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BasilY · 06-28-09, 02:18 AM

The wrong torpedo cause immediate problems. The uboat encounter a hunter-killer group at grid AM15. While trying to snipe off the Escort carrier in the middle, U-2523 close to within about 4000 meter of the center course of the enemy task force. She was discovered. Two torpedoes fire in haste (TYPE III LATs) missed.

U-2523 dive to 220 meters depth and try to shake off by deploying decoys. After using three decoy and still can't shake the hunters and sustaining some damage in the process, the captain snapped.

One thing good about the wrong torpedo load out is the fact that U-2523 now has 6 sound-homing torpedoes. And this hunter-killer group has exactly 6 DDs.

You guess it. Using one more decoy to confuse the DD, U-2523 quickly ascend to 20 meters and start to pick off the pursuers one at a time. (you don't need a visual to aim a homing torpedo) In between kills, U-2523 raise her snorkel and run at ahead full to close on the CVE as well as to draw in the remaining DDs.

Captain Class II @ 18:43
Captain Class II @ 19:03
Colony Class @ 19:36
Captain Class II @ 19:39
Captain Class I @ 19:49
Colony Class @ 19:50

And finally, the main prize:

Bogue class @ 21:01

Still with more half of her torpedoes and only 4 days into the patrol, U-2523 decides to head back to base and yell at someone at the Ordinance Office...

I know, I know, killing an entire hunter-killer group is so completely not historical. But the captain is just so pissed that he didn't get the torpedoes and wanted and paid for.

Happy new year, 1945.

06-28-09, 02:18 AM	#2
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Postscript: Don't piss off the captain. The wrong torpedo cause immediate problems. The uboat encounter a hunter-killer group at grid AM15. While trying to snipe off the Escort carrier in the middle, U-2523 close to within about 4000 meter of the center course of the enemy task force. She was discovered. Two torpedoes fire in haste (TYPE III LATs) missed. U-2523 dive to 220 meters depth and try to shake off by deploying decoys. After using three decoy and still can't shake the hunters and sustaining some damage in the process, the captain snapped. One thing good about the wrong torpedo load out is the fact that U-2523 now has 6 sound-homing torpedoes. And this hunter-killer group has exactly 6 DDs. You guess it. Using one more decoy to confuse the DD, U-2523 quickly ascend to 20 meters and start to pick off the pursuers one at a time. (you don't need a visual to aim a homing torpedo) In between kills, U-2523 raise her snorkel and run at ahead full to close on the CVE as well as to draw in the remaining DDs. Captain Class II @ 18:43 Captain Class II @ 19:03 Colony Class @ 19:36 Captain Class II @ 19:39 Captain Class I @ 19:49 Colony Class @ 19:50 And finally, the main prize: Bogue class @ 21:01 Still with more half of her torpedoes and only 4 days into the patrol, U-2523 decides to head back to base and yell at someone at the Ordinance Office... I know, I know, killing an entire hunter-killer group is so completely not historical. But the captain is just so pissed that he didn't get the torpedoes and wanted and paid for. Happy new year, 1945.