Humorous SHIII picture thread - Page 172

Missing Name · 03-21-12, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u35_captain

[What used to be a C3]

Can I call this a Bernard moment?

Either way, something interesting happened just before I showed up in port. :P

Obviously, mistakes were made.

matti95 · 03-22-12, 08:00 AM

BERNARD!!!!

Frenchy849 · 03-28-12, 02:22 PM

Who the hell designed this map?!

u35_captain · 04-01-12, 12:53 AM

I found this amusing in a 'wait, what?' type of way. I fired my last torpedo into a convoy I encountered on the way back home in May, '42. I got an oiler. And usually a convoy just changes course and reforms the lines, but this time, for reasons unknown, they...had a bit of a traffic jam. Had I more torpedoes I could have racked up some *serious* tonnage.

Jimbuna · 04-01-12, 02:02 PM

Usually happens when a waypoint for a change of direction is reached whilst under attack.

u35_captain · 04-02-12, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Usually happens when a waypoint for a change of direction is reached whilst under attack.

Explains a lot. Actually saw a collision happen this way once. A small merchant rammed clean into a T3 Tanker. The T3 limped off with decks awash. Not sure what happened to the small merchant, but comparing the sizes, I suppose 'it sank' is a likely option.

I wish I had proof, but three destroyers were trying to kill me at the moment it happened. The fourth was stuck in the reforming convoy, thankfully.

Beany · 04-08-12, 01:52 PM

some funny pics

Missing Name · 04-19-12, 03:42 PM

Ramming does NOT always work.

Kptlt. Siegmann · 05-21-12, 12:04 AM

Wanna be uboat

Check out the aft deck. Poor sailor...

Flying PT Boats

VONHARRIS · 05-21-12, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Siegmann

Wanna be uboat

Check out the aft deck. Poor sailor...

Flying PT Boats

That last one is really flying!

I hate those boats

jimmyjam25 · 05-23-12, 08:13 PM

I have twins in my crew again! What are the odds?

Kptlt. Siegmann · 05-24-12, 08:48 PM

It was my first war patrol on this career, so I decided to be bold and go toe to toe with a destroyer on the surface. While observing a lone merchant ship in the process of sinking, a curious destroyer showed up. Not wanting to be detected, I decided to stop watching my handy work and slip away from the scene. Curious destroyer become a pesky destroyer. Long story short, I torpedoed him way too far forward, just in front of the A turret. That sent him limping away at a mere 6kts. So what did I decide to do? CHASE HIM!

My crew looked at me with disbelief. We surfaced some 3km astern, and immediately took (rather inaccurate) fire. I hung back at this distance until the rear turret was out of ammo. No hits scored

. I promptly closed the distance and jumped on the flak gun when I got within a few hundred meters. Now it was just a matter of clean up, and one by one, I destroyed all the turrets and the machine guns on the port side. Have a look!

You can see the burn marks from the torpedo impact on the starboard bow.

Starboard machine guns don't have a clue what to do

Come out with your hands up! Nice and slow!

Good thing torpedoes have a minimum arming distance. I just now noticed this destroyer had 2 triple launchers.

My emblem says it all (note what Mickey wrote on the torpedo)

That's right destroyer. A u-boat chased you, caught up to you, took no hits from your aft turret, and rendered you defenseless with just 1 20mm flak gun. I trust your log book will correctly detail this engagement. Looking forward to reading the London Times when you return to port

SubConscious · 06-15-12, 01:53 PM

That is AWESOME! I was half expecting you to hoist the Jolly Roger and board them! 8^ )

I've never taken on a destroyer like that. I've tackled a few armed trawlers, as I'm pretty good with the deck gun and once I've taken out their forward gunner, they're generally dead meat.

The trick is surfacing on the lee side of an unarmed merchant to give myself the time to set up the deck gun and be prepared to fire.

Kudos on a job well done!

