It's Das Boot all over again!

Commander Gizmo · 09-13-09, 01:23 PM

I just had a Das Boot moment on patrol. I'm running under TC and almost to my patrol grid when I'm told we've spotted something. I rush up to the deck to have a look. Sure enough, another IXB is about to cross our path. I order all stop so we can talk to them, but they've got orders to make their best time back to port. As we drift forward I realize that we are on a collision course! I had to reverse my engines to avoid drifting into their boat.

I'm out in the middle of the ocean looking for merchants and I nearly hit one of our own subs. What are the chances?

bojan811 · 09-13-09, 01:53 PM

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Kpt. Lehmann · 09-13-09, 01:59 PM

It sounds as if something interesting may be afoot in your operational area too.

Feuer Frei! · 09-14-09, 02:22 AM

what grid were/are you in? and what time/date period? hmm, are you playing the stock or gwx? wouldn't mind seeing if anyone else could "pick up" that conatct and if so, shadowing the sub to see where it was heading.....wolfpack anyone lol?

Damo · 09-14-09, 03:45 AM

I had an early war meet with a VIIC as I headed to the channel, followed it past Dover-Calais and then took out 3 small merchants as a group effort with the deck guns. Was great fun and I look forward to it happening again, if ever.

Feuer Frei! · 09-14-09, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Damo

I had an early war meet with a VIIC as I headed to the channel, followed it past Dover-Calais and then took out 3 small merchants as a group effort with the deck guns. Was great fun and I look forward to it happening again, if ever.

Well done Kaleun, so long as you claimed the tonnage!

cawimmer430 · 09-14-09, 10:15 AM

One time I was hunting for ships near English coast (near Liverpool). Suddenly, on my map, a blue ship icon appears traveling in the same direction as me - Liverpool. It was definitely a friendly warship of some sort, and according to the ruler measurement tool it was about 15 km northwest from me so I never had visual contact. It was also at night and during a storm when this happened.

I always wondered if it was a German warship or a German submarine - probably the latter.

09-13-09, 01:23 PM	#1
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	It's Das Boot all over again! I just had a Das Boot moment on patrol. I'm running under TC and almost to my patrol grid when I'm told we've spotted something. I rush up to the deck to have a look. Sure enough, another IXB is about to cross our path. I order all stop so we can talk to them, but they've got orders to make their best time back to port. As we drift forward I realize that we are on a collision course! I had to reverse my engines to avoid drifting into their boat. I'm out in the middle of the ocean looking for merchants and I nearly hit one of our own subs. What are the chances?

09-13-09, 01:59 PM	#3
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,875 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	It sounds as if something interesting may be afoot in your operational area too. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

09-14-09, 02:22 AM	#4
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	what grid were/are you in? and what time/date period? hmm, are you playing the stock or gwx? wouldn't mind seeing if anyone else could "pick up" that conatct and if so, shadowing the sub to see where it was heading.....wolfpack anyone lol? __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

09-14-09, 03:45 AM	#5
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	I had an early war meet with a VIIC as I headed to the channel, followed it past Dover-Calais and then took out 3 small merchants as a group effort with the deck guns. Was great fun and I look forward to it happening again, if ever. __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

09-13-09, 01:53 PM	#2
bojan811 Engineer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 207 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	1:1000000

09-14-09, 10:15 AM	#7
cawimmer430 Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	One time I was hunting for ships near English coast (near Liverpool). Suddenly, on my map, a blue ship icon appears traveling in the same direction as me - Liverpool. It was definitely a friendly warship of some sort, and according to the ruler measurement tool it was about 15 km northwest from me so I never had visual contact. It was also at night and during a storm when this happened. I always wondered if it was a German warship or a German submarine - probably the latter.