Strange sound contact

EoE · 12-22-07, 11:40 AM

So there I am, in my IXC-boat with GWX 2.0 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The cheat radar (slower time compression at x1024) tells me that something is on.

I take the boat down to 25 metres, shut down the engine and start dialing on the hydrophones.

Then this really peculiar sound comes through. The best way I can describe it is a high-pitched oscillating sound; a bit like birds singing, but then again not.

I thought it might be whales singing, but it didn't really sound like anything a tree-hugging hippie would mix with a slow drum beat and call "Ode to Nature's Self-empowerment".

So what was it? A visual search showed absolutely nothing, but it was pretty foggy and stormy as in all my patrols.

thnx/EoE

difool2 · 12-22-07, 11:49 AM

Dolphins I believe. IIRC the whale "sounds" that you hear on various media have been altered from their original intonations.

EoE · 12-22-07, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by difool2

Dolphins I believe. IIRC the whale "sounds" that you hear on various media have been altered from their original intonations.

Dolphins, eh? Well, I had no idea. To be honest it must have been two "confused" male dolphins fighting over a silk scarf, 'cause it sure sounded weird.

rgds/EoE

Canovaro · 12-22-07, 01:04 PM

Yes it must have been dolphins.

PavelKirilovich · 12-22-07, 01:22 PM

What really concerns me is that Flipper showed up on the FuMO.

Paajtor · 12-22-07, 03:06 PM

OMG lol.

Blacklight · 12-22-07, 03:09 PM

If you can torpedo one, you get extra renown !!!

Wild_skipper · 12-22-07, 03:14 PM

Where do you find these flippers ?
And where do you find those big bunker forts ?

Blacklight · 12-22-07, 03:26 PM

It is a well known fact that "Flipper" works for the Americans ! Just watch the TV show !!! "Flipper" is to be torpedoed on sight !

Sailor Steve · 12-22-07, 04:56 PM

Not to mention the new secret weapon: Mr. Limpet.

"THRUMMMMMMMMM!"

bigboywooly · 12-22-07, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild_skipper

Where do you find these flippers ?
And where do you find those big bunker forts ?

In their historical places at historical dates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Forts

Blacklight · 12-22-07, 08:07 PM

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Not to mention the new secret weapon: Mr. Limpet.

"THRUMMMMMMMMM!"

Oh my god ! I forgot about Mr. Limpet !!! Someone should pop a mod in so he would appear randomly in the game ! Imagine....
"Ping... Ping.... Ping....." Yes ! They're moving away from us !! "THRUMMMMMMMMM !!!!" *PINGPINGPINGPINGPING !" Oh crap....

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And where do you find those big bunker forts ?

Just wait outside southern England... Eventually they walk out on their legs and begin blasting everything with their death rays ! It's quite a sight to behold !

EoE · 12-22-07, 09:18 PM

Well for someone named Flipper its no surprise he squealed like a pig.

rgds/EoE

NiclDoe · 12-22-07, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

If you can torpedo one, you get extra renown !!!

Noooooo you dont!!!! Darth Kpt. will chock you to death or usin his lightsaber

SurfnSea · 12-22-07, 11:30 PM

Flipper was cool (one of my favorite tv shows), he/she kicked a** uhh dorsal; I couldn't waste Flipper. Now that Incredible Mr. Limpet dude is another matter; firing one down the throat is an appropriate phrase for that one. Having nothing left but microscopic Fish n Limpet bits would be too good a fate for him I say.

As for those Big Bunker thingys; just wait until you hear 'em rip one, you'll know it when you hear it and know right where they are....wait

...Wild Skipper said Big Bunker F-O-R-T-S, I thought you meant..nevermind just me mistaking the vowel for a similar looking vowel.

12-22-07, 11:40 AM	#1
EoE Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In the rowdy part of Copenhagen Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Strange sound contact So there I am, in my IXC-boat with GWX 2.0 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The cheat radar (slower time compression at x1024) tells me that something is on. I take the boat down to 25 metres, shut down the engine and start dialing on the hydrophones. Then this really peculiar sound comes through. The best way I can describe it is a high-pitched oscillating sound; a bit like birds singing, but then again not. I thought it might be whales singing, but it didn't really sound like anything a tree-hugging hippie would mix with a slow drum beat and call "Ode to Nature's Self-empowerment". So what was it? A visual search showed absolutely nothing, but it was pretty foggy and stormy as in all my patrols. thnx/EoE

12-22-07, 01:22 PM	#5
PavelKirilovich Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canadian Coast Posts: 123 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	What really concerns me is that Flipper showed up on the FuMO. __________________ Winter Garden on the North Atlantic Currently: U128 (Type IXC), U180 (Type IXD2), U198 (Type IXD2) operating in the I.O. Previously: U48 (Type VIIB), U568 (Type VIIC) [Completed 1940-1945 career in Type VIIs, in the Atlantic] Running: SH3 v1.4b w/ GWX 2.1

12-22-07, 03:06 PM	#6
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	OMG lol. __________________

12-22-07, 03:09 PM	#7
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	If you can torpedo one, you get extra renown !!! __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

12-22-07, 03:14 PM	#8
Wild_skipper Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 140 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	Where do you find these flippers ? And where do you find those big bunker forts ? __________________ GWX 3.0 gold

12-22-07, 11:49 AM	#2
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Dolphins I believe. IIRC the whale "sounds" that you hear on various media have been altered from their original intonations.

12-22-07, 01:04 PM	#4
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Yes it must have been dolphins.

12-22-07, 03:26 PM	#9
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	It is a well known fact that "Flipper" works for the Americans ! Just watch the TV show !!! "Flipper" is to be torpedoed on sight ! __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

12-22-07, 04:56 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Not to mention the new secret weapon: Mr. Limpet. "THRUMMMMMMMMM!" __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-22-07, 09:18 PM	#13
EoE Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In the rowdy part of Copenhagen Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well for someone named Flipper its no surprise he squealed like a pig. rgds/EoE

12-22-07, 11:30 PM	#15
SurfnSea Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 137 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Flipper was cool (one of my favorite tv shows), he/she kicked a** uhh dorsal; I couldn't waste Flipper. Now that Incredible Mr. Limpet dude is another matter; firing one down the throat is an appropriate phrase for that one. Having nothing left but microscopic Fish n Limpet bits would be too good a fate for him I say. As for those Big Bunker thingys; just wait until you hear 'em rip one, you'll know it when you hear it and know right where they are....wait ...Wild Skipper said Big Bunker F-O-R-T-S, I thought you meant..nevermind just me mistaking the vowel for a similar looking vowel. Last edited by SurfnSea; 12-22-07 at 11:42 PM.