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Liquidx3 · 11-19-13, 03:59 AM

I have played SH:IV for years and never, ever got this lucky. It's a bit like those of us that have never been to New York in SH:III. Oh and, at this very second, (as I type this I just received a missive from Der Fuhrer about Kursk) I am about 60km west of Lisbon; doing a '43 IXD2 run. Yes, I got SH:III and have been running GWX for about three months. Nothing like spending twenty minutes plotting the course of a vessel off the coast of Spain, in bad weather, only to discover that it's a gorram SCHOONER!

Anyway my career was fresh, first patrol, and it wasn't anything extravagant. Only problem is that my typical start is just after Pearl. It's rare that I begin past '42. So there I was -- Somewhere in the Pacific. I was staying submerged during the day and only running on top at night. I know it's probably a bit much at this point in the war but what the hell. Anyway, I was running at 2 knots around 95 feet and I pick up a contact.

A few minutes later it's clear that the "contact" stretches over nearly ten degrees. OK, it's a convoy. Well, let's start plotting their course. It very quickly becomes clear that the entire host is headed right for me. I maintain shallow depth, sparse use of the scope, and just drift at ~1 kt on silent running; as slow as I can go. After some time the "contact" continues to increase in noise and bearing. I've been glued to sonar for the past twenty minutes (realtime). After some time, judging by the insane S/N, I raise the attack scope for a quick peek. The escorts have passed me, a few of the light cruisers are just shy off the mark and here, dead center on the scope; is a Jap(anese) carrier.

I have played SH:IV practically since it came out. Vanilla first and then TMO up to the current version as of the last update. I have never been this close to an IJN carrier.

I lined up and blew my entire wad right at 'em. That big bastard sank within a few minutes and I was credited with ~44,000 tons.

Then it was get deep quickly and let the escorts try and sort it out. It wasn't too difficult to clear datum and "illude" (Bing knows but Google does not...odd.) the escorts. The rest of the patrol was uneventful but I will never forget that moment.

11-19-13, 03:59 AM	#9
Liquidx3 Bilge Rat Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I have played SH:IV for years and never, ever got this lucky. It's a bit like those of us that have never been to New York in SH:III. Oh and, at this very second, (as I type this I just received a missive from Der Fuhrer about Kursk) I am about 60km west of Lisbon; doing a '43 IXD2 run. Yes, I got SH:III and have been running GWX for about three months. Nothing like spending twenty minutes plotting the course of a vessel off the coast of Spain, in bad weather, only to discover that it's a gorram SCHOONER! Anyway my career was fresh, first patrol, and it wasn't anything extravagant. Only problem is that my typical start is just after Pearl. It's rare that I begin past '42. So there I was -- Somewhere in the Pacific. I was staying submerged during the day and only running on top at night. I know it's probably a bit much at this point in the war but what the hell. Anyway, I was running at 2 knots around 95 feet and I pick up a contact. A few minutes later it's clear that the "contact" stretches over nearly ten degrees. OK, it's a convoy. Well, let's start plotting their course. It very quickly becomes clear that the entire host is headed right for me. I maintain shallow depth, sparse use of the scope, and just drift at ~1 kt on silent running; as slow as I can go. After some time the "contact" continues to increase in noise and bearing. I've been glued to sonar for the past twenty minutes (realtime). After some time, judging by the insane S/N, I raise the attack scope for a quick peek. The escorts have passed me, a few of the light cruisers are just shy off the mark and here, dead center on the scope; is a Jap(anese) carrier. I have played SH:IV practically since it came out. Vanilla first and then TMO up to the current version as of the last update. I have never been this close to an IJN carrier. I lined up and blew my entire wad right at 'em. That big bastard sank within a few minutes and I was credited with ~44,000 tons. Then it was get deep quickly and let the escorts try and sort it out. It wasn't too difficult to clear datum and "illude" (Bing knows but Google does not...odd.) the escorts. The rest of the patrol was uneventful but I will never forget that moment. Last edited by Liquidx3; 11-19-13 at 04:13 AM. Reason: stupid formatting and paragraphs!