Why not to attack in a hurricane
 

After about two weeks patrolling in the convoy lanes NW of Freetown with nothing to show for it except some moldy food, streaks of rust, and empty fuel bunkers, a nasty storm kicked up and I decided to head home. Just a few hours later, I received a report of a large convoy nearby, and changed course to intercept. As I got closer, I dove to periscope depth and heard the convoy, adjusted course, surfaced and continued to close.
About 30min later, with Ahead Flank rung up but only making about 6kts due to the seas, my lookouts reported a warship dead ahead. As I closed, I could tell it was struggling with the sea, and making very little headway. There didn't seem to be any other escorts around, but behind this were several fat merchants. I decided to take out the escort, leaving the convoy unprotected, and continued to close to less than 1000m.
Feeling like taking my chances despite the seas, I lined up my shot and fired two eels set for 5m depth with magnetic pistols. Unfortunately, I fired as the bow lifted in the seas. The first eel flew out of the water like a dolphin. However, both eels continued towards the target. As the two eels approached the escort, it went down in a trough between two waves. As I watched through the event camera... I watched both eels pass OVER the escort. That's something you don't see every day! Needless to say, I realized the weather was not in my favor, and decided to find a target I could put my torpedoes under...

:rotfl: never seen that before!!


Any screenshot? :lol:

:rotfl::arrgh!: That I'd like to see!

Another frustration discovered! :yep: :nope: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I would have set them for impact not magnetic.

I, too would have liked to have seen this. It all seems reminiscent of a McHale's Navy episode where a torpedo ran up on the beach and blew up a truck...

In real life wouldn't the torp blow up, since it was magnetic? Going over a ship it passes through a large magnetic field, right?

Wow... and you left mag-pistols on? I'm surprised they didn't go off prematurely in that kind of sea.

Heard of flying fisn :yep: .....but flying eels ? :hmm: :rotfl:

Unfortunately no screen shots. I have had to resort to disabling the external camera (F12) since I am unable to resist "cheating" and zooming around in fog to find my contacts:shifty: The "Flying Eels" was entertaining - but did not detonate until after it had passed over the escort and kept running some distance beyond.

:rotfl: :rotfl: An honest man.

Flying torps reminds me of my Sub Command days when on very rare occasions a MK48 would take off out of the sea like a cruise missile and gradually gain altitude. The only difference is it never came down again. Great game though, still play it occasionally.

Nemo