The most reckless/foolish thing you have ever done? - Page 6

Paulebaer1979 · 01-06-12, 06:43 AM

I went into the harbour from Scapa Flow with my type VIIb, found and destroyed one light cruiser in the bay. Than i went near the real harbour and tried to sink the warships. I went on firing torpedos and didn´t look at the normal map. Two Flower Corvettes found me with their asdic and started to depth charging me. Bow and after depth rudder were destroyed. So i had to go outside without using them. Go to PD with the pumps, moving for a while at that depth and then stop the engines for keeping the depth. The way in took me half an hour in realtime - the way out nearly 5 hours and a lot of adrenaline

Greetings Paul

Playing SHIII with Living Silent Hunter 5.1 @ 88% realismus on Intel Core2Quad 2,83Ghz, Ati 4890, 4GB Ram, Windows Vista HP 64Bit

Sonar pettyofficer on S190, S196 and S183

Spitzenhund · 01-06-12, 07:42 AM

K new stupidest thing i have ever done that just happened i will keep it short this time.

Radio Contact Overheard. I try to intercept it i dont get any hydrophone feed even though i had my broadside turned towards the ship. I surface my U-boat not knowing the weather. i use time compression and then i get what i was waiting for "Ship Spotted" i take a look and its foggy, dark, and high seas so im wondering how my crew spotted it. i turn around and i see a Large Merchant so close to us i could touch it. 54 U-boat crew was killed that night.

IDK why these new careers i start do so horrible but my other one seems to be lucky i need to stop being a noob :|.

Oberon · 01-07-12, 12:18 AM

I think that any harbour attack conducted under GWX would fall into this category. Bloody ASW trawlers... *grumbles*

I think the most stupid thing I've ever done though was my quest to sink the Aquitania.

Realism was about 70-80% IIRC, had externals on and First officer doing the math. I did a harbour raid into Portsmouth in a Type IX.

Yeah...

Made it out alive though! Just...

Here's the thread, with pics:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=129266

tigertiggs2007 · 01-11-12, 09:22 PM

Attacking a very large task force with my VIIB near somewhere... oh well. I wasted half my torps on a battleship

. Forced to surface after endless depth charging. Faced 7 DDs and a damaged RN battleship with my deck gun

. BUT somehow i made it out. 2 destroyers collided together

and another one scraped the edge of the RN battleship and sank. Noticed a damaged destroyer heading for me and took out its cannons with an flak

, and then i flanked my way out.

tigertiggs2007 · 01-11-12, 09:30 PM

This is plain stupidty then reckless.
After a tiring patrol in my VIIB. It was very slow because of endless patrolling hurricanes and bombers to AM32. sank 2 merchants on the way, but when i'm just about out of the dock i was attacked by 2 swordfish torp bombers

. Lost 1 crew as both planes scored direct hits.
As i arrived home it was ~2am and stormy. couldn't see where i was going, i spotted the 2 lighthouses and set a course inbetween. It was slow so i fast forwarded, then i noticed something was wrong, in front of me is the harbor wall, and i am flanking towards it on 32 times speed

...and you can guess what happened next...

UBOAT LOST DUE TO COLLISION...

dinnemesis · 01-25-12, 05:09 PM

Was trying to reach the Bismarck but couldn't find her. Suddenly i got the message that she was sunk... Filled with grief over the great tragedy for the fatherland i decided it was time for some real Vergeltung, i started to cruise on
1024x mode. Suddenly my Watchofficer was reporting ship ahead.
I ran up to the bridge just to see 2 "newly discovered battleships shooting on me from like 2000-2500m

(the watchofficer of course blamed Bernhard for the incident). Fealing that the the revenge for Bismarck was worth more than our lives I speeded up and stayed in surface mode. I launched four torpedoes and dived, with extrem damages caused to my ship. Two of my torps struck the first BB a Nelson-class, and it sunk... After having repaired my damges and seen the other BB get away, i surfaced my boat happy to have gained revenge fort the Bismarck, and begun my trip home...

However after a short period at see a got a new report from my watchofficer, once again i reach the bridge and see a Heavy cruiser launching accurate shots from 3000 meters... That Watchofficer

I tried to dive but it was too late

Raticon · 01-25-12, 07:03 PM

...Trying to enter Portsmouth with my II-D and find Ark Royal or something bigger, after i took down the Royal Oak i got a bit over-enthusiastic i guess...

