Career Ended So Soon!

Dane · 03-25-07, 09:16 PM

I was on my 4th patrol. I had received a couple of medals and a promotion for the first 3 patrols when on the 4th, I did not complete the taking of photos at Singapore. Man , the IJN was all over the place and I had but 2 torps left and not many rounds for the flak gun. My base at Java was overun, Manilla had already fallen so I went to Midway, thinking I could dock and end the mission. WRONG. So, I thought I should have went to Brisbane where I would be restationed. WRONG> I go back to Pearl and am dismissed, after receiving a Victory Medal. It said I had a happy life as an engineer or something like that, was married and had children and etc. Now that was short, just when I was getting started. All because I didn't complete the photo mission. Damn

Flakchak · 03-25-07, 09:33 PM

That's ok. I'm not impressed that after my sub is destroyed, and everyone is killed, the Navy has the gaul to arrest me and put me in the brig. Why? Because I sank a friendly vessel. My own.

stabiz · 03-25-07, 09:58 PM

Same here, ten minutes ago. Sank to 1600 feet and ended up in the brig.

Cakewalk · 03-25-07, 10:02 PM

They fish you and your crew out of the Pacific from ridiculous depths, only to drag you off to court.

"Being crushed by the depth thousands of feet under the surface of the ocean? You're not getting off THAT easy!" :rotfl:

stabiz · 03-25-07, 10:04 PM

:rotfl:

oblivionenigma · 03-26-07, 12:55 AM

So which is the lesser of two evils? Sinking or surviving and getting court martialed? :P

I don't know... that is all too "nice" for my tastes. I'm not a master of history, but I'm willing to bet that even if you managed to abandon ship somehow, your chances of surviving in the middle of the ocean are probably not the highest.
But nope. You survive no matter what and get court martialed.

Oh wait. If you sink to 582881881 meters but had a really good career, they might just give you a new ship instead (I've had that happen).

Heck, either way, I think if I were the commander and someone managed to escape a sinking sub, somehow float to safety and not get captured by the enemy, I'd just award them a new sub because...well.. dang, tenacity is worth something. :P

John Channing · 03-26-07, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dane

I was on my 4th patrol. I had received a couple of medals and a promotion for the first 3 patrols when on the 4th, I did not complete the taking of photos at Singapore. Man , the IJN was all over the place and I had but 2 torps left and not many rounds for the flak gun. My base at Java was overun, Manilla had already fallen so I went to Midway, thinking I could dock and end the mission. WRONG. So, I thought I should have went to Brisbane where I would be restationed. WRONG> I go back to Pearl and am dismissed, after receiving a Victory Medal. It said I had a happy life as an engineer or something like that, was married and had children and etc. Now that was short, just when I was getting started. All because I didn't complete the photo mission. Damn

From: ComSubPac
To: Commander Dane

Be more aggresive!

Vadm C. Lockwood sends

03-25-07, 09:16 PM	#1
Dane Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 56 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Career Ended So Soon! I was on my 4th patrol. I had received a couple of medals and a promotion for the first 3 patrols when on the 4th, I did not complete the taking of photos at Singapore. Man , the IJN was all over the place and I had but 2 torps left and not many rounds for the flak gun. My base at Java was overun, Manilla had already fallen so I went to Midway, thinking I could dock and end the mission. WRONG. So, I thought I should have went to Brisbane where I would be restationed. WRONG> I go back to Pearl and am dismissed, after receiving a Victory Medal. It said I had a happy life as an engineer or something like that, was married and had children and etc. Now that was short, just when I was getting started. All because I didn't complete the photo mission. Damn

03-25-07, 09:58 PM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Same here, ten minutes ago. Sank to 1600 feet and ended up in the brig. __________________

03-25-07, 10:04 PM	#5
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: __________________

03-25-07, 09:33 PM	#2
Flakchak Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	That's ok. I'm not impressed that after my sub is destroyed, and everyone is killed, the Navy has the gaul to arrest me and put me in the brig. Why? Because I sank a friendly vessel. My own.

03-25-07, 10:02 PM	#4
Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	They fish you and your crew out of the Pacific from ridiculous depths, only to drag you off to court. "Being crushed by the depth thousands of feet under the surface of the ocean? You're not getting off THAT easy!" :rotfl:

03-26-07, 12:55 AM	#6
oblivionenigma Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	So which is the lesser of two evils? Sinking or surviving and getting court martialed? :P I don't know... that is all too "nice" for my tastes. I'm not a master of history, but I'm willing to bet that even if you managed to abandon ship somehow, your chances of surviving in the middle of the ocean are probably not the highest. But nope. You survive no matter what and get court martialed. Oh wait. If you sink to 582881881 meters but had a really good career, they might just give you a new ship instead (I've had that happen). Heck, either way, I think if I were the commander and someone managed to escape a sinking sub, somehow float to safety and not get captured by the enemy, I'd just award them a new sub because...well.. dang, tenacity is worth something. :P