"O mein Gott, it was close" story (or maybe stories?)

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-13-08, 07:14 PM

Can't believe what's just happened to me in game. I have to share it.

March 23, 1940, U-52 (VIIB), at the entrance to Ofot Fjord waiting for the prey (i.e. allied shipping fleeing Narvik or allied warhips). Finallt got a contact at about midnight. Soon after saw the ship with the periscope - a fatty medium cargo, going slow/medium. Surfaced, plotted a bit to get the best solution, went much closer to identify the ship - lucky me, a Norwegian one. Prepared two torpedoes as stated in BdU orders: a magnetic under-keel one and an impact just below the water line.

Fired.

And immediately after - a thought: why is the ship going EAST?! Why no escorts around?! Why... oh why is the flag... GERMAN!!? I have problems reading flags and I should be more careful. But now, what could I do with the 2 torpedoes cutting the waves? Simply nothing. I didn't even try to pray, as I don't remember any of these. Just cursed a lot.

And what? The magnetic torpedo prematured half from to the ship.

The impact one bounced off the hull.

Imagine my joy... Usually I'd be angry for loss of two torpedoes, but this time I thanked the constructors that designed this crap!

That was close. :rotfl:

KeptinCranky · 01-13-08, 07:38 PM

It's not so bad, if you manage to sink some significant enemy tonnage, like a Battleship or 2, I once got away with sinking an Italian freighter by also sinking a battleship, they even gave me a medal

if not, well....

Best not mention this incident ever again I would think, unless you like a warm sunny wall, a cigarette and blindfold of your choice....

At least you properly followed standing order number 1

BE MORE AGRESSIVE!!

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-13-08, 07:43 PM

Ya know', we sank HMS Nelson just a few days before nearby...

Maybe it wouldn't so bad with BdU, but who could live with that shame?

Uncle Goose · 01-13-08, 09:55 PM

Actually, friendly fire did happen in WW2, I remembered to have read somewhere that one U-boat was sunk by another U-boat's torpedo in a convoy battle.

seafarer · 01-14-08, 08:22 AM

I have been guilty of sinking one of our own

- a big merchant during the Norway campaign.

It was pitch dark with a complete overcast, and the ship was traveling alone and blacked out, and about a day behind a reported enemy task force. How was I to know? - the flag was completely invisible under such conditions and all of the reports and our own contacts over the previous week had been enemy forces.

And, and, :hmm: it was raining, yeah, that's it. it was raining, hard. Raining toads

honest, big bizarre hoary mucky toads. And there were locusts - swarms of them everywhere (or where those flying fish?), all squished up against the Uzo lens. I tried to wipe it clear, but, but,...

It wasn't my fault, I swear!!!

TomcatMVD · 01-14-08, 08:36 AM

"What the hell was that big BOMP! sound?!!!"
"Nothing herr Captain, it's only herr Mumit trying to scare the hell out of us again!"
"Funny chap... funy chap"

Gezoes · 01-14-08, 08:32 AM

Interesting, I thought only the British torpedoed a U-boat late in the war off Norway? :hmm:

deepboat · 01-14-08, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Goose

Actually, friendly fire did happen in WW2, I remembered to have read somewhere that one U-boat was sunk by another U-boat's torpedo in a convoy battle.

U-254

Type

VIIC

Ordered23 Sep, 1939
Laid down14 Dec, 1940Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 19)Launched20 Sep, 1941
Commissioned8 Nov, 1941Kptlt. Hans GilardoneCommanders8 Nov, 1941 - 8 Dec, 1942 Kptlt. Hans GilardoneSep, 1942 - Oct, 1942, Kptlt. Odo LoeweCareer3 patrols8 Nov, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1942 - 8 Dec, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 18.967 GRTFateSank 8 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in approximate position 55.00N, 40.00W, after a collision with the German U-boat U-221. 41 dead and 4 survivors.

