SH3 Commander *shakes fists*

kylania · 09-01-06, 05:20 PM

Grr!! Last nite I delt with the loss of my deck gunner from a bar fight gone bad, but made up for it by sinking 16,000 tons of merchants that patrol. High off that success I headed back out today, after losing TWO more crew members to transfers. We enlisted a new petty officer and sailor and off we went!

Initially the boat seemed sound. We were able to follow our escort out of Lorient: periscopes checked out, Deck Gun and Flak Gun were operational, tubes all cycled well. Once in deeper water I ordered a crash dive test. We sank like flotsom!! At around 1 minute in I checked depth and we were at 20m... and 1kt. 1kt!? I ordered Ahead Flank, we couldn't sink this slow and expect to survive. Ahead flank! Repeated the engine room... but still 1kt. Ahead full I say, and up to 6kts we go. Ahead standard..ja! Ahead 1/3.. ja! Ahead slow.. ja! Flank didn't work at all. That troubled me. So we suface, thankfully the dive planes and compressed air worked. Diesels on, compartment crewed up.. ahead full... purring along at 14kts. FLANK! ...1kt.

At that point I decided to head to dock for repairs, I couldn't go without flank speed.

So curse you SH3 Commander and you're nifty random events! Curse you for making each and every patrol feel brand new and dangerous since I never know what'll happen.

I guess this little hiccup was good, since I'd just installed a new skin for my boat, but realized I had external cameras turned off! heh

mr chris · 09-01-06, 05:28 PM

Nice story kylania.

I had a smillar experince with SH3 Commander i was just leaving on my second patrol and when i hit deep water i ordered a crash dive to keep the crew on there toes. But we just sank like a stone right down to nearly 200m

Fortunatly blowing the balast worked and we shot to the surface like and never before.

STEED · 09-01-06, 05:49 PM

I know the feeling every time I went to the bar my crew were killed in bar fights. I lost more crew in that blasted bar than to a destroyer. :rotfl:

SeaWolf IV · 09-01-06, 06:17 PM

Yeah last time in port I lost a Jr officer by arrest due to a druken brawl and then at sea I had a fuel leak and had to abort half way through the patrol.

good stuff

09-01-06, 05:20 PM	#1
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	SH3 Commander shakes fists Grr!! Last nite I delt with the loss of my deck gunner from a bar fight gone bad, but made up for it by sinking 16,000 tons of merchants that patrol. High off that success I headed back out today, after losing TWO more crew members to transfers. We enlisted a new petty officer and sailor and off we went! Initially the boat seemed sound. We were able to follow our escort out of Lorient: periscopes checked out, Deck Gun and Flak Gun were operational, tubes all cycled well. Once in deeper water I ordered a crash dive test. We sank like flotsom!! At around 1 minute in I checked depth and we were at 20m... and 1kt. 1kt!? I ordered Ahead Flank, we couldn't sink this slow and expect to survive. Ahead flank! Repeated the engine room... but still 1kt. Ahead full I say, and up to 6kts we go. Ahead standard..ja! Ahead 1/3.. ja! Ahead slow.. ja! Flank didn't work at all. That troubled me. So we suface, thankfully the dive planes and compressed air worked. Diesels on, compartment crewed up.. ahead full... purring along at 14kts. FLANK! ...1kt. At that point I decided to head to dock for repairs, I couldn't go without flank speed. So curse you SH3 Commander and you're nifty random events! Curse you for making each and every patrol feel brand new and dangerous since I never know what'll happen. I guess this little hiccup was good, since I'd just installed a new skin for my boat, but realized I had external cameras turned off! heh

09-01-06, 05:28 PM	#2
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Nice story kylania. I had a smillar experince with SH3 Commander i was just leaving on my second patrol and when i hit deep water i ordered a crash dive to keep the crew on there toes. But we just sank like a stone right down to nearly 200m Fortunatly blowing the balast worked and we shot to the surface like and never before. __________________

09-01-06, 05:49 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I know the feeling every time I went to the bar my crew were killed in bar fights. I lost more crew in that blasted bar than to a destroyer. :rotfl: __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

09-01-06, 06:17 PM	#4
SeaWolf IV Torpedoman Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 120 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Yeah last time in port I lost a Jr officer by arrest due to a druken brawl and then at sea I had a fuel leak and had to abort half way through the patrol. good stuff __________________ "Jeder Tag der Niederlage ein Sieg!" Download my SH3 Files!