Now that was Too close!

Reece · 02-22-07, 07:56 AM

Hi, I had just sunk a Pyro Ammo freighter & watching from the conning tower, with a smug look on my face when I noticed the Watch Officer squatting down, and I thought, gee what a hero!!

But then the music changed & I thought Oh Ohhh, looked around and there was a ship heading in our direction, check through binoculars .... damn, destroyer, & depth below keel is only 31 meters!

Well I went streight to flank speed & set depth to 30 meters, I got to about 20meters then went silent, by this time the destroyer was almost on top & she stopped!

I turned hard to port then she sped up & dropped DC's ... a narrow miss, I continued and had to ignore the mess in my pants,

to my surprise she turned to starboard & then turned on asdic, now I thought I was doomed but she picked up the ship wreck & headed toward that, I had to use external view the suspense was killing me, she went on an attack run & dropped DC's over the wreck, I wished I had thought of hitting the screen capture key as when the DC's exploded it lifted the wreck about 20meters out of the water, was a sight to see!!

The destroyer stayed around the wreck for enough time for me to escape before she continued on her way!

That is the second time this patrol I was DC'd, there must be a big fat medal waiting for me, and a trip to see the fuhrer, when I get back to Port!:rotfl:
Cheers.

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-22-07, 08:11 AM

Too bad there aren't any screenies... That must've been really cool sight... literally flying dutchman! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Brag · 02-22-07, 08:44 AM

Congratz on a very lucky escape!

Reece · 02-22-07, 09:06 AM

Thanks, it cost me a new pair of shorts but it was worth it!

Keelbuster · 02-22-07, 10:06 AM

DCed a wreck out of the water. Thats....AWESOME!

AVGWarhawk · 02-22-07, 10:13 AM

I have never seen a DD do that in game....go after the sunken ship. WOW. I have read about it books of RL situations they did that. Cool, I will have to look for that in game.:hmm:

Sailor Steve · 02-22-07, 12:01 PM

I agree; that's pretty cool!

High Voltage · 02-22-07, 02:22 PM

If you can just ensure that happens everytime you attack a convoy, you'll never have to worry about Destroyers again...

Brag · 02-22-07, 03:11 PM

What I like about GWX is that crazy things happen like in real life. No two patrols are ever even closely the same.

02-22-07, 07:56 AM	#1
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,696 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Now that was Too close! Hi, I had just sunk a Pyro Ammo freighter & watching from the conning tower, with a smug look on my face when I noticed the Watch Officer squatting down, and I thought, gee what a hero!! But then the music changed & I thought Oh Ohhh, looked around and there was a ship heading in our direction, check through binoculars .... damn, destroyer, & depth below keel is only 31 meters! Well I went streight to flank speed & set depth to 30 meters, I got to about 20meters then went silent, by this time the destroyer was almost on top & she stopped! I turned hard to port then she sped up & dropped DC's ... a narrow miss, I continued and had to ignore the mess in my pants, to my surprise she turned to starboard & then turned on asdic, now I thought I was doomed but she picked up the ship wreck & headed toward that, I had to use external view the suspense was killing me, she went on an attack run & dropped DC's over the wreck, I wished I had thought of hitting the screen capture key as when the DC's exploded it lifted the wreck about 20meters out of the water, was a sight to see!! The destroyer stayed around the wreck for enough time for me to escape before she continued on her way! That is the second time this patrol I was DC'd, there must be a big fat medal waiting for me, and a trip to see the fuhrer, when I get back to Port!:rotfl: Cheers. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!* Last edited by Reece; 02-22-07 at 09:07 AM.

02-22-07, 08:11 AM	#2
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Too bad there aren't any screenies... That must've been really cool sight... literally flying dutchman! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-22-07, 08:44 AM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Congratz on a very lucky escape! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-22-07, 09:06 AM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,696 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Thanks, it cost me a new pair of shorts but it was worth it! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

02-22-07, 10:06 AM	#5
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	DCed a wreck out of the water. Thats....AWESOME! __________________

02-22-07, 10:13 AM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I have never seen a DD do that in game....go after the sunken ship. WOW. I have read about it books of RL situations they did that. Cool, I will have to look for that in game.:hmm: __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-22-07, 12:01 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I agree; that's pretty cool! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-22-07, 02:22 PM	#8
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you can just ensure that happens everytime you attack a convoy, you'll never have to worry about Destroyers again... __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

02-22-07, 03:11 PM	#9
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	What I like about GWX is that crazy things happen like in real life. No two patrols are ever even closely the same. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/