Originally Posted by Drakken

Two torpedoes fired under keel against a Japanese Passenger Liner in convoy inside patrol zone off South China Sea. Despite difficulty in estimating range (see below), I fired my two eels anyway. One passed under the transport's keel, but the other blew up right under the middle of the keel. After a minute or so, it blew up and began to sink. First manual kill ever! :up:

I must admit I was getting quite desperate at times, because I had difficulty estimating the right range with the stadimeter (aiming at the topmasts at 5,000 feet distance isn't as easy as they say...), and I was estimating bearing and speed way too soon after using the stadimeter several times. Now I'll use a three minute rule between each take to properly estimate these information.

Seems I am now part of the real submariners' club! :|\\