Time Bomb? Strange GWX event

Brag · 10-31-07, 03:06 PM

Lt. Otto Kalb writes:

I'm not going to mention the events that led Captain Balz to nearly go beserk and led us to follow a tanker in fog and rain.

We maintained station 300 meters behind the tanker, barelly seeing it's stern in the fading light. Balz leaned on the bulwarks mumbling, "I'm going to hoochie your woochie, you bastard."

Finally he gave the order to fire one magnetic.

The torpedo ran true. But time elapsed and nothing happened.

"No, boom-boom, no boom-boom," Balz mumbled and buried his face in his arms.

This was the third torpedo we launched against the tanker without positive results.

"Shall we sing the hoochie-woochie song?" Bernard asked.
"Get off my bridge, you swine," Balz shouted back.

I took another look at the zizagging tanker, knowing that in a few minutes we would lose him in the darkness. I wasn't about to suggest to launch another torpedo and lit my pipe.

An explosion racked the tanker. I looked at my watch, it couldn't possibly be our torpedo.
The monster sank.

My only possible explanation is that the torpedo got tangle up with something on the ship and stayed underneath until the self-destruct activated.

Stranger than GWX?

Jimbuna · 10-31-07, 03:15 PM

A mine perhaps :hmm:

DirtyACE · 10-31-07, 03:19 PM

Perhaps Bernard's tampering with the detonation timer actually pays off. Any other time and it would be exploding in your own sub's tube.

bigboywooly · 10-31-07, 04:12 PM

Odd
Have seen fish go between the ship and rudder but keep going

Most odd indeed

NealT · 10-31-07, 04:15 PM

Perhaps the new cloaked phase inverter from the 24th century?

(Star Trek Stuff that is...)

BulSoldier · 10-31-07, 06:06 PM

Dont you get it ? Its a magnetic torp,when it is close to metal objects (expet the uboot) it sticks to the hull and when enough time has elapsed it goes boom-boom.:hmm:

Well really i never saw a thing like that.The strangest i saw was a torpedo hitting the screw and being launched in oposite direction

U49 · 10-31-07, 06:34 PM

Sooooo, the great Balz is a little focused on his torpedo's, eh?

Doesn't like his 88mm?

Was last one in his class of midshipman during his 3 months at artillery school in Swinemünde, eh?

Who is he, to raise questions about the always failure-free almighty torpedos of the Torpedoinspektion der Deutschen Kriegsmarine, eh?

There were NEVER-EVER ANY failures with torpedos! They were letter perfect. It was just that the crews were not properly qualified, to lazy to read a manual or plain stupid.
(Litteraly, this is a quotation of one admiral..

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Capt. Shark Bait · 10-31-07, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

Lt. Otto Kalb writes:

"Shall we sing the hoochie-woochie song?" Bernard asked.
"Get off my bridge, you swine," Balz shouted back.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

TarJak · 10-31-07, 09:16 PM

The question as yet unasked: "Did you get the renown for the kill?":hmm:

Jimbuna · 11-01-07, 03:13 AM

....."Or was it the Renown that killed you?"

Kpt. Lehmann · 11-01-07, 03:56 AM

Simple really.

The ever-stupendous Balz forgot to order the plasma to be rerouted through the secondary EPS conduits... resulting in a tear of the space-time continuum.

I'll bet that he doesn't make that mistake again though.

KeptinCranky · 11-01-07, 02:18 PM

Not until he fits his boat with a deflector dish and heisenberg compensators anyway

which makes me wonder, where if you get right down to it, on a U-boat are the jefferies tubes?

Kpt. Lehmann · 11-01-07, 02:29 PM

Those are right next to the mass converters. Most of them lead to the gravity drive.

KeptinCranky · 11-01-07, 05:15 PM

Hmm, so not part of the sanitary facilities then

I'd better get my Chief Engineer outta there....:rotfl:

UnterseeBoogeyMan · 11-01-07, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

Not until he fits his boat with a deflector dish and heisenberg compensators anyway

which makes me wonder, where if you get right down to it, on a U-boat are the jefferies tubes?

10-31-07, 03:06 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Time Bomb? Strange GWX event Lt. Otto Kalb writes: I'm not going to mention the events that led Captain Balz to nearly go beserk and led us to follow a tanker in fog and rain. We maintained station 300 meters behind the tanker, barelly seeing it's stern in the fading light. Balz leaned on the bulwarks mumbling, "I'm going to hoochie your woochie, you bastard." Finally he gave the order to fire one magnetic. The torpedo ran true. But time elapsed and nothing happened. "No, boom-boom, no boom-boom," Balz mumbled and buried his face in his arms. This was the third torpedo we launched against the tanker without positive results. "Shall we sing the hoochie-woochie song?" Bernard asked. "Get off my bridge, you swine," Balz shouted back. I took another look at the zizagging tanker, knowing that in a few minutes we would lose him in the darkness. I wasn't about to suggest to launch another torpedo and lit my pipe. An explosion racked the tanker. I looked at my watch, it couldn't possibly be our torpedo. The monster sank. My only possible explanation is that the torpedo got tangle up with something on the ship and stayed underneath until the self-destruct activated. Stranger than GWX? __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

10-31-07, 03:15 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A mine perhaps :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-31-07, 04:12 PM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Odd Have seen fish go between the ship and rudder but keep going Most odd indeed __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

10-31-07, 06:06 PM	#6
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Dont you get it ? Its a magnetic torp,when it is close to metal objects (expet the uboot) it sticks to the hull and when enough time has elapsed it goes boom-boom.:hmm: Well really i never saw a thing like that.The strangest i saw was a torpedo hitting the screw and being launched in oposite direction __________________ By the hour !

10-31-07, 06:34 PM	#7
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Torpedo shooting 101? Sooooo, the great Balz is a little focused on his torpedo's, eh? Doesn't like his 88mm? Was last one in his class of midshipman during his 3 months at artillery school in Swinemünde, eh? Who is he, to raise questions about the always failure-free almighty torpedos of the Torpedoinspektion der Deutschen Kriegsmarine, eh? There were NEVER-EVER ANY failures with torpedos! They were letter perfect. It was just that the crews were not properly qualified, to lazy to read a manual or plain stupid. (Litteraly, this is a quotation of one admiral.. ) __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

10-31-07, 03:19 PM	#3
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Perhaps Bernard's tampering with the detonation timer actually pays off. Any other time and it would be exploding in your own sub's tube.

10-31-07, 04:15 PM	#5
NealT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 2 Meters Below Jimbuna Posts: 1,060 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Perhaps the new cloaked phase inverter from the 24th century? (Star Trek Stuff that is...)

10-31-07, 09:16 PM	#9
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The question as yet unasked: "Did you get the renown for the kill?":hmm:

11-01-07, 03:13 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	....."Or was it the Renown that killed you?" __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-01-07, 03:56 AM	#11
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Simple really. The ever-stupendous Balz forgot to order the plasma to be rerouted through the secondary EPS conduits... resulting in a tear of the space-time continuum. I'll bet that he doesn't make that mistake again though. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

11-01-07, 02:18 PM	#12
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Not until he fits his boat with a deflector dish and heisenberg compensators anyway which makes me wonder, where if you get right down to it, on a U-boat are the jefferies tubes?

11-01-07, 02:29 PM	#13
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Those are right next to the mass converters. Most of them lead to the gravity drive. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

11-01-07, 05:15 PM	#14
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Hmm, so not part of the sanitary facilities then I'd better get my Chief Engineer outta there....:rotfl: