Root cause of last DID death

BasilY · 04-02-09, 01:26 PM

August 1941, Captain Georg Jahn went to the bottom when he ignored three self-imposed rules of engagement.

1. Do not attempt a convoy penetration with less than 2 torps.
2. Abort and dive (to 230m in IXC) immediately upon discovery by escort.
3. Do not dive beyond 160 with previous hull damage.

U-65 (IXC) attempted to finished off a wounded large merchant in a convoy with the last torpedo on board. Unfortunately, the u-boat was detected by the alert escort on the starboard side of the convoy before getting into a good firing position. Still trying to sink that large merchant, U-65 stayed near the surface after narrowly avoiding one DC run.

Soon, three escorts are converging on u-65. After U-65 finally fire off the torpedo at the intended target and dive, she was damaged by the third DD run. The u-boat was destroyed by pressure about 180 meters under the surface. The intended target was hit but not sunk (yet).

Root cause of this lost: Greed + Bravado

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Greed	9	30.00%
Bravado	6	20.00%
inattentiveness	7	23.33%
Laziness	3	10.00%
Panic	1	3.33%
Good AI Opponent	3	10.00%
bad luck	3	10.00%
Lack of Skill/Training	2	6.67%
Other	3	10.00%
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04-02-09, 01:26 PM	#1
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Root cause of last DID death August 1941, Captain Georg Jahn went to the bottom when he ignored three self-imposed rules of engagement. 1. Do not attempt a convoy penetration with less than 2 torps. 2. Abort and dive (to 230m in IXC) immediately upon discovery by escort. 3. Do not dive beyond 160 with previous hull damage. U-65 (IXC) attempted to finished off a wounded large merchant in a convoy with the last torpedo on board. Unfortunately, the u-boat was detected by the alert escort on the starboard side of the convoy before getting into a good firing position. Still trying to sink that large merchant, U-65 stayed near the surface after narrowly avoiding one DC run. Soon, three escorts are converging on u-65. After U-65 finally fire off the torpedo at the intended target and dive, she was damaged by the third DD run. The u-boat was destroyed by pressure about 180 meters under the surface. The intended target was hit but not sunk (yet). Root cause of this lost: Greed + Bravado