Another reason not to smoke...

Slateford-5 · 10-07-08, 02:58 PM

Sailing by the tip of the Hebrides, I came across a nice unescorted Empire Freighter: 1 magnetic right under the hull and she started listing: wanted to make sure, so surfaced and risked the deck gun: went well, as the gun she had was on the stern, unable to bring it to bare. 12 shells in the waterline and down she goes: time to make a quick exit...

3 mins later, the swordfish start coming over....I wasted 60 flak shells trying to shoot down what turned out to be a speck of cigarette ash on my monitor....me a muppet.....

meduza · 10-07-08, 03:06 PM

:rotfl:

- Ash spotted, sir!
- Man the flak guns!

Sailor Steve · 10-07-08, 03:34 PM

You know, if you let your highly-trained professional gunners do their jobs, they wouldn't make that mistake.

Slateford-5 · 10-07-08, 03:57 PM

My "highly trained professional gunners" tend to be stuck in the bow quarters with the Sani dabbing at their wounds by the time I have hit the Atlantic!

Plus I had a really bad experience of watching a fire fight between my U-boat and some fighter bombers off Benghazi, being thrilled at the accuracy of their fire as I gently cruised into an Egyptian tugboat.

HuskerNlincoln · 10-07-08, 04:41 PM

OMG!

I am not the only one who has done this, I swear I was trying to lock on a ship at periscope depth, was getting quite irate and ticked off as to why I couldnt lock on. Chased this ship for quite a while to close the gap, and then hopefully it would lock.

All of a sudden it disappeared.................when it fell of my screen an onto my desk.!

Gaijin · 10-10-08, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slateford-5

Sailing by the tip of the Hebrides, I came across a nice unescorted Empire Freighter: 1 magnetic right under the hull and she started listing: wanted to make sure, so surfaced and risked the deck gun: went well, as the gun she had was on the stern, unable to bring it to bare. 12 shells in the waterline and down she goes: time to make a quick exit...

3 mins later, the swordfish start coming over....I wasted 60 flak shells trying to shoot down what turned out to be a speck of cigarette ash on my monitor....me a muppet.....

Guilty too, your honour...

Especially those that somehow always end up on the horizon line in the scope.

Keel Basa · 10-10-08, 12:23 PM

Nice to know I'm not the only one who feels the need to smoke like crazy while playing SH3. It's especially nice while you're being depth charged. *SSSSSSAAAAAHHHH*....oh yeah. Nicotine eases the pain.

FIREWALL · 10-10-08, 12:29 PM

May I join the club ?

I have given great thought about smokeing a pipe while near my computer.

Keel Basa · 10-10-08, 12:32 PM

@Firewall:

Wouldn't that be a fun conversation with the doctor? "I see you've taken up smoking! At forty-five! What the hell's the matter with you?"

"Well, I was going for a more realistic U-boat experience..."

gordonmull · 10-10-08, 12:39 PM

A pipe is a perfect accopmaniment to SH3! I used smoke cigarettes while playing but the pipe lasts for much longer - gives you something to do while stalking and evading. Plus it somehow feels more sort of "sailory"

Had the crazy idea once of observing the no smoking when submerged discipline as uboat crews would have had to but after two hours of dodging depth charges that idea gets rather unappealing!!

FIREWALL · 10-10-08, 12:44 PM

Sometimes I get alittle too immersed and need to pause game to lite up and calm down so I don't screw up the attack. :p :rotfl:

Tango589 · 10-10-08, 03:31 PM

Maybe the cigarette companies should pRint the following on their packets:

WARNING

SMOKING CAN
SERIOUSLY INTERFERE WITH
YOUR U-BOAT

:rotfl:

FIREWALL · 10-10-08, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tango589

Maybe the cigarette companies should pRint the following on their packets:

WARNING

SMOKING CAN
SERIOUSLY INTERFERE WITH
YOUR U-BOAT

:rotfl:

10-07-08, 02:58 PM	#1
Slateford-5 Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 30 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Another reason not to smoke... Sailing by the tip of the Hebrides, I came across a nice unescorted Empire Freighter: 1 magnetic right under the hull and she started listing: wanted to make sure, so surfaced and risked the deck gun: went well, as the gun she had was on the stern, unable to bring it to bare. 12 shells in the waterline and down she goes: time to make a quick exit... 3 mins later, the swordfish start coming over....I wasted 60 flak shells trying to shoot down what turned out to be a speck of cigarette ash on my monitor....me a muppet.....

10-07-08, 03:06 PM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: - Ash spotted, sir! - Man the flak guns! __________________

10-07-08, 03:34 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You know, if you let your highly-trained professional gunners do their jobs, they wouldn't make that mistake. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-07-08, 04:41 PM	#5
HuskerNlincoln Gunner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln NE Home of The Huskers Posts: 97 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	OMG! I am not the only one who has done this, I swear I was trying to lock on a ship at periscope depth, was getting quite irate and ticked off as to why I couldnt lock on. Chased this ship for quite a while to close the gap, and then hopefully it would lock. All of a sudden it disappeared.................when it fell of my screen an onto my desk.! __________________ HuskerNLincoln http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin...ting-leigh.jpg

10-10-08, 12:29 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	May I join the club ? I have given great thought about smokeing a pipe while near my computer. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-07-08, 03:57 PM	#4
Slateford-5 Watch Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 30 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	My "highly trained professional gunners" tend to be stuck in the bow quarters with the Sani dabbing at their wounds by the time I have hit the Atlantic! Plus I had a really bad experience of watching a fire fight between my U-boat and some fighter bombers off Benghazi, being thrilled at the accuracy of their fire as I gently cruised into an Egyptian tugboat.

10-10-08, 12:23 PM	#7
Keel Basa Seaman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Octopus' garden Posts: 36 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Nice to know I'm not the only one who feels the need to smoke like crazy while playing SH3. It's especially nice while you're being depth charged. SSSSSSAAAAAHHHH....oh yeah. Nicotine eases the pain.

10-10-08, 12:32 PM	#9
Keel Basa Seaman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Octopus' garden Posts: 36 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	@Firewall: Wouldn't that be a fun conversation with the doctor? "I see you've taken up smoking! At forty-five! What the hell's the matter with you?" "Well, I was going for a more realistic U-boat experience..."

10-10-08, 12:39 PM	#10
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	A pipe is a perfect accopmaniment to SH3! I used smoke cigarettes while playing but the pipe lasts for much longer - gives you something to do while stalking and evading. Plus it somehow feels more sort of "sailory" Had the crazy idea once of observing the no smoking when submerged discipline as uboat crews would have had to but after two hours of dodging depth charges that idea gets rather unappealing!!

10-10-08, 12:44 PM	#11
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Sometimes I get alittle too immersed and need to pause game to lite up and calm down so I don't screw up the attack. :p :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-10-08, 03:31 PM	#12
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Maybe the cigarette companies should pRint the following on their packets: WARNING SMOKING CAN SERIOUSLY INTERFERE WITH YOUR U-BOAT :rotfl: __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

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