surf_ten
01-25-09, 11:00 PM
I have completed three objectives my first agent insertion, recon of the Yaizu harbor and a four day patrol 108 NM SE of the Bungo Suido. In fact the order given by HQ told me to avoid Bungo Suido. Which I did.
So what is my next objective, yup HQ needs a recon of Hiroshima harbor. Didn't HQ just tell me to avoid Bungo Suido now they wanted me to nagivate through it and negoiate all that shallow water right up to the Hiroshima harbor. I was half tempted to disobey the order but one must follow their orders no matter how insanely suicidal it may seem. I knew the game wanted me dead. I must have pissed off someone in HQ.
I almost pulled it off. I manage to get my ship 15 NM away from the harbor. I traveled mostly at night at full speed and would submerge 50 ft anytime any I had a visual contact with a merchant or warship.
It was almost daylight I figured I needed to plan my escape route for next night. So I parked my sub at the deepest spot I could find about 15 NM from the harbor and stay there without moving for most of the day. It was about 16:00 hrs and I wanted to surface to realease excess CO2. I checked my hydrophone no contacts, I peered out the scope no visual sightings. So I surfaced for less than 1 minute to clean the air. I should have waited to darkness.
As soon as I completed my dive back down 150 ft I heard those infamous words CONTACT WARSHIP CLOSING. It was then I knew I was going to die. I was trapped within a 2 nm miles oasis of 150 ft water surrounded by 50 ft shallow water. Damn destroyer came straight for me banging his active sonar too. I had no room to manuever. It didn't long for him to make short work of me.
It wasnt half bad carreer, six ships with about 50K worth of tonnage. I was surpised I thought I would experience more duds torpedos than I did at 100% realism. My two previous patrols most torps found thier target. It was only on the thrid and last patrol where most of my torpedos detonated early. Guess that should have clued me in that my days were numbered.
Anyone else have the recon Hiroshima harbor mission and pull it off?
So what is my next objective, yup HQ needs a recon of Hiroshima harbor. Didn't HQ just tell me to avoid Bungo Suido now they wanted me to nagivate through it and negoiate all that shallow water right up to the Hiroshima harbor. I was half tempted to disobey the order but one must follow their orders no matter how insanely suicidal it may seem. I knew the game wanted me dead. I must have pissed off someone in HQ.
I almost pulled it off. I manage to get my ship 15 NM away from the harbor. I traveled mostly at night at full speed and would submerge 50 ft anytime any I had a visual contact with a merchant or warship.
It was almost daylight I figured I needed to plan my escape route for next night. So I parked my sub at the deepest spot I could find about 15 NM from the harbor and stay there without moving for most of the day. It was about 16:00 hrs and I wanted to surface to realease excess CO2. I checked my hydrophone no contacts, I peered out the scope no visual sightings. So I surfaced for less than 1 minute to clean the air. I should have waited to darkness.
As soon as I completed my dive back down 150 ft I heard those infamous words CONTACT WARSHIP CLOSING. It was then I knew I was going to die. I was trapped within a 2 nm miles oasis of 150 ft water surrounded by 50 ft shallow water. Damn destroyer came straight for me banging his active sonar too. I had no room to manuever. It didn't long for him to make short work of me.
It wasnt half bad carreer, six ships with about 50K worth of tonnage. I was surpised I thought I would experience more duds torpedos than I did at 100% realism. My two previous patrols most torps found thier target. It was only on the thrid and last patrol where most of my torpedos detonated early. Guess that should have clued me in that my days were numbered.
Anyone else have the recon Hiroshima harbor mission and pull it off?