I lost my best officer

StarLion45 · 10-12-08, 11:31 AM

Hi everyone!

Last night I was on my way to GRID " ET 21 " (close to Freeetown)
it was calm , nice weather so I ordered my gunners to man the deckgun

And so I ordered my best watch officer Johannes Schönfeld (Oberleutnant .z.s.)
To stay on guard .
Then suddently he said " ship spotted sir " I saw two ships ,
one motorwessel , and a " Medium cargo " 7540 meters a way , so I ordered full ahead , and when I was 5000meters away then the motorwessel opened fire ,
and one of the shells hit the watch tower and killed my best officer

my boat getting a lot of beating and in the end I managed to sink them both .
It's a sad moment

he's gonna get properly burriel

and I'm gonna be very careful next time .
And hopefully my new Officer gonna live up to Johannes Schönfelds memory

meduza · 10-12-08, 12:04 PM

I lost five men, including the WO, some time ago in my current career.

It was during a needles gunfight with a small merchant near US coast in 1942.
Since that day, I almost never used my deck gun again.

I sympathize with your loss.

Tango589 · 10-12-08, 12:04 PM

May Johannes Schönfeld's memory live on in the annals of maritime history, and may his replacement be half the officer Johannes was.

A toast to the memory of a fallen comerade!

Schöneboom · 10-12-08, 12:06 PM

Ciao StarLion,

I feel your pain! Something like that, only worse, happened to me not long ago. Caught by bombers while leaving port. I was on the bridge when my whole flak team (5 men) bought it. It happened so fast!

It was the biggest emotional shock I've had playing GWX -- I had something like survivor guilt, replaying the event in my mind, wondering how I could have saved these men. As a result I wrote it into a story for this year's Subsim contest.

BTW, you write with an accent that reminds me of Chekov from Star Trek: "nuclear wessels"! I like it!

Task Force · 10-12-08, 12:20 PM

Amasingly, Ive used my deckgun aginst distroyers and won. Never lost a crewmember. Ive been doing this eversince the war started, and its january 1941.

90% realism, gotta have external views to see the beautiful scenery.:p

kylania · 10-12-08, 12:40 PM

I lost an officer my last W@W patrol as well. I had 1 torpedo left and two armed merchants in front of me, in beautiful weather. I stopped the first ship with the torpedo, and inexplicably the other untouched ship stopped behind it. I guess it was rescuing the crew?

Either way, I made a mistake of coming up at 600 meters away to deck gun them. after getting quite a bit of damage and losing my officer I submerged, came around from 1500 meters away. By this time the first ship had sunk, but the second was still sitting there. I finished it off from range.

Task Force · 10-12-08, 12:42 PM

And thats why we dont go in at short range, in good weather your realy shouldnt attempt.

nikbear · 10-12-08, 12:58 PM

I lost a pixel sailor as well some time ago,still buggs me to this day

my own stupidity really gets to me when it costs me a crew member

10-12-08, 11:31 AM	#1
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I lost my best officer Hi everyone! Last night I was on my way to GRID " ET 21 " (close to Freeetown) it was calm , nice weather so I ordered my gunners to man the deckgun And so I ordered my best watch officer Johannes Schönfeld (Oberleutnant .z.s.) To stay on guard . Then suddently he said " ship spotted sir " I saw two ships , one motorwessel , and a " Medium cargo " 7540 meters a way , so I ordered full ahead , and when I was 5000meters away then the motorwessel opened fire , and one of the shells hit the watch tower and killed my best officer my boat getting a lot of beating and in the end I managed to sink them both . It's a sad moment he's gonna get properly burriel and I'm gonna be very careful next time . And hopefully my new Officer gonna live up to Johannes Schönfelds memory

10-12-08, 12:04 PM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	I lost five men, including the WO, some time ago in my current career. It was during a needles gunfight with a small merchant near US coast in 1942. Since that day, I almost never used my deck gun again. I sympathize with your loss. __________________

10-12-08, 12:04 PM	#3
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	May Johannes Schönfeld's memory live on in the annals of maritime history, and may his replacement be half the officer Johannes was. A toast to the memory of a fallen comerade! __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

10-12-08, 12:06 PM	#4
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Ciao StarLion, I feel your pain! Something like that, only worse, happened to me not long ago. Caught by bombers while leaving port. I was on the bridge when my whole flak team (5 men) bought it. It happened so fast! It was the biggest emotional shock I've had playing GWX -- I had something like survivor guilt, replaying the event in my mind, wondering how I could have saved these men. As a result I wrote it into a story for this year's Subsim contest. BTW, you write with an accent that reminds me of Chekov from Star Trek: "nuclear wessels"! I like it! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."

10-12-08, 12:20 PM	#5
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Amasingly, Ive used my deckgun aginst distroyers and won. Never lost a crewmember. Ive been doing this eversince the war started, and its january 1941. 90% realism, gotta have external views to see the beautiful scenery.:p __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-12-08, 12:40 PM	#6
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I lost an officer my last W@W patrol as well. I had 1 torpedo left and two armed merchants in front of me, in beautiful weather. I stopped the first ship with the torpedo, and inexplicably the other untouched ship stopped behind it. I guess it was rescuing the crew? Either way, I made a mistake of coming up at 600 meters away to deck gun them. after getting quite a bit of damage and losing my officer I submerged, came around from 1500 meters away. By this time the first ship had sunk, but the second was still sitting there. I finished it off from range. __________________

10-12-08, 12:42 PM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	And thats why we dont go in at short range, in good weather your realy shouldnt attempt. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-12-08, 12:58 PM	#8
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I lost a pixel sailor as well some time ago,still buggs me to this daymy own stupidity really gets to me when it costs me a crew member __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

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