cj95
07-28-08, 02:26 PM
Oops....I meant to do that.
That seems to be the theme for my latest patrol in my trusty S-36.
EVENT 1
SO there I am in the middle of the Java Sea....or Jawa Sea as the map seems to indicate waiting for targets.
(In sugar boats with their slow speed hunting is more a matter of waiting for targets to come to you rather than all that silly chasing them about.) ;)
Im in luck...A heavy cruiser, Mogami, and its escorts appear on the horizon heading in my direction.
Despite the weird looksI get from my crew in tackling such a warship heavy formation in shallow waters and a pigboat, I order the dive.
Im new to the TDC but manage to set up a fairly good solution and lob a volley of all four tubes at the Mogami.....
......Oops...Just as I launch the last tube I see this HUGE bow cross my vision and I rapidly spin the zoom out dial, just in time to see three of my torps take out a Light Cruiser...Kuma class, while the last one passes underneath to take out a Fubuki just on the other side of her.
Amidst the shaking of unexpected explosions barely 400 yards aay I nervously look around the control room and say 'oops....I meant to do that':shifty:
EVENT 2
Same patrol about six days later Im South of the Phillipines once again putting along at a blistering 7 knots when another column of warships appears heading directly at me.
(At 7 kts if they aint heading right for you....forget it)
This time my target is a respectable Agano Class Light cruiser.
I again launch my full spread of four at about 1100 yards.
I swear...that cruiser twists and turns and almost does backflips to avoid those torps.....I felt like I was watchng Keanu Reeves dodge bullets in the Matrix.:damn:
Well just on the other side of the gymnastic Agano is another poor Fubuki who takes two on the chin and promptly splits in two.:o
Ummm....I meant to do that also.
They even gave me a medal and offered me a new boat for that (Im staying with my S-boat though)
That seems to be the theme for my latest patrol in my trusty S-36.
EVENT 1
SO there I am in the middle of the Java Sea....or Jawa Sea as the map seems to indicate waiting for targets.
(In sugar boats with their slow speed hunting is more a matter of waiting for targets to come to you rather than all that silly chasing them about.) ;)
Im in luck...A heavy cruiser, Mogami, and its escorts appear on the horizon heading in my direction.
Despite the weird looksI get from my crew in tackling such a warship heavy formation in shallow waters and a pigboat, I order the dive.
Im new to the TDC but manage to set up a fairly good solution and lob a volley of all four tubes at the Mogami.....
......Oops...Just as I launch the last tube I see this HUGE bow cross my vision and I rapidly spin the zoom out dial, just in time to see three of my torps take out a Light Cruiser...Kuma class, while the last one passes underneath to take out a Fubuki just on the other side of her.
Amidst the shaking of unexpected explosions barely 400 yards aay I nervously look around the control room and say 'oops....I meant to do that':shifty:
EVENT 2
Same patrol about six days later Im South of the Phillipines once again putting along at a blistering 7 knots when another column of warships appears heading directly at me.
(At 7 kts if they aint heading right for you....forget it)
This time my target is a respectable Agano Class Light cruiser.
I again launch my full spread of four at about 1100 yards.
I swear...that cruiser twists and turns and almost does backflips to avoid those torps.....I felt like I was watchng Keanu Reeves dodge bullets in the Matrix.:damn:
Well just on the other side of the gymnastic Agano is another poor Fubuki who takes two on the chin and promptly splits in two.:o
Ummm....I meant to do that also.
They even gave me a medal and offered me a new boat for that (Im staying with my S-boat though)