Weird Incident

[Type XXIII]

First post on this forum. I haven't bothered to register earlier, but something happened in SHIII today that I had to tell someone.

So, anyway, I've recently downloaded RUb 1.43 and started a new campaign in 1939. I've done five patrols so far. Two in a Type IIA from Kiel, then I upgraded to a VIIB and transferred to Wilhelmshaven.

In my last patrol, in March 1940, I was cruising east of England near the south-east corner of grid AN 58 at full time compression, when, suddenly, an explosion shook the boat. Within seconds, I had flooding in two compartments; forward battery, deck gun, forward deck, radio antenna and both periscopes destroyed; a considerable amount of diesel leaked and a dead radio operator.

There were no apparent enemies in the area that could have caused this damage. My first suspicion was a mine, but does anyone have any other toughts on the matter?

PS. It belongs to the story that I patched the boat up and only hours later sank a Large Cargo with torpedoes from the surface.

[gdogghenrikson]

Originally Posted by Type XXIII

First post on this forum. I haven't bothered to register earlier, but something happened in SHIII today that I had to tell someone.

So, anyway, I've recently downloaded RUb 1.43 and started a new campaign in 1939. I've done five patrols so far. Two in a Type IIA from Kiel, then I upgraded to a VIIB and transferred to Wilhelmshaven.

In my last patrol, in March 1940, I was cruising east of England near the south-east corner of grid AN 58 at full time compression, when, suddenly, an explosion shook the boat. Within seconds, I had flooding in two compartments; forward battery, deck gun, forward deck, radio antenna and both periscopes destroyed; a considerable amount of diesel leaked and a dead radio operator.

There were no apparent enemies in the area that could have caused this damage. My first suspicion was a mine, but does anyone have any other toughts on the matter?

PS. It belongs to the story that I patched the boat up and only hours later sank a Large Cargo with torpedoes from the surface.

just more proof that max time compression is bad

[Lane]

Sound's like you hit a mine There has been some post about these
Minefields just in the last few day's Near East Coast England
Cmd Lt JG Radolf Scholz U-47, on patrol 3, 22/Dec/ 39.

Lane

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by Type XXIII

I've recently downloaded RUb 1.43

Why not RUb 1.44?

[EkimRis]

I had the same thing happen to me, bloody minefields! Who decided to put them there?

[Oberon]

I blame the Englischer