So who has ever had a Holy 'holy mother of god!' Moment?

Popeye the Salior · 10-11-15, 03:55 PM

I very recently had a 'holy mother of god!' moment recently. Okay so I was plane dodging again off the coast of Japan well I popped up to see if it was safe to be on the surface and well the following happened. Well got a screenshot but its way to big.

Long story short I detected around twenty planes milling about within a forty kilometer radius of me. I naturally dove down deep and didn't come back up till I was near Midway Island.

Armistead · 10-12-15, 02:31 PM

So u dove down near Japan and didn't come back up until near Midway?

Rockin Robbins · 10-12-15, 08:59 PM

I don't even think that is possible!

AJ94CAP · 10-13-15, 05:01 AM

Unlimited batteries?

cloadmcally · 10-13-15, 07:00 AM

I believe he' s just joking and exagerating the situation

But could as well be that he had unlimited batteries and Co2 active
Just guesses though

ikalugin · 10-13-15, 07:12 AM

Maybe he was a time traveler on I688.

Rockin Robbins · 10-13-15, 09:59 AM

The irony is that in Silent Hunter planes are not a danger at all and are easily dealt with. They're almost boring to encounter as an entirely harmless and routine matter.

cloadmcally · 10-13-15, 11:16 AM

Well i believe that planes in TMO are quite a threat

Rockin Robbins · 10-13-15, 02:44 PM

video. Routine, Toothless. I'll bet you've never been swarmed like I am in this video. Not only could not touch me, no one ever saw me. If you follow the procedure you can't be touched.

Barkerov · 10-13-15, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

video. Routine, Toothless. I'll bet you've never been swarmed like I am in this video. Not only could not touch me, no one ever saw me. If you follow the procedure you can't be touched.

I agree that they are harmless if you follow an avoidance procedure. Even in a radar-less S-class if you run it decks awash and crash dive at the first sighting of an aircraft they never touch you. The only times I have ever taken damage from an aircraft was when I 1) hesitated before diving and 2) when I foolishly came up without checking for them first.

It has to be said that we benefit greatly from having a radar which gives a 100% probability of detection in all conditions. We also benefit greatly by the lack of Japanese radar detectors.

nionios · 10-14-15, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cloadmcally

Well i believe that planes in TMO are quite a threat

Not a threat with SD radar

.If you play Operation Monsoon ,you'll reconsider.Just a few miles away the homebase in Lorient and you are in danger because of allied planes flying constantly over French coast.

Rockin Robbins · 10-14-15, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by nionios

Not a threat with SD radar

.If you play Operation Monsoon ,you'll reconsider.Just a few miles away the homebase in Lorient and you are in danger because of allied planes flying constantly over French coast.

Yup, our game eyeballs are nowhere near as good as real eyeballs.

Armistead · 10-14-15, 12:35 PM

If you're spotted near carriers they will empty the ships, seen 50 plus doing dives on my spot in formation.

Numerous mods deal with planes differently. Some even if you're not seen by plane, but escorts, planes will join in the search and bomb runs.

rein1705 · 10-16-15, 06:34 PM

holy moly, I would have pulled the cork and clawed for the bottom too lol. that's still a bunch of oh crap to surface and discover after a nice nap near the bottom.

Al Lowe · 10-17-15, 12:54 AM

Surface? I just extend my SD radar antenna and see what it tells me. If I don't like it, I dive as deep as I can and get the hell out of Dodge.

10-11-15, 03:55 PM	#1
Popeye the Salior Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Wish I was at sea commanding a sailboat. Posts: 48 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	So who has ever had a Holy 'holy mother of god!' Moment? I very recently had a 'holy mother of god!' moment recently. Okay so I was plane dodging again off the coast of Japan well I popped up to see if it was safe to be on the surface and well the following happened. Well got a screenshot but its way to big. Long story short I detected around twenty planes milling about within a forty kilometer radius of me. I naturally dove down deep and didn't come back up till I was near Midway Island. __________________ Always check your 180 and give them hell!! Last edited by Webster; 10-11-15 at 07:42 PM. Reason: title edited because the use of asterisks and other symbols for the purpose of indicating cursing is not allowed

10-12-15, 02:31 PM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	So u dove down near Japan and didn't come back up until near Midway? __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

10-12-15, 08:59 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I don't even think that is possible! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-13-15, 05:01 AM	#4
AJ94CAP Bosun Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Washington DC Posts: 65 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	Unlimited batteries? __________________ "Where bound?" "Hell by compass."

10-13-15, 07:00 AM	#5
cloadmcally A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Milano, Italy Posts: 71 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I believe he' s just joking and exagerating the situation But could as well be that he had unlimited batteries and Co2 active Just guesses though __________________ Uss Trout (ss 243)

10-13-15, 07:12 AM	#6
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Maybe he was a time traveler on I688. __________________ Grumpy as always.

10-13-15, 09:59 AM	#7
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	The irony is that in Silent Hunter planes are not a danger at all and are easily dealt with. They're almost boring to encounter as an entirely harmless and routine matter. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-13-15, 11:16 AM	#8
cloadmcally A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Milano, Italy Posts: 71 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Well i believe that planes in TMO are quite a threat __________________ Uss Trout (ss 243)

10-13-15, 02:44 PM	#9
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	video. Routine, Toothless. I'll bet you've never been swarmed like I am in this video. Not only could not touch me, no one ever saw me. If you follow the procedure you can't be touched. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-14-15, 12:35 PM	#13
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	If you're spotted near carriers they will empty the ships, seen 50 plus doing dives on my spot in formation. Numerous mods deal with planes differently. Some even if you're not seen by plane, but escorts, planes will join in the search and bomb runs. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

10-16-15, 06:34 PM	#14
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	omg holy moly, I would have pulled the cork and clawed for the bottom too lol. that's still a bunch of oh crap to surface and discover after a nice nap near the bottom. __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...

10-17-15, 12:54 AM	#15
Al Lowe Bosun Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mason, MI Posts: 65 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Surface? I just extend my SD radar antenna and see what it tells me. If I don't like it, I dive as deep as I can and get the hell out of Dodge. __________________ Al Lowe http://www.billybishop.net http://www.redbaron3d.net/ Current System: MSI 760GM-E51 mainboard with AMD FX-8350 8 core processor running at 4.2 GHZ 16GB of DDR3 RAM @ 800 MHZ AMD Radeon R9 285 GPU w 2GB of GDDR5 RAM @ 1375mhz Acer V223W Monitor