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rawghi · 05-03-07, 08:10 AM

Yesterday I was patrolling the celebes sea with my Salmon sub, suddenly I found a large taskforce incoming from south, I've only 4 bow torpedo and 4 aft torpedo left so I think to hide until the convoy arrives. I thought to riso to periscope depth and launch the four bow torpedoes to the first ship I noticed, because I feared to be discovered (the task force was composed by circa 6 battleships, several destroyers and other various boats).
So, when the sonar contacts inform that I was in the middle of the taskforce, I went to periscope depth and launch the 4 torpedoes to the first ship I noticed....
I HIT THE YAMATO!!!!!
What a lucky shot! all the four torpedoes hit the hull immobilizing the battleship, but not sunking it.
I await until all the other ships of the taskforce go away, then I turn 180° and launch the other four aft torpedoes, sinking the ship!
I was very very lucky!

Only one question... can this happen in history that a ship like Yamato was abandoned by all the others?

05-03-07, 08:10 AM	#1
rawghi Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Milan Posts: 11 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	What a fortune! Yesterday I was patrolling the celebes sea with my Salmon sub, suddenly I found a large taskforce incoming from south, I've only 4 bow torpedo and 4 aft torpedo left so I think to hide until the convoy arrives. I thought to riso to periscope depth and launch the four bow torpedoes to the first ship I noticed, because I feared to be discovered (the task force was composed by circa 6 battleships, several destroyers and other various boats). So, when the sonar contacts inform that I was in the middle of the taskforce, I went to periscope depth and launch the 4 torpedoes to the first ship I noticed.... I HIT THE YAMATO!!!!! What a lucky shot! all the four torpedoes hit the hull immobilizing the battleship, but not sunking it. I await until all the other ships of the taskforce go away, then I turn 180° and launch the other four aft torpedoes, sinking the ship! I was very very lucky! Only one question... can this happen in history that a ship like Yamato was abandoned by all the others?