Bubblehead1980
07-11-17, 12:53 AM
Testing some traffic I added to RSRD in Singapore-Home Islands shipping lanes in South China Sea in October 1943. Witnessed an awseome explosion, never seen such in all my time with this sim.
USS Cisco -Balao Class.
Encountered a 5 ship convoy with one escort around dusk on 4 october 1943. . Having just received a message tankers are priority, targeted the small Haruna Maru tanker, and the kinopasan maru freighter with three torpedoes each from 2200 yards in night surface attack. Four of six torpedoes prematurely detonated(out of Fremantle so magnetic detonators still active until Jan 44 in my mod) one hit the tanker and exploded, setting it afire and dead in water. Other torpedo hit the freighter, but was a dud.
Turned away with escort, a Type AB CD vessel chasing, slipped away into night. Thinking we dove, he began dropping depth charges. Convoy sailed on, tanker was dead in water on fire, fired a coupe de grace shot from stern tubes and moved on to hit the convoy while escort was busy killing fish
Moved into position on surface, nice setup when freighters spotted sub and opened up with deck gun, shells splashes too close, ordered a crash dive and close in for submerged attack.Closed on a biyo maru and fired three torpedoes, all hit, sinking her. Fired on a small Kasagasan Maru but it changed skillfully avoided the torpedo, barely. Waited for convoy to move away so could surface for an end around and get one or two attacks in before sunrise but soon sound reported the escort coming in fast, in scope could see the bow wake he was kicking up closing in, apparently alerted convoy was under attack.
As the escort rushed in, brough my stern around slightly until had a o AOB. Set torpedoes in stern tubes to minimum depth. Soon the escort was pinging . At 600 yards, I fired two torpedoes "down the throat". Went rudder to starboard, ahad flank and ordered 412 feet(Balao class) just before scope went under I witnessed the most powerful explosions have seen in this sim. torpedo apparently detonated under the shallow draft vessel(ran deep I suspect, but magnetic detonator) which lifted the vessel out of he water momentarily and started a fire, and breaking the ships back.Now my scope was under water, ordered to level off so could go back up since didnt need to go deep now. 3 seconds later a chain reaction of explosions set off. Assume depth charges, ammo etc. My sub was shaken severely , as passed 75 feet by the shock waves and soon heard the second torpedo detonated as well , followed by another loud series of explosion. With boat under control came back to to this beautiful view below. Wish I could have captured the explosion itself but was not prepared.
Attacked convoy rest of night, expended all torpedoes(more prematures and ud) sunk all five ships plus escort for 20,000 tons(smaller ships in this one)
http://i.imgur.com/v2HWJ6t.png
http://i.imgur.com/xWfxHck.png
USS Cisco -Balao Class.
Encountered a 5 ship convoy with one escort around dusk on 4 october 1943. . Having just received a message tankers are priority, targeted the small Haruna Maru tanker, and the kinopasan maru freighter with three torpedoes each from 2200 yards in night surface attack. Four of six torpedoes prematurely detonated(out of Fremantle so magnetic detonators still active until Jan 44 in my mod) one hit the tanker and exploded, setting it afire and dead in water. Other torpedo hit the freighter, but was a dud.
Turned away with escort, a Type AB CD vessel chasing, slipped away into night. Thinking we dove, he began dropping depth charges. Convoy sailed on, tanker was dead in water on fire, fired a coupe de grace shot from stern tubes and moved on to hit the convoy while escort was busy killing fish
Moved into position on surface, nice setup when freighters spotted sub and opened up with deck gun, shells splashes too close, ordered a crash dive and close in for submerged attack.Closed on a biyo maru and fired three torpedoes, all hit, sinking her. Fired on a small Kasagasan Maru but it changed skillfully avoided the torpedo, barely. Waited for convoy to move away so could surface for an end around and get one or two attacks in before sunrise but soon sound reported the escort coming in fast, in scope could see the bow wake he was kicking up closing in, apparently alerted convoy was under attack.
As the escort rushed in, brough my stern around slightly until had a o AOB. Set torpedoes in stern tubes to minimum depth. Soon the escort was pinging . At 600 yards, I fired two torpedoes "down the throat". Went rudder to starboard, ahad flank and ordered 412 feet(Balao class) just before scope went under I witnessed the most powerful explosions have seen in this sim. torpedo apparently detonated under the shallow draft vessel(ran deep I suspect, but magnetic detonator) which lifted the vessel out of he water momentarily and started a fire, and breaking the ships back.Now my scope was under water, ordered to level off so could go back up since didnt need to go deep now. 3 seconds later a chain reaction of explosions set off. Assume depth charges, ammo etc. My sub was shaken severely , as passed 75 feet by the shock waves and soon heard the second torpedo detonated as well , followed by another loud series of explosion. With boat under control came back to to this beautiful view below. Wish I could have captured the explosion itself but was not prepared.
Attacked convoy rest of night, expended all torpedoes(more prematures and ud) sunk all five ships plus escort for 20,000 tons(smaller ships in this one)
http://i.imgur.com/v2HWJ6t.png
http://i.imgur.com/xWfxHck.png