Sailor Steve · 07-18-12, 01:02 PM

Way off topic. That's why it's called the humorous SHIII thread.

We have a thread just for that picture here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163913

Though I think it's been posted there more than once already.

CurtisSlade · 07-18-12, 01:05 PM

My apologies.. Didn't know where it went and thought of you guys. Sorry bout that

03-28-12, 02:22 PM	#2568
Frenchy849 A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lorient,France(no,really) Posts: 79 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Who the hell designed this map?! __________________ Rohr Eins,Los!

04-01-12, 02:02 PM	#2570
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Usually happens when a waypoint for a change of direction is reached whilst under attack. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-19-12, 03:42 PM	#2573
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Ramming does NOT always work. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

06-15-12, 01:53 PM	#2578
SubConscious Frogman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 309 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	That is AWESOME! I was half expecting you to hoist the Jolly Roger and board them! 8^ ) I've never taken on a destroyer like that. I've tackled a few armed trawlers, as I'm pretty good with the deck gun and once I've taken out their forward gunner, they're generally dead meat. The trick is surfacing on the lee side of an unarmed merchant to give myself the time to set up the deck gun and be prepared to fire. Kudos on a job well done! __________________ "Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas..." - Emerson

07-18-12, 01:02 PM	#2579
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Way off topic. That's why it's called the humorous SHIII thread. We have a thread just for that picture here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163913 Though I think it's been posted there more than once already. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-22-12, 08:00 AM	#2567
matti95 Loader Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 86 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	BERNARD!!!!

04-01-12, 12:53 AM	#2569
u35_captain Mate Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 54 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I found this amusing in a 'wait, what?' type of way. I fired my last torpedo into a convoy I encountered on the way back home in May, '42. I got an oiler. And usually a convoy just changes course and reforms the lines, but this time, for reasons unknown, they...had a bit of a traffic jam. Had I more torpedoes I could have racked up some serious tonnage.

04-08-12, 01:52 PM	#2572
Beany Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Downloads: 195 Uploads: 0	some funny pics

05-21-12, 12:04 AM	#2574
Kptlt. Siegmann Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Docked at Kiel Posts: 128 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Wanna be uboat Check out the aft deck. Poor sailor... Flying PT Boats

05-23-12, 08:13 PM	#2576
jimmyjam25 Soundman Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I have twins in my crew again! What are the odds?

05-24-12, 08:48 PM	#2577
Kptlt. Siegmann Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Docked at Kiel Posts: 128 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	It was my first war patrol on this career, so I decided to be bold and go toe to toe with a destroyer on the surface. While observing a lone merchant ship in the process of sinking, a curious destroyer showed up. Not wanting to be detected, I decided to stop watching my handy work and slip away from the scene. Curious destroyer become a pesky destroyer. Long story short, I torpedoed him way too far forward, just in front of the A turret. That sent him limping away at a mere 6kts. So what did I decide to do? CHASE HIM! My crew looked at me with disbelief. We surfaced some 3km astern, and immediately took (rather inaccurate) fire. I hung back at this distance until the rear turret was out of ammo. No hits scored . I promptly closed the distance and jumped on the flak gun when I got within a few hundred meters. Now it was just a matter of clean up, and one by one, I destroyed all the turrets and the machine guns on the port side. Have a look! You can see the burn marks from the torpedo impact on the starboard bow. Starboard machine guns don't have a clue what to do Come out with your hands up! Nice and slow! Good thing torpedoes have a minimum arming distance. I just now noticed this destroyer had 2 triple launchers. My emblem says it all (note what Mickey wrote on the torpedo) That's right destroyer. A u-boat chased you, caught up to you, took no hits from your aft turret, and rendered you defenseless with just 1 20mm flak gun. I trust your log book will correctly detail this engagement. Looking forward to reading the London Times when you return to port

07-18-12, 01:05 PM	#2580
CurtisSlade Swabbie Join Date: May 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 10 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	My apologies.. Didn't know where it went and thought of you guys. Sorry bout that