The most reckless/foolish thing you have ever done?

Shkval · 06-08-12, 01:44 PM

I really did that, it was like the scene from "Das Boot" when they are discovered in Gibraltar... bombs splashing everywhere, and constant drumming of AA guns, with me sitting behind 4-barreled 20mm flak... they were dropping like flies... only thing I was worried about was that some of those stupid katalinas will fall on me... there were few close ones but luckily they missed... but never again... second craziest thing was in SH4... cruising on surface in Tokyo bay, but with the "little" help of radar I managed to recharge my batteries...and dive again... although I was scared to sh..!
The most stupidest thing I ever done was (this one goes for the Darwin award) hitting the "right full rudder" instead of "left full rudder" what led me directly beneath the destroyer, which I tried to dodge, in my brand new type XXI, and I got DC directly in my mouth, sunk like a stone...

Sailor Steve · 06-08-12, 03:02 PM

Stock game or modded? Patrol bombers attacked in groups of one, and were plenty dangerous that way. The stock game gives you dozens of planes, all easy to shoot down. The supermods should fix that.

Shkval · 06-08-12, 04:06 PM

Stock of course...back then long time ago internet was dial-up and expensive as platinum... downloading GWX would last a month and my parents would hang me for my tenders for telephone bill... now with GWX I'm cautious as a sardine... SH4 was also stock...

utops · 06-10-12, 05:04 AM

Reloading externals when shadowing convoy 16.000 km away was pretty stupid.
Black Swan DE spots me and i cannot surface and max speed was 4kts
All hands lost.

GWX/h.sie patch

Soviet Creeper · 06-10-12, 04:53 PM

Heh, once i went to reload externals. Then got caught by a trawler and torp boat. I was lucky enough to kill them with a mix of deck gun and flak. Not before suffering some hull damage though D:

GT182 · 06-11-12, 09:59 PM

On patrol in Grid BF 15 Oct of 1940... and getting ready to take on the HMS Hood, shadowed by 5 Tribal Class destroyers or more. I've only counted 5 but the hydrophone is showing more contacts.

utops · 06-11-12, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by utops

Reloading externals when shadowing convoy 16.000 km away was pretty stupid.
Black Swan DE spots me and i cannot dive and max speed was 4kts
All hands lost.
GWX/h.sie patch

QFC

Dive! Dive! Dive! · 06-14-12, 11:05 AM

Taking on 2 Revenge class battleships at surface with deck gun.
Wish me luck!

SubConscious · 06-14-12, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dive! Dive! Dive!

Taking on 2 Revenge class battleships at surface with deck gun.
Wish me luck!

If you win, go after the Rodney & Nelson! 8^ )

I've gotten into a gunfight with an armed trawler (once you pick off the poor soul manning the AAA gun in the bow, it's a pretty easy fight), but that's about the limit of my gumption. I admire your moxie!

06-08-12, 01:44 PM	#1
Shkval Planesman Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 192 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I really did that, it was like the scene from "Das Boot" when they are discovered in Gibraltar... bombs splashing everywhere, and constant drumming of AA guns, with me sitting behind 4-barreled 20mm flak... they were dropping like flies... only thing I was worried about was that some of those stupid katalinas will fall on me... there were few close ones but luckily they missed... but never again... second craziest thing was in SH4... cruising on surface in Tokyo bay, but with the "little" help of radar I managed to recharge my batteries...and dive again... although I was scared to sh..! The most stupidest thing I ever done was (this one goes for the Darwin award) hitting the "right full rudder" instead of "left full rudder" what led me directly beneath the destroyer, which I tried to dodge, in my brand new type XXI, and I got DC directly in my mouth, sunk like a stone... __________________ Come closer... and die. Last edited by Shkval; 06-08-12 at 02:04 PM.

06-08-12, 03:02 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Stock game or modded? Patrol bombers attacked in groups of one, and were plenty dangerous that way. The stock game gives you dozens of planes, all easy to shoot down. The supermods should fix that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-08-12, 04:06 PM	#3
Shkval Planesman Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 192 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Stock of course...back then long time ago internet was dial-up and expensive as platinum... downloading GWX would last a month and my parents would hang me for my tenders for telephone bill... now with GWX I'm cautious as a sardine... SH4 was also stock... __________________ Come closer... and die.

06-10-12, 04:53 PM	#5
Soviet Creeper Planesman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the corner of shame Posts: 187 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	Heh, once i went to reload externals. Then got caught by a trawler and torp boat. I was lucky enough to kill them with a mix of deck gun and flak. Not before suffering some hull damage though D: __________________ I used to be a huge submarine guy but now I'm a huge submarine girl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

06-11-12, 09:59 PM	#6
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	On patrol in Grid BF 15 Oct of 1940... and getting ready to take on the HMS Hood, shadowed by 5 Tribal Class destroyers or more. I've only counted 5 but the hydrophone is showing more contacts. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

06-10-12, 05:04 AM	#4
utops Planesman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gdańsk,Poland Posts: 197 Downloads: 202 Uploads: 0	Reloading externals when shadowing convoy 16.000 km away was pretty stupid. Black Swan DE spots me and i cannot surface and max speed was 4kts All hands lost. GWX/h.sie patch

06-14-12, 11:05 AM	#8
Dive! Dive! Dive! Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2012 Location: In a sub Posts: 122 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Taking on 2 Revenge class battleships at surface with deck gun. Wish me luck!