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Old 07-02-09, 02:05 AM   #36
I'm goin' down
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How is this for a convoy attack? I attacked a task force convoy during a single mission. It was at night, and very low visibility. I could not get close enough to correctly measure the aspect ratio using the stadimeter, so I spun the stadimeter dial to what I approximated (e.g. guessed) was the closest position to line up the respective shadow target's keel with the target's mast (I am playing TMO/RSRDC.) I believe the targets were roughly 1,000 yards away, at various torpedo angles. As soon as I fired at the first target I pivioted the periscope to my next target, and so on. I fired in the following order: two shots at a light cruiser, two shots at a heavy cruiser and two at a Kongo. I could not see the torpedoes running, and as soon as I shot at the light cruiser, I moved om to the to the heavy cruiser and then to the Kongo. I hit the heavy cruiser and the Kongo. I did not see the torpedoes hit or see any explosions on impact, but the heavy cruiser blew up after it sunk, and then I heard a loud explosion. The Kongo did not sink. It was darn near shooting blind, as I never had a good look at the targets.

I was being bombarded with depth charges when I spied a Yamato and shortly thereafter, I saw a Ise. I swung around to take shots with my aft torpedeos, but it was all for naught because depth charges had knocked out the aft torpedoes.

Summary: Task force attack, very dark and no moon, after midnight, weather clear, calm seas; visibility was poor at 1,000 yds. 6 shots on three boats; two shots sunk a heavy cruiser weighing over 9,000 tons, and two hit a BB. Two missed shots directed at a light cruiser. Task force course determined by Nicoloas's easy AoB, and its speed was approximatley 16.5 kts.

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