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Old 08-10-09, 08:29 AM   #63
Rockin Robbins
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OOOOOOOOOOOO YEAH!!! Japanese escorts are nasty, nasty from the last half of 1944 on. I just attacked a nine ship convoy guarded by four assorted escorts in the South China Sea just north of Formosa. It was stormy conditions, so sonar wasn't the greatest, but I only had 150' of water and no thermal barrier to deal with.

Three night attacks over two nights and I never got a shot at the merchies. I did sink my first escort in a surface gun battle (is there any other kind?). I consider that an impressive achievement in TMO. He couldn't hit the broad side of a barn in the rough conditions and I played Jack-in-the box with him. I'd pop up, take four shots or so, submerge and pop up again somewhere else. Between the deck gun and 40mm I finally sank him. Didn't do any good. The remaining three drove me off again. What a battle! 48 hours of pure mayhem.
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