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Originally Posted by ben cg
Can I find historical taskforces with this mod?
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12-11-41 (0011 Hours)
44 miles WNW of Appari, Luzon
After the successful encounter with the Kanno Detachment at Vigan the S-36 again set course for her assigned area of the San Bernadino Strait. While rounding the northwest corner of Luzon, several warships, with transports in tow, were spotted south of the Babuyan Islands. The S-36 was maneuvered into a shooting position on a Horai Maru travelling in column with five other transports. Four fish fired. Two struck amidship, two were duds. Maru listed to port and sank. Coordinated escort attack forced an evasive dive to port below the thermal layer. Tubes one and two reloaded and a snapshot made on a trailing Heito Maru (Medium Modern Composite Freighter) before once again being forced below the thermal layer by sharp-eyed escorts. One explosion heard, one miss. Limped from the area at two knots with hull and battery damage and a visible oil leak on the port side just below the conning tower.
Historical Note:
In the early morning hours of December 11, 1941 the Tanaka Detachment, consisting of one cruiser, seven destroyers, and six transports approached Aparri from the north. In the transports were the remaining 2000 men from the 2nd Formosa Infantry Regiment used at Vigan. Its mission was to capture and maintain the airfield at Aparri. Like the Kanno Detachment, Tanaka was designed to play a supporting role for the main forces massing to the south. There was little in the way of resistance.
I'm having a great time in the battered but not beaten S-36. Not only did she discover both TF's hours before anyone historically knew they were even around, but she also gave them a bloody nose. My thanks to all the modders who made this possible. Now if I can only sink something in my assigned area with only two Mark 10's left.:hmm:
(At the moment my mods are RSRDC/ROW/NSM Classic/NSM Hardcore Torpedo/FooBor's S-Class Black Hi-Res/Captain Cox Uniform/Hamilton Model 23 Chrono Night Attack version with different top by DMZ aka Deadbeat.)