Disappearing Deck Gun Crew - Page 2

GT182 · 10-18-12, 09:41 PM

Sober, I just had the watch crew jump ship on me in calm weather after surfacing. None of them around at all... above or below. Crew seached high and low for them but they were gone. This was after an escort attack on us at night, and off the coast of France a day out of Lorient.

gap · 10-19-12, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GT182

Sober, I just had the watch crew jump ship on me in calm weather after surfacing. None of them around at all... above or below. Crew seached high and low for them but they were gone. This was after an escort attack on us at night, and off the coast of France a day out of Lorient.

deck gun damaged?
crew injured?

Segwin · 10-19-12, 06:21 AM

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It's grrrreat!

Good morning Tony!

GT182 · 10-19-12, 11:51 AM

No damage or injured crew as I checked. Had previous damage and a couple of injuires tho, but that was about 6 days previous to this. All were healthy again and the damage to the periscope was repaired.

I'm just going to chalk it up to the watch crew still in their bunks seeing we were so close to Lorient.

gap · 10-19-12, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

No damage or injured crew as I checked. Had previous damage and a couple of injuires tho, but that was about 6 days previous to this. All were healthy again and the damage to the periscope was repaired.

I'm just going to chalk it up to the watch crew still in their bunks seeing we were so close to Lorient.

Another possible reason that occurs to me is crew morale... have you checked it?

fdsdh1 · 10-19-12, 08:11 PM

I just don't fight in bad weather, I always wait for it too calm down a bit

either the binoc things on the bridge don't work because of the waves flooding the bridge (they disappear when they become submerged as they are not a permanent fixture)
it is too rough to use the periscope because the whole thing is moving too much to be able to get a good look at anything
and the gun crew don't like being fully submerged (which is a fair point!)

GT182 · 10-20-12, 07:30 PM

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Another possible reason that occurs to me is crew morale... have you checked it?

Crew moral is really good. Yeah, I talk to my crew just to keep keep them on their toes and moral up.

10-18-12, 09:41 PM	#16
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Sober, I just had the watch crew jump ship on me in calm weather after surfacing. None of them around at all... above or below. Crew seached high and low for them but they were gone. This was after an escort attack on us at night, and off the coast of France a day out of Lorient. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

10-19-12, 11:51 AM	#19
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	No damage or injured crew as I checked. Had previous damage and a couple of injuires tho, but that was about 6 days previous to this. All were healthy again and the damage to the periscope was repaired. I'm just going to chalk it up to the watch crew still in their bunks seeing we were so close to Lorient. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

10-19-12, 08:11 PM	#21
fdsdh1 Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just don't fight in bad weather, I always wait for it too calm down a bit either the binoc things on the bridge don't work because of the waves flooding the bridge (they disappear when they become submerged as they are not a permanent fixture) it is too rough to use the periscope because the whole thing is moving too much to be able to get a good look at anything and the gun crew don't like being fully submerged (which is a fair point!)