[merc4ulfate]

I was using radar bearing alone one day in a storm and had come across a Task Force.

Using the radar and Task Force formations I knew the lead ship was an escort and so were the port and starboard ones. There were three ships after the lead escort in a straight line so these must be capital ships.

I was within 1500 yards but could not see a thing. Adjusting for the cycle of the radar going around I fired all six forward tubes at the lead capital ship while I was running a parallel course. Two were cuties so as soon as I fired I went all stop but stayed on the surface. Four torpedo hits were heard and the cuties were still on there way.

Using the radar and measuring out the course, speed and direction they were doing about 18 knots. It was my hope the other fish would slow down what ever was out there as a lead vessel.

It did slow down not only for the hits but also when she turned north. The cuties hit and I think the ship dropped to 10 knots. Escorts were noticed coming closer on the radar so I moved off and stayed far enough away where the escorts could not see me in the storm.

Even at 1500 yards during the day the target could not see me so it was easy to avoid the escorts. I maneuvered around until I had more fish in the tubes and got myself into a position to fire forward and aft. I got four more hits out of the ten fired. I was hoping this was a carrier and she would sink soon.

The ship slowed way down after that and soon came to a stop. I circled around and manged to get three more fish into it.

I got credit for sinking a Yamato Battleship.