The Aws*t Moments - Page 2

U-104 · 10-19-06, 05:35 PM

Hybris · 10-19-06, 10:09 PM

Its only a scratch and a bit of water!:rotfl:

bookworm_020 · 10-19-06, 10:44 PM

If he doesn't get you, the his mate in the background will!

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-19-06, 11:10 PM

The thing is though in that thoes are american DD's and it is before there entry in WWII.

bookworm_020 · 10-20-06, 01:17 AM

I wonder why there where no shell splashes around your boat. Did they open fire on you after being rammed by them?

AirborneTD · 10-20-06, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

The thing is though in that thoes are american DD's and it is before there entry in WWII.

Actually, the US was involved with and had incidents with U-boats before Pearl Harbor.

kanolsen · 10-23-06, 09:45 AM

I am still trying to pass the exam. This is how the torpedo exam has been for me.
Take one: I spent hours maneuvering my sub in the right position.When I finally managed to fire, I noticed I was too close so I backed and repositioned. At that moment my wife came in and I wanted to impress her so I fired several torpedoes to the largest tanker. We waited… nothing. After she left again I noticed I had fired in the wrong direction. I had my rear to the ship. I fired again and it bounced off the ship. The others were by now long gone.

Take two: This time I managed to sink the largest ship. But when I tried to find the other ships, they were lost in the vast ocean. I searched for days and days the whole area without ever finding any ship.

Take three: I managed to cripple the large ship. And after having read on the forum the best to attack the other, I managed to sink the rest of them. When the last ship went down I plotted a course to the crippled ship and started time compression. Suddenly I collided with the sinking ship and the whole crew went down.

If this was in real life I would probably NOT get a fourth try. On the other hand I would probably NOT have applied for a career as a sub captain either.

To be continued...

Kanolsen

Respenus · 10-23-06, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanolsen

I am still trying to pass the exam. This is how the torpedo exam has been for me.
Take one: I spent hours maneuvering my sub in the right position.When I finally managed to fire, I noticed I was too close so I backed and repositioned. At that moment my wife came in and I wanted to impress her so I fired several torpedoes to the largest tanker. We waited… nothing. After she left again I noticed I had fired in the wrong direction. I had my rear to the ship. I fired again and it bounced off the ship. The others were by now long gone.

Take two: This time I managed to sink the largest ship. But when I tried to find the other ships, they were lost in the vast ocean. I searched for days and days the whole area without ever finding any ship.

Take three: I managed to cripple the large ship. And after having read on the forum the best to attack the other, I managed to sink the rest of them. When the last ship went down I plotted a course to the crippled ship and started time compression. Suddenly I collided with the sinking ship and the whole crew went down.

If this was in real life I would probably NOT get a fourth try. On the other hand I would probably NOT have applied for a career as a sub captain either.

To be continued...

Kanolsen

Are you playing with 100% realism. If you are, well then you're doing great, if you aren't and have automatic TDC and everything then I believen even Bernard himself would hit those ships better them you. But again, depends on the ammount of realism you're using!

Der Eisen-Wal · 10-23-06, 10:44 AM

any moment involving sailing in the english channel or through gibraltar.

Biggles · 10-23-06, 01:47 PM

One of my really "bloody hell!!" moments: I was going through Gibraltar ON THE SURFACE!!!!!!! (brave, but stupid). It was night (No, I aint THAT stupid

) and was constantly ready for any attack, although it came like a chock when a DD showed up on the right just about 100 meters away, I discovered him just when he started to hammer me.....but I lived to tell the tale, which is quite strange innit?

Bernard on guardduty I think....

Pioneer · 11-07-06, 11:56 AM

Saturday night I was skulking around and stole into Southampton Harbour on a moonless night. Spent several hours eyeballing all the targets before I opted to down a berthed passenger liner (22422t), a Black Swan Frigate and a large tanker. So I'm sneaking out of the harbour feeling very smugly with myself, even phoned a buddy of mine back home in Australia to tell him.

