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07-31-07, 11:21 PM
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Loader
 Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
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Maybe my sonarman was suicidal?
Leave Lorient in good weather, and three days enroute lousy weather high seas, rain pure muck. No sense beating up the boys so dive down get a little rest and a hot meal in them. The wardroom cook does a bang up job some French dish he must have learned from that baker's wife he has been banging. Her husband say's he ran off but we know he is in a POW camp. So feeling good still lousy up top down to 16m. Put some platters on the grammaphone nothing better than Charlie and his Orchrastra and some good Kriegsmarine chourus to kill time. When suddenly "we have been detected sir" and pinging all over...... No sense to stay put off goes the tunes, deeper I yell and run for the sonar room. The lousy SOB is tearfully staring some boob job he saw while downloading the newest codes! Damm Adult Friend Finder! and Terrapin! silent speed hard port while depth charges come down as in space can anyone hear you scream as the hull implodes............
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08-01-07, 01:17 AM
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Ace of the Deep
 Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Netherlands
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It sucks to go down that way
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08-01-07, 01:25 AM
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Fleet Admiral
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Bad weather can mess up your hearing...
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08-01-07, 01:30 AM
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Ace of the Deep
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Netherlands
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This post is dedicated to the most stupid sonar man I ever had!
He fails to notice ships even at 200 meters! It's always the same "no sounds detected".  When I attacked a convoy last night, he was so useless and stupid that I kicked him around the boot and throwed him in damage control. I also pissed off because the torpedoes never hit their target, didn't know why. Then it came out they did and I detroyed the tanker, but the sonar man never noticed it  Seriously, I have never had such a bad sonar guy aboard 
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08-01-07, 02:16 AM
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Ocean Warrior
 Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: in my sub
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08-01-07, 04:39 AM
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Chief of the Boat
 Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: 250 metres below the surface
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08-01-07, 04:44 AM
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Ace of the Deep
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Netherlands
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When I select 'report nearest contact' most of the time he just doesn't hear anything or he reports a contact that is further away. And I think I can only give him a medal or promote him to do better. In real life it's the other way around 
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08-01-07, 05:24 AM
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Ace of the Deep
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Suffolk, Virginia
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I've been nailed before in rough, foggy weather. Seems like they come out of nowhere.
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08-01-07, 06:37 AM
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Planesman
 Join Date: Feb 2007
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He's a real so-nar man
sitting in his so-nar land making all his so-nar plans for no-o body Reverie with apologies to The Beatles |
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08-01-07, 07:26 AM
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Sparky
 Join Date: Mar 2007
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I sent my crew to the School of Professor Rubini
 Got them back sharpened and battleready  Have a look at "Stay alert Crew-fix"... .... thanks for the little poem, Reverie! :rotfl:
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08-01-07, 07:45 AM
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Chief of the Boat
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: 250 metres below the surface
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That's a great mod
 Now his ears should be good for at least 30 klicks 
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
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08-03-07, 07:34 AM
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Silent Hunter
 Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Y'ha-Nthlei
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Maybe not LEGAL, but hey, I haven't had a crap sonar operator since. I do not tolerate failures aboard my boat.
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08-03-07, 07:36 AM
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Ocean Warrior
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: in my sub
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08-03-07, 08:05 AM
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Planesman
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Salford, Manchester, UK
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I don't understand why sonor operators suddenly 'switch off'.
Tracking a contact creeping up on me, I ask the sonor man to follow the approaching merchant. He calls out each and every degree change until 42 degrees, then "No sound contact" WHADDAYAMEAN, NO SOUND CONTACT??? It's there loud and clear about 2km away at 41 degrees... Even on sweep mode, he doesn't reacquire the contact... Whywhywhy???
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08-03-07, 08:11 AM
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Rear Admiral
 Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Swindon, England
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Sonar ops switch off as they get tired
May not be enough to show fatigue but low enough not to listen properly That and the fact if a contact is dead ahead or astern the sonar cant hear it Dead spots |
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