Oh the shame!

CTaardvark · 03-22-10, 01:54 PM

Having just been nearly sunk by a Merchant Ship

I wondered what embarrasing SH3 moments others have had? Go on, own up.

KL-alfman · 03-22-10, 02:04 PM

my first ever career ended at the third patrol because I hit the "raise to snorkel-depth" instead of periscope-depth.
the Flower (I intended to sink) happily chopped me to pieces before I knew what was going on.

frau kaleun · 03-22-10, 02:09 PM

I was once court-martialed for repeatedly pinching my navigator's bum.

Oh, wait, you meant things that actually happen, not things we imagine during a very long patrol...

Okay, well, I was playing a single mission, can't remember which one, bunch of tankers I was supposed to take out coming from somewhere in S America I think and headed for the US or Britain... anyway they looked all alone at first but turned out they had armed escorts and I took a lot of damage before I ordered "DIVE" and things weren't looking good once we submerged so I ordered "BLOW TANKS" and we surfaced and all the other ships were gone except for the little tugboat that graciously accepted our surrender.

Paul Riley · 03-22-10, 02:30 PM

I was once taking a nap in my cabin bunk when some idiot started shaking me violently shouting in my ear "ALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARM!!"
I instantly sprang up in my bed terrified,banging my head on the wood panelling above,causing all my books and charts to fall out of a cupboard and on to the damp floor

I have now fitted a lock onto the bulkhead hatch between my quarters and the control room,now they must knock instead of barging in like that.

frau kaleun · 03-22-10, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

I have now fitted a lock onto the bulkhead hatch between my quarters and the control room,now they must knock instead of barging in like that.

Yeah but now you'll have to get up and open the door every time somebody from the zentrale on back needs to use the toilet.

Paul Riley · 03-22-10, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Yeah but now you'll have to get up and open the door every time somebody from the zentrale on back needs to use the toilet.

At least they will learn some manners now,the captain needs to sleep you know

Exakt · 03-22-10, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

At least they will learn some manners now,the captain needs to sleep you know

I usually get plenty of sleep during the early first stretch of the trip, usually quiet at the beginning of the war. (By that I mean that I let SH3 run at 1TC during the night while I sleep, closest to danger that I ever woke up was at the very entrance of the Dover Straight.)

maillemaker · 03-22-10, 03:37 PM

I was banging away at a merchant ship with the deck gun, and did not pay attention to how close we were getting to her. I cut across her path, and the blow of the merchant crashed into our stern.

I tried to turn away from her, but we were pinned to her bow, and the ocean pushed our bow around, pinning us to the bow and side of the merchant, which was burning furiously from our shelling.

The ship then exploded, and took us with it.

Paul Riley · 03-22-10, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maillemaker

I was banging away at a merchant ship with the deck gun, and did not pay attention to how close we were getting to her. I cut across her path, and the blow of the merchant crashed into our stern.

I tried to turn away from her, but we were pinned to her bow, and the ocean pushed our bow around, pinning us to the bow and side of the merchant, which was burning furiously from our shelling.

The ship then exploded, and took us with it.

Talk about close encounters!

Fader_Berg · 03-22-10, 02:43 PM

I had wasted my last torpedo on a small cargo ship, (~2,000) and brought her severe damage. It was just a matter of time before she was going down. I had nothing to do though, while I waited. So I went to work on her with my bad ass flak gun.
Suddenly she blows up and I hear my hull pops right open. It was all over within two or three seconds. I had some regrets for that...

03-22-10, 01:54 PM	#1
CTaardvark Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Horsham, UK. Posts: 26 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh the shame! Having just been nearly sunk by a Merchant Ship I wondered what embarrasing SH3 moments others have had? Go on, own up.

03-22-10, 02:04 PM	#2
KL-alfman Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weimar Posts: 930 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	my first ever career ended at the third patrol because I hit the "raise to snorkel-depth" instead of periscope-depth. the Flower (I intended to sink) happily chopped me to pieces before I knew what was going on. __________________ Life, Liberty and Property!

03-22-10, 02:30 PM	#4
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	I was once taking a nap in my cabin bunk when some idiot started shaking me violently shouting in my ear "ALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARM!!" I instantly sprang up in my bed terrified,banging my head on the wood panelling above,causing all my books and charts to fall out of a cupboard and on to the damp floor I have now fitted a lock onto the bulkhead hatch between my quarters and the control room,now they must knock instead of barging in like that. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-22-10, 02:43 PM	#10
Fader_Berg 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Uppland, Sweden Posts: 278 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	I had wasted my last torpedo on a small cargo ship, (~2,000) and brought her severe damage. It was just a matter of time before she was going down. I had nothing to do though, while I waited. So I went to work on her with my bad ass flak gun. Suddenly she blows up and I hear my hull pops right open. It was all over within two or three seconds. I had some regrets for that... __________________ patSH3r-developer, (https://fb.tuxxor.net) Type II junkie

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03-22-10, 02:09 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I was once court-martialed for repeatedly pinching my navigator's bum. Oh, wait, you meant things that actually happen, not things we imagine during a very long patrol... Okay, well, I was playing a single mission, can't remember which one, bunch of tankers I was supposed to take out coming from somewhere in S America I think and headed for the US or Britain... anyway they looked all alone at first but turned out they had armed escorts and I took a lot of damage before I ordered "DIVE" and things weren't looking good once we submerged so I ordered "BLOW TANKS" and we surfaced and all the other ships were gone except for the little tugboat that graciously accepted our surrender.

03-22-10, 03:37 PM	#8
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I was banging away at a merchant ship with the deck gun, and did not pay attention to how close we were getting to her. I cut across her path, and the blow of the merchant crashed into our stern. I tried to turn away from her, but we were pinned to her bow, and the ocean pushed our bow around, pinning us to the bow and side of the merchant, which was burning furiously from our shelling. The ship then exploded, and took us with it.