Grrrr...Battleships with super hearing..

CWorth · 12-20-06, 03:09 PM

I was patroling off the coast of England between Dover and France in that narrow channel trying to catch any shipping that came through.This is late September 1939 and I am in a Type II sub.

After a few days I come into contact with a Large Convoy and smack in the middle is a Nelson Class BB.The convoy was escorted by a single destroyer out front.I decided I would take out the Nelson.I let the Destroyer pass by and move away a bit before I moved in.
I began to move in at 2 knots and silent running to keep from getting spotted or heard.
I closed to within 2500meters of the BB and let loose a salvo of 3 electric torpedos so as to not leave a visible wake for them to spot.

Now before my 3rd torpedo had even left the tube that BB was already speeding up and started zig zagging.Needless to say I did not even get a hit on it.Now I did not know that BB's and Merchants had super ASW equipment to hear a torpedo coming at it let alone leaving the tubes.
I highly doubt the destroyer heard anything as he was moving a good distance away before I fired.He only responded after the BB and Merchants started zig zagging but never came even close to my position.This all occured in calm glassy waters at about 9:30 in the evening.So my sub never breached the surface to be spotted.

Talk about an annoying encounter.

12-20-06, 03:09 PM	#1
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Grrrr...Battleships with super hearing.. I was patroling off the coast of England between Dover and France in that narrow channel trying to catch any shipping that came through.This is late September 1939 and I am in a Type II sub. After a few days I come into contact with a Large Convoy and smack in the middle is a Nelson Class BB.The convoy was escorted by a single destroyer out front.I decided I would take out the Nelson.I let the Destroyer pass by and move away a bit before I moved in. I began to move in at 2 knots and silent running to keep from getting spotted or heard. I closed to within 2500meters of the BB and let loose a salvo of 3 electric torpedos so as to not leave a visible wake for them to spot. Now before my 3rd torpedo had even left the tube that BB was already speeding up and started zig zagging.Needless to say I did not even get a hit on it.Now I did not know that BB's and Merchants had super ASW equipment to hear a torpedo coming at it let alone leaving the tubes. I highly doubt the destroyer heard anything as he was moving a good distance away before I fired.He only responded after the BB and Merchants started zig zagging but never came even close to my position.This all occured in calm glassy waters at about 9:30 in the evening.So my sub never breached the surface to be spotted. Talk about an annoying encounter.