[nfitzsimmons]

Originally Posted by Capn_Sinky

I have found that if you can get a visual and lock on to a target and then hit send contact report clicko n the little note pad icon while still in the periscope or TBT they will usually send me a message saying the contact will be forwarded to other resources. They ususly tell me to continue with my mission, never had one turn around an tell me to attack the same convoy.
Tough luck nfit, espically with a top surf speed of 20knts with a typhoon at your back side not much you can do there.

The really frustrating part was that now I had a mission objective (engage the task force) that I couldn't complete. So I stooged up to Garapan at Saipan where there was one DD patroling outside the anchorage. He somehow detected me (with me at silent running, 1 kt speed, and a 200 ft depth) and came out after me. On an impulse I came to periscope depth and found him broadside to me at about 600 yds. I fired 2 Mk 14's at him and got two solid hits, which sank him immediately.

I then cruised into the anchorage at periscope depth and proceeded to sink nine anchored merchants. Could have taken out an auxiliary gunboat as well, but I was completely out of fish. On the other hand the action seems to have given me credit for my engage the task force assignment. Go figure!