Appearing watch PO

gordonmull · 03-01-09, 04:24 PM

Just had an interesting one. I went to the crew management screen mid-mission to find that an extra sailor had mysteriously appeared. A PO qualified as a watchman.

I'm definetely did not promote another watchman and my crew is always set up so there are 4 spare berths for the watch crew when submenrged. Bizarrre.

Still, if all stowaways come qualified I'm really not going to complain!

Sailor Steve · 03-01-09, 05:59 PM

MID-mission? I had a couple of possible answers until I saw that. Now I'm stumped.

gordonmull · 03-01-09, 06:41 PM

Unless he was on there prior to me leaving port and I never noticed but I doubt it because it bugs me when crew hang around in the fwd torp compartment not doing very much and becoming exclaimation-marky, hence the spare berths.

Just checked my crew and they've all, according to the descriptions, had 8 patrols! Including my passenger...weird.

Murr44 · 03-02-09, 09:20 AM

Yeah it is pretty weird. Let's hope that you don't lose anybody to this same bug(?)...

={FH}=Paddy · 03-02-09, 09:53 AM

Is his name Bernard? If so that explains it all!

He was probably out on the piss in the town, went back to sleep it off, got on the wrong boat and only woke up mid mission behind the aft torpedo tubes to find himself covered in multi colored chunks and smelling somewhat like a public urinal!

Yep, sounds like Bernard alright!

Puster Bill · 03-02-09, 02:07 PM

He hung on to the periscope like Indy did in "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

gordonmull · 03-02-09, 05:23 PM

I had to check!! If he'd been called Bernard it'd have been hilarious.

Cloning does seem to have been developed in the bow compartment of my u-boat though. There seems to be two Erich Schwarz's aboard...both the old watch qualified PO and the new arrival.

Amazing what the CE comes up with when he's off duty.

={FH}=Paddy · 03-02-09, 07:30 PM

Classic!!!

Pisces · 03-03-09, 06:52 AM

I've had it happen to me too once. 2nd patrol I think, enroute to pre-war patrolzone. Same as you I had just enough men onboard to keep all of them at propulsion, command, and sonar/radio with the rest in bunk(full). Then somewhere in the channel I find this stowaway. I don't know what could have caused it.

03-01-09, 04:24 PM	#1
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Appearing watch PO Just had an interesting one. I went to the crew management screen mid-mission to find that an extra sailor had mysteriously appeared. A PO qualified as a watchman. I'm definetely did not promote another watchman and my crew is always set up so there are 4 spare berths for the watch crew when submenrged. Bizarrre. Still, if all stowaways come qualified I'm really not going to complain!

03-01-09, 05:59 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	MID-mission? I had a couple of possible answers until I saw that. Now I'm stumped. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-02-09, 09:53 AM	#5
={FH}=Paddy Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin - Ireland - 53° 15′ 54.36″ N, 6° 6′ 49.32″ W Posts: 136 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Is his name Bernard? If so that explains it all! He was probably out on the piss in the town, went back to sleep it off, got on the wrong boat and only woke up mid mission behind the aft torpedo tubes to find himself covered in multi colored chunks and smelling somewhat like a public urinal! Yep, sounds like Bernard alright! __________________ ={Draft beer not people}=

03-02-09, 02:07 PM	#6
Puster Bill Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: BA8758, or FN33eh for my fellow hams. Posts: 833 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	He hung on to the periscope like Indy did in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". __________________ The U-Boat Commander of Love

03-02-09, 07:30 PM	#8
={FH}=Paddy Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin - Ireland - 53° 15′ 54.36″ N, 6° 6′ 49.32″ W Posts: 136 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Classic!!! __________________ ={Draft beer not people}=

03-01-09, 06:41 PM	#3
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Unless he was on there prior to me leaving port and I never noticed but I doubt it because it bugs me when crew hang around in the fwd torp compartment not doing very much and becoming exclaimation-marky, hence the spare berths. Just checked my crew and they've all, according to the descriptions, had 8 patrols! Including my passenger...weird.

03-02-09, 09:20 AM	#4
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Yeah it is pretty weird. Let's hope that you don't lose anybody to this same bug(?)...

03-02-09, 05:23 PM	#7
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I had to check!! If he'd been called Bernard it'd have been hilarious. Cloning does seem to have been developed in the bow compartment of my u-boat though. There seems to be two Erich Schwarz's aboard...both the old watch qualified PO and the new arrival. Amazing what the CE comes up with when he's off duty.

03-03-09, 06:52 AM	#9
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	I've had it happen to me too once. 2nd patrol I think, enroute to pre-war patrolzone. Same as you I had just enough men onboard to keep all of them at propulsion, command, and sonar/radio with the rest in bunk(full). Then somewhere in the channel I find this stowaway. I don't know what could have caused it.