Luckiest harbor raid.

Rammstein0991 · 10-19-13, 05:42 PM

Here's an idea, post here your most successful harbor raid in SH4 that you can ever remember doing, you can be as detailed (or not) as you like. For example

I was playing earlier today (in between bouts of watching the gray sky looking for rain) in early 1942 at the helm of the USS Pollack (Porpoise class) out of Surabaya, Java, and despite my orders to patrol the Philippines I decided to head up to Japan and take a peek in some harbors to see if I could find anything juicier than small merchantmen to use my eels on. Selecting my target as Kobe I proceeded there with all haste, I knew I'd find something as I had raided Kobe in the past on other careers and had some success (particularly with flat tops).

Well when I got there I got the surprise of my life. Thanks to my periscope I identified, in addition to some merchants and tankers, a Hiryu class carrier, a Chikuma Seaplane carrying cruiser, a Kongo class battleship and the piece de la resistance...

Sitting outside the dockworks, with a destroyer just aft was the Yamato herself, bobbing in place like a rubber ducky in a tub. I quickly hit the Hiryu (3 torpedos) and Chikuma (2 torpedos) putting both down, I then proceeded a little further into the harbor and used tube 5 in for a rear shot on an old tanker, sinking it.

I then swung around to the other side of the harbor and parked off the Yamato's 3 o clock at about 300 yards I guess and fired a 4 torpedo spread, of which all four hit...she still floated, so I fired two more, one under the #2 turret and one towards the stern turret, still she didnt sink. Getting annoyed I prepared to turn around and fire my stern tubes at the stupid ship but first I fired off my last bow torpedo directly under the stack of the Yamato, it impacted, and just as I was preparing to go to AH 1/3 and swing around the Yamato suddenly started letting off small explosions and I saw the "Enemy Unit Destroyed" message.

Being low on torpedos now and deciding to not press my luck I made for home with around 93,000 tons under my belt. This will go down in history as one of the greatest patrols I ever had in ANY of the SH series.

P.S. to ComSubPac, I'll take my MoH now if you please

Admiral Halsey · 10-19-13, 05:58 PM

You could have gotten that Kongo quite easily. I find that they only take two torps normally and if you hit her in the right spot one would suffice.

Rammstein0991 · 10-19-13, 06:04 PM

I was going to originally until I spotted the Yamato, which imo is a muuuuch juicier steak to chew on, after that I just wanted to go home and end the mission, but I spose I can always go back and get the Kongo next time.

Admiral Halsey · 10-19-13, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rammstein0991

I was going to originally until I spotted the Yamato, which imo is a muuuuch juicier steak to chew on, after that I just wanted to go home and end the mission, but I spose I can always go back and get the Kongo next time.

Still if you had gone after her you would've had around 123,000 tons sunk and depending on which Kongo it was you may have saved American lives that November at Guadalcanal.

Rammstein0991 · 10-20-13, 05:16 AM

Its only february I'll no doubt see it again.

Admiral Halsey · 10-20-13, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Rammstein0991

Its only february I'll no doubt see it again.

You use any mods?

10-19-13, 05:42 PM	#1
Rammstein0991 Engineer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NC USA Posts: 219 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Luckiest harbor raid. Here's an idea, post here your most successful harbor raid in SH4 that you can ever remember doing, you can be as detailed (or not) as you like. For example I was playing earlier today (in between bouts of watching the gray sky looking for rain) in early 1942 at the helm of the USS Pollack (Porpoise class) out of Surabaya, Java, and despite my orders to patrol the Philippines I decided to head up to Japan and take a peek in some harbors to see if I could find anything juicier than small merchantmen to use my eels on. Selecting my target as Kobe I proceeded there with all haste, I knew I'd find something as I had raided Kobe in the past on other careers and had some success (particularly with flat tops). Well when I got there I got the surprise of my life. Thanks to my periscope I identified, in addition to some merchants and tankers, a Hiryu class carrier, a Chikuma Seaplane carrying cruiser, a Kongo class battleship and the piece de la resistance... Sitting outside the dockworks, with a destroyer just aft was the Yamato herself, bobbing in place like a rubber ducky in a tub. I quickly hit the Hiryu (3 torpedos) and Chikuma (2 torpedos) putting both down, I then proceeded a little further into the harbor and used tube 5 in for a rear shot on an old tanker, sinking it. I then swung around to the other side of the harbor and parked off the Yamato's 3 o clock at about 300 yards I guess and fired a 4 torpedo spread, of which all four hit...she still floated, so I fired two more, one under the #2 turret and one towards the stern turret, still she didnt sink. Getting annoyed I prepared to turn around and fire my stern tubes at the stupid ship but first I fired off my last bow torpedo directly under the stack of the Yamato, it impacted, and just as I was preparing to go to AH 1/3 and swing around the Yamato suddenly started letting off small explosions and I saw the "Enemy Unit Destroyed" message. Being low on torpedos now and deciding to not press my luck I made for home with around 93,000 tons under my belt. This will go down in history as one of the greatest patrols I ever had in ANY of the SH series. P.S. to ComSubPac, I'll take my MoH now if you please

10-19-13, 05:58 PM	#2
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 298 Uploads: 0	You could have gotten that Kongo quite easily. I find that they only take two torps normally and if you hit her in the right spot one would suffice.

10-19-13, 06:04 PM	#3
Rammstein0991 Engineer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NC USA Posts: 219 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	I was going to originally until I spotted the Yamato, which imo is a muuuuch juicier steak to chew on, after that I just wanted to go home and end the mission, but I spose I can always go back and get the Kongo next time.

10-20-13, 05:16 AM	#5
Rammstein0991 Engineer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NC USA Posts: 219 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Its only february I'll no doubt see it again.