Bubblehead1980
05-16-13, 08:18 PM
USS Cod
July 1943
Midway
First patrol in a year or so, got SH 4 TMO RSRD installed, first patrol was assigned to Marshall Islands, not much there so proceeded to Truk, covered the western entrance to the harbor.After a few fruitless days, encountered a small Kagasan Maru, SIX torpedoes failed, all prematurely exploded.Surfaced and used deck gun to sink the small fry.
On July 15, 1943 around 0300, detected three fast moving contacts heading towards the entrance, set up for stern tube attack, then had two DD's moving in fast, someone has radar because was way out of visual range.Forced to dive to avoid a string of depth charges, sonar revealed whatever they were escorting was something big so moved as close as possibly could, the DD's lost contact and keep depth charging fish, I came to scope depth, was about 4400 yards from a carrier! Continued closing, get a good speed, range, and bearing reading, ship was zigging at 16 knots making a distance shot tough, went ahead flank at 100 feet, DD's had before this started coming back anyways, figured would go for it.
With two DD's closing in, fired six torpedoes in a spread, attempting to compensate for the range and zig.Five prematurely exploded but one hit home, leaving a decent hole in the hull, I was forced to go deep and took a sustained but inaccurate depth charging.Gotta love mid 43:/\\!!
Attached some screenshot
July 1943
Midway
First patrol in a year or so, got SH 4 TMO RSRD installed, first patrol was assigned to Marshall Islands, not much there so proceeded to Truk, covered the western entrance to the harbor.After a few fruitless days, encountered a small Kagasan Maru, SIX torpedoes failed, all prematurely exploded.Surfaced and used deck gun to sink the small fry.
On July 15, 1943 around 0300, detected three fast moving contacts heading towards the entrance, set up for stern tube attack, then had two DD's moving in fast, someone has radar because was way out of visual range.Forced to dive to avoid a string of depth charges, sonar revealed whatever they were escorting was something big so moved as close as possibly could, the DD's lost contact and keep depth charging fish, I came to scope depth, was about 4400 yards from a carrier! Continued closing, get a good speed, range, and bearing reading, ship was zigging at 16 knots making a distance shot tough, went ahead flank at 100 feet, DD's had before this started coming back anyways, figured would go for it.
With two DD's closing in, fired six torpedoes in a spread, attempting to compensate for the range and zig.Five prematurely exploded but one hit home, leaving a decent hole in the hull, I was forced to go deep and took a sustained but inaccurate depth charging.Gotta love mid 43:/\\!!
Attached some screenshot