My Luckiest Shot Ever!

jgbishop · 01-29-08, 10:12 PM

I was recently returning to port on an early mission in my second campaign, and I ran into a Mutsuki Destroyer being led by a Subchaser. I dive to periscope depth, set up on the destroyer, and fire a single torpedo at it. The torpedo hits, but does not do the damage I was hoping for. Naturally, the destroyer starts zig-zagging, but I'm close enough that I think I can get a second shot off if my timing is just right.

I let loose with my last torpedo (set on contact influence in case that I just miss the target), but wouldn't you know it, the destroyer turns around and goes in the opposite direction! Needless to say, I was disappointed, so I dove deep and started back home.

Moments later I get a "Torpedo Impact" report! Wondering what's going on, I immediately go to the external camera and take a look. The Subchaser (which I had forgotten about) had turned around to stay close to the Destroyer, and it inadvertently stumbled onto my torpedo! :rotfl:

With the Subchaser out of commission, and the Destroyer badly damaged, I surfaced and finished off the Destroyer with my deck gun. They must have fired 30 or 40 shots of their own at me, but not a single one hit! I eventually sunk the Destroyer with my deck gun (it took a lot of rounds to do it though) and returned to base a very happy captain. I even got a medal at the end of this patrol, which was the icing on the cake.

Talk about a lucky shot!

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-29-08, 10:14 PM

Must be some of that North Carolina luck rubbing off there

Nice work, Lieutenant *salute*

bookworm_020 · 01-29-08, 11:32 PM

Any kill is better than none! Well done and may your luck hold in the future!

kylesplanet · 01-30-08, 06:55 AM

I have never been able to torp a subchaser. The dang thing always goes right under it. I've even tried with auto-targeting and no duds but couldn't get it.

seafarer · 01-30-08, 07:48 AM

Back in the stock 1.3 game, I once hit a subchaser in the stern quarter. The explosion threw it clear out of the water, spinning along it's long axis like a rifle bullet in flight. It then splashed back down, upside down and sank like that.

That may the strangest thing I've personally experienced in SHIV.

Snuffy · 01-30-08, 09:06 AM

I had something similar happen to me during an attack on a convoy.

The Merchie I was targeting took a zig zag as my fish approached. Was not called a miss at the time and I was somewhat baffled, but I had DDs coming to play so I started my evasions.

About 3 or 4 minutes into the evasion run I get the report "Impact!" "She's going down sir!"

I whip outside and apparently all the other merchies were zigging and zagging and one of the further ones zigged into the path of my otherwise wasted fish.

I also had an incident where a DD pulled into the path of a fish that was headed for a BB. And took the damage and sunk.

Neat Stuff.

01-29-08, 10:12 PM	#1
jgbishop Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 58 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My Luckiest Shot Ever! I was recently returning to port on an early mission in my second campaign, and I ran into a Mutsuki Destroyer being led by a Subchaser. I dive to periscope depth, set up on the destroyer, and fire a single torpedo at it. The torpedo hits, but does not do the damage I was hoping for. Naturally, the destroyer starts zig-zagging, but I'm close enough that I think I can get a second shot off if my timing is just right. I let loose with my last torpedo (set on contact influence in case that I just miss the target), but wouldn't you know it, the destroyer turns around and goes in the opposite direction! Needless to say, I was disappointed, so I dove deep and started back home. Moments later I get a "Torpedo Impact" report! Wondering what's going on, I immediately go to the external camera and take a look. The Subchaser (which I had forgotten about) had turned around to stay close to the Destroyer, and it inadvertently stumbled onto my torpedo! :rotfl: With the Subchaser out of commission, and the Destroyer badly damaged, I surfaced and finished off the Destroyer with my deck gun. They must have fired 30 or 40 shots of their own at me, but not a single one hit! I eventually sunk the Destroyer with my deck gun (it took a lot of rounds to do it though) and returned to base a very happy captain. I even got a medal at the end of this patrol, which was the icing on the cake. Talk about a lucky shot!

01-29-08, 10:14 PM	#2
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Must be some of that North Carolina luck rubbing off there Nice work, Lieutenant salute __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-29-08, 11:32 PM	#3
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Any kill is better than none! Well done and may your luck hold in the future! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-30-08, 06:55 AM	#4
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I have never been able to torp a subchaser. The dang thing always goes right under it. I've even tried with auto-targeting and no duds but couldn't get it. __________________

01-30-08, 07:48 AM	#5
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Back in the stock 1.3 game, I once hit a subchaser in the stern quarter. The explosion threw it clear out of the water, spinning along it's long axis like a rifle bullet in flight. It then splashed back down, upside down and sank like that. That may the strangest thing I've personally experienced in SHIV. __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

01-30-08, 09:06 AM	#6
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I had something similar happen to me during an attack on a convoy. The Merchie I was targeting took a zig zag as my fish approached. Was not called a miss at the time and I was somewhat baffled, but I had DDs coming to play so I started my evasions. About 3 or 4 minutes into the evasion run I get the report "Impact!" "She's going down sir!" I whip outside and apparently all the other merchies were zigging and zagging and one of the further ones zigged into the path of my otherwise wasted fish. I also had an incident where a DD pulled into the path of a fish that was headed for a BB. And took the damage and sunk. Neat Stuff. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!