Back at the dock the crowds erupt with euphoria, inside HQ it's gold oak leaves with swords and clusters, medals all round for the crew and a great time to look back at the first nine patrols and to see my name at the top of the tonnage list.

20 minutes later, nothing. My entire system failed to boot up. Raced off to the tech on Sunday to discover my motherboard is fried.

"Save my data".

Tech's put the game development of Deep Six onto a DVD for me but alas, with the impending business trip, my PC is gonna have to wait till I get back.

For all intense purposes, I have been removed from sub service and my history erased.

On a lighter note, Mrs Pioneer reports that such actions were not uncommon for those members that eventually went into the spy service.

10-19-06, 05:35 PM	#16
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	__________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

10-19-06, 10:09 PM	#17
Hybris Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Periscope Depth... Posts: 237 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Its only a scratch and a bit of water!:rotfl: __________________ "His masters voice!" "FASTER! FAAAASSSTTER!" "All submariners have one universal wish regardless of nation, cause, or creed. That wish is that the boat goes up and stay up one more time then it goes down." ~Hybris 8/22/07

10-19-06, 10:44 PM	#18
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If he doesn't get you, the his mate in the background will! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-19-06, 11:10 PM	#19
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	The thing is though in that thoes are american DD's and it is before there entry in WWII. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

10-20-06, 01:17 AM	#20
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I wonder why there where no shell splashes around your boat. Did they open fire on you after being rammed by them? __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-23-06, 09:45 AM	#22
kanolsen A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 71 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I am still trying to pass the exam. This is how the torpedo exam has been for me. Take one: I spent hours maneuvering my sub in the right position.When I finally managed to fire, I noticed I was too close so I backed and repositioned. At that moment my wife came in and I wanted to impress her so I fired several torpedoes to the largest tanker. We waited… nothing. After she left again I noticed I had fired in the wrong direction. I had my rear to the ship. I fired again and it bounced off the ship. The others were by now long gone. Take two: This time I managed to sink the largest ship. But when I tried to find the other ships, they were lost in the vast ocean. I searched for days and days the whole area without ever finding any ship. Take three: I managed to cripple the large ship. And after having read on the forum the best to attack the other, I managed to sink the rest of them. When the last ship went down I plotted a course to the crippled ship and started time compression. Suddenly I collided with the sinking ship and the whole crew went down. If this was in real life I would probably NOT get a fourth try. On the other hand I would probably NOT have applied for a career as a sub captain either. To be continued... Kanolsen

10-23-06, 10:44 AM	#24
Der Eisen-Wal Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	any moment involving sailing in the english channel or through gibraltar.

10-23-06, 01:47 PM	#25
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	One of my really "bloody hell!!" moments: I was going through Gibraltar ON THE SURFACE!!!!!!! (brave, but stupid). It was night (No, I aint THAT stupid ) and was constantly ready for any attack, although it came like a chock when a DD showed up on the right just about 100 meters away, I discovered him just when he started to hammer me.....but I lived to tell the tale, which is quite strange innit? Bernard on guardduty I think.... __________________

11-07-06, 11:56 AM	#26
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Saturday night I was skulking around and stole into Southampton Harbour on a moonless night. Spent several hours eyeballing all the targets before I opted to down a berthed passenger liner (22422t), a Black Swan Frigate and a large tanker. So I'm sneaking out of the harbour feeling very smugly with myself, even phoned a buddy of mine back home in Australia to tell him. Back at the dock the crowds erupt with euphoria, inside HQ it's gold oak leaves with swords and clusters, medals all round for the crew and a great time to look back at the first nine patrols and to see my name at the top of the tonnage list. 20 minutes later, nothing. My entire system failed to boot up. Raced off to the tech on Sunday to discover my motherboard is fried. "Save my data". Tech's put the game development of Deep Six onto a DVD for me but alas, with the impending business trip, my PC is gonna have to wait till I get back. For all intense purposes, I have been removed from sub service and my history erased. On a lighter note, Mrs Pioneer reports that such actions were not uncommon for those members that eventually went into the spy service.