Mine fields suck

AVGWarhawk · 11-04-06, 06:02 PM

This is a very bad mine field around Calais. At this point I was already struggling after one mine did it's damage.

After all my ruckas, the boys showed up. Two destroyers, one corvette, two PT boats and if you look on the horizon, right hand side, you will see the smoke from another destroyer and corvette. DO I THROW A PARTY OR WHAT!

As you can see, my ride is pretty beat! Harald Schubert and Jurgen Wittenberg are dead. This sucks because they owe me money. Forward batteries are destroyed. Cannon and conning tower destroyed. Currently I think I have gotten away. Slowly moving away from the welcoming committee. If I make it I will be sculking back to port

stabiz · 11-04-06, 06:14 PM

:rotfl:Hope this teaches you to never lend money to radiomen or flak gunners.

andy_311 · 11-04-06, 08:26 PM

One will take short cuts.
There's nothing in the channel (GW) 1 convoy if you lucky not telling what's in there find out youself.(ssw of Dover).

AVGWarhawk · 11-04-06, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy_311

One will take short cuts.
There's nothing in the channel (GW) 1 convoy if you lucky not telling what's in there find out youself.(ssw of Dover).

I was busy attempting to save some diesel for the Furhur

My boat got a belly full of lead instead. All in a days work!

Shaffer4 · 11-05-06, 12:41 AM

Yes. The Calais Minefield is a painful experiance... I was running Decks awash on a flank run through the channel at night, after some BDU confusion.. The Radio Traffic Mod is confusing when you have the Same # as a boat mentioned in the reports.. Home port was Wilhelmshaven... got a BDU report to dock at brest.. wrong base.. was on the way back to Wilhelm when I struck atleast one mine. Had to make emergency repairs in Calais, then my base changed to Lorient... so.. I had to turn around and go back..

Seems that running decks awash gave the Mine a sweet spot (I think there may have been two. lol )

Fuel Tank Destroyed, Fore and Aft Batteries Destroyed, Deckgun, Radio/sonar/antenna/periscopes destroyed... 4 crew lost (probably should have lost the watch crew.... as.. when I looked at the external Camera at 49m... there they were still vigilantly manning thier posts.... )

AVGWarhawk · 11-05-06, 07:29 AM

Did any of the 4 dead owe money from the craps game earlier like my two dead crewmen? It was early in the war and suspect allied coverage to be slim. I was wrong. They are numerous and all over me. I was pinged a few times and that is all. They are dropping charges indescriminatly. I'm moving away slow, I have no hydraphones or any scopes. I hear the props through the hull. It is only about 12 in the afternoon so I have to wait for the cover of darkness to make a mad dash. I hope the aft batteries last...down below 10

. I think I have them fooled!!

11-04-06, 06:02 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Mine fields suck This is a very bad mine field around Calais. At this point I was already struggling after one mine did it's damage. After all my ruckas, the boys showed up. Two destroyers, one corvette, two PT boats and if you look on the horizon, right hand side, you will see the smoke from another destroyer and corvette. DO I THROW A PARTY OR WHAT! As you can see, my ride is pretty beat! Harald Schubert and Jurgen Wittenberg are dead. This sucks because they owe me money. Forward batteries are destroyed. Cannon and conning tower destroyed. Currently I think I have gotten away. Slowly moving away from the welcoming committee. If I make it I will be sculking back to port __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-04-06, 06:14 PM	#2
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:Hope this teaches you to never lend money to radiomen or flak gunners. __________________

11-05-06, 12:41 AM	#5
Shaffer4 Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Walla Walla, Wa Posts: 223 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yes. The Calais Minefield is a painful experiance... I was running Decks awash on a flank run through the channel at night, after some BDU confusion.. The Radio Traffic Mod is confusing when you have the Same # as a boat mentioned in the reports.. Home port was Wilhelmshaven... got a BDU report to dock at brest.. wrong base.. was on the way back to Wilhelm when I struck atleast one mine. Had to make emergency repairs in Calais, then my base changed to Lorient... so.. I had to turn around and go back.. Seems that running decks awash gave the Mine a sweet spot (I think there may have been two. lol ) Fuel Tank Destroyed, Fore and Aft Batteries Destroyed, Deckgun, Radio/sonar/antenna/periscopes destroyed... 4 crew lost (probably should have lost the watch crew.... as.. when I looked at the external Camera at 49m... there they were still vigilantly manning thier posts.... ) __________________ Last edited by Shaffer4; 11-05-06 at 12:44 AM.

11-05-06, 07:29 AM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Did any of the 4 dead owe money from the craps game earlier like my two dead crewmen? It was early in the war and suspect allied coverage to be slim. I was wrong. They are numerous and all over me. I was pinged a few times and that is all. They are dropping charges indescriminatly. I'm moving away slow, I have no hydraphones or any scopes. I hear the props through the hull. It is only about 12 in the afternoon so I have to wait for the cover of darkness to make a mad dash. I hope the aft batteries last...down below 10 . I think I have them fooled!! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-04-06, 08:26 PM	#3
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	One will take short cuts. There's nothing in the channel (GW) 1 convoy if you lucky not telling what's in there find out youself.(ssw of Dover).