FOX TRAFFIC RECEIVED: Bungo Pete sunk! (56k warning)
 

I've finally sunk my "white whale". After getting bored in 1944 sighting nothing but lone merchants, I decided to start a new campaign in 1942. This time I went looking for trouble. Thats right, I headed right for the Bungo Suido. Here is the story of the USS Whale...

After poking my bow into the Bungo Straight for a few hours my radar picked up a contact that was headed directly to my position. We dove to periscope depth but I decided to stay shallow as he approached since this skipper was looking for a fight. He came charging right for me. This guy is good, he started pinging at 2000 yards.

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Open all stern tubes. Lets give him a salvo and see if we get lucky.

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We fired a salvo of four fish and ol' Pete twisted and turned away from the first three. However as he evaded the third fish he walked right into the fourth. This Japanese sailor is gonna need a change of underwear!

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But there was no explosion! Was it a dud??? No, even though I set all my fish to run above 5 ft depth this fish decided to run way deep. I'll have to mention this to the boys back at Pearl... :hmm:

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With all four stern tubes empty I dive for the deep. My crew prepares for the worst as ol' Pete makes a pinpoint attack run. This is gonna hurt...

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As luck would have it, all ahead flank and left full rudder slid the Whale out from under Pete's last can. That was close!

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Knowing that the seas were calm I order ballast blown so that I could quickly pop up to periscope depth. Pete's super natural abilities would have kept me down forever so I decided to fight back. Fortunately this is when Pete made his fatal mistake. Just as I poked my scope above the waves he began to cross my bow.

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I quickly locked him up in my scope, fired Tube 1 at a 20 degree offset to the left and hoped for the best.

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As luck would have it this fish ran true. Sayonara Bungo-San!

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What a beautiful sight! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

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Thanks to Ducimus, Kriller, and all the great modders who made this experience possible. :rock:
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Congradulations!

(Although that was an incredibly lucky shot :lol: )


Insert gratuitous bungo pete references here: :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_atHvLjKzmk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIOvxoYs9OE

Well at least someone has had some luck with him. Me, I'm a whopping 0-4 against the bastard.:nope:

As the saying goes, "Every dog has his day"!

Great post loved the story and pic's

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Very nice, well done!

Be more aggressive:D

out damn standing, troop

Nice kill man, so far I have a 20 to 5 ratio of killing Pete.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I couldn't believe it myself that the first time I went looking for Pete I came out on top. Also I was incredibly lucky that a MK 14 in 1942 actually ran at its assigned depth and then detonated when it should.

I should go buy a lotto ticket. :yep:
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Very nice, and great pics.:rock:

I got lucky once and hit him with almost the exact same shot. He was alot closer, though, so I just got lucky...

So, once he's sunk does he stay sunk?

Yeah, I'd like to know too. Ducimus, care to reply? Does he rise from his grave? I did see lifeboats launch as he went down. I guess the tough SOB could paddle back to shore and take command of another Akikaze.

Humm, if I see him again I think machine gunning the lifeboats may be in order. :hmm: :arrgh!:
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The MK14 is what did me in on my first try. My solution was good on a down the throat shot but it went right under him. After that, without the external camera, he has drilled me each time. My last tangle with him was probably my worst, he got me with the very first DC he dropped.:x

I've been in RFB mode for a while but I have another install with TM and all this talk is getting me itchy.:arrgh!: I may have to pay ole Pete a visit. :arrgh!: