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treblesum81 · 06-07-10, 03:59 AM

Its early feb 1942 and I've been on patrol now for almost a month, completing both of my objectives and now in my free roam before returning to base. The problem is, I've not managed to fire a single torpedo since leaving base. There just hasn't been anything to shoot at.... well I did find a small TF of seaplane tenders, but after getting lined up for a shot they literally disappeared out from under my nose (~5nm... I was tracking them with hydrophone coming out of a harbor and waiting for my shot). Now I've been zig-zaging across all of the major shipping routes in the area with no luck, so I'm thinking about peeling off and going somewhere else, but I don't know where. I have "orders" to stay in the Celebes Sea, so is there anywhere in or around there that would be good hunting ground for me at this point, keeping in mind that I've spent the last 72 hours drawing lines in the entrance to the Makassar Strait? Or is this area pretty much dead right now and I should run over to the South China Sea and / or Java Sea to try and catch some of the action going on there?

Thanks

PS: I'm running TMO 1.9 and RSRDC

06-07-10, 03:59 AM	#1
treblesum81 Frogman Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 308 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	I need some action! Its early feb 1942 and I've been on patrol now for almost a month, completing both of my objectives and now in my free roam before returning to base. The problem is, I've not managed to fire a single torpedo since leaving base. There just hasn't been anything to shoot at.... well I did find a small TF of seaplane tenders, but after getting lined up for a shot they literally disappeared out from under my nose (~5nm... I was tracking them with hydrophone coming out of a harbor and waiting for my shot). Now I've been zig-zaging across all of the major shipping routes in the area with no luck, so I'm thinking about peeling off and going somewhere else, but I don't know where. I have "orders" to stay in the Celebes Sea, so is there anywhere in or around there that would be good hunting ground for me at this point, keeping in mind that I've spent the last 72 hours drawing lines in the entrance to the Makassar Strait? Or is this area pretty much dead right now and I should run over to the South China Sea and / or Java Sea to try and catch some of the action going on there? Thanks PS: I'm running TMO 1.9 and RSRDC