Disasterous yet very stupid mistake

Mikey_Wolf · 10-31-07, 04:13 AM

I was playing last night, and I had the delight of sinking a Large Cargo in U-55, it was a submerged attack during daylight hours in the reasonably shallow waters of the Bay of Biskay. Now this is where it gets stupid. Having put the big boy out of commission. I decided to return to course and speed up TC a bit!

LMAO BIG mistake!

Underwater, the U-boat turned straight underneath the sinking hulk, the ship, actually landed on top of the back end of the sub! I wish I had a photo to prove it, but the back end of the sub was so busted up, you wouldn't credit it! U-55 went striaght to the bottom and eventually rested on the sea floor at 198m

Thankfully with the one electric engine that still worked, I was able to get out from the underside of the ship!

So eventually clonk! There I was on the bottom. Damage crew working like government mules to sort it out! :rotfl:

After a fair amount of time, the flooding in the aft torpedo room, electric room, diesel room was stopped. *phew*

Damage report:
Aft Torpedo tube destroyed.
Compressor Destroyed.
Starboard Diesel Destroyed.
Decoy Launcher Destroyed.
Flak Gun Destroyed.

LOL "Does anything on this heap still work?!" I asks exasperated at the screen, as if expecting my chief to reply to me. But he didn't.

Using what little compressed air was left and with about 80% power left in my batteries reaching the surface was possible, then it was flank speed all the way back to St Nazaire! Luckily encounters with planes was minimal, had a hell of a lot of luck I did! Maybe I need to trade in my VIIB I think its a bit obsolete now - either that or the sub needs to trade in its captain!

Kpt. Lehmann · 10-31-07, 04:33 AM

Goodness.

I'll be you had some 'splaining to do when you got back to base.

Indiana_Jones · 10-31-07, 04:40 AM

lol don't feel so bad, I've made that mistake too!

-Indy

SmokinTep · 10-31-07, 06:22 AM

I usually wait until she sinks before going to TC..........

Torplexed · 10-31-07, 06:38 AM

I've hidden from escorts under ships I've left dead in the water. The creaking noises grow louder and then I suddenly realize to my horror that my cover is sinking on top of me. The revenge of the merchant...All ahead flank!

NiclDoe · 10-31-07, 06:50 AM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: thats funny. waiting under a ship.

papa_smurf · 10-31-07, 02:05 PM

I've done some very stupid things, worse one was as I was leaving Lorient in my brand new type IX/C, I very stupidly set TC to 128 not plotting a course and - WHAM! straitght into the sea wall.
Suffice to say my career was over after BDu found out

Bismarck · 10-31-07, 02:16 PM

I crashed into an Elco once when i was going 500+ TC.

Sh3 Commander = Hooray.

Sunk it though.

bigboywooly · 10-31-07, 03:03 PM

Hid under a damaged tanker once
The DD still tryed to DC me
Sunk the tanker with DC and stole my kill

Then turned attention on me

KeptinCranky · 10-31-07, 03:44 PM

In a similar sort of situation, in stock SH3, I was loitering underneath a small merchant doing 4 knots (very slow convoy) matching its course then shooting my rear and front eels straight forward and back at the merchies there, almost a guarantueed hit...

And so it turned out, they both sunk, what I hadn't counted on was the zig-zag behaviour after being hit which resulted in a C3 from an entirely different lane plowing straight into my conning tower while I was trying to find out how to manually reload torpedoes...

Worst non-combat mishap however was a convoy I attacked when it had just started a general course change, when a ship got hit they all started zigzagging while changing course, complete mayhem, then apparently another C3 decided it was way off course, stepped on the gas to get back in line and plowed into my poor boat going 20 knots

lots of screeching metal on metal noises but no survivors

oh and had I mentioned being sunk by a tug?

Penelope_Grey · 10-31-07, 04:26 PM

Can I just say one thing?

