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SabreHawk · 03-12-10, 07:37 PM

Well this could have been a fluke because as best I could tell the send contact report button looked to be non functional(appeared to be blacked out.) in the training mission.(Invasion of Poland).
But on the way back to Kiel, I ran across a lone polish merchant twice, I was able to sink the first one I caught, but the next one I stumbled on I only had the stern torpedo left, and weather was too rough for a deck gun attack. So I plugged him with the one torp I had, but wasn't enough to do the job, so I went and clicked on the contact report button anyway.
Then about 20 min. later a friendly aircraft showed up and attacked the merchant I'd torpedo'ed. Still wasnt enough to sink him though. Too bad the weather prevented a gun attack or I could have come home with 6 kills instead of the required 4.

"Damn this stinking weather" (Das Boot)

So im assuming the button worked, and being in the waters I was so close to home that the aircraft was a response to my report.

03-12-10, 07:37 PM	#3
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well this could have been a fluke because as best I could tell the send contact report button looked to be non functional(appeared to be blacked out.) in the training mission.(Invasion of Poland). But on the way back to Kiel, I ran across a lone polish merchant twice, I was able to sink the first one I caught, but the next one I stumbled on I only had the stern torpedo left, and weather was too rough for a deck gun attack. So I plugged him with the one torp I had, but wasn't enough to do the job, so I went and clicked on the contact report button anyway. Then about 20 min. later a friendly aircraft showed up and attacked the merchant I'd torpedo'ed. Still wasnt enough to sink him though. Too bad the weather prevented a gun attack or I could have come home with 6 kills instead of the required 4. "Damn this stinking weather" (Das Boot) So im assuming the button worked, and being in the waters I was so close to home that the aircraft was a response to my report. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"