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skirich · 09-19-19, 04:42 PM

Ok that was F-ing epic. I loaded the save before I sunk the previous two BB's in the Leyte Straight and headed north to San Bernadino to get a glimps of the Yamato Battlegroup.

I waited for a while to get the Yamato group close and then I saw all the contacts.

Oh My God. Four BB's Several cruisers and so many DD's and support craft surounding the armada I couldnt count them all.

There was no friggin way I was getting close enough to the BB's to get a shot off without sacrificing the sub.

I thought about swinging around and doing an end around but again the whole armada was completly and closely surrounded. Not to mention the zigzag and speed changes of the battlegroup pretty much eliminated the long distance shots.

To get those BB's I'd need to be real close.

For a moment I thought about going to test depth and wait until they were almost over me and surface for a chance, but as soon as I got close I heard active sonar.

So the initial choice of going for the southern task forces was a good one.

One thing I know about the battle was that our side nailed that Yamato group well with aircraft. So I'm going to go back to my last save, and turn north to see if I can catch the group retreating back to home waters.

If the game is historically accurate the Yamato should be on its way back to Formosa or some other norther port as a safety precaution.

Lets see if thats correct.
Picture of map with group: (sorry I cant figure out how to put up screen shots on subsim yet)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2nekhpz1df...attleGroup.png

09-19-19, 04:42 PM	#7
skirich Chief Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Patroling the south pacific Posts: 321 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Ok that was F-ing epic. I loaded the save before I sunk the previous two BB's in the Leyte Straight and headed north to San Bernadino to get a glimps of the Yamato Battlegroup. I waited for a while to get the Yamato group close and then I saw all the contacts. Oh My God. Four BB's Several cruisers and so many DD's and support craft surounding the armada I couldnt count them all. There was no friggin way I was getting close enough to the BB's to get a shot off without sacrificing the sub. I thought about swinging around and doing an end around but again the whole armada was completly and closely surrounded. Not to mention the zigzag and speed changes of the battlegroup pretty much eliminated the long distance shots. To get those BB's I'd need to be real close. For a moment I thought about going to test depth and wait until they were almost over me and surface for a chance, but as soon as I got close I heard active sonar. So the initial choice of going for the southern task forces was a good one. One thing I know about the battle was that our side nailed that Yamato group well with aircraft. So I'm going to go back to my last save, and turn north to see if I can catch the group retreating back to home waters. If the game is historically accurate the Yamato should be on its way back to Formosa or some other norther port as a safety precaution. Lets see if thats correct. Picture of map with group: (sorry I cant figure out how to put up screen shots on subsim yet) https://www.dropbox.com/s/2nekhpz1df...attleGroup.png Last edited by skirich; 09-19-19 at 05:09 PM.