Q3ark
10-16-07, 01:15 PM
After a fairly lackluster first patrol aboard the U.S.S. Bowfin (SS-287) a Balao class sub, one freighter for about 4,000 tonnes and most of the torpedoes waisted, I had expected to be relieved of command the moment I set foot ashore at Pearl. Fortunatley it was not to be. After a brief rest and refit period we have been ordered to patrol the caroline islands and engage enemy merchant shipping. The patrol started out rather like the last one, completley devoid of enemy contacts save for a few aircraft near wake on the way south. Patroled the area West of Truk for two days with out seeing so much as a bird. So in my infinite wisdom I decided to head east closer to Truk. Thats when we hit trouble. A few hours after nightfall the radar picked up two contacts at about 6nm just North of our position, hoping it was a pair of merchantmen I gave the order for an end around. As it was a night attack we stayed on the surface and as we drew closer I could see that it was, infact a pair of destroyers. Crap! I thought as they began to turn toward us. We crash dived and within minuits we where at 450ft. I knew we where safe at that deapth as I had taken her even deeper during sea trials, but this was different, this was for real. We took one hell of a deapth charging that night, no matter what I tried we just could not shake them. I decided to go deeper so after some near misses we took her down to 520ft and made turns for 1knts, at sunrise assuming us dead or gone the Japanese finally gave up their onslaught. We continued on to Truk. And here we are, it's midday July 8th 1943 we are at periscope deapth in the shallows just south of Truk harbor and sonar starts picking up contacts, lots of contacts. I lean over and look at the plotting table and this is the sight that greets my tired eyes
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With trepidation rising in my stomach I order silent running, set a course due south an call battle stations. After what seamed like hours we where in visual range, I raised the attack scope for a look, and I saw a submariners dream
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what appears to be an enormouse IJN convoy steaming streight at me......
What did you think of my story? Hope it wasn't too long for you, I have never tried writing about my video game experiences before but was having a blast and I wanted to share it with all at subsim.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2153/01xw7.jpg
With trepidation rising in my stomach I order silent running, set a course due south an call battle stations. After what seamed like hours we where in visual range, I raised the attack scope for a look, and I saw a submariners dream
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3658/02oe5.jpg
what appears to be an enormouse IJN convoy steaming streight at me......
What did you think of my story? Hope it wasn't too long for you, I have never tried writing about my video game experiences before but was having a blast and I wanted to share it with all at subsim.