Boarding the Yamato!!

[deamyont]

After a good start on my 4th patrol in my S-38, I got a task force report not to far away. Intercepted, and found 2 Yamatos, 2 Fusos, several cruisers and a load of DD's. Fired all 4 loaded torpedoes into the last Yamato in the line and dived. Apprently I knocked out the engine, but I didnt sink her. As you probobly guessed the rest of the TF moved on, leaving it there, dead in the water.

So, I reloaded and fired my last torpedo at it - no effect. Then, I surfaced about 6000m out, and fired my last 10 HE shells at it - no effect. It didnt even fire back.

Amazed by this, I decided to run closer at ahead flank, just to see how close I needed to be before it spotted me. Comming in from its side, I was 100(!!!) meters away from it before it spotted me and turned its guns towards me. Had to make a hard turn to avoid ramming it... however, it doesnt seem that it can lower its guns enough to fire at time. Guess it needs a hug now :rock:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Deamyont/yamatoparty2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Deamyont/yamparty.jpg


Proof this is in carrer mode (if anyone care);
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Deamyont/yam1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Deamyont/yam2.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Maybe he thinks you want directions: "Which way to Sasebo?"

[deamyont]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Deamyont/yamlol2.jpg


Apperantly its not only my watch thats named Bernard...

[Fearless]

Neat!!. I came across 2 task forces on my travels . The 1st I sank a Kokaku aircraft carrier and against the 2nd one I sank an Ise Battleship. Only 4 torps to sink the carrier which I fired at 7800 yards. The destroyers couldn't find me in that attack. The battleship though took 8 torps to sink her but not after having been chased by screens when one of my torps detonated prematurely. :smug:

[Hartmann]

Japaneses have too many warships, they build yamatos as if it were sanpans and don´t have enough sailors for crew. :rotfl: