The most reckless/foolish thing you have ever done?

Howard313 · 05-27-11, 03:28 PM

I'm curious as to how much of the Bernard persona we have in each of us so I started up this thread so we can talk about some of the stupid decisions we have made.

Here's one of my own stories from back in my early SH3 days, while it didn't end horrible or anything it wasn't the brightest idea.

I was on my way back from a very good patrol, my list of kills went on for about three pages in the Captain's log (Before I got GWX mind you). I was out of every type of ammunition, torpedoes, deck gun, and flak gun had all run dry. My watch officer tells me he sees a ship in the distance so i bring up my uzo to check it out.

A small fishing vessel greets my eyes on the horizon, and at this point my mind switched over and my blood thirsty side popped out.

"Ahead Flank!" I gave the order. "New heading 140!"

My men, despite the confused expressions on their faces, did as they were told and my Type VIIB uboat raced toward the harmless insignificant fishing vessel. After a few minute of chasing them down we were within 500m of each other, by this point the captain of the fishing boat is having a heart attack, going at his top speed and zigzagging trying desperately to avoid me, while I'm on conning tower laughing like a maniac.

Long story short, My uboat plowed right into his starboard side and i literally ran over him causing him to do a barrel roll underwater. We didn't get a scratch. The fishing boat plucked up to the top for about 10 seconds before quickly sinking back beneath the waves.

And the best part? I didn't even get credit for killing him.

Really? After all that I don't even get acknowledgment for the sinking?

Anyway, after BDU heard of my little ram attack they suggested that I transfer and try my hand at being the captain of a destroyer, not sure why though.

05-27-11, 03:28 PM	#1
Howard313 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: America Posts: 211 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	The most reckless/foolish thing you have ever done? I'm curious as to how much of the Bernard persona we have in each of us so I started up this thread so we can talk about some of the stupid decisions we have made. Here's one of my own stories from back in my early SH3 days, while it didn't end horrible or anything it wasn't the brightest idea. I was on my way back from a very good patrol, my list of kills went on for about three pages in the Captain's log (Before I got GWX mind you). I was out of every type of ammunition, torpedoes, deck gun, and flak gun had all run dry. My watch officer tells me he sees a ship in the distance so i bring up my uzo to check it out. A small fishing vessel greets my eyes on the horizon, and at this point my mind switched over and my blood thirsty side popped out. "Ahead Flank!" I gave the order. "New heading 140!" My men, despite the confused expressions on their faces, did as they were told and my Type VIIB uboat raced toward the harmless insignificant fishing vessel. After a few minute of chasing them down we were within 500m of each other, by this point the captain of the fishing boat is having a heart attack, going at his top speed and zigzagging trying desperately to avoid me, while I'm on conning tower laughing like a maniac. Long story short, My uboat plowed right into his starboard side and i literally ran over him causing him to do a barrel roll underwater. We didn't get a scratch. The fishing boat plucked up to the top for about 10 seconds before quickly sinking back beneath the waves. And the best part? I didn't even get credit for killing him. Really? After all that I don't even get acknowledgment for the sinking? Anyway, after BDU heard of my little ram attack they suggested that I transfer and try my hand at being the captain of a destroyer, not sure why though.