Clear waters, bright blue sky, a lovely afternoon, what could possibly go wrong?

Wrestlig with the uboat-nets for half an hour... DD's pinging and depthcharging me like crazy and along comes half of the RAF and joins the fun, AA guy get's killed during escape and i show the whole world where i am trying to crash-dive and then bumping into the bottom of the sea in ~25-ish meters shallow waters. I may add that all my torpedoes missed or exploded against the concrete harbor docks as i even missed the stationary targets.

I actually survived and fled to Kiel, the Bdu was considering the electric chair, beheading or burning on a stake as my future career options but the Hero that sank the Royal Oak got one last chance to show his worth, as i left port they were already voting on which kind of wood the stake i was to be burned at be made of. I can only say that i am worth the pig that's painted on my conning tower.

TDK1044 · 01-26-12, 07:01 AM

Telling Jimbuna that the drinks are on me.

Jimbuna · 01-26-12, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TDK1044

Telling Jimbuna that the drinks are on me.

krashkart · 01-26-12, 08:17 AM

A couple of days ago I decided to chase down a convoy in bad weather. As one might expect, the first ship that I encountered in the thick fog was the convoy's tailgunner: a frigate. When will I ever learn!?

Anyway, in all truth it wasn't such a bad turn of events. While the frigate and her buddies tossed a goodly sum of ashcans all over creation in a concerted effort to kill us, we slipped away quietly and remained underwater long enough for the hostile weather to abate. Once the escorts had run out of fun things to do to us they sped away to rejoin the convoy, and I was able to resurface and make a better approach in much clearer conditions.

Now I just need to work on my aim...

RConch · 01-26-12, 08:32 AM

Anytime I taken on an aircraft other than a swordfish.

I love the sound of all the flak guns going off even to no avail.
I can't resist. I love the painting I stare at behind my computer-"Aganist all Odds" by Robert Taylor. You should get a copy.
Good hunting to all!

krashkart · 01-26-12, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rconch

I love the sound of all the flak guns going off even to no avail.

I wholeheartedly agree. There's nothing quite like the sound of paired 37's thumping away... the sound of God and Thunder at the command of mere mortals.

Raticon · 01-26-12, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

I wholeheartedly agree. There's nothing quite like the sound of paired 37's thumping away... the sound of God and Thunder at the command of mere mortals.

I couldn't agree more. Early in the war it's very easy IMO to pick down Ansons coming from the british isles, they only use the bombs they (sometimes) carry with them and when they do they are horribly bad. First thing: Get an officer trained to handle the pea-shooter you carry with you. Next up: get bold and brave, the swordfishes and Ansons are easy targets that go down easily...

The nasty side-effect is when you shoot down a couple planes and go bold, and take on 2 or 3 at the same time and then suddenly think you can down the whole RAF.

those poor sailors...

Frenchy849 · 01-26-12, 02:28 PM

It was early 1941,I spotted a large convoy in the middle of the night not far from Spain,and also saw 2 IXB as well as a VIIC that apparently sank the escorts for the cost of heavy damage and the inability to follow the convoy,the VIIC even seemed like it was submerging...
So I made the dumb decision of engaging it with the deck gun,as always...
Not any of the ships even saw me when I was at least 500 meters away from one ship.I shot a round and then bam,the projector lights and star rounds blinded the heck out of me and they started shooting,innacurately, at me,but I still kept going,until my boat took some hits,which I ordered to dive and torpedo them,when they didn't know where I was again I surfaced,shot them,took shots myself,dived and did that cycle until I had 14% hull integrity and most of the big ships in it were sunk.I met an Ore carrier after getting out of here.
Result:6 ships sunk for 35747 tons,aka my most succesful patrol,taking me to the 19th place of U-boot aces.

Pacman_77 · 02-01-12, 09:51 AM

Taking on destroyers - any type and size - surface engagements of course using the 40mm flak gun, its rapid fire rips up the tin cans with ease.

OR

sitting idle on the surface on the high side of a listing stationary battleship while picking off the destroyer screen with deck armaments. Battleships provide excellent protection against shells from destroyers!!

