Most outragous moment

joegrundman · 06-06-09, 08:15 PM

i had my rudders and one propellor blown off inside the firth of forth (in type II) while facing in towards Edinburgh. I had to reverse all the way to Denmark, using only up and down to perform evasions!

Charlielima · 06-07-09, 11:21 AM

Any time I try to do something good for the fatherland in a schnell boote.
CL

06-07-09, 12:48 PM

When I stayed surfaced and using the big gun I destroyed an entire convoy, including the destroyers.

Betonov · 06-07-09, 01:58 PM

Damn CastleBravo, did you fired nukes at them??

There was this one time I got caught in an air raid, two planes, and decided to fight them. Shot down one and damaged the other. As soon as I started cheering the victory over the RAF another squadron was spotted. It was six bombers. Now that was a text book case of feeling like an idiot

Captain Birdseye · 06-07-09, 02:50 PM

Thinking I was smarter than two Corvettes and "teasing" them by going flank speed at 160m and diving deeper.

They had the last laugh...

Jimbuna · 06-07-09, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

Thinking I was smarter than two Corvettes and "teasing" them by going flank speed at 160m and diving deeper.

They had the last laugh...

They invariably do

nikbear · 06-07-09, 04:30 PM

When my mouse stopped working while trying to attack a convoy earlier today

by the time I worked out what was going on it was 'good night Vienna'

I'm a DID player,but this one can be reborn

Bloody puter hates me

06-07-09, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Damn CastleBravo, did you fired nukes at them??

I took damage but persisted on the offensive. Aggresive acts seem to be the key.

jobezark · 06-07-09, 05:32 PM

Fall of 1942 and I was heading home at the end of a patrol only having 6 torpedoes left. Came upon a convoy out in the North Atlantic at 0200 in stormy weather. Got to within 800 m of the first row and fired off all 4 of my front tubes at 4 separate ships-- 2 Liberty Cargo and 2 C2 cargo.. dived down to 100m and got messages for 4 hits. Waited about an hour for the DDs to clear, at which time I surfaced..

One C2 sunk, one ablaze moving at 0-1 knots, and both Liberties dead in the water. Now the problem was I only had 2 fish left and after waiting a few hours none of these ships showed any signs of sinking. I fired my last fore torpedo into a liberty and it blew up, and fired my aft torpedo into the C2 which just made another fire on its foredeck. Now I was stuck with a Liberty and a C2 with no fish left, and unable to use my deck guns because of the waves.

I waited out there for an entire week (game time) for the weather to settle down, and it never did. Frustrated and impatient I saved my game and rammed the remaining Liberty ship. Took her down before I sank from flooding a few seconds later!

I would love the option of using my deck gun in seas that aren't too stormy!

Captain Birdseye · 06-07-09, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jobezark

Fall of 1942 and I was heading home at the end of a patrol only having 6 torpedoes left. Came upon a convoy out in the North Atlantic at 0200 in stormy weather. Got to within 800 m of the first row and fired off all 4 of my front tubes at 4 separate ships-- 2 Liberty Cargo and 2 C2 cargo.. dived down to 100m and got messages for 4 hits. Waited about an hour for the DDs to clear, at which time I surfaced..

One C2 sunk, one ablaze moving at 0-1 knots, and both Liberties dead in the water. Now the problem was I only had 2 fish left and after waiting a few hours none of these ships showed any signs of sinking. I fired my last fore torpedo into a liberty and it blew up, and fired my aft torpedo into the C2 which just made another fire on its foredeck. Now I was stuck with a Liberty and a C2 with no fish left, and unable to use my deck guns because of the waves.

I waited out there for an entire week (game time) for the weather to settle down, and it never did. Frustrated and impatient I saved my game and rammed the remaining Liberty ship. Took her down before I sank from flooding a few seconds later!

I would love the option of using my deck gun in seas that aren't too stormy!

jimbuna has a mod on his FF page which allows you to use AA and the DG in all weather.

Synthfg · 06-07-09, 05:40 PM

Remember something similar when returning home from patrol with 1 eel left in the for tube I came across a Passenger Cargo alone,

Put the fish into her but she wouldn't go down,
rammed her, she wouldn't go down,
Jumped onto her deck, and tried to submerge, she wouldn't go down

ended up giving up in disgust

bookworm_020 · 06-07-09, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jobezark

Fall of 1942 and I was heading home at the end of a patrol only having 6 torpedoes left. Came upon a convoy out in the North Atlantic at 0200 in stormy weather. Got to within 800 m of the first row and fired off all 4 of my front tubes at 4 separate ships-- 2 Liberty Cargo and 2 C2 cargo.. dived down to 100m and got messages for 4 hits. Waited about an hour for the DDs to clear, at which time I surfaced..

