The most reckless/foolish thing you have ever done?

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Luno

Now here comes the really dumb part: as I watch the fishing boat go down, out of nowhere comes this DD with spotlights bearing down at ramming speed, shells whizzing past my head. I go to periscope depth and gun the engines. I narrowly escape him and the depth charges. Then I maneuver silently, for a while, and raise the observation scope for a look. Whoops - he's right next to me, and I got his attention. Searchlights are on me again and he's turning around. I lower the scope, but now I'm out of options. He starts pinging and nails me with depth charges. The sub settles the few more meters to the bottom, and he charges me again, ending my career.

My first visit to Dover (my first harbor raid) ended when a number of shells from coastal artillery landed aboard my Uboat. It was the dead of night and I thought I'd sneak in closer on the surface. Great idea, right? Everything was going smoothly until I started hearing big splashes all around me. By the time I figured out what was happening the coastal gunners had already zeroed in. Next thing I knew it was one shell after another hitting my boat, and a few seconds later we had settled on the bottom still trying to pump water out of several breached compartments. Not one of the quickest ways to end a career -- five minutes of sheer terror as I watched the water levels rising despite all efforts to save the boat.

[Luno]

Was that at night? I don't know how they would be able to see you. (One thing about SH3 that bugs me is the luminosity of water at night. It should be a black void).

[The Dean]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Stock game? In GWX, as in real life, they only show up one at a time. But fighting that one is a bad idea.

Yessir, I have admittedly yet to make the jump to GWX. I got immensely lucky as was, because I've been sunk by just the one in stock beforehand. But I tend to play with a chip on my shoulder (something like 2 or 3 of my oldest, most familiar deck hands had been killed by the initial strafe). Sometimes the recklessness pays off, other times not so much.

[desirableroasted]

Foolish?

Surfacing to "finish off" a crippled tanker and a crippled BB (Nelson I think) with the deck gun.

The sort of mistake you don't make twice.

[BossMark]

Trying to sneak into Gibraltar sink a few ships and get any scot free but those pesky destroyers had other ideas

[danasan]

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Foolish?

Surfacing to "finish off" a crippled tanker and a crippled BB (Nelson I think) with the deck gun.

The sort of mistake you don't make twice.

It is unlikely that the crew inside Nelson would have even heard your 8.8 or 10.5 shells knocking at the hull...

[VONHARRIS]

Tracking a convoy with a IXB in shallow waters (BF12 IIRC) and attack it.
No room to dive.
I never did that thing again.

[Gerald]

I avoid shallow water, and not for a convoy I jeopardize my safety,

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by danasan

It is unlikely that the crew inside Nelson would have even heard your 8.8 or 10.5 shells knocking at the hull...

No, but I heard them knocking back.

[Wintahs]

Participating in Dunkirq.
More specifically, raiding the harbour itself. Needless to say, it was reckless. I've never seen so many destroyers together in all of my careers. It was quite the show, though. Lots of fireworks thanks to the Stuka's !

[Jimbuna]

Opening up the quick plot for the Kiel Canal and not ordering the follow waypoints command.

[Missing Name]

I also engaged two Town class cruisers with the deck gun. Unfortunately, even at ahead flank I could only engage for about five minutes at 8000 meters.

Enemy fired one salvo each. I fired ~60 rounds and scored one hit.

Next insane task: Surfacing in Gibraltar.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Shelling British merchant ships in daylight and not shooting up the bridge first tends to bring some curious PT Boats and ASW trawlers into the area.

[f4wildweasel]

forgetting my boat was at ahead flank after engaging a single merchant on the surface. After 5 minutes of TC, I had to radio ADAC.

[Paul Riley]

Ages ago I once ordered a crash dive passing through the English Channel as a small squadron of bombers appeared.In only about 15m of water we hit the bottom pretty hard