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funny message, just sharing - 12/23/2019 6:53:41 PM

tolsdorff

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in my current PBEM, I got the following message

quote:

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SS KVII leaving patrol zone to replenish at Colombo

Engine Room open to sea aboard SS KXVII
...

I cannot find anything wrong with the boat, damage is minimal (2/0, 0/0, 1/0, 0) but max speed is 8. According to the editor, max speed should be 13.

Nothing earth-shattering, but I never got this message before.

edit: Ah. I misread the KXVII for the KVII. The KXVII hit a mine and sank.

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 12/23/2019 6:56:49 PM

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Reminds me of a certain toilet incident

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 12/23/2019 10:20:37 PM

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Game imitates life:

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HrMs K XVII (Lt.Cdr. Henri Charles Besan�on, RNN) was mined and sunk off the Island of Tioman in position 03�10'N, 104�12'E on or around 21 December 1941. All 36 crewmembers went down with the ship.

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 12/28/2019 12:11:08 PM

BBfanboy

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quote:

ORIGINAL: tolsdorff

in my current PBEM, I got the following message

quote:

....
SS KVII leaving patrol zone to replenish at Colombo

Engine Room open to sea aboard SS KXVII
...

I cannot find anything wrong with the boat, damage is minimal (2/0, 0/0, 1/0, 0) but max speed is 8. According to the editor, max speed should be 13.

Nothing earth-shattering, but I never got this message before.

edit: Ah. I misread the KXVII for the KVII. The KXVII hit a mine and sank.

To answer the max speed issue: if the TF is set on Cruise speed, it will show that as the maximum speed and not show that there is a higher max speed at all (a bit misleading). If the TF is switched to Mission or Full Speed, it will show the maximum speed you saw in the editor.

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 12/28/2019 1:12:02 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

quote:

ORIGINAL: tolsdorff

in my current PBEM, I got the following message

quote:

....
SS KVII leaving patrol zone to replenish at Colombo

Engine Room open to sea aboard SS KXVII
...

I cannot find anything wrong with the boat, damage is minimal (2/0, 0/0, 1/0, 0) but max speed is 8. According to the editor, max speed should be 13.

Nothing earth-shattering, but I never got this message before.

edit: Ah. I misread the KXVII for the KVII. The KXVII hit a mine and sank.

Johann could've fixed it.

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 12/28/2019 4:10:10 PM

BBfanboy

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He was waiting for the damage to be under water so he could have a bath while fixing it. Alas, he waited too long this time...

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 12/29/2019 8:41:20 AM

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The end of that movie is truly heart breaking - even for an AFB.

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 1/27/2020 9:36:39 AM

Disco Duck

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What was it? 80% losses for the the u-boat crews?

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 1/27/2020 5:00:47 PM

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ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

What was it? 80% losses for the the u-boat crews?

I have heard both 75% and 80% figures - same as for 8th AF bomber crews.

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RE: funny message, just sharing - 1/27/2020 6:05:01 PM

Kursk1943

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There were 31.000 sea-going u-boat men, 25.870 remained at sea. There names are inscribed in a big monument. Source for the numbers: U-Boot-Museum at Cuxhaven, Germany.