oh CRAP! What the blazes just happened???

[Rommer69]

Once the same happened to me. I ran aground a microisland I could not see in the nav map until I zoom several times. My plotted pathway crossed the microisland north of the starit between Ireland and Scotland.

[Task Force]

Appears SH3 has lots of these little Islands, Ive seen acouple of threads like this before. Someone runs into alittle patch of land in the middle of a place that appears to be a ocean.

Could be AI sub you hit
German
Not sure if hit mine end with collision on death screen bit not sure if any that far out

[Kapt Z]

Originally Posted by Rommer69

Once the same happened to me. I ran aground a microisland I could not see in the nav map until I zoom several times. My plotted pathway crossed the microisland north of the starit between Ireland and Scotland.

Interesting....:hmm:

I had not considered that possibility. I do remember the screen did say something about collision so I just assumed it was another ship of some kind. This was the first career I had 'lost' and not just quit or retired. I don't have anything to compare it to. What does it say when you are killed by aircraft or depth charges?? I can imagine maybe a mine, but not in over 1000m of water. I just wish I had been able to make it to the bridge to see if there was a ship. The fortunes of war I guess.

[PappyCain]

I suspect it was not a ship - only guessing as my encounteres had horrific gnashing of steel (actually quite startling audio and well done!!). I was SE of Greenland in heavy fog.

[Rommer69]

Load your last save to see if a microisland is on the way you plotted. If you play DiD, then submerge to crush depth and the result will be the same

[Task Force]

Could have been a iceberg.

[joho]

(GWX 2,0 Commander)
It is a clear bright night with low windspeed and I was entering the channelrun in -39 (my first patrol). Going at TC128 watching the map for contacts, the detection indicator is all in the green.
Suddenly it goes RED, not a sound from the bridge, I enter the bridge my self.
Not a 100 yards out of the starboard bow a destroyer comes running down on me at a 90 degree angle.
I crashdive in the same moment as he open fire, fortunatlty he waited too long and the projectile went above out heads. The only thing he could do was to target us with the machineguns, with minor damage as a result.

A few months later Im on patrol on a clear night with medium winds. I get a contact report of a lone merchant in close proximity. I intercept and am on route when I get an update on the contact now in visible range from us but not a word from the bridge I go to the bridge. Same thing we are bow to bow with a merchant not 200 yards out.
Fortunatly he does not spot me until we pass one another and he cant ram me.

[nikbear]

Originally Posted by Rommer69

Once the same happened to me. I ran aground a microisland I could not see in the nav map until I zoom several times. My plotted pathway crossed the microisland north of the starit between Ireland and Scotland.

I have hit that damn little speck of an islanddidn't even know it exsisted,I do now though

[bookworm_020]

I doubt you hit land, unless you were going in reverse! Could have been a mine or a ship, money is on a ship.

I was steaming along off the bottom of Ireland it similar weather conditions (Heavy seas, fog, rain,and so on) when I get the XO screaming we are under attack! A black swan comes steaming out of the fog with all guns blazing straight towarrd me! I crash dive, while taking damage. Just get below 20 meters when he off loads a major can of woop ass on me. Needless to say that all she wrote!