What a fireball! Take a look

DirtyACE · 10-26-07, 06:37 PM

I've never seen this before. I encountered a convoy. Launched some torps. One of them was at a Whale Factory Ship. I hit it between the first mast and the first superstructre. At first it seemed like a regular hit. A couple minutes later I was checking around with my external camera and saw what happened to that ship:

Sailor Steve · 10-26-07, 06:40 PM

All that whale oil went right up.

GoldenRivet · 10-26-07, 06:44 PM

thats what you call a "crispy critter"

good shooting

DirtyACE · 10-26-07, 06:46 PM

I also hit another whale factory in the same convoy. It went up in flames just like the first one but I also noticed this dark blue stuff all around it (no not the water). Could it be the whale oil?

Stealth Hunter · 10-26-07, 06:48 PM

"For the love of God, Bernard, GO LEFT!!"
"Which way?!?"
"Go to the side where your motor skills should sit!"
"What?"
"THE SIDE YOUR SOFT SPOT IS ON!!"
"OKAAY!"

GoldenRivet · 10-26-07, 06:48 PM

that simulates an oil slick of some kind.

i think if the ship is loaded with fuel or oil you will get that floating slick... or if you hit a warship's fuel/oil tanks

DirtyACE · 10-26-07, 06:57 PM

Nice ramming job SH

Stealth Hunter · 10-26-07, 07:03 PM

Yeah. Only 4 men were burned alive.

d@rk51d3 · 10-26-07, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Yeah. Only 4 men were burned alive.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

DirtyACE · 10-26-07, 07:32 PM

Well I got both whale factory ships and a large cargo from that convoy. I also hit a large tanker just before the first superstructure. It apparently sank but I did not get the credit even though I was well within hydrophone range. Somehow though the destroyer found me. I managed to avoid him most of the time but he did score a critical hit to my bow, taking out all 4 of my forward tubes in the process. Luckily the tubes were closed but I now have 3 torpedoes that I can't use. I was going to circle around and chase down the convoy but now instead I'm heading for home port in Kiel.

Brag · 10-26-07, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well I got both whale factory ships and a large cargo from that convoy. I also hit a large tanker just before the first superstructure. It apparently sank but I did not get the credit even though I was well within hydrophone range. Somehow though the destroyer found me. I managed to avoid him most of the time but he did score a critical hit to my bow, taking out all 4 of my forward tubes in the process. Luckily the tubes were closed but I now have 3 torpedoes that I can't use. I was going to circle around and chase down the convoy but now instead I'm heading for home port in Kiel.

Go home, you deserve a few beers.

EZeemering · 10-26-07, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

"For the love of God, Bernard, GO LEFT!!"
"Which way?!?"
"Go to the side where your motor skills should sit!"
"What?"
"THE SIDE YOUR SOFT SPOT IS ON!!"
"OKAAY!"

Ive never encountered a Whale ship thinghy

10-26-07, 09:47 PM

We need a southern style BBQ mod for events like that...where's a meat smoker when you need one?

GoldenRivet · 10-26-07, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EZeemering

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

"For the love of God, Bernard, GO LEFT!!"
"Which way?!?"
"Go to the side where your motor skills should sit!"
"What?"
"THE SIDE YOUR SOFT SPOT IS ON!!"
"OKAAY!"

Ive never encountered a Whale ship thinghy

are you using GWX?

DirtyACE · 10-26-07, 11:53 PM

Whaler ships are nice. They give you good tonnage and are fun to watch sink or burn or blow up.

10-26-07, 06:37 PM	#1
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	What a fireball! Take a look I've never seen this before. I encountered a convoy. Launched some torps. One of them was at a Whale Factory Ship. I hit it between the first mast and the first superstructre. At first it seemed like a regular hit. A couple minutes later I was checking around with my external camera and saw what happened to that ship:

10-26-07, 06:40 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	All that whale oil went right up. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-26-07, 06:44 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	thats what you call a "crispy critter" good shooting __________________

10-26-07, 06:48 PM	#6
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	that simulates an oil slick of some kind. i think if the ship is loaded with fuel or oil you will get that floating slick... or if you hit a warship's fuel/oil tanks __________________

10-26-07, 06:46 PM	#4
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I also hit another whale factory in the same convoy. It went up in flames just like the first one but I also noticed this dark blue stuff all around it (no not the water). Could it be the whale oil?

10-26-07, 06:48 PM	#5
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	"For the love of God, Bernard, GO LEFT!!" "Which way?!?" "Go to the side where your motor skills should sit!" "What?" "THE SIDE YOUR SOFT SPOT IS ON!!" "OKAAY!"

10-26-07, 06:57 PM	#7
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Nice ramming job SH

10-26-07, 07:03 PM	#8
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Yeah. Only 4 men were burned alive.

10-26-07, 07:32 PM	#10
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Well I got both whale factory ships and a large cargo from that convoy. I also hit a large tanker just before the first superstructure. It apparently sank but I did not get the credit even though I was well within hydrophone range. Somehow though the destroyer found me. I managed to avoid him most of the time but he did score a critical hit to my bow, taking out all 4 of my forward tubes in the process. Luckily the tubes were closed but I now have 3 torpedoes that I can't use. I was going to circle around and chase down the convoy but now instead I'm heading for home port in Kiel.

10-26-07, 09:47 PM	#13
-SWCowboy. Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	We need a southern style BBQ mod for events like that...where's a meat smoker when you need one?

10-26-07, 11:53 PM	#15
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Whaler ships are nice. They give you good tonnage and are fun to watch sink or burn or blow up.