TMO Update BH V2.0+patches
USS Paddle - 28 April, 1944, 5 May, 1944
Destination: Area 14 - patrolling and anti-shipping actions.
The trip to the patrol location was fine, notting to report. Area 14 East of the Marianas Islands proved empty.
After 15 days and some enemy patrols/task forces detected, the
USS Paddle was ordered to patrol the Carolinas Islands.
Detected a merchant with a small escort, score one torpedo of a shot of 2. After evading the escort and the ship left, ended the Maru with a aft shot.
Convoy detected after 2 days, attack from the starboard side, no escorts each side. 2 rows of ships, 10 torpedos shot (bow+aft) only 2 hit the target.
Calculated speed was off. Had to abandon the attack do to escorts finding and chasing me.
They had to had radar...
After a few hours of depth charges and going to 500 ft with some damages here and there, manage to escape.
2nd convoy detected near West of Truk, direction NW ,10 knts. After some shadowing for a night surface attack, 3 merchants and 1 tanker sunk.
Light escort, 2 rows of ships, shot all tube from 3500 yards.
After evading the escorts on surface, ended the last ship that was still floating with the deck gun.
Return voyage with incidents.
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