Victim of phantom destroyers

sergei · 04-05-10, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Vipper

Hull integrity 6.66% at the end of patrol 8. wow, you made it this time...

Oh man I hadn't spotted that.
What the hell happened out there during Patrol 8 Fader_Berg?

A bunch of elite destroyers?
A couple of ASW aircraft?
Or did the seafloor rush up to meet you at great speed during a crash dive?
The North Sea sure is shallow in places, eh?

Fader_Berg · 04-05-10, 08:54 AM

I surfaced just behind a ASW Trawler to wipe it out with my deadly flak. Been doing that for some time, just for the fun of it. Imagine my surprise when I noticed that there where another one just near by. Since I managed to sink one of them quite right away. I decided to finish what I've started. Mostly because I was so disappointed and angry of my own stupidity. It took a while and I had a feeling that it wasn't too good for my hull. *Ping, plong, dang, ding* you know... a whole lot.
I removed the feature of being able to read my HI, but got a laugh when I saw the report.

xance · 04-05-10, 01:21 PM

I was in Scapa Flow in November '39 in a IIA, at least 8km from any destroyers moving at one knot. I was leaving via the western approaches at 2tc when I was suddenly pinged by a V&W that had come from nowhere. About five minutes later most of Scapa security was after me. I ended up going toe to toe with them with my 20mm flak.

sergei · 04-05-10, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xance

I ended up going toe to toe with them with my 20mm flak.

I'm guessing it did not end well?

xance · 04-05-10, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sergei

I'm guessing it did not end well?

I gave a good account of myself. I managed to destroy the searchlight which was trained on me, destroyed the AAA battery and began to have a go at the depth charges to try and serously damage the boat. However a 4 inch shell is not a good addition to a conning tower at 30m (as my WO discovered) or to a loaded bow topedeo tube.

Short answer= BOOM!

sergei · 04-06-10, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by xance

I gave a good account of myself.

It sounds like you did.

I think you deserve this

Jimbuna · 04-06-10, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by xance

I gave a good account of myself. I managed to destroy the searchlight which was trained on me, destroyed the AAA battery and began to have a go at the depth charges to try and serously damage the boat. However a 4 inch shell is not a good addition to a conning tower at 30m (as my WO discovered) or to a loaded bow topedeo tube.

Short answer= BOOM!

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

04-08-10, 11:37 PM

Quite a bit of tonnage racked up.
Sorry you lost your boat "and life".

See you in the next (SH3) life.

04-05-10, 08:54 AM	#2
Fader_Berg 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Uppland, Sweden Posts: 278 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	I surfaced just behind a ASW Trawler to wipe it out with my deadly flak. Been doing that for some time, just for the fun of it. Imagine my surprise when I noticed that there where another one just near by. Since I managed to sink one of them quite right away. I decided to finish what I've started. Mostly because I was so disappointed and angry of my own stupidity. It took a while and I had a feeling that it wasn't too good for my hull. Ping, plong, dang, ding you know... a whole lot. I removed the feature of being able to read my HI, but got a laugh when I saw the report. __________________ patSH3r-developer, (https://fb.tuxxor.net) Type II junkie

04-08-10, 11:37 PM	#8
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Quite a bit of tonnage racked up. Sorry you lost your boat "and life". See you in the next (SH3) life.