Uncle Goose · 01-15-08, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepboat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Goose

Actually, friendly fire did happen in WW2, I remembered to have read somewhere that one U-boat was sunk by another U-boat's torpedo in a convoy battle.

U-254

Type

VIIC

Ordered23 Sep, 1939
Laid down14 Dec, 1940Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 19)Launched20 Sep, 1941
Commissioned8 Nov, 1941Kptlt. Hans GilardoneCommanders8 Nov, 1941 - 8 Dec, 1942 Kptlt. Hans GilardoneSep, 1942 - Oct, 1942, Kptlt. Odo LoeweCareer3 patrols8 Nov, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1942 - 8 Dec, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 18.967 GRTFateSank 8 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in approximate position 55.00N, 40.00W, after a collision with the German U-boat U-221. 41 dead and 4 survivors.

must be another U-boat, this one had a collision, not a torpedo impact. I have it in a book somewhere, must look it up sometime.

01-13-08, 07:14 PM	#1
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	"O mein Gott, it was close" story (or maybe stories?) Can't believe what's just happened to me in game. I have to share it. March 23, 1940, U-52 (VIIB), at the entrance to Ofot Fjord waiting for the prey (i.e. allied shipping fleeing Narvik or allied warhips). Finallt got a contact at about midnight. Soon after saw the ship with the periscope - a fatty medium cargo, going slow/medium. Surfaced, plotted a bit to get the best solution, went much closer to identify the ship - lucky me, a Norwegian one. Prepared two torpedoes as stated in BdU orders: a magnetic under-keel one and an impact just below the water line. Fired. And immediately after - a thought: why is the ship going EAST?! Why no escorts around?! Why... oh why is the flag... GERMAN!!? I have problems reading flags and I should be more careful. But now, what could I do with the 2 torpedoes cutting the waves? Simply nothing. I didn't even try to pray, as I don't remember any of these. Just cursed a lot. And what? The magnetic torpedo prematured half from to the ship. The impact one bounced off the hull. Imagine my joy... Usually I'd be angry for loss of two torpedoes, but this time I thanked the constructors that designed this crap! That was close. :rotfl: __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

01-13-08, 07:43 PM	#3
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Ya know', we sank HMS Nelson just a few days before nearby... Maybe it wouldn't so bad with BdU, but who could live with that shame? __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

01-14-08, 08:22 AM	#5
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have been guilty of sinking one of our own - a big merchant during the Norway campaign. It was pitch dark with a complete overcast, and the ship was traveling alone and blacked out, and about a day behind a reported enemy task force. How was I to know? - the flag was completely invisible under such conditions and all of the reports and our own contacts over the previous week had been enemy forces. And, and, :hmm: it was raining, yeah, that's it. it was raining, hard. Raining toads honest, big bizarre hoary mucky toads. And there were locusts - swarms of them everywhere (or where those flying fish?), all squished up against the Uzo lens. I tried to wipe it clear, but, but,... It wasn't my fault, I swear!!! __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

01-14-08, 08:36 AM	#6
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	"What the hell was that big BOMP! sound?!!!" "Nothing herr Captain, it's only herr Mumit trying to scare the hell out of us again!" "Funny chap... funy chap" __________________

01-14-08, 08:32 AM	#7
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Interesting, I thought only the British torpedoed a U-boat late in the war off Norway? :hmm: __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.

01-13-08, 07:38 PM	#2
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	It's not so bad, if you manage to sink some significant enemy tonnage, like a Battleship or 2, I once got away with sinking an Italian freighter by also sinking a battleship, they even gave me a medal if not, well.... Best not mention this incident ever again I would think, unless you like a warm sunny wall, a cigarette and blindfold of your choice.... At least you properly followed standing order number 1 BE MORE AGRESSIVE!!

01-13-08, 09:55 PM	#4
Uncle Goose Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 113 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Actually, friendly fire did happen in WW2, I remembered to have read somewhere that one U-boat was sunk by another U-boat's torpedo in a convoy battle.