of course there was the obligatory battle with starforce but after the 20th time I entered the keycode it accepted it New game, new career. Of course before running Commander I had to do a patrol so I figured this would be a handy refresher course. You know toddle off into the North Sea, do a few deep dives and see how deep I could go before the bolts started popping and the crew started to tremble. They needn't have worried. I never made it out of Willi. I stuck on some flank speed coming out of the blocks to see if I could outpace the escort. It looked like he was gonna cut across me though so I hit the keyboard to cut engines. Except I didn't, I hit hard port rudder and the dock wall loomed. I then hit right full rudder and flank astern. I was therefore delighted to hear the chief announce 'schnorchel tiefen' and slow astern. There was very little to do except wait for the crunch down in the control room. By the time I'd surfaced we'd left half the hull smeared along the harbour and limped out with 76% hull integrity. Needless to say I didn't attempt bringing her down to 230 metres. I think the convoys are safe for a little while longer __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

02-08-09, 10:55 PM	#2
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Been There, done that. On ocassion I think I have a drunk navigator since it can't possibly be me. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

02-09-09, 10:22 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good job! I always leave the dock at one knot, then no more than five until I'm safe in the channel. That way my accidents always happen very slowly. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-09-09, 04:49 PM	#4
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	If you start a career with the 23rd flotilla at Salamis in October '41 watch out for the S-boot that appears once you get out into the bay. The pilot must be sniffing gas because he makes a bee line straight for your boat & you will scrape hulls if you aren't careful ( go at low tc).