Sub caught in a explosion?

Von Talon · 09-15-09, 01:32 PM

I was attacking to Passenger/Cargo -ship with my deck gun. I didn't want to waste a torpedo to it. After lot of shells, the ship started to sink. I was about 50-100m (quite close). "She is going down" -message appeared. After 5 minutes, the ship started to explode. Suddenly, I get alot of damage reports.
My sub was severly damaged: Batteries destroyed, Diesel engines destroyed, bridge destroyed, deck and flak gun destroyed. Almost every part of my sub was destroyed and critical leak in every compartment. And every watch was dead. First, I thought that I was under attack, and I ordered to dive (dumbest decision EVER). Then I realized that I was caught in the explosion. Well, I noticed that my sub couldn't hold periscope depth, and asked from the navigator: Whats the depth under keel? -46 meters, he answered. As you can guess, I sank to the bottom. I ordered everyone to fix the boat. Luckily, I had many repair fellows becouse my sub gets damaged very easily

I managed to pump the water out and fix some critical parts, and then surfaced. Was my sub cought in the explosion of the enemy vessel?
I can't find any other explanation for this.

JU_88 · 09-15-09, 01:40 PM

Yep, you were way too close and got caught in the blast, stay at about 700m and you should be ok.
besides, you need to be at that distance to score keel shots with the deck gun and torpedos wont detonate until 400m.

sergei · 09-15-09, 01:59 PM

Oh hell yeah. You were lucky to get away with it.

I'd torpedoed a large freighter that left it dead in the water. What the hell I thought. The sea is calm and it's early war so I figure I'll surface and finish her off with the deck gun.
Like you I got nice and close so I could look at the pretty explosions.

The ship goes up like the Fourth of July.
I get damage reports from EVERYWHERE. There's flooding EVERYWHERE. And most of my crew seem to be dead. 5 minutes later the broken remains of my sub were on the bottom.
After that my minimum safe distance for deck gun action is 1000m.

Brag · 09-15-09, 03:20 PM

Yup!

Klose kabooms kause killer krash

Red Heat · 09-15-09, 03:59 PM

All aways remember... you all always can take an enemy with you!

Brag · 09-15-09, 04:25 PM

In real life, can't remember which boat was sunk by a truck lashed on deck of a ship. An explosion sent the truck flying and it landed on top of the U-boat

Red Heat · 09-15-09, 04:30 PM

I remember that story too, Brag...it was the only uboot sunk by those circunstances, and i cant remember witch uboot...may be in the u-boat net!

Patkins1983 · 09-15-09, 04:33 PM

I am currently trying to get targets with the deck gun at around 10km. Its going well and that should be a nice safe distance if the ship has high explosives on board.

Task Force · 09-19-09, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

In real life, can't remember which boat was sunk by a truck lashed on deck of a ship. An explosion sent the truck flying and it landed on top of the U-boat

lol, yep I remember that... I can imagine when they were talking about it...

so how did they die...

well sir your never gonna believe this.

BigBadVuk · 09-20-09, 05:37 AM

Is it then possible to sink other shps by destroying highly explosive targets such as pyro class ammunition ship or by blowing up DD near other cargo in convoy etc..?
I`m asking because i never saw anything similar to happen in game ,and i attacked countless ships in many convoys.

09-15-09, 01:32 PM	#1
Von Talon A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 80 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Sub caught in a explosion? I was attacking to Passenger/Cargo -ship with my deck gun. I didn't want to waste a torpedo to it. After lot of shells, the ship started to sink. I was about 50-100m (quite close). "She is going down" -message appeared. After 5 minutes, the ship started to explode. Suddenly, I get alot of damage reports. My sub was severly damaged: Batteries destroyed, Diesel engines destroyed, bridge destroyed, deck and flak gun destroyed. Almost every part of my sub was destroyed and critical leak in every compartment. And every watch was dead. First, I thought that I was under attack, and I ordered to dive (dumbest decision EVER). Then I realized that I was caught in the explosion. Well, I noticed that my sub couldn't hold periscope depth, and asked from the navigator: Whats the depth under keel? -46 meters, he answered. As you can guess, I sank to the bottom. I ordered everyone to fix the boat. Luckily, I had many repair fellows becouse my sub gets damaged very easily I managed to pump the water out and fix some critical parts, and then surfaced. Was my sub cought in the explosion of the enemy vessel? I can't find any other explanation for this. __________________ Water is important. If there would be no water, no one could learn to swim and everybody would drown.

09-15-09, 01:59 PM	#3
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Oh hell yeah. You were lucky to get away with it. I'd torpedoed a large freighter that left it dead in the water. What the hell I thought. The sea is calm and it's early war so I figure I'll surface and finish her off with the deck gun. Like you I got nice and close so I could look at the pretty explosions. The ship goes up like the Fourth of July. I get damage reports from EVERYWHERE. There's flooding EVERYWHERE. And most of my crew seem to be dead. 5 minutes later the broken remains of my sub were on the bottom. After that my minimum safe distance for deck gun action is 1000m. Last edited by sergei; 09-15-09 at 03:14 PM.

09-15-09, 03:20 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yup! Klose kabooms kause killer krash __________________ 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/

09-15-09, 03:59 PM	#5
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	All aways remember... you all always can take an enemy with you! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

09-15-09, 04:25 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	In real life, can't remember which boat was sunk by a truck lashed on deck of a ship. An explosion sent the truck flying and it landed on top of the U-boat __________________ 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/

09-15-09, 01:40 PM	#2
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,806 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yep, you were way too close and got caught in the blast, stay at about 700m and you should be ok. besides, you need to be at that distance to score keel shots with the deck gun and torpedos wont detonate until 400m.

09-15-09, 04:30 PM	#7
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	I remember that story too, Brag...it was the only uboot sunk by those circunstances, and i cant remember witch uboot...may be in the u-boat net! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

09-15-09, 04:33 PM	#8
Patkins1983 Watch Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancaster,UK Posts: 30 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I am currently trying to get targets with the deck gun at around 10km. Its going well and that should be a nice safe distance if the ship has high explosives on board.

09-20-09, 05:37 AM	#10
BigBadVuk Ensign Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Belgrade,Serbia Posts: 222 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Is it then possible to sink other shps by destroying highly explosive targets such as pyro class ammunition ship or by blowing up DD near other cargo in convoy etc..? I`m asking because i never saw anything similar to happen in game ,and i attacked countless ships in many convoys. __________________ Any ship can submerge.. Only submarine can surface!