Let's have a moment of silence

xlbob · 05-20-07, 11:50 PM

U 45, her newly promoted KapitantLeutnant, receiver of Knight cross with sword and oak leave, along with the crews, were lost at sea on May 28, 1940 during their 6th patrol.

After finishing my patrol on the assigned grid, I headed to Western approcah to patrol the area. Somewhere North east of Rockall bank, I received a convoy report heading North east. I quickly set an intercept course. Later the crews reported a ship sighting, a Black swan, so I went to periscope dept and rigged for silent running. When the balck swan passed by, I took a peek at the convoy, and there it was ... HMS Revenge (or is it Revenge class?) in the convoy.
Juicy target!

After the peek and decided to focus on HMS Revenge I decided to go deeper to 40 m deep, and wait for the convoy to get within firing range. Open all torpedo tubes and wait.

And then ... without any warning at all, there was no asdic ping, my radioman got wounded! And there's flooding in the boat. There was no sound of DC explosions at all!! I was at 1x TC, and no, I don't use SH3 commander so I don't have the "sabotage" option

My boat just went deeper and deeper. I sent my crews to repair the damage and control the flood ... but all the noises of the reapir process, brought the Black swan to my position and starting to drop DCs.

I went deeper, flood got worse and there's nothing the damage control team could do to stop the flood. The boat just went deeper out of control ... I blow out the balast tank twice to rise the boat, but to no avail .... and finally the boat reached crush depth and imploded

Man, I really hate it when I have to go back to September 1, 1939 and start all over again

GoldenRivet · 05-20-07, 11:58 PM

rammed by a merchant i would guess.

were you IN the convoy or way off to their flanks?

i have been grazed by a small merchant once or twice, but a convoy moving at medium speed - and if your hit by something with a deep enough draft say like a tanker or a large cargo, it would likely be enough to inure a man and cause flooding to the boat.

another possibility is that your periscope was spotted and an armed merchant or an escort fired at the periscope striking your sub in the process.

xlbob · 05-21-07, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

rammed by a merchant i would guess.

were you IN the convoy or way off to their flanks?(snip)

I was still far from the convoy, I would say at least 6000 m away. I don't know what hit me, if anything hit me. One thing that I remember is that I opened all torpedo tubes, 1 to 4, and then had to dive to 40 m. Is it possible that let the tubes open would cause a problem?

GoldenRivet · 05-21-07, 01:23 AM

hmmm havnt heard of that

Canovaro · 05-21-07, 01:42 AM

Sounds really strange

Couldn't be mines could it.

Brag · 05-21-07, 06:35 AM

If you were at 40 meters, maybe the black Swine was in your baffles.

I find that staying at periscope depth with the scope just under water for quick peeks works best. I also keep track of the lead escort with hydrophone in case the bastard pretends not to have seen me then gets behind and comes for the kill.

Were you at silent running and speed under 3 knots?

Sailor Steve · 05-21-07, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by xlbob

U 45, her newly promoted KapitantLeutnant, receiver of Knight cross with sword and oak leave, along with the crews, were lost at sea on May 28, 1940 during their 6th patrol.

I salute our fallen comrades, and drink a toast to their memory.

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Man, I really hate it when I have to go back to September 1, 1939 and start all over again

Then don't. When I lose a boat, I start a new career at the same time and flotilla. I find it much more interesting that way.

TheBrauerHour · 05-21-07, 12:29 PM

That is what I started doing. Because I started to feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog day! If I hear BDU tell me to commence hostile action against England one more time, I will take my Uboat up the Thames and slap Churchill!

SmokinTep · 05-21-07, 12:46 PM

U-52 will hold a moment of silence tonight while on patrol.

05-20-07, 11:50 PM	#1
xlbob Gunner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 99 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Let's have a moment of silence U 45, her newly promoted KapitantLeutnant, receiver of Knight cross with sword and oak leave, along with the crews, were lost at sea on May 28, 1940 during their 6th patrol. After finishing my patrol on the assigned grid, I headed to Western approcah to patrol the area. Somewhere North east of Rockall bank, I received a convoy report heading North east. I quickly set an intercept course. Later the crews reported a ship sighting, a Black swan, so I went to periscope dept and rigged for silent running. When the balck swan passed by, I took a peek at the convoy, and there it was ... HMS Revenge (or is it Revenge class?) in the convoy. Juicy target! After the peek and decided to focus on HMS Revenge I decided to go deeper to 40 m deep, and wait for the convoy to get within firing range. Open all torpedo tubes and wait. And then ... without any warning at all, there was no asdic ping, my radioman got wounded! And there's flooding in the boat. There was no sound of DC explosions at all!! I was at 1x TC, and no, I don't use SH3 commander so I don't have the "sabotage" option My boat just went deeper and deeper. I sent my crews to repair the damage and control the flood ... but all the noises of the reapir process, brought the Black swan to my position and starting to drop DCs. I went deeper, flood got worse and there's nothing the damage control team could do to stop the flood. The boat just went deeper out of control ... I blow out the balast tank twice to rise the boat, but to no avail .... and finally the boat reached crush depth and imploded Man, I really hate it when I have to go back to September 1, 1939 and start all over again __________________ xlbob GWX v 2

05-20-07, 11:58 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	rammed by a merchant i would guess. were you IN the convoy or way off to their flanks? i have been grazed by a small merchant once or twice, but a convoy moving at medium speed - and if your hit by something with a deep enough draft say like a tanker or a large cargo, it would likely be enough to inure a man and cause flooding to the boat. another possibility is that your periscope was spotted and an armed merchant or an escort fired at the periscope striking your sub in the process. __________________

05-21-07, 01:23 AM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	hmmm havnt heard of that __________________

05-21-07, 06:35 AM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	If you were at 40 meters, maybe the black Swine was in your baffles. I find that staying at periscope depth with the scope just under water for quick peeks works best. I also keep track of the lead escort with hydrophone in case the bastard pretends not to have seen me then gets behind and comes for the kill. Were you at silent running and speed under 3 knots? __________________ 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/

05-21-07, 01:42 AM	#5
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Sounds really strange Couldn't be mines could it.

05-21-07, 12:29 PM	#8
TheBrauerHour Mr. Eastwood Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 364 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	That is what I started doing. Because I started to feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog day! If I hear BDU tell me to commence hostile action against England one more time, I will take my Uboat up the Thames and slap Churchill!

05-21-07, 12:46 PM	#9
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	U-52 will hold a moment of silence tonight while on patrol.