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MadMike · 04-25-07, 10:14 PM

I sank a Mogami class cruiser (manual TDC, of course) off Lingayen in my S-18 class and was surrounded by six destroyers. Of course I went deep and ordered silent running... unfortunately had to leave the room and by the time I got back two minutes later I was done for.
From what I've read in S-boat war patrol reports, the Mk10 torpedo depth could not be reset without pulling it from the tube (reloads took five to seven minutes per tube). That, and the fact that firing a fish left a tell-tale disturbance from vented air (not to mention the diving officer had to quickly adjust for weight loss or the boat could breach).
There's much more to S-boat history that has yet to be told!

Yours, Mike

04-25-07, 10:14 PM	#3
MadMike Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Downloads: 232 Uploads: 0	I sank a Mogami class cruiser (manual TDC, of course) off Lingayen in my S-18 class and was surrounded by six destroyers. Of course I went deep and ordered silent running... unfortunately had to leave the room and by the time I got back two minutes later I was done for. From what I've read in S-boat war patrol reports, the Mk10 torpedo depth could not be reset without pulling it from the tube (reloads took five to seven minutes per tube). That, and the fact that firing a fish left a tell-tale disturbance from vented air (not to mention the diving officer had to quickly adjust for weight loss or the boat could breach). There's much more to S-boat history that has yet to be told! Yours, Mike