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Subhuman230 · 11-22-10, 02:39 PM

I was blown up by a battleship a battleship!!!!!!what the hell is that not overkill?!?!

Obltn Strand · 11-22-10, 03:29 PM

Three approaches against a convoy during same night. All thwarted by escorts before making to reasonable (3000m) firing distance from the convoy.

F

kin' radar.

Tonga · 11-22-10, 06:17 PM

Installed War Ace Campaign 4.1 on a fresh install of SH3 and after 45 minutes of troubleshooting because of the loading screens and main menu not showing up I now managed to leave the submarine pen in Kiel only to encounter some unspecified but well-reproducible CTD shortly after turning NE on the Kieler Förde. Every time I try this again...

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Falkirion · 11-22-10, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Subhuman230

I was blown up by a battleship a battleship!!!!!!what the hell is that not overkill?!?!

LOL Subhuman. I had the same experience. I crippled the Rodney with a well placed eel into her engines. Figuring her guns to be dead I surfaced and fired off a farewell spread of two more. She was listing starboard at the time, I figured her 16" guns couldn't get me. How wrong I was. Copped a salvo into my boat and survived barely. My damage control team worked a miracle to get my boat back to France.

Missing Name · 11-22-10, 10:45 PM

Forgetting to shift around your crew, forgetting them in the torpedo room for a day and finding them exhausted when you need them the most.

Tonga · 11-23-10, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Obltn Strand

Three approaches against a convoy during same night. All thwarted by escorts before making to reasonable (3000m) firing distance from the convoy.

F

kin' radar.

Well, at least you had some ships in your sight... :/
I just found a C2 Cargo, single ship, no escorts whatsoever. First thought: easy prey, take him.
Calculated an interception course, got my boat aligned at periscope depth, stopped and waited. He took his time, but since patience usually pays off... Then, while I was taking some last measurements to cross-check with my earlier calculations and refine my torpedo solution, the ship literally disappeared

in my periscope sight as if it had suddenly been sucked by an invisible fog cloud. So much for the easy prey...

kk20 · 11-23-10, 04:27 AM

small convoy of tankers, light wind, darkness, 2 destroyers, 4 eels left and a full magazine of 105mm . Kill the destroyers, catch up to the tankers. 15ms wind. aaaaaaaaargh.

Follow them for a day.

15ms wind. aaaaaaaaaaargh bloody atlantic.

Gargamel · 11-24-10, 02:41 AM

Dear Mom,

Setting sail today on a brand new VIIc. Hopefully all goes we........

2 Careers ended in one day.....

kk20 · 11-24-10, 04:44 AM

did your watch officer go for a crafty smoke in the torpedo room?

Gargamel · 11-24-10, 04:50 PM

Nope, first convoy encountered of first patrol of a new career. I had enough time to get the screen shot before the next round killed me. Had to surface after 3 wasserbomben (boom boom hoochie woochie) knocked me around real hard. Thought they were supposed to let you surrender.

frau kaleun · 11-24-10, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Thought they were supposed to let you surrender.

The game doesn't - if the boat dies, you die.

But SH3 Commander will let you alter the record outside the game:

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As Silent Hunter III does not support surrendering within careers, SH3 Commander gives you the ability to mark "Lost at sea" careers as "Surrendered at sea" if you were surfaced with crew on the bridge when your U-boat was destroyed.

I have never done this but I assume it's among the options you would be able to choose from in the "Status" line on the right side of the Commander interface, once your career has ended and provided the circumstances were as decribed above. If you click on the text in the status line and there are options available they should appear for you to choose from.

CherryHarbey · 11-24-10, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

The game doesn't - if the boat dies, you die.

But SH3 Commander will let you alter the record outside the game:

I have never done this but I assume it's among the options you would be able to choose from in the "Status" line on the right side of the Commander interface, once your career has ended and provided the circumstances were as decribed above. If you click on the text in the status line and there are options available they should appear for you to choose from.

Yep, it is exactly like that. You have to amend your patrol log too as it will have the whole crew listed as dead.

Missing Name · 11-26-10, 11:28 AM

Ran into a torpedo net.

Found out I had missed the gap by a few meters.

flag4 · 11-26-10, 01:20 PM

Families.

Arael · 11-27-10, 11:29 AM

Crawling along at 90 meters in a damaged Type IX-B when a depth charge explodes near enough to cause the 3 stern compartments to start flooding.

11-22-10, 02:39 PM	#61
Subhuman230 Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Brookfield MA Posts: 45 Downloads: 73 Uploads: 0	AHHHHH I was blown up by a battleship a battleship!!!!!!what the hell is that not overkill?!?!

11-22-10, 03:29 PM	#62
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Three approaches against a convoy during same night. All thwarted by escorts before making to reasonable (3000m) firing distance from the convoy. Fkin' radar.

11-22-10, 10:45 PM	#65
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Forgetting to shift around your crew, forgetting them in the torpedo room for a day and finding them exhausted when you need them the most. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

11-24-10, 02:41 AM	#68
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Dear Mom, Setting sail today on a brand new VIIc. Hopefully all goes we........ 2 Careers ended in one day..... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-24-10, 04:50 PM	#70
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Nope, first convoy encountered of first patrol of a new career. I had enough time to get the screen shot before the next round killed me. Had to surface after 3 wasserbomben (boom boom hoochie woochie) knocked me around real hard. Thought they were supposed to let you surrender. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-22-10, 06:17 PM	#63
Tonga Formerly Kpt. Hess Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 39.20 nmi from U 9 Posts: 54 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 0	Installed War Ace Campaign 4.1 on a fresh install of SH3 and after 45 minutes of troubleshooting because of the loading screens and main menu not showing up I now managed to leave the submarine pen in Kiel only to encounter some unspecified but well-reproducible CTD shortly after turning NE on the Kieler Förde. Every time I try this again... C T D

11-23-10, 04:27 AM	#67
kk20 Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 23 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	small convoy of tankers, light wind, darkness, 2 destroyers, 4 eels left and a full magazine of 105mm . Kill the destroyers, catch up to the tankers. 15ms wind. aaaaaaaaargh. Follow them for a day. 15ms wind. aaaaaaaaaaargh bloody atlantic.

11-24-10, 04:44 AM	#69
kk20 Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 23 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	did your watch officer go for a crafty smoke in the torpedo room?

11-26-10, 11:28 AM	#73
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Ran into a torpedo net. Found out I had missed the gap by a few meters. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

11-26-10, 01:20 PM	#74
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Families. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

11-27-10, 11:29 AM	#75
Arael Planesman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Mitten Posts: 184 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Crawling along at 90 meters in a damaged Type IX-B when a depth charge explodes near enough to cause the 3 stern compartments to start flooding.