How close to death have you been?

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.

leeclose · 03-02-07, 06:08 PM

Murphy's law you get thru that one pure as hell patrol and then a few later poof ur dead

stabiz · 03-02-07, 07:23 PM

This one was pretty bad.

A DD came out of the fog and passed me with all guns blazing.

Biggles · 03-02-07, 07:46 PM

Stabiz, it was CLOSE to death, not DEATH! Get it?

or are you telling me that you survived that?

may I ask....how!?

High Voltage · 03-03-07, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

This one was pretty bad.

A DD came out of the fog and passed me with all guns blazing.

CRRRRRRIIIIPES!!!

It looks like JAWS and ORCA (remember that one?) each took a masive chomp out of your hull!!!

03-02-07, 05:41 PM	#1
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	#4
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	#5
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, 06:08 PM	#7
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Murphy's law you get thru that one pure as hell patrol and then a few later poof ur dead __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

03-02-07, 07:23 PM	#8
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	This one was pretty bad. A DD came out of the fog and passed me with all guns blazing. __________________

03-02-07, 05:53 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 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	#3
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	#6
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.

03-02-07, 07:46 PM	#9
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Stabiz, it was CLOSE to death, not DEATH! Get it? or are you telling me that you survived that? may I ask....how!? __________________