Surprise sinking?

Wijbrandus · 11-16-06, 09:31 AM

March, 1940. Using TGW 1.1a.

My boat was running a patrol down near the English channel, near the southeast tip of England. I was able to torpedo a couple of cargo ships, but ended up spotted by a PT boat, and had a swarm of destroyers on me for the next few hours. Despite a few close calls, I was able to evade damage.

Finally, managing to give them the slip, I started slipping off to the northeast at a depth of 20m. This is below periscope depth (Type VIIB sub). All was going well when "something" happened. My bridge, conning tower, and forward crew quarters were instantly and without warning "Heavily damaged". My boat dropped to the sea floor at 40m, and despite valiant attempts by my damage crew, all hands were lost.

I did an F12, and there was nothing near me. This was while I was sitting on the bottom trying to save my ship, so whatever hit me either had to be moving fast (airplane) or was invisible (mine). I just don't think they would have mined the center channel, and I didn't think an airplane could see me that deep.

First, what the hell happened? Can an airplane see me below the surface? Or did I possibly hit a mine?

Second, I had a full "Quality" meter on my damage control team. They were able to prolong my agony, but not save the boat. If I'm flooding, do I just need to stop the flooding to have a chance? Or do I actually need to repair as much as possible? My team was focused on stopping the flooding, and even though I did the boat still was lost. Should I have completely fixed one compartment before moving to the next?

11-16-06, 09:31 AM	#1
Wijbrandus Loader Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 83 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Surprise sinking? March, 1940. Using TGW 1.1a. My boat was running a patrol down near the English channel, near the southeast tip of England. I was able to torpedo a couple of cargo ships, but ended up spotted by a PT boat, and had a swarm of destroyers on me for the next few hours. Despite a few close calls, I was able to evade damage. Finally, managing to give them the slip, I started slipping off to the northeast at a depth of 20m. This is below periscope depth (Type VIIB sub). All was going well when "something" happened. My bridge, conning tower, and forward crew quarters were instantly and without warning "Heavily damaged". My boat dropped to the sea floor at 40m, and despite valiant attempts by my damage crew, all hands were lost. I did an F12, and there was nothing near me. This was while I was sitting on the bottom trying to save my ship, so whatever hit me either had to be moving fast (airplane) or was invisible (mine). I just don't think they would have mined the center channel, and I didn't think an airplane could see me that deep. First, what the hell happened? Can an airplane see me below the surface? Or did I possibly hit a mine? Second, I had a full "Quality" meter on my damage control team. They were able to prolong my agony, but not save the boat. If I'm flooding, do I just need to stop the flooding to have a chance? Or do I actually need to repair as much as possible? My team was focused on stopping the flooding, and even though I did the boat still was lost. Should I have completely fixed one compartment before moving to the next?