Disasterous yet very stupid mistake

Mikey_Wolf · 10-31-07, 04:13 AM

I was playing last night, and I had the delight of sinking a Large Cargo in U-55, it was a submerged attack during daylight hours in the reasonably shallow waters of the Bay of Biskay. Now this is where it gets stupid. Having put the big boy out of commission. I decided to return to course and speed up TC a bit!

LMAO BIG mistake!

Underwater, the U-boat turned straight underneath the sinking hulk, the ship, actually landed on top of the back end of the sub! I wish I had a photo to prove it, but the back end of the sub was so busted up, you wouldn't credit it! U-55 went striaght to the bottom and eventually rested on the sea floor at 198m

Thankfully with the one electric engine that still worked, I was able to get out from the underside of the ship!

So eventually clonk! There I was on the bottom. Damage crew working like government mules to sort it out! :rotfl:

After a fair amount of time, the flooding in the aft torpedo room, electric room, diesel room was stopped. *phew*

Damage report:
Aft Torpedo tube destroyed.
Compressor Destroyed.
Starboard Diesel Destroyed.
Decoy Launcher Destroyed.
Flak Gun Destroyed.

LOL "Does anything on this heap still work?!" I asks exasperated at the screen, as if expecting my chief to reply to me. But he didn't.

Using what little compressed air was left and with about 80% power left in my batteries reaching the surface was possible, then it was flank speed all the way back to St Nazaire! Luckily encounters with planes was minimal, had a hell of a lot of luck I did! Maybe I need to trade in my VIIB I think its a bit obsolete now - either that or the sub needs to trade in its captain!

10-31-07, 04:13 AM	#1
Mikey_Wolf Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Wales Posts: 114 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Disasterous yet very stupid mistake I was playing last night, and I had the delight of sinking a Large Cargo in U-55, it was a submerged attack during daylight hours in the reasonably shallow waters of the Bay of Biskay. Now this is where it gets stupid. Having put the big boy out of commission. I decided to return to course and speed up TC a bit! LMAO BIG mistake! Underwater, the U-boat turned straight underneath the sinking hulk, the ship, actually landed on top of the back end of the sub! I wish I had a photo to prove it, but the back end of the sub was so busted up, you wouldn't credit it! U-55 went striaght to the bottom and eventually rested on the sea floor at 198m Thankfully with the one electric engine that still worked, I was able to get out from the underside of the ship! So eventually clonk! There I was on the bottom. Damage crew working like government mules to sort it out! :rotfl: After a fair amount of time, the flooding in the aft torpedo room, electric room, diesel room was stopped. phew Damage report: Aft Torpedo tube destroyed. Compressor Destroyed. Starboard Diesel Destroyed. Decoy Launcher Destroyed. Flak Gun Destroyed. LOL "Does anything on this heap still work?!" I asks exasperated at the screen, as if expecting my chief to reply to me. But he didn't. Using what little compressed air was left and with about 80% power left in my batteries reaching the surface was possible, then it was flank speed all the way back to St Nazaire! Luckily encounters with planes was minimal, had a hell of a lot of luck I did! Maybe I need to trade in my VIIB I think its a bit obsolete now - either that or the sub needs to trade in its captain! __________________ Proud Captain of U-37, U-138 (GWX 2), and U.S.S Devastator (Various mods)