Again, welcome everybody, I'm new on the forum
Here is my little story from my new campaign vanilla SH4, Patrol 1
So, I decided to start new campaign. Nothing unusual. I had to decide Captains name. I decided to get Tambor class and Captain name from first captain of USS Tautog (One of the best submarine on Pacific due to WW2, also stationed on Pearl during attack). So I named my captain - J. H. Willingham.
I started a new campaign and what happend? Game set my sub name to USS Tautog
First war patrol - Mission - Agent insertion to Osaka. No problem there. Went to Midway on full ahead, then ahead slow to Japan waters. About 50-100nm from Osaka I got my first merchant contact. Standard procedure, periscope depth, battlestations, periscope up. Made all my calculations on map, and waited for target. Identified as Large Modern Composite. 3 tubes open, torpedo depth set to 24 (In book there was 28.9ft) due to rough sea also switched to "contact". Fire 1, 2, 3. Wait, and wait. Good positions of torps, aaaand? What happend? All 3 torpedoes went under ship! What the heck? Merchant spotted torps and started evasive manuevers. I shoot another 3 but it was too late. All 3 missed again. I lost my 6 torps on my first target! I was so mad, ordered surface the boat, and do things with thing that always work. After 10 shots of my 4'50", she wasn't so happy as she was after evading torps
But still mad due lost of 6 torps.
Later, after insertion on Osaka (I did this on nightime, safer due to land artillery), I met small modern freighter on Tomogashimasuido Strait which was enter to the port. Battlestations, shoot two torps (I needed one but as went later it was good decision due first one was a dud). I wanted to see his captain face "Ahhh finally safe, 10 minutes and we are at the land... TORPEDOES PORTBOARD!!!" Kaaboom, on the midnight such a big explosion
After leaving Osaka and Kiisuido Bay I got orders to went to the East China Sea for patrol. Good, because I thought it's the end of orders, I wanted to stay at Philiphines sea and sink some more merchants. Went to East China Sea. Sunk 3 merchants. End of patrol, let's get out from here boys! After passing Riukiu Islands I spotted Huge European Liner with escort of... 4 DDs! 4 Akizuki escorting one merchant? That must be an officer ship! I had only last 4 aft torpedoes. So this had to be accurate shot, no other chance! Dove to 230 to close without beeing spotted, then periscope depth, used TDC, fast calculating, all 4 went away. All 4 hits, no duds! She was sinking!
All 4 DDs were confused, didn't even know from where torps were launched. So to leave undetected I set 300 ft depth. But, I didn't noticed that I had 30% hull damage due last aircraft bomb... At 280 I had a flooding... That can't be true!
But hopefully after that liner sink I saved the game. It was because my stupidity and no knowledge about Tambor specs. Now I know that red line is Crush Depth with undamaged hull... I just couldn't leave it on first patrol, sorry
I went back undected and plotted course to the Midway and then full ahead to the Pearl. I got 9 merchants with about 69000 tons. But I also damaged patrolling Akizuki. Nice beggining of the war
I also got Medal of Valor.
That's my little story from first war patrol after getting back to the game. Maybe I write some more if I get alive
Hope you liked it. Regards!