Dumbist death for a veteran

GoldenRivet · 02-23-09, 11:58 AM

GLORY GLORY WHAT A HELL OF A WAY TO DIE!

Hanomag · 02-23-09, 12:02 PM

Odds - Bodkins...

Sailor Steve · 02-23-09, 12:28 PM

But you didn't die, you were captured. I think after losing my boat to that I would have made sure my crew was safe and gone down with the ship.

Great story, by the way. I love it when weird stuff like that happens.

BasilY · 02-23-09, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

But you didn't die, you were captured. I think after losing my boat to that I would have made sure my crew was safe and gone down with the ship.

Great story, by the way. I love it when weird stuff like that happens.

Point taken. Maybe I should have titled this post "dumbest LOST ever suffered". Anyway, Captain Jahn will be costing the Soviets countless Kilos of Potatoes and Borsch for years to come, not to mention NKVD man-hours for interrogation and torture. In his own way he will continue to contribute, however small, to the German war effort...

In a real world situation, I will fire off one last radio message to Novorossiysk (In German Hands then) and request a rescue. Take over a life boat from one of my victims. And row north to meet the rescue party (or the port). It has happened before, a captain lost his uboat, somehow get back into friendly port and continued on with another boat. Brandi did it.

BasilY · 02-23-09, 12:41 PM

Just an after thought, My boat is on the surface, only 1 compartment is completely flooded (front torpedo room). The flooding in the only other compartment damaged is under controlled. Is the boat really really beyond salvation?

Sailor Steve · 02-23-09, 12:46 PM

I think so. One compartment is a lot of water. I don't have a lot of information on whether boats survived that kind of flooding or not, but I wouldn't think it would be safe to dive with that kind of flooding.

coronas · 02-23-09, 01:38 PM

Honour&Bravery, U-149!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	But you didn't die, you were captured. I think after losing my boat to that I would have made sure my crew was safe and gone down with the ship. Great story, by the way. I love it when weird stuff like that happens. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I think so. One compartment is a lot of water. I don't have a lot of information on whether boats survived that kind of flooding or not, but I wouldn't think it would be safe to dive with that kind of flooding. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Just an after thought, My boat is on the surface, only 1 compartment is completely flooded (front torpedo room). The flooding in the only other compartment damaged is under controlled. Is the boat really really beyond salvation?