After a while on land (world of warcraft) I set off to sea again (eagerly waiting GWX
). Messed about and decided to get rid of all my mods and get a clean install awaiting the GWX mod.
Thought I may as well do the training as I never have had 100% before, especially on the convoy and the torp sessions. Tho this time, for the first time, I used the rear torps to good advantage. In the torpedo session my first shot was at the merchant at 160. Basically just fired my rear torp and it must have critically hit as it went down in one. Downed the 2 in fromt of me in a few torps (a couple of duds) then turned 90ish to aim my boat at the merchant with the tanker in my rear torp sights. Again, the rear torp took the tanker in one whilst the rest of my torps were used up chasing that bloody last merchant! result - excellent
Then, the convoy. Never been good for me this one, due to my noobness. But this time I thought no, i'm gonna clean up. Used up all my torps and left just one merchant. Destroyers circling above me like vultures, mixture of silent running and dead slow made it an age before I caught my prey. Only 2 torps left in the rear, i stealthed through all the depth charges that were being dropped in the wrong place (dumb ass destroyer) I slid under my prey and raised to periscope depth. 1 rear fired torp and it was down.
Dived to a safe depth as the destroyer and trawler charged in and, to my amazement, started to attack each other. Dead slow and silent running I rolled underneath them watching them cannon obliterate each other. Finally I arose and finished the mission - excellent
Never really utilised the rear torpedoes before, was quite chuffed that I did everything using all the weapons to my disposal.