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BlueJ1 · « **Reply #285 on:** April 01, 2005, 01:46:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Nefarious
As in like Battleships and Aircraft Carriers? Yes.

I can vouch for that.

Any good stories ?

Pongo · « **Reply #286 on:** April 01, 2005, 02:08:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Fishu
Yeah.. when and if it does, often I just sink ones which weren't known by the HQ.

Which is another way of saying that your arrogance was misplaced. Big supprise.

Nefarious · « **Reply #287 on:** April 01, 2005, 02:47:03 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1
Any good stories ?

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Originally posted by Nefarious
Finally got my adventure in Scapa Flow.

After drowning near the main Southerly Entrance, I figured I'd take the long way into Scapa Flow. I restarted my saved game, and Headed Around the Islands.

I timed it right so it would be dusk when I approaced the Small Inlet on the WNW side of the Island Port.

Unfortunatley I was spotted by Aircraft, and Had to dive outside of my objective. 2100 I surfaced again, I just entered the Inlet and proceeded East, Within minutes I was attacked by Swordfish.

I dove again, and surfaced almost an hour later. It was finally dark enough to continue on the Surface. Wrong! Here come the Swordfish again and to top it off an Elco Torpedo Boat is circling my last known posistion. Dive again and navigated between the First Small Island. Around 1130 I surfaced again and put her on All ahead Full.

I spot some Coastal Bunkers and Guns, But no ships yet. I finally make it into the Large body of Water of Scapa Flow. All of a sudden a shell rings down in the water ahead of me. ALARM! I pick up a few Sound Contacts, but there outside of the harbor down by the Main Entrance. I raise my Periscope and scan around, all sorts of contacts appear. Two Aux Cruisers and the Illustrious. I posistion myself 6oo yards off the CV, She goes down with Four Torpedos, Then everything comes to life, But the Destroyers are searching the wrong spot. Then as quickly the came to life, they stop, I guess the search is over.

Then I put two into the Aux Cruiser, She starts to list and limp away, Out of Bow Torps, I turn around and give her an ugly Aft Shot, Almost 45 degrees, but it hits and the Cruisers Magazine Explodes and the rounds inside Cook off shooting into the Night.

By 630, I cleared the Inlet Entrance and headed back out to sea, Time to go home

Will finish that up tonight.

Gixer · « **Reply #288 on:** April 01, 2005, 02:52:39 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1
Any good stories ?

May 1942 and I came across the usual "Warship Spotted" and went to Periscope depth pretty soon my Sonar guy reported a few more Warships. I had a look through the scope saw two more DD's and then a Revenge and Nelson Class Battleship came out of the fog.

Unfortunetly to fast to get anywhere close for a position and shortly after when I surfaced a Sunderland dropped two depth charges right on the stern of my Sub, I was already in a crash dive,the depth charges killed eveyone aft of the control room, damage control team couldn't control the flooding and the whole hull crushed before I could surface.

So that commander and crew were dead on the return of their first patrol.

~~...-Gixer~~

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #289 on:** April 01, 2005, 04:08:53 PM »

Wow...

Thats amazing, thankyou.

Fishu · « **Reply #290 on:** April 01, 2005, 04:22:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
Which is another way of saying that your arrogance was misplaced. Big supprise.

excuse me?

Pongo · « **Reply #291 on:** April 01, 2005, 07:14:17 PM »

WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING THAT YOUR ARROGANCE WAS MISSPLACED, BIG SUPPRISE!

Fishu · « **Reply #292 on:** April 01, 2005, 07:23:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING THAT YOUR ARROGANCE WAS MISSPLACED, BIG SUPPRISE!

Now now.. would you just explain why are you like that and what do you mean?

Staga · « **Reply #293 on:** April 01, 2005, 07:37:44 PM »

Anyone seen Pongo's ball?

Gixer · « **Reply #294 on:** April 01, 2005, 07:43:58 PM »

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Anyone seen Pongo's ball?

No but his dummy is somewhere across the room.

~~...-Gixer~~

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #295 on:** April 01, 2005, 10:06:57 PM »

When you two are done being submerged for more than a week breathing CO2, maybe we can build a timeline of "war declarations" so we stop torpedoing neutral shipd.

here here

Pongo · « **Reply #296 on:** April 01, 2005, 11:01:03 PM »

Guys being an arrogant salamander like he allways is. read his friggen posts.

Vulcan · « **Reply #297 on:** April 01, 2005, 11:58:25 PM »

How the heck do you get external torpedoes loaded into the tubes?

Pongo · « **Reply #298 on:** April 02, 2005, 12:05:26 AM »

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How the heck do you get external torpedoes loaded into the tubes?

surface in calm waters and put the guys in the torp rooms I think.

Gixer · « **Reply #299 on:** April 02, 2005, 12:05:40 AM »

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How the heck do you get external torpedoes loaded into the tubes?

You have to be surfaced in calm weather and have atleast one torpedo specialist in the stern/bow torpedo room along with as many crew as possible, officer helps. Then drag the torp from the external to the internal bays. Should then start seeing the timer count down takes atleast 1 hour fully crewed.

Opportunities to load external torps are few and far between especially in the North Atlantic so load from external asap.

Oh also make sure your not within range of enemy aircraft and trying the external load during daylight hours. Save it for night if possible.

~~...-Gixer~~