How close to death have you been?

Brag · 03-02-07, 01:52 PM

You do look like a holy mackerel.
I had an encounter with an armed tug West of Scotland. It killed two of my men before we cleared the decks and dived. Had 17% hull integrety on return to Willi.

Those armed tugs are bastards!

leeclose · 03-02-07, 04:33 PM

worst ive had is 16% hull 10 crew members dead one diesiel and my batterys gone no periscopes AA gun a kinda spaghetti and i still whacked a large tanker on the way home to Willi

using my uzo and deck gun oh and i had 2 torps left....

Syxx_Killer · 03-02-07, 05:39 PM

I wasn't even paying attention to my hull integrity during the battle. When I finally noticed it, I steered away at flank speed. I had disabled him and his main armament, but not the smaller guns. Lucky for me, I had put enough holes into him that he sank a bit after I got out of his smaller gun range.

leeclose · 03-02-07, 05:41 PM

Lucky shot so to speak

Dowly · 03-02-07, 05:53 PM

Ah, it´s time for my Valletta story again. :rotfl:

Cant remember the details too good anymore, but here it goes:

WaW patrol, Adolf Bummer Jr. (or II), with having a poor patrol I messaged BdU and asked permission to go and photograph the port of Valletta in Malta island. BdU granted the permission and off I went. To cut the story short, it was stormy weather, I was 2km from the port when I was detected by the port DD´s (5 DDs & 1 Torpedo boat). The water was very shallow, ~25 meters. I went full speed ahead while I was DC´d by almost 180 charges in total. It took 1½ hours realtime to reach the deeper waters that were ~100km away from the port.

Results: Heavy flooding, 2 crewmen dead, periscopes destroyed and some other minor things I can remember atm. But I gotta say, that has been the only time I was really afraid while playing SHIII, my hands shook everytime a DC exploded nearby.

fatty · 03-02-07, 05:57 PM

This was played out on GW 1.1. Copied from my SH3 Commander Personnel File:

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk (Merchant/Warship) Tonnage (Merchant/Warship) Comments
6 31AUG40 - 10SEP40 (11 days) 5 (1/4) 20625 (6450/14175) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 1.01%)

Yes, that's right. 1% integrity. It was a while ago but I recall it being a convoy defended by a few cruisers and tons of smaller escorts i.e. corvettes and frigates. Something possessed me to surface and man the guns for most of the engagement

In keeping with the spirit of realism, once I returned to base I declared my trusty U-54 "written off" and purchased a new submarine.

leeclose · 03-02-07, 06:00 PM

1% im surprised the flooding didnt get ya must have had more holes than swiss cheese

Biggles · 03-02-07, 06:02 PM

I'm a careful laddy....my worst is 30.71%......

fatty · 03-02-07, 06:04 PM

I've gotten quite liberal with assigning repair qualifications, so I'm pretty good at plugging the holes. Our boat was held together with duct tape; my boys made me proud that day. All hands were lost four patrols later

War is hell.

03-02-07, 01:52 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	You do look like a holy mackerel. I had an encounter with an armed tug West of Scotland. It killed two of my men before we cleared the decks and dived. Had 17% hull integrety on return to Willi. Those armed tugs are bastards! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-02-07, 04:33 PM	#2
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	worst ive had is 16% hull 10 crew members dead one diesiel and my batterys gone no periscopes AA gun a kinda spaghetti and i still whacked a large tanker on the way home to Willi using my uzo and deck gun oh and i had 2 torps left.... __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

03-02-07, 05:41 PM	#4
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lucky shot so to speak __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

03-02-07, 06:00 PM	#7
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1% im surprised the flooding didnt get ya must have had more holes than swiss cheese __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

03-02-07, 06:02 PM	#8
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm a careful laddy....my worst is 30.71%...... __________________

03-02-07, 05:39 PM	#3
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I wasn't even paying attention to my hull integrity during the battle. When I finally noticed it, I steered away at flank speed. I had disabled him and his main armament, but not the smaller guns. Lucky for me, I had put enough holes into him that he sank a bit after I got out of his smaller gun range.

03-02-07, 05:53 PM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Ah, it´s time for my Valletta story again. :rotfl: Cant remember the details too good anymore, but here it goes: WaW patrol, Adolf Bummer Jr. (or II), with having a poor patrol I messaged BdU and asked permission to go and photograph the port of Valletta in Malta island. BdU granted the permission and off I went. To cut the story short, it was stormy weather, I was 2km from the port when I was detected by the port DD´s (5 DDs & 1 Torpedo boat). The water was very shallow, ~25 meters. I went full speed ahead while I was DC´d by almost 180 charges in total. It took 1½ hours realtime to reach the deeper waters that were ~100km away from the port. Results: Heavy flooding, 2 crewmen dead, periscopes destroyed and some other minor things I can remember atm. But I gotta say, that has been the only time I was really afraid while playing SHIII, my hands shook everytime a DC exploded nearby.

03-02-07, 05:57 PM	#6
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	This was played out on GW 1.1. Copied from my SH3 Commander Personnel File: Patrol Dates Ships Sunk (Merchant/Warship) Tonnage (Merchant/Warship) Comments 6 31AUG40 - 10SEP40 (11 days) 5 (1/4) 20625 (6450/14175) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 1.01%) Yes, that's right. 1% integrity. It was a while ago but I recall it being a convoy defended by a few cruisers and tons of smaller escorts i.e. corvettes and frigates. Something possessed me to surface and man the guns for most of the engagement In keeping with the spirit of realism, once I returned to base I declared my trusty U-54 "written off" and purchased a new submarine.

03-02-07, 06:04 PM	#9
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I've gotten quite liberal with assigning repair qualifications, so I'm pretty good at plugging the holes. Our boat was held together with duct tape; my boys made me proud that day. All hands were lost four patrols later War is hell.