One C2 sunk, one ablaze moving at 0-1 knots, and both Liberties dead in the water. Now the problem was I only had 2 fish left and after waiting a few hours none of these ships showed any signs of sinking. I fired my last fore torpedo into a liberty and it blew up, and fired my aft torpedo into the C2 which just made another fire on its foredeck. Now I was stuck with a Liberty and a C2 with no fish left, and unable to use my deck guns because of the waves.

I waited out there for an entire week (game time) for the weather to settle down, and it never did. Frustrated and impatient I saved my game and rammed the remaining Liberty ship. Took her down before I sank from flooding a few seconds later!

I would love the option of using my deck gun in seas that aren't too stormy!

I found that if part of the ship is submerged, you park your sub over it and dive, that helps it sink!

BTW Welcome Aboard!

BasilY · 06-09-09, 11:55 PM

GWX2.1 100% realism, 1941.

Go through Suez Canal in a IXB, sunk 3 destroyers in Great Bitter Lake.

And then come back a few months later.

Jimbuna · 06-08-09, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jobezark

I would love the option of using my deck gun in seas that aren't too stormy!

Try this:

http://files.filefront.com/GWX30+All.../fileinfo.html

Captain Birdseye · 06-09-09, 04:51 PM

Does this count:

I had a convoy of King George V and Nelson on a gyroangle of 000.

King George V was coming dead on towards me, I was at PD engines off, and hadn't been spotted.

He got to 1500m and I shot off two torps, one impact, one magnetic. This apeth decided to hit crash dive and then realised my engines would go to flank speed.

I was detected, King George V turned starboard rapidly, both torps missed

06-06-09, 08:15 PM	#1
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	i had my rudders and one propellor blown off inside the firth of forth (in type II) while facing in towards Edinburgh. I had to reverse all the way to Denmark, using only up and down to perform evasions! __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

06-07-09, 11:21 AM	#2
Charlielima Gunner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Schnell Boote Land Posts: 97 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Any time I try to do something good for the fatherland in a schnell boote. CL __________________

06-07-09, 04:30 PM	#7
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	When my mouse stopped working while trying to attack a convoy earlier todayby the time I worked out what was going on it was 'good night Vienna'I'm a DID player,but this one can be rebornBloody puter hates me __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

06-09-09, 11:55 PM	#13
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Battle of Great Bitter Lake GWX2.1 100% realism, 1941. Go through Suez Canal in a IXB, sunk 3 destroyers in Great Bitter Lake. And then come back a few months later.

06-07-09, 12:48 PM	#3
CastleBravo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	When I stayed surfaced and using the big gun I destroyed an entire convoy, including the destroyers.

06-07-09, 01:58 PM	#4
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Damn CastleBravo, did you fired nukes at them?? There was this one time I got caught in an air raid, two planes, and decided to fight them. Shot down one and damaged the other. As soon as I started cheering the victory over the RAF another squadron was spotted. It was six bombers. Now that was a text book case of feeling like an idiot

06-07-09, 02:50 PM	#5
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Thinking I was smarter than two Corvettes and "teasing" them by going flank speed at 160m and diving deeper. They had the last laugh...

06-07-09, 05:32 PM	#9
jobezark Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fall of 1942 and I was heading home at the end of a patrol only having 6 torpedoes left. Came upon a convoy out in the North Atlantic at 0200 in stormy weather. Got to within 800 m of the first row and fired off all 4 of my front tubes at 4 separate ships-- 2 Liberty Cargo and 2 C2 cargo.. dived down to 100m and got messages for 4 hits. Waited about an hour for the DDs to clear, at which time I surfaced.. One C2 sunk, one ablaze moving at 0-1 knots, and both Liberties dead in the water. Now the problem was I only had 2 fish left and after waiting a few hours none of these ships showed any signs of sinking. I fired my last fore torpedo into a liberty and it blew up, and fired my aft torpedo into the C2 which just made another fire on its foredeck. Now I was stuck with a Liberty and a C2 with no fish left, and unable to use my deck guns because of the waves. I waited out there for an entire week (game time) for the weather to settle down, and it never did. Frustrated and impatient I saved my game and rammed the remaining Liberty ship. Took her down before I sank from flooding a few seconds later! I would love the option of using my deck gun in seas that aren't too stormy!

06-07-09, 05:40 PM	#11
Synthfg Sparky Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 154 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Remember something similar when returning home from patrol with 1 eel left in the for tube I came across a Passenger Cargo alone, Put the fish into her but she wouldn't go down, rammed her, she wouldn't go down, Jumped onto her deck, and tried to submerge, she wouldn't go down ended up giving up in disgust

06-09-09, 04:51 PM	#15
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Does this count: I had a convoy of King George V and Nelson on a gyroangle of 000. King George V was coming dead on towards me, I was at PD engines off, and hadn't been spotted. He got to 1500m and I shot off two torps, one impact, one magnetic. This apeth decided to hit crash dive and then realised my engines would go to flank speed. I was detected, King George V turned starboard rapidly, both torps missed