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Snuffy · 03-29-07, 10:21 AM

Two nights ago this happened to me ...

I encountered a convoy of troop transports and 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, and 4 Destroyers. I sat and watched them for a bit trying to formulate a plan when one of the DDs decided to come to a stop 1500m from my bow with his stern facin my scope. I sent 2 fish up his props and shortly there after he went down. I then lined up for a stern shot on one of the heavies and hit it with one fish and the ship proceeded to burn but just sat there. I then lined up for a midships shot on the second heavy, but as the fish were on their way, (fired 2 off,) the Cruiser got under way ... at that time I noticed that the DDs were starting to become more active. Next thing I know ....

I'm trying to outrun 3 DDs coming for my arse.

The first two were doing perfect sissors over a plotted path, and the third was zig zaggin within the sissors of the first two.

I had to keep an eye on my depth as I had sustained some damage from an earlier DC that got too close to my aa guns. (It seems that regardless of how minor the effect of any damage my boat starts collapsing and I end up in bed with Davey Jones). So making sure I was off flank speed and keeping at about 50 feet I was manually avoiding the DDs.

Part of my manouvering had caused a near miss collision with a couple of the DDs which threw them off track for a while but not being able to run at flank speed while submerged without the threat of sinking, it wasn't long before they got their act back together again and were on me like a dog on a coon.

The chase went on for the better part of two and a half hours, my palms were sweating and I was nervous as hell. Well it came to an end finally, the two sissoring DDs managed to time it that they crossed over me within feet of each other and they both DC'd me into oblivion.

This happened before I discovered the mod for more active escorts. I have yet to try a mission with the mod installed.

03-29-07, 10:21 AM	#10
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Two nights ago this happened to me ... I encountered a convoy of troop transports and 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, and 4 Destroyers. I sat and watched them for a bit trying to formulate a plan when one of the DDs decided to come to a stop 1500m from my bow with his stern facin my scope. I sent 2 fish up his props and shortly there after he went down. I then lined up for a stern shot on one of the heavies and hit it with one fish and the ship proceeded to burn but just sat there. I then lined up for a midships shot on the second heavy, but as the fish were on their way, (fired 2 off,) the Cruiser got under way ... at that time I noticed that the DDs were starting to become more active. Next thing I know .... I'm trying to outrun 3 DDs coming for my arse. The first two were doing perfect sissors over a plotted path, and the third was zig zaggin within the sissors of the first two. I had to keep an eye on my depth as I had sustained some damage from an earlier DC that got too close to my aa guns. (It seems that regardless of how minor the effect of any damage my boat starts collapsing and I end up in bed with Davey Jones). So making sure I was off flank speed and keeping at about 50 feet I was manually avoiding the DDs. Part of my manouvering had caused a near miss collision with a couple of the DDs which threw them off track for a while but not being able to run at flank speed while submerged without the threat of sinking, it wasn't long before they got their act back together again and were on me like a dog on a coon. The chase went on for the better part of two and a half hours, my palms were sweating and I was nervous as hell. Well it came to an end finally, the two sissoring DDs managed to time it that they crossed over me within feet of each other and they both DC'd me into oblivion. This happened before I discovered the mod for more active escorts. I have yet to try a mission with the mod installed. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!