The HMS Rodeney

[Wintahs]

It's late February 1940,U-47 had only just escaped from a couple of Destroyers after attacking a convoy in the Irish sea(Sinking a Freigther and damaging a medium Cargo)when the BdU reported yet another convoy!I was pleased when I saw there were no escorts at all,So I decided to attack(With only 2 stern torpedo's left).I was going at ahead 1/3 in between the convoy(All big juicy large merchants and tankers when I suddenly saw something I didn't expect..The HMS Rodney!Without escorts!

I decided to fire my torpedo's at a merchant and get the hell out,1 of them missed(And then the Rodney dissapeared..)so I made a dumb descision:Let's finish him off with the deck gun(I am still new to GWX and only after fireing a couple of shots I realised how useless it was,I was paralell with the merchant when I suddenly heard alot of bangs and saw tracers all over the sky..

The Rodney was back,Now,The funny thing is,I made him destroy 2 of his own merchants by being paralell with them,Too bad I didn't get any credit for them.

[Jimbuna]

This can sometimes happen if you can position yourself behind the line of fire of your attacker.

The game engine is unable to take into account it is attacking one of it's own in it's efforts to destroy you.

Stooooopid game engine

[Red Heat]

All aways learning, right?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Red Heat

All aways learning, right?

Rgr that matey

[SandyCaesar]

I've heard things like this before.

Reminds of one incident in Scapa Flow, single mission, before I got GWX. After torpedoing the Royal Oak, I decided to bugger the hell out. Unfortunately, someone saw me.

Now, one bright spark decided to depth charge. Another one wanted to shoot at my periscope. So both went ahead and did their thing.
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Result: scratch one DD--too bad I don't get credit for him!--and one very embarrassed destroyer captain.

[saltysplash]

Can I just be a bit of a pedant and remind all folks that HMS is a title and therefore to say " the HMS Rodney" is incorrect.......the correct use is "I turned the corner and there I saw HMS Rodney".......if you wish to use the definate article 'the' then please omit HMS and say...."I turned the corner and there I saw 'The Rodney'.



Cheers chums...pedant mode off

[Red Heat]

We understand the meaning of you words, lad...but you must understand, here in this forum, there is some U-boat Captains witch, they havent was native language the English, but they try to give the best of it.
Thanks for the correction...

Roger and out!

[meduza]

Originally Posted by saltysplash

Can I just be a bit of a pedant and remind all folks that HMS is a title and therefore to say " the HMS Rodney" is incorrect.......the correct use is "I turned the corner and there I saw HMS Rodney".......if you wish to use the definate article 'the' then please omit HMS and say...."I turned the corner and there I saw 'The Rodney'.



Cheers chums...pedant mode off

Thanks for clarifying. I, for one, never learned the proper use of articles, which is obvious from my posts.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by saltysplash

Can I just be a bit of a pedant...

Yes you can, but don't expect it to stick. I gave up correcting people's English long ago, as it only makes them say things like "Don't be such a pedant!", and gives you headaches.

And the worst offenders are not people for whom English is a second language. It's the ones with US and UK addresses who should know better, but usually don't know or don't care.

A month from now this thread will be long gone, but you'll still be pulling your hair out.
:rotfl:

[saltysplash]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yes you can, but don't expect it to stick. I gave up correcting people's English long ago, as it only makes them say things like "Don't be such a pedant!", and gives you headaches.

And the worst offenders are not people for whom English is a second language. It's the ones with US and UK addresses who should know better, but usually don't know or don't care.

A month from now this thread will be long gone, but you'll still be pulling your hair out.
:rotfl:

Good point, no more pedantry for me. Your correct, those of us with English as a first language get very lazy with our native tongue.

I blame it all on the current craze of 'text' type......my daughter sends me a text and I have no idea what it is supposed to say so I end up using my free minutes calling her to find out what she was talking about.....tut!




Edited to add.........And shes only in the next room!!!!!!!

[Tango589]

Originally Posted by saltysplash

I blame it all on the current craze of 'text' type......my daughter sends me a text and I have no idea what it is supposed to say so I end up using my free minutes calling her to find out what she was talking about.....tut!




Edited to add.........And shes only in the next room!!!!!!!

:rotfl:

Typical teenage bone-idleness in action. Still, I've done the same. I have no excuse though, being 27.

[Erich dem Roten]

Originally Posted by saltysplash

Your correct, those of us with English as a first language get very lazy with our native tongue.

:rotfl:
I do believe it is "you're."

[saltysplash]

Originally Posted by Erich dem Roten

:rotfl:
I do believe it is "you're."

touche