dumbist ways you have died? - Page 2

Gargamel · 12-04-11, 02:35 PM

No need for concurrent duplicate threads, but since it's actually a gameplay issue, we'll let it slide.

Gerald · 12-04-11, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Schöneboom

Plotted the Kiel Canal outbound course, but forgot to give the order to follow that course. Sailed straight from the dock -- into the nearest battleship! D'OH!

I always plot the Kiel Canal manually,

12-05-11, 01:02 PM

It was not the dumb way I've got sunk, but dumb place, where I was caught by suprise.

Serving in Med. Flotilla I tried to pass Suez canal. After entering into canal at Port Said, I thought I will never see any hostile unit untill I reach red sea. However while approaching the Great Bitter Lake I was schoked seeing few British DD cruising around that lake

. I tried to pass through them silently underwater, but one of the DD has picked up his course right at me, and rammed me probabaly not aware of my presence there (cuz DD maintained his cruise speed) I bet I freaked him out too ATM

. From that moment action took well knows scenarious, Pings, DC, exploasions and fanfaras..

timmy41 · 12-05-11, 01:11 PM

Bernard

12-05-11, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by timmy41

Bernard

who ?

sharkbit · 12-05-11, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PapaKilo

who ?

The idiot we all blame when things go terribly wrong.

There is no possible way that any one of us who are well trained, steely eyed Kaleuns would ever make a bone headed move, push the wrong button, surface at the wrong time, run into docks, hit flank speed by mistake when stealthily making an approach with escorts nearby, not diving when Italian aircraft are spotted after they have switched sides in Sept. 1943 while cruising the Med, torpedoing a neutral, almost torpedoing a German ore carrier off the coast of Norway, etc.

Someone must get the blame and that person is the crew member on every one of our submarines named Bernard.

Gerald · 12-05-11, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

The idiot we all blame when things go terribly wrong.

There is no possible way that any one of us who are well trained, steely eyed Kaleuns would ever make a bone headed move, push the wrong button, surface at the wrong time, run into docks, hit flank speed by mistake when stealthily making an approach with escorts nearby, not diving when Italian aircraft are spotted after they have switched sides in Sept. 1943 while cruising the Med, torpedoing a neutral, almost torpedoing a German ore carrier off the coast of Norway, etc.

Someone must get the blame and that person is the crew member on every one of our submarines named Bernard.

How do you spell his name...Bernard thus,

Gargamel · 12-05-11, 07:14 PM

Every u-boat is issued a Bernard upon it's first cruise. He is usually stored in the forward head with the extra rations, sometimes moved to the external torpedo stores when they become available. Most kaleuns only deploy the Bernard when a scapegoat is needed to take the heat from BDU, but some less experienced, and occasionally senior ones, let him roam free, thinking the extra man power may be useful.

They soon learn.

Mine was a late war transfer from Herr Balz's boat. I figured how much damage could he do with his trumpet?

andwii · 12-05-11, 07:44 PM

lol some good stories, I died once while exiting the port, it gave me a was destroyed by pressure, and I was on the surface with no damage, nor did I get a message saying we were under attack. Epic fail game is fail lol.

frau kaleun · 12-05-11, 09:22 PM

Returning home after a fairly successful patrol, got impatient to reach my pen and was crushed by one of the gates whilst playing chicken with the Wilhelmshaven locks.

andwii · 12-06-11, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Returning home after a fairly successful patrol, got impatient to reach my pen and was crushed by one of the gates whilst playing chicken with the Wilhelmshaven locks.

lol ive done that one before lol.

Schwieger · 12-06-11, 07:40 AM

Destroyed by aircraft a few miles outside of port...

Sailor Steve · 12-06-11, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by andwii

lol some good stories, I died once while exiting the port, it gave me a was destroyed by pressure, and I was on the surface with no damage, nor did I get a message saying we were under attack. Epic fail game is fail lol.

You probably hit a mine. In GWX friendly ports have them too. You can locate them with one of the pull-down maps in the Nav Map screen.

Sailor Steve · 12-06-11, 11:03 AM

I probably hold the record for the earliest case of Death By Stupidity. Earliest by game date, anyway.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...57&postcount=4

andwii · 12-06-11, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You probably hit a mine. In GWX friendly ports have them too. You can locate them with one of the pull-down maps in the Nav Map screen.

lol actualy I navigated away from the mine field. So I am really not sure what happened lol.

12-04-11, 02:35 PM	#16
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	No need for concurrent duplicate threads, but since it's actually a gameplay issue, we'll let it slide. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

12-05-11, 07:14 PM	#23
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Every u-boat is issued a Bernard upon it's first cruise. He is usually stored in the forward head with the extra rations, sometimes moved to the external torpedo stores when they become available. Most kaleuns only deploy the Bernard when a scapegoat is needed to take the heat from BDU, but some less experienced, and occasionally senior ones, let him roam free, thinking the extra man power may be useful. They soon learn. Mine was a late war transfer from Herr Balz's boat. I figured how much damage could he do with his trumpet? __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

12-06-11, 07:40 AM	#27
Schwieger Commodore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U-142 Posts: 624 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Destroyed by aircraft a few miles outside of port... __________________ Support U-Boot_HAHD: Install Dropbox Click Here & Increase The Teams Dropbox space and get 2.25GB of free online Storage space for yourself.

12-06-11, 11:03 AM	#29
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I probably hold the record for the earliest case of Death By Stupidity. Earliest by game date, anyway. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...57&postcount=4 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-05-11, 01:02 PM	#18
PapaKilo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It was not the dumb way I've got sunk, but dumb place, where I was caught by suprise. Serving in Med. Flotilla I tried to pass Suez canal. After entering into canal at Port Said, I thought I will never see any hostile unit untill I reach red sea. However while approaching the Great Bitter Lake I was schoked seeing few British DD cruising around that lake . I tried to pass through them silently underwater, but one of the DD has picked up his course right at me, and rammed me probabaly not aware of my presence there (cuz DD maintained his cruise speed) I bet I freaked him out too ATM . From that moment action took well knows scenarious, Pings, DC, exploasions and fanfaras..

12-05-11, 01:11 PM	#19
timmy41 Weps Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 367 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Bernard

12-05-11, 07:44 PM	#24
andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	lol some good stories, I died once while exiting the port, it gave me a was destroyed by pressure, and I was on the surface with no damage, nor did I get a message saying we were under attack. Epic fail game is fail lol.

12-05-11, 09:22 PM	#25
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	Returning home after a fairly successful patrol, got impatient to reach my pen and was crushed by one of the gates whilst playing chicken with the Wilhelmshaven locks.