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theluckyone17 · 12-04-08, 10:43 AM

Synopsis: For Pete's sake, stay away from targets that want to ram you. This new DM for the sub doesn't like ramming at all, even glancing blows, rubbing, etc.

In detail: I sighted a 4,800 ton medium old tanker in early '42, just north of Java. He was hauling at 11 knots... apparently he had somewhere to be. I maneuvered into position, fired off three tubes from the rear... and each one went deep, right under the target. I swung around, fired the front four tubes in utter frustration, failing to notice that the target had since killed his speed. Chalk up four misses.

Seein' as he didn't have an armament, I surface and started plunking away at him with the deck gun. We finally settled into a routine with him chasing me down, presumably in an attempt to ram me (brave little bugger). I kept ahead of him without a problem. After thoroughly perforating his bow with 25-30 rounds, I swung to starboard to fire at his stern (and engine room). He swung away, giving up on the ramming bit. As a result, we started opening the gap up.

I just hit the rudder over to port, and circled around... figured I had enough room. Nope. He went from evade mode to ramming mode again. Once I realized he was getting too close for comfort, I centered the rudder, expecting to simply move down alongside the target, just brushing him.

That didn't work out... he kicked the rudder over to his port, and we ended up rubbing his port side (just about at his first mast) with my engine room.

Immediately, the engine room compartment and pressure hull was destroyed, along with damaging the clean fuel bunker and one diesel engine. Flooding commenced, and filled the compartment (presumably because the pressure hull and compartment were fully destroyed, my damage control couldn't do anything about it. She proceeded to slowly sink lower into the water, until she was finally submerged and the sim would let me blow ballast tanks. That failed to do anything, period. Deeper and deeper we went, 'til we finally slammed into the ocean floor at 165 feet. I ordered full stop, but the damage progressed, 'til there was no way we were getting back to the surface.

Lesson: Don't get rammed. Don't get brushed. Both are bad.

12-04-08, 10:43 AM	#2260
theluckyone17 Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: Niskayuna, NY Posts: 482 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Synopsis: For Pete's sake, stay away from targets that want to ram you. This new DM for the sub doesn't like ramming at all, even glancing blows, rubbing, etc. In detail: I sighted a 4,800 ton medium old tanker in early '42, just north of Java. He was hauling at 11 knots... apparently he had somewhere to be. I maneuvered into position, fired off three tubes from the rear... and each one went deep, right under the target. I swung around, fired the front four tubes in utter frustration, failing to notice that the target had since killed his speed. Chalk up four misses. Seein' as he didn't have an armament, I surface and started plunking away at him with the deck gun. We finally settled into a routine with him chasing me down, presumably in an attempt to ram me (brave little bugger). I kept ahead of him without a problem. After thoroughly perforating his bow with 25-30 rounds, I swung to starboard to fire at his stern (and engine room). He swung away, giving up on the ramming bit. As a result, we started opening the gap up. I just hit the rudder over to port, and circled around... figured I had enough room. Nope. He went from evade mode to ramming mode again. Once I realized he was getting too close for comfort, I centered the rudder, expecting to simply move down alongside the target, just brushing him. That didn't work out... he kicked the rudder over to his port, and we ended up rubbing his port side (just about at his first mast) with my engine room. Immediately, the engine room compartment and pressure hull was destroyed, along with damaging the clean fuel bunker and one diesel engine. Flooding commenced, and filled the compartment (presumably because the pressure hull and compartment were fully destroyed, my damage control couldn't do anything about it. She proceeded to slowly sink lower into the water, until she was finally submerged and the sim would let me blow ballast tanks. That failed to do anything, period. Deeper and deeper we went, 'til we finally slammed into the ocean floor at 165 feet. I ordered full stop, but the damage progressed, 'til there was no way we were getting back to the surface. Lesson: Don't get rammed. Don't get brushed. Both are bad. Last edited by theluckyone17; 12-04-08 at 10:45 AM.