Nothing like the sight of a Bogue Carrier going down. Sank one on Jan 14, '42 in CG84. The BB Revenge was another pretty sight going down on Nov 18,'42 in BE64. But then again, those were the only 2 times I've seen targets like these. They are a rare sight indeed.

Edit: But there is hell to pay too from their escorts.... be prepaired to stay down and silent for a long long time. ;)

Just a few minutes ago: its december -39, im in my IXB, west of Ireland, heading south for BE. Clear sky, no wind, no clouds. I get that "Warship" radio message. Its right north of me, heading south. I just turn around, and wait. As nights fall, the taskforce approaches. A J-class is leading a Nelson, a Revenge, two Fiji's, a Southhampton, a C-class and another J right towards me.

The J passes me 200m on the side without noticing me. Im right on the Nelsons course.
As the Nelson gets within 1000m, i fire 2 fast 9m magnetic 2 degree angle fish at the Revenge next to the Nelson, and then 2 11m at the Nelson.

A few moments later all 4 hit right beneath the keel of their targets, Revenge is crippled with its engine blown away, and soon Nelson's too, after a shot from aft. The other aft torp hits a CL, wich sinks imidiately after the hit in the magazine. I submerge to 25, and wait. After an hour or so, Nelson sinks from flooding. The remaining CLs and the DDs just keep running away at 20 knots, leaving the lost BBs and CL, with their 4000 or so crew to drown. (Yeah, right...) After a while i move to periscope depth and sink the crippled Revenge.

So, 2 BBs and a CL sunk, and im alone again. I surface and start loading my external torps. Just as im about done, i get a convoy message. Its moving slow, not more than a 100km away, comming my way. Unbelivible.

Same thing again, i park myself dead ahead of the convoy, and wait. 20 merchants of various sizes escorted by two FFs and a DD. The black swan leading runs past me without detecting me, and the convoy aproaches. As im in the middle of it, i fire 3 torps at the large merchants, just below their keel. One sinks imidiately, one after a while and one is crippled. I sink it with my last loaded torp, then sneak away.

I move on parallel course with the convoy until its getting dark, then again i approach. I have 3 torps front, 1 aft left. Same thing again, sneaks past the escorts undetected and fire at 3 at 3 different merchants, 2 mediums and a small. Small and a medium sinks imidiately, last one is crippled. I sink it with my last torpedo, move to 50m and again i slip away. 110,000 tonnes without even being scratched. Unbelivible.

Seriously, IRL smaller ships wouldnt leave a crippled capital ship and its crew to die, right?...

I remember going into a port (not Scapa Flow) and found Nelson Class there. It was stationary. I sent over 6 torps alltogether (4 front, she tilted and then 2 aft on the other side so se leved out). She never sank, but she was 1 meter above the sea floor. Strangly the DD next to it exploded when I hit it's fuel tanks :hmm:

Found a task force on my first patrol in my new Mediterranean career. Battleships, Light Cruisers, Destroyers. And it was coming right at me. Quite a freaking sight.

Unfortunately, I didn't nail a single ship. And the game crashed (had to do with me saving the game for some obscure reason I don't remember).