OR

Managing to briefly stay abeam with a Destroyer (few yards apart) and partially surfaced while an angry battleship on the opposite side is pumping out shells and giving the "protective" escort a right royal pummelling!!! The only downside is that the kill is not credited to you but it's still worth a laugh!!!

01-06-12, 06:43 AM	#76
Paulebaer1979 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 185 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I went into the harbour from Scapa Flow with my type VIIb, found and destroyed one light cruiser in the bay. Than i went near the real harbour and tried to sink the warships. I went on firing torpedos and didn´t look at the normal map. Two Flower Corvettes found me with their asdic and started to depth charging me. Bow and after depth rudder were destroyed. So i had to go outside without using them. Go to PD with the pumps, moving for a while at that depth and then stop the engines for keeping the depth. The way in took me half an hour in realtime - the way out nearly 5 hours and a lot of adrenaline Greetings Paul Playing SHIII with Living Silent Hunter 5.1 @ 88% realismus on Intel Core2Quad 2,83Ghz, Ati 4890, 4GB Ram, Windows Vista HP 64Bit Sonar pettyofficer on S190, S196 and S183 Last edited by Paulebaer1979; 01-27-12 at 11:04 AM.

01-25-12, 07:03 PM	#82
Raticon Seaman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Arctic Posts: 38 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	...Trying to enter Portsmouth with my II-D and find Ark Royal or something bigger, after i took down the Royal Oak i got a bit over-enthusiastic i guess... Clear waters, bright blue sky, a lovely afternoon, what could possibly go wrong? Wrestlig with the uboat-nets for half an hour... DD's pinging and depthcharging me like crazy and along comes half of the RAF and joins the fun, AA guy get's killed during escape and i show the whole world where i am trying to crash-dive and then bumping into the bottom of the sea in ~25-ish meters shallow waters. I may add that all my torpedoes missed or exploded against the concrete harbor docks as i even missed the stationary targets. I actually survived and fled to Kiel, the Bdu was considering the electric chair, beheading or burning on a stake as my future career options but the Hero that sank the Royal Oak got one last chance to show his worth, as i left port they were already voting on which kind of wood the stake i was to be burned at be made of. I can only say that i am worth the pig that's painted on my conning tower. __________________ Ping.........Ping......Ping....Ping...Ping..Ping.P ingPingPing KABOOM!

01-26-12, 08:17 AM	#85
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Not the dumbest thing I've done in SH3, but... A couple of days ago I decided to chase down a convoy in bad weather. As one might expect, the first ship that I encountered in the thick fog was the convoy's tailgunner: a frigate. When will I ever learn!? Anyway, in all truth it wasn't such a bad turn of events. While the frigate and her buddies tossed a goodly sum of ashcans all over creation in a concerted effort to kill us, we slipped away quietly and remained underwater long enough for the hostile weather to abate. Once the escorts had run out of fun things to do to us they sped away to rejoin the convoy, and I was able to resurface and make a better approach in much clearer conditions. Now I just need to work on my aim... __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

01-26-12, 08:32 AM	#86
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	Anytime I taken on an aircraft other than a swordfish. I love the sound of all the flak guns going off even to no avail. I can't resist. I love the painting I stare at behind my computer-"Aganist all Odds" by Robert Taylor. You should get a copy. Good hunting to all! __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.

01-26-12, 02:28 PM	#89
Frenchy849 A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lorient,France(no,really) Posts: 79 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	It was early 1941,I spotted a large convoy in the middle of the night not far from Spain,and also saw 2 IXB as well as a VIIC that apparently sank the escorts for the cost of heavy damage and the inability to follow the convoy,the VIIC even seemed like it was submerging... So I made the dumb decision of engaging it with the deck gun,as always... Not any of the ships even saw me when I was at least 500 meters away from one ship.I shot a round and then bam,the projector lights and star rounds blinded the heck out of me and they started shooting,innacurately, at me,but I still kept going,until my boat took some hits,which I ordered to dive and torpedo them,when they didn't know where I was again I surfaced,shot them,took shots myself,dived and did that cycle until I had 14% hull integrity and most of the big ships in it were sunk.I met an Ore carrier after getting out of here. Result:6 ships sunk for 35747 tons,aka my most succesful patrol,taking me to the 19th place of U-boot aces. __________________ Rohr Eins,Los!

