With incidents like this, its a wonder they won the war-

Incubus · 10-14-06, 08:03 PM

I was attacking a convoy right off the coast of England. I set my attack right in the middle of the convoy. As I was trying to reload for another attack, while hiding under/near merchants, several destroyers and tons of aircraft were depthcharging the heck out of the place.

At one point, two planes managed to hit each other head on while dive bombing toward each other, and the wreckage from one cartwheeled into a Destroyer and set it on fire!

Why should I bother taking out British DDs when the RAF is doing it for me? :rotfl:

mookiemookie · 10-14-06, 08:11 PM

Too bad you didn't have the Benny Hill music playing on your Grammophone. That would have made that scene complete. :rotfl:

HunterICX · 10-14-06, 08:22 PM

:rotfl: .....just great....

_Seth_ · 10-14-06, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Incubus

I was attacking a convoy right off the coast of England. I set my attack right in the middle of the convoy. As I was trying to reload for another attack, while hiding under/near merchants, several destroyers and tons of aircraft were depthcharging the heck out of the place.

At one point, two planes managed to hit each other head on while dive bombing toward each other, and the wreckage from one cartwheeled into a Destroyer and set it on fire!

Why should I bother taking out British DDs when the RAF is doing it for me? :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl:Well, you know what i'm going to say about this... Bernard got his pilot licence, and joined the RAF....

PS: Incubus: Did you catch this on video? Would love to see it!

Incubus · 10-14-06, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

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Originally Posted by Incubus

I was attacking a convoy right off the coast of England. I set my attack right in the middle of the convoy. As I was trying to reload for another attack, while hiding under/near merchants, several destroyers and tons of aircraft were depthcharging the heck out of the place.

At one point, two planes managed to hit each other head on while dive bombing toward each other, and the wreckage from one cartwheeled into a Destroyer and set it on fire!

Why should I bother taking out British DDs when the RAF is doing it for me? :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl:Well, you know what i'm going to say about this... Bernard got his pilot licence, and joined the RAF....

PS: Incubus: Did you catch this on video? Would love to see it!

Unfortunately no. Of course, nobody expects stuff like that to happen. Too bad, would have made a great video! this makes me wonder about ship collisions- so far the computer is pretty good at keeping its ships from crashing into each other, but I wonder how long...

Hybris · 10-14-06, 11:06 PM

I have seen plenty of ships run into each other but they were either friendly or netural. But there was this one time in Freetown (African west coast) when a DD tring to get to me crashed at flank speed into the dock breaking the ship in half but the bow of the ship did manage to get into the water on the other side of the dock. That was interesting to say the least.

Dantenoc · 10-15-06, 12:06 AM

Do you get renown for said sinkings?

Biggles · 10-15-06, 06:13 AM

Poor R.A.F lads......

bah, jest pullin' yer leg:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

SubConscious · 10-15-06, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dantenoc

Do you get renown for said sinkings?

He's getting Subsim renown points just for the story!

Rhodes · 10-15-06, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

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Originally Posted by Incubus

I was attacking a convoy right off the coast of England. I set my attack right in the middle of the convoy. As I was trying to reload for another attack, while hiding under/near merchants, several destroyers and tons of aircraft were depthcharging the heck out of the place.

At one point, two planes managed to hit each other head on while dive bombing toward each other, and the wreckage from one cartwheeled into a Destroyer and set it on fire!

Why should I bother taking out British DDs when the RAF is doing it for me? :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl:Well, you know what i'm going to say about this... Bernard got his pilot licence, and joined the RAF....

PS: Incubus: Did you catch this on video? Would love to see it!

-Well, you know what i'm going to say about this... Bernard got his pilot licence, and joined the RAF.... - The secret and ultimate weapon of the Kriegsmarine...or Germany...ehehhehe - couldn't switch off the Bold...

