dumb ideas thread

Mooncatt · 01-27-07, 07:51 AM

ever had a really stupid idea while playing sh3 and got ya self killes/almost killed that you thought was rather amusing, post it here.......

Corsair · 01-27-07, 07:58 AM

This is going to be a long thread...

Dowly · 01-27-07, 08:12 AM

One of my stupidest things was when I was raiding some port (cant remember which one it was) and decided to surface. Of course, the coastal guns blew me to pieces in no time.

stabiz · 01-27-07, 08:17 AM

I had aquired a brand new shiny quad, and decided not to dive when some Beaufighters arrived. Stupid.

Mooncatt · 01-27-07, 08:21 AM

i once tried to ram a passenger liner coz id used all my ammo and she didnt sink.........i did though after i hit her at 20knts

Morts · 01-27-07, 08:41 AM

i once surfaced in loch ewe

got shot at from everywhere:rotfl:

High Voltage · 01-27-07, 11:03 AM

when i first started playing SH3, got into position to attack a convoy during the day, made sure everything was set up perfectly: AOB, distance to target, torpedo settings checked and counterchecked and tubes open...But i hadn't realized in the F6 screen that torpedo V would fire straight astern.

This threw me off so completely that I misfired on all of my other shots!

Destroyers counterattack. I dive deep and get depth charged. Run out of options so surface to try desperation torpedo shot. Was running silent so no tubes reloaded. Sitting duck. Dead duck.

Decided to search for help in a SH3 Forum and found you guys here at subsim.

Am no longer an embarassment to the Kriegsmarine.

mookiemookie · 01-27-07, 11:08 AM

Attacked a convoy in the channel that separates the Hebrides and Scotland. The water is only about 50m deep there. It wasn't so much the depth charges that got me at first...it was grounding myself in about 20 m of water, tearing out the bottom of my boat. The DD's just finished what the bottom started.

Man that was bad...

Sailor Steve · 01-27-07, 11:32 AM

Wasn't in a career, but the first time I played the 'Bismarck' scenario I decided to take a look around and surfaced right next to Rodney.

Mooncatt · 01-27-07, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Wasn't in a career, but the first time I played the 'Bismarck' scenario I decided to take a look around and surfaced right next to Rodney.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Iron Budokan · 01-27-07, 12:17 PM

Back in stock SH3 I torpedoed a C2 but she didn't go down. I surfaced at 0 knots about 50 m from the C2 and banged away at it with my flak guns (I was out of deck gun ammo.) Had a great time watching the cargo boxes explode and what not and raking the bridge with gunfire. What fun.

But while I was enjoying myself a DD came up from the other side of the C2 (which I couldn't see because I was on the opposite side). The DD steamed around the bow of the C2. My watch officer calls out that he sees a ship. No sh*t, Sherlock. The DD opens fire, blows my conning tower away and I plummet to crush depth.

Lesson learned: Watch the horizon.

01-27-07, 08:38 PM

Not exactly a 'bad idea' per se, but . . .

Got ash-canned like no tomorrow: every compartment flooding to some degree.

Assigned damage control, shuffled crew around to the worst ones, then went back to the hydrophones, trying to manuever into the escorts blind spots.

Went, "WTF!?" when I heard the frantic cry of 'we are diving too deep Sir!'

Yep . . .

You guessed it . . .

Was still in silent running.

::sighs::

Brag · 01-28-07, 09:51 AM

Calm weather, a merchie escorted by an armed tug. Easy targets

, yeah? I surface and order deck gun to fire at tug's weapons.

Tug blasted at me, killed watch officer & flack gunner. Damaged my boat badly. Had to dive and then limp home not daring to dive beyond pero depth.

AVGWarhawk · 01-27-07, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Wasn't in a career, but the first time I played the 'Bismarck' scenario I decided to take a look around and surfaced right next to Rodney.

Who the hell put the deaf guy at the sonar station?????????????

Sailor Steve · 01-27-07, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Wasn't in a career, but the first time I played the 'Bismarck' scenario I decided to take a look around and surfaced right next to Rodney.

Who the hell put the deaf guy at the sonar station?????????????

There's a sonar station?????????????

SHII's scenarios always started you far enough away that surfacing was the best option. Why would I think SHIII should be any different?

01-27-07, 07:51 AM	#1
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	dumb ideas thread ever had a really stupid idea while playing sh3 and got ya self killes/almost killed that you thought was rather amusing, post it here....... __________________

01-27-07, 07:58 AM	#2
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	This is going to be a long thread... __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

01-27-07, 08:17 AM	#4
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I had aquired a brand new shiny quad, and decided not to dive when some Beaufighters arrived. Stupid. __________________

01-27-07, 08:21 AM	#5
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	i once tried to ram a passenger liner coz id used all my ammo and she didnt sink.........i did though after i hit her at 20knts __________________

01-27-07, 11:03 AM	#7
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	when i first started playing SH3, got into position to attack a convoy during the day, made sure everything was set up perfectly: AOB, distance to target, torpedo settings checked and counterchecked and tubes open...But i hadn't realized in the F6 screen that torpedo V would fire straight astern. This threw me off so completely that I misfired on all of my other shots! Destroyers counterattack. I dive deep and get depth charged. Run out of options so surface to try desperation torpedo shot. Was running silent so no tubes reloaded. Sitting duck. Dead duck. Decided to search for help in a SH3 Forum and found you guys here at subsim. Am no longer an embarassment to the Kriegsmarine. __________________ 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

01-27-07, 08:12 AM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	One of my stupidest things was when I was raiding some port (cant remember which one it was) and decided to surface. Of course, the coastal guns blew me to pieces in no time.

01-27-07, 08:41 AM	#6
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	i once surfaced in loch ewe got shot at from everywhere:rotfl:

01-27-07, 11:08 AM	#8
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Attacked a convoy in the channel that separates the Hebrides and Scotland. The water is only about 50m deep there. It wasn't so much the depth charges that got me at first...it was grounding myself in about 20 m of water, tearing out the bottom of my boat. The DD's just finished what the bottom started. Man that was bad... __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-27-07, 11:32 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Wasn't in a career, but the first time I played the 'Bismarck' scenario I decided to take a look around and surfaced right next to Rodney. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-27-07, 12:17 PM	#11
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Back in stock SH3 I torpedoed a C2 but she didn't go down. I surfaced at 0 knots about 50 m from the C2 and banged away at it with my flak guns (I was out of deck gun ammo.) Had a great time watching the cargo boxes explode and what not and raking the bridge with gunfire. What fun. But while I was enjoying myself a DD came up from the other side of the C2 (which I couldn't see because I was on the opposite side). The DD steamed around the bow of the C2. My watch officer calls out that he sees a ship. No sht, Sherlock. The DD opens fire, blows my conning tower away and I plummet to crush depth. Lesson learned: Watch the horizon. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins,* Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

01-27-07, 08:38 PM	#12
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Not exactly a 'bad idea' per se, but . . . Got ash-canned like no tomorrow: every compartment flooding to some degree. Assigned damage control, shuffled crew around to the worst ones, then went back to the hydrophones, trying to manuever into the escorts blind spots. Went, "WTF!?" when I heard the frantic cry of 'we are diving too deep Sir!' Yep . . . You guessed it . . . Was still in silent running. ::sighs::

01-28-07, 09:51 AM	#13
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Calm weather, a merchie escorted by an armed tug. Easy targets , yeah? I surface and order deck gun to fire at tug's weapons. Tug blasted at me, killed watch officer & flack gunner. Damaged my boat badly. Had to dive and then limp home not daring to dive beyond pero depth. __________________ 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/