01-06-12, 07:42 AM	#77
Spitzenhund Nub Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	K new stupidest thing i have ever done that just happened i will keep it short this time. Radio Contact Overheard. I try to intercept it i dont get any hydrophone feed even though i had my broadside turned towards the ship. I surface my U-boat not knowing the weather. i use time compression and then i get what i was waiting for "Ship Spotted" i take a look and its foggy, dark, and high seas so im wondering how my crew spotted it. i turn around and i see a Large Merchant so close to us i could touch it. 54 U-boat crew was killed that night. IDK why these new careers i start do so horrible but my other one seems to be lucky i need to stop being a noob :\|.

01-07-12, 12:18 AM	#78
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I think that any harbour attack conducted under GWX would fall into this category. Bloody ASW trawlers... grumbles I think the most stupid thing I've ever done though was my quest to sink the Aquitania. Realism was about 70-80% IIRC, had externals on and First officer doing the math. I did a harbour raid into Portsmouth in a Type IX. Yeah... Made it out alive though! Just... Here's the thread, with pics: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=129266

01-11-12, 09:22 PM	#79
tigertiggs2007 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Somewhere in Fremantle...I seem to be lost... Posts: 5 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Attacking a very large task force with my VIIB near somewhere... oh well. I wasted half my torps on a battleship . Forced to surface after endless depth charging. Faced 7 DDs and a damaged RN battleship with my deck gun . BUT somehow i made it out. 2 destroyers collided together and another one scraped the edge of the RN battleship and sank. Noticed a damaged destroyer heading for me and took out its cannons with an flak , and then i flanked my way out.

01-11-12, 09:30 PM	#80
tigertiggs2007 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Somewhere in Fremantle...I seem to be lost... Posts: 5 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	This is plain stupidty then reckless. After a tiring patrol in my VIIB. It was very slow because of endless patrolling hurricanes and bombers to AM32. sank 2 merchants on the way, but when i'm just about out of the dock i was attacked by 2 swordfish torp bombers . Lost 1 crew as both planes scored direct hits. As i arrived home it was ~2am and stormy. couldn't see where i was going, i spotted the 2 lighthouses and set a course inbetween. It was slow so i fast forwarded, then i noticed something was wrong, in front of me is the harbor wall, and i am flanking towards it on 32 times speed ...and you can guess what happened next... UBOAT LOST DUE TO COLLISION...

01-25-12, 05:09 PM	#81
dinnemesis Nub Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Was trying to reach the Bismarck but couldn't find her. Suddenly i got the message that she was sunk... Filled with grief over the great tragedy for the fatherland i decided it was time for some real Vergeltung, i started to cruise on 1024x mode. Suddenly my Watchofficer was reporting ship ahead. I ran up to the bridge just to see 2 "newly discovered battleships shooting on me from like 2000-2500m (the watchofficer of course blamed Bernhard for the incident). Fealing that the the revenge for Bismarck was worth more than our lives I speeded up and stayed in surface mode. I launched four torpedoes and dived, with extrem damages caused to my ship. Two of my torps struck the first BB a Nelson-class, and it sunk... After having repaired my damges and seen the other BB get away, i surfaced my boat happy to have gained revenge fort the Bismarck, and begun my trip home... However after a short period at see a got a new report from my watchofficer, once again i reach the bridge and see a Heavy cruiser launching accurate shots from 3000 meters... That Watchofficer I tried to dive but it was too late

01-26-12, 07:01 AM	#83
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Telling Jimbuna that the drinks are on me.

02-01-12, 09:51 AM	#90
Pacman_77 Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Taking on destroyers - any type and size - surface engagements of course using the 40mm flak gun, its rapid fire rips up the tin cans with ease. OR sitting idle on the surface on the high side of a listing stationary battleship while picking off the destroyer screen with deck armaments. Battleships provide excellent protection against shells from destroyers!! OR Managing to briefly stay abeam with a Destroyer (few yards apart) and partially surfaced while an angry battleship on the opposite side is pumping out shells and giving the "protective" escort a right royal pummelling!!! The only downside is that the kill is not credited to you but it's still worth a laugh!!!