GWX2, mines and TC - Page 2

Tobus · 01-18-08, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Fincuan

I remember this story about a u-boat in the Bay of Biscay. They were travelling submereged, and all of a sudden could hear a scraping sound. The skipper concluded pretty quickly that it must be a mine, or the chain more precisely, and fearing that it could snag onto something and pull the mine to their boat he ordered a turn(don't remember which way). The scraping sound moved towards the rear as tension increased, until at some point.... BOOOOM!

I don't remember the boat, when it happened or where I read this, but try to find out. If it's true then there obviously must have been survivors.

edit: Well, it looks like there are several possible boats. For example U-526 and U-171

Wasn't there also a mine-incident told in "Iron Coffins"? Have to check though, been a while since I read it.

Storabrun · 01-18-08, 12:31 PM

LOL, so that's why you put all that work into Heligoland. You want us to go there and check out the island and then... BOOM! Hehe.

Brag · 01-18-08, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

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*DINK !*
Um.. what was that ?
*BOOM !!!*

Kptlt. J.S. Balz writes:

Dinka boom-boom, hoochie woochie

Lzs von swe · 01-18-08, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

You DID hit a mine. I got a message in early 1940 that the British were dropping mines all around Heligoland..especially to the west of it. After January 1940, give Heligoland a wide berth.

Teehee!

West.... or was it East:hmm: , that is the question....

Blacklight · 01-18-08, 02:59 PM

Hey ! They re-did Heligoland !! Wow !! It looks really *BOOM !!!!*:rotfl:

Kpt. Lehmann · 01-18-08, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Hey ! They re-did Heligoland !! Wow !! It looks really *BOOM !!!!*:rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm glad I wasn't holding coffee for that one.

Jimbuna · 01-18-08, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Hey ! They re-did Heligoland !! Wow !! It looks really *BOOM !!!!*:rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm glad I wasn't holding coffee for that one.

LOL

01-18-08, 02:59 PM	#20
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Hey ! They re-did Heligoland !! Wow !! It looks really BOOM !!!!:rotfl: __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

01-18-08, 12:31 PM	#17
Storabrun Loader Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL, so that's why you put all that work into Heligoland. You want us to go there and check out the island and then... BOOM! Hehe.