HA HA!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

10-31-07, 04:13 AM	#1
Mikey_Wolf Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Wales Posts: 114 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Disasterous yet very stupid mistake I was playing last night, and I had the delight of sinking a Large Cargo in U-55, it was a submerged attack during daylight hours in the reasonably shallow waters of the Bay of Biskay. Now this is where it gets stupid. Having put the big boy out of commission. I decided to return to course and speed up TC a bit! LMAO BIG mistake! Underwater, the U-boat turned straight underneath the sinking hulk, the ship, actually landed on top of the back end of the sub! I wish I had a photo to prove it, but the back end of the sub was so busted up, you wouldn't credit it! U-55 went striaght to the bottom and eventually rested on the sea floor at 198m Thankfully with the one electric engine that still worked, I was able to get out from the underside of the ship! So eventually clonk! There I was on the bottom. Damage crew working like government mules to sort it out! :rotfl: After a fair amount of time, the flooding in the aft torpedo room, electric room, diesel room was stopped. phew Damage report: Aft Torpedo tube destroyed. Compressor Destroyed. Starboard Diesel Destroyed. Decoy Launcher Destroyed. Flak Gun Destroyed. LOL "Does anything on this heap still work?!" I asks exasperated at the screen, as if expecting my chief to reply to me. But he didn't. Using what little compressed air was left and with about 80% power left in my batteries reaching the surface was possible, then it was flank speed all the way back to St Nazaire! Luckily encounters with planes was minimal, had a hell of a lot of luck I did! Maybe I need to trade in my VIIB I think its a bit obsolete now - either that or the sub needs to trade in its captain! __________________ Proud Captain of U-37, U-138 (GWX 2), and U.S.S Devastator (Various mods)

10-31-07, 04:33 AM	#2
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Goodness. I'll be you had some 'splaining to do when you got back to base. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

10-31-07, 06:38 AM	#5
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I've hidden from escorts under ships I've left dead in the water. The creaking noises grow louder and then I suddenly realize to my horror that my cover is sinking on top of me. The revenge of the merchant...All ahead flank! __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

10-31-07, 06:50 AM	#6
NiclDoe Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the Air or hiding from Black Swans Posts: 760 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: thats funny. waiting under a ship. __________________ The Crazy Wolf

10-31-07, 02:16 PM	#8
Bismarck Medic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: At the bottom of the sea in my VIIC Posts: 164 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I crashed into an Elco once when i was going 500+ TC. Sh3 Commander = Hooray. Sunk it though. __________________ U-2 sunk 1942 and then... U-96 sunk 1941 U-333 sunk 1945 by a B-17. U-43 STAY TUNED hosted.filefront.com/jpanzerj

10-31-07, 04:40 AM	#3
Indiana_Jones Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 126 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	lol don't feel so bad, I've made that mistake too! -Indy

10-31-07, 06:22 AM	#4
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I usually wait until she sinks before going to TC..........

10-31-07, 02:05 PM	#7
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I've done some very stupid things, worse one was as I was leaving Lorient in my brand new type IX/C, I very stupidly set TC to 128 not plotting a course and - WHAM! straitght into the sea wall. Suffice to say my career was over after BDu found out

10-31-07, 03:03 PM	#9
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hid under a damaged tanker once The DD still tryed to DC me Sunk the tanker with DC and stole my kill Then turned attention on me __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

10-31-07, 03:44 PM	#10
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	In a similar sort of situation, in stock SH3, I was loitering underneath a small merchant doing 4 knots (very slow convoy) matching its course then shooting my rear and front eels straight forward and back at the merchies there, almost a guarantueed hit... And so it turned out, they both sunk, what I hadn't counted on was the zig-zag behaviour after being hit which resulted in a C3 from an entirely different lane plowing straight into my conning tower while I was trying to find out how to manually reload torpedoes... Worst non-combat mishap however was a convoy I attacked when it had just started a general course change, when a ship got hit they all started zigzagging while changing course, complete mayhem, then apparently another C3 decided it was way off course, stepped on the gas to get back in line and plowed into my poor boat going 20 knots lots of screeching metal on metal noises but no survivors oh and had I mentioned being sunk by a tug?

10-31-07, 04:26 PM	#11
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can I just say one thing? HA HA!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!