Hartmann · 10-15-06, 11:45 AM

in one convoy attack two destroyers launched premature depth charges, the explossions sunk the ships.

it was in rough weather, perhaps an accident moving the heavy explosive barrels in a storm :rotfl:

i don´t get renown but was funny to see

Hybris · 10-15-06, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dantenoc

Do you get renown for said sinkings?

I thought that the game wouldn't give me renown for it but I got renown for it. (And lost 20% of my HI)

_Seth_ · 10-15-06, 04:28 PM

In my experience: If you fire a torpedo (or some deck gun shells) at a vessel (or aircraft), you will get renown if something else sinks it afterwards. On one of my patrols i sent an eel into a ship, but it didnt sink....

Then the Luftwaffe came and saved my day, blowin' that ship sky high. And i got renown for that. First come, first served!

Razman23 · 10-15-06, 04:43 PM

I was coming home from patrol to my homebase Bergen. The weather was really foul and I thought that I might ground myself in the canel since the waves were so high. While in the channel about forty clicks from port, I spotted flames in the woods. I put my glasses on it. It was two german fighters burning next to each other. I assumed they collided in air and crashed onto the bank.

10-14-06, 08:03 PM	#1
Incubus Planesman Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	With incidents like this, its a wonder they won the war- I was attacking a convoy right off the coast of England. I set my attack right in the middle of the convoy. As I was trying to reload for another attack, while hiding under/near merchants, several destroyers and tons of aircraft were depthcharging the heck out of the place. At one point, two planes managed to hit each other head on while dive bombing toward each other, and the wreckage from one cartwheeled into a Destroyer and set it on fire! Why should I bother taking out British DDs when the RAF is doing it for me? :rotfl:

10-14-06, 08:11 PM	#2
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Too bad you didn't have the Benny Hill music playing on your Grammophone. That would have made that scene complete. :rotfl: __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: .....just great.... __________________

10-14-06, 11:06 PM	#6
Hybris Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Periscope Depth... Posts: 237 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	I have seen plenty of ships run into each other but they were either friendly or netural. But there was this one time in Freetown (African west coast) when a DD tring to get to me crashed at flank speed into the dock breaking the ship in half but the bow of the ship did manage to get into the water on the other side of the dock. That was interesting to say the least. __________________ "His masters voice!" "FASTER! FAAAASSSTTER!" "All submariners have one universal wish regardless of nation, cause, or creed. That wish is that the boat goes up and stay up one more time then it goes down." ~Hybris 8/22/07

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Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do you get renown for said sinkings? __________________ Going to U-boot school : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88922 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=90234 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88961 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=97682

10-15-06, 06:13 AM	#8
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Poor R.A.F lads...... bah, jest pullin' yer leg:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________

10-15-06, 11:45 AM	#11
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	in one convoy attack two destroyers launched premature depth charges, the explossions sunk the ships. it was in rough weather, perhaps an accident moving the heavy explosive barrels in a storm :rotfl: i don´t get renown but was funny to see __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor Last edited by Hartmann; 10-15-06 at 11:47 AM.

10-15-06, 04:28 PM	#13
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	In my experience: If you fire a torpedo (or some deck gun shells) at a vessel (or aircraft), you will get renown if something else sinks it afterwards. On one of my patrols i sent an eel into a ship, but it didnt sink.... Then the Luftwaffe came and saved my day, blowin' that ship sky high. And i got renown for that. First come, first served! __________________

10-15-06, 04:43 PM	#14
Razman23 Engineer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was coming home from patrol to my homebase Bergen. The weather was really foul and I thought that I might ground myself in the canel since the waves were so high. While in the channel about forty clicks from port, I spotted flames in the woods. I put my glasses on it. It was two german fighters burning next to each other. I assumed they collided in air and crashed onto the bank. __________________ Raz === "Wir haben einen LKW versenkt!" Kptlt.. W.M. Kraus U-112 2nd Flotilla Brest === "We sunk a truck!" Captain Matt Sherman USS Sea Tiger Cavite Naval Yards Phillippine Islands