Funny Stories Thread

Avatar · 12-27-07, 12:27 PM

I was once in the middle of a convoy about to attack a large tanker and a whale factory ship. I made a little error in my approach calculation and ran into a small freighter that came across my path. Since my speed was only 2 knots, I sustained no damage but was forced deeper to about 20 m. Quickly I ordered PD and got the two tankers.
I wonder what the engine crew of the small freighter thought, once hearing the loud thud of my Uboat hitting the side of their merchant.

papa_smurf · 12-27-07, 12:31 PM

Never order All Ahead Flank, whilst in port and then leave you computer for a moment. I did this once and crashed into the sea wall!

Blacklight · 12-27-07, 03:13 PM

I can't tell you how many times I've accedentally plowed into my escort while leaving port.

I also once was getting attacked by a DD in a storm. After a while, I heard nothing in my hydrophone and assumed he was gone. I snuck up to periscope depth and went to raise the periscope. It went halfway up when I heard a "KLUNK!" I angle the periscope up and see the bottom of the destroyer sitting right above me pointed the exact same direction as my boat. Just sitting there. Suddeny it sped up and I saw all these drums drop into the water. One bounced off the lens of my periscope and exploded sending me and my crew to a watery grave.

12-27-07, 06:01 PM

This isn't so much funny, per se, as it is, ummm . . . well. ::shrugs and grins::

It's June, '42, and I'm driving an IXC (not my usual; I like the VIIBs as a rule). I'm off New York, and was trolling for convoys. The weather was clear, unlimited visibility and little wind.

Spotted a biggie; plotted an intercept and was waiting for it to approach. After an hour real-time crawl for them to start getting within 2 klicks --and after easing past the escorts-- I start picking targets and setting torpedoes, when all of a sudden my periscope view starts going wonky: the background starts flickering this odd obscuring white, and targets start flickering in and out of view.

The weather chose, that precise moment, to change from clear to heavy precip and poor visibility. --mutters and sighs--

KeptinCranky · 12-27-07, 06:20 PM

want a good laugh?

I got sunk by a Passenger/Cargo

NiclDoe · 12-27-07, 09:11 PM

well hers a more dumber story then that. i was with my friends and i decided to put th tc on max and when i come back the screen shows a tanker ramming my boat.

Stealth Hunter · 12-28-07, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

want a good laugh?

I got sunk by a Passenger/Cargo

mcf1 · 12-28-07, 03:40 AM

Here is one.
When i first got the game, i started a career and in my 3rd patrol my crew spotted an aircraft ( i don't remember what aircraft it was, i think it was a catalina) and i ordered crash dive and for some reason i ignored the shallow water warning and i hit the ground at 20m depth and i also got depth charged by the plane

. I only escaped by a miracle and managed to get home with my hull integrity down to 14%
ooooops!!!!

12-27-07, 12:31 PM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Never order All Ahead Flank, whilst in port and then leave you computer for a moment. I did this once and crashed into the sea wall! __________________

12-27-07, 03:13 PM	#3
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I can't tell you how many times I've accedentally plowed into my escort while leaving port. I also once was getting attacked by a DD in a storm. After a while, I heard nothing in my hydrophone and assumed he was gone. I snuck up to periscope depth and went to raise the periscope. It went halfway up when I heard a "KLUNK!" I angle the periscope up and see the bottom of the destroyer sitting right above me pointed the exact same direction as my boat. Just sitting there. Suddeny it sped up and I saw all these drums drop into the water. One bounced off the lens of my periscope and exploded sending me and my crew to a watery grave. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

12-27-07, 09:11 PM	#6
NiclDoe Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the Air or hiding from Black Swans Posts: 760 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	well hers a more dumber story then that. i was with my friends and i decided to put th tc on max and when i come back the screen shows a tanker ramming my boat. __________________ The Crazy Wolf

12-27-07, 12:27 PM	#1
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I was once in the middle of a convoy about to attack a large tanker and a whale factory ship. I made a little error in my approach calculation and ran into a small freighter that came across my path. Since my speed was only 2 knots, I sustained no damage but was forced deeper to about 20 m. Quickly I ordered PD and got the two tankers. I wonder what the engine crew of the small freighter thought, once hearing the loud thud of my Uboat hitting the side of their merchant.

12-27-07, 06:01 PM	#4
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	This isn't so much funny, per se, as it is, ummm . . . well. ::shrugs and grins:: It's June, '42, and I'm driving an IXC (not my usual; I like the VIIBs as a rule). I'm off New York, and was trolling for convoys. The weather was clear, unlimited visibility and little wind. Spotted a biggie; plotted an intercept and was waiting for it to approach. After an hour real-time crawl for them to start getting within 2 klicks --and after easing past the escorts-- I start picking targets and setting torpedoes, when all of a sudden my periscope view starts going wonky: the background starts flickering this odd obscuring white, and targets start flickering in and out of view. The weather chose, that precise moment, to change from clear to heavy precip and poor visibility. --mutters and sighs--

12-27-07, 06:20 PM	#5
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	want a good laugh? I got sunk by a Passenger/Cargo

12-28-07, 03:40 AM	#8
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Here is one. When i first got the game, i started a career and in my 3rd patrol my crew spotted an aircraft ( i don't remember what aircraft it was, i think it was a catalina) and i ordered crash dive and for some reason i ignored the shallow water warning and i hit the ground at 20m depth and i also got depth charged by the plane . I only escaped by a miracle and managed to get home with my hull integrity down to 14% ooooops!!!!