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Originally Posted by grislyatoms
So you're still alive in Tsushima strait?   |
I did survive, that was a patrol in november 44 as documented here.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=205627
After after making it through Tsushima Straits in June 1945, after 17 days in the SOJ of mowing down sampans, sinking a whole convoy of three tankers(two large tankers, one small6 escorts) and one merchant, surviving multiple intense depth charge attacks before convoy made it to Tsuguru Strait, the escorts got lucky on June 17.After taking out a small tanker(escorted by 6 ASW vessels) from 4,000 yards with final two torpedoes, while at 600 feet evading a Type C escort, one of it's charges exploded below my stern and close, ruined both prop shafts, caused heavy flooding in stern torpedo room, forced me to make a lot of noise, but boat was crippled with both prop shafts wrecked, i was noisy and running at flank, only making one night.After 6 hours of repairs and fighting, thinking i had made it, bleeding compressed air down to 20 percent, escort made a run and got two lucky close ones that destroyed stern bulkhead, despite blowing ballast and fighting, i was dragged down to 730 feet where hull collapsed.Patrol over.I was quite angry.I enjoy the challenge but feel that the subs are a bit too fragile, us fleetboats were tough and took some real beatings.