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I'm goin' down · 02-17-09, 09:29 PM

This is a follow up to my previous post.

Today, I encountered a merchant with only my stern tubes loaded. I ran parallel and slightly ahead of it. The AoB around the time of attack was 67 degrees. I fired two salvos of two torpedoes each. I did not track the first salvo which missed their target. I tracked the second salvo, and both hit the stern of the merchant, disabling its rudder. The torpedoes that hit came in at a steep angle, which was a nice visual. I believe the first salvo missed because the merchant had seen my boat on the surface, fired at it and taken evasive action, including changing its speed. The second salvo was fired after it had returned to course.

I waited for the disabled merchant to sink. It never did, and then my boat moved off, only to return to find it had disappeared. I don't know where it went. Regardless, the theory of manual targeting using stern tubes definitely works. The torpedoes salvo that hit the target ran at a steep angle, which was a nice visual.

But, where the heck did the merchant end up?

02-17-09, 09:29 PM	#2
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	attack with stern tubes only. This is a follow up to my previous post. Today, I encountered a merchant with only my stern tubes loaded. I ran parallel and slightly ahead of it. The AoB around the time of attack was 67 degrees. I fired two salvos of two torpedoes each. I did not track the first salvo which missed their target. I tracked the second salvo, and both hit the stern of the merchant, disabling its rudder. The torpedoes that hit came in at a steep angle, which was a nice visual. I believe the first salvo missed because the merchant had seen my boat on the surface, fired at it and taken evasive action, including changing its speed. The second salvo was fired after it had returned to course. I waited for the disabled merchant to sink. It never did, and then my boat moved off, only to return to find it had disappeared. I don't know where it went. Regardless, the theory of manual targeting using stern tubes definitely works. The torpedoes salvo that hit the target ran at a steep angle, which was a nice visual. But, where the heck did the merchant end up? Last edited by I'm goin' down; 02-20-09 at 07:41 PM.