The crew are starting to talk

Foghladh_mhara · 08-25-07, 03:37 PM

I think I've lost that fighting edge.

I've lived through those early days where I would think it normal to attack a destroyer with 12 m of water under the keel.
Ok maybe not lived but I learned from my constant deaths not to attack destroyers in 12m of water.

I had a brief exhilaration from avoiding depth charges where I would purposely attack the escorts to see if I could evade them underwater. That came to a halt when I discovered that I could not do it all that well.

I had at that point matured into the working kaleun who attacked his convoys, listened to his orders and fought the fight to the best of his abilities.

Today I ignored a convoy report. I was in grid AM51 and it was only about 100 km away and travelling at 7 knots. I could have caught it but convinced myself not to. There was no excuse. I had only started the patrol and was en route to my patrol grid. I had no idea if the escort was strong or not and had a full complement of torpedoes. I just chose to sail on and look for unescorted prey.

I've been a longtime fan of the Type VII and during this patrol I've actually been toying with the idea of trading it in for a type IX so I can sail further to find solitary ships. I must be getting old.

My First Leftenant is starting to get suspicous of me because to cap it all off I put a crapload of old alternative tunes in the gramaphone file and he feels uncomfortable setting up an attack solution to the strains of Mazel Tov played by I. J. Hochmanns Yiddischer Orchestra. I should tell him BdU loaned it to me from his personal collection

bigboywooly · 08-25-07, 03:41 PM

:rotfl:

Old or self preservation kicking in

Get yourself a IX and head for the Caribbean

Jimbuna · 08-25-07, 04:10 PM

I joined the navy to see the world....and what did I see ?....I saw the sea!!

Brag · 08-25-07, 04:35 PM

Yup, destroyers at 12 meters, that's for the crazies

SleightOfHand · 08-25-07, 04:41 PM

12m, nothing.

Battle surface!

Sailor Steve · 08-25-07, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I joined the navy to see the world....and what did I see ?....I saw the sea!!

Sounds like a sig I was using a couple of years ago: "The poster said join the navy and see the world. I'm here to tell you, the world is flat and blue."

Penelope_Grey · 08-25-07, 05:12 PM

IXC and IXC/40's are two great boats enough to go to America and back. Oh did I mention they are armed to a teeth?

They have more punch than a VII, but, nowhere near as nimble.

Schöneboom · 08-25-07, 07:11 PM

After 5 or 6 patrols, it's good to transfer away from the front for a year or so. After a stint of training new crews in the Baltic, your zest for battle will return!

Gezoes · 08-25-07, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

:rotfl:

Old or self preservation kicking in

Get yourself a IX and head for the Caribbean

Brag · 08-25-07, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gezoes

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

:rotfl:

Old or self preservation kicking in

Get yourself a IX and head for the Caribbean

Kptlt Balz says:

Nothing like a Caribbean cruise in a IX to get your hoochie woochies going.

Packerton · 08-26-07, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Schöneboom

After 5 or 6 patrols, it's good to transfer away from the front for a year or so. After a stint of training new crews in the Baltic, your zest for battle will return!

Sorry its called the Balzic now :rotfl:

IrischKapitan · 08-26-07, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Packerton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schöneboom

After 5 or 6 patrols, it's good to transfer away from the front for a year or so. After a stint of training new crews in the Baltic, your zest for battle will return!

Sorry its called the Balzic now :rotfl:

Only in Balzs head

08-25-07, 03:37 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The crew are starting to talk I think I've lost that fighting edge. I've lived through those early days where I would think it normal to attack a destroyer with 12 m of water under the keel. Ok maybe not lived but I learned from my constant deaths not to attack destroyers in 12m of water. I had a brief exhilaration from avoiding depth charges where I would purposely attack the escorts to see if I could evade them underwater. That came to a halt when I discovered that I could not do it all that well. I had at that point matured into the working kaleun who attacked his convoys, listened to his orders and fought the fight to the best of his abilities. Today I ignored a convoy report. I was in grid AM51 and it was only about 100 km away and travelling at 7 knots. I could have caught it but convinced myself not to. There was no excuse. I had only started the patrol and was en route to my patrol grid. I had no idea if the escort was strong or not and had a full complement of torpedoes. I just chose to sail on and look for unescorted prey. I've been a longtime fan of the Type VII and during this patrol I've actually been toying with the idea of trading it in for a type IX so I can sail further to find solitary ships. I must be getting old. My First Leftenant is starting to get suspicous of me because to cap it all off I put a crapload of old alternative tunes in the gramaphone file and he feels uncomfortable setting up an attack solution to the strains of Mazel Tov played by I. J. Hochmanns Yiddischer Orchestra. I should tell him BdU loaned it to me from his personal collection __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

08-25-07, 03:41 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: Old or self preservation kicking in Get yourself a IX and head for the Caribbean __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-25-07, 04:10 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I joined the navy to see the world....and what did I see ?....I saw the sea!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-25-07, 04:35 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yup, destroyers at 12 meters, that's for the crazies __________________ 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/

08-25-07, 05:12 PM	#7
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	IXC and IXC/40's are two great boats enough to go to America and back. Oh did I mention they are armed to a teeth? They have more punch than a VII, but, nowhere near as nimble. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

08-25-07, 04:41 PM	#5
SleightOfHand Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 44 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	12m, nothing. Battle surface!

08-25-07, 07:11 PM	#8
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	After 5 or 6 patrols, it's good to transfer away from the front for a year or so. After a stint of training new crews in the Baltic, your zest for battle will return! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."