Tactical Suggestions Please - Attack Or Wait?

Elphaba · 03-22-08, 02:22 PM

Hi.

I was hoping I could ask you all this question and get some idea of how the more experienced Captain would handle the position I've found myself in.

Situation:

1941, Gar class. I deteched what I thought was a lone merchant heading towards me and I put myself in an optimal position. He's heading north to south, and I'm about 10 miles south of his current position and about 1/2 mile to the west - so I'm perpendicular to his course.

Everything seemed okay until Sonar told me warships were detected. Seems I've stumbled onto a lone large troop transport with a warship fore and aft.

I called battle stations and silent running and dived to 100ft and waited - no pinging.

I surfaced and now I'm in the predicatment where I don't know what to do.

The southern most warship is at my 12 o'clock but hasn't seen me. This is due to very large waves. Problem is dawn is now here and at periscope depth my hull is momentarily exposed with every swell.

This brings me to the second problem; The transport is now at my 10 o'clock, but due to the heavy waves I'm NEVER able to get a good stadimeter reading on it. Esp when I'm trying to be really quick at the warship at my 12 o'clock is facing me and it's now about 6am, with a clear moonlight night fading to early dawn.

As it's 1941 I don't have sonar to do any active pinging to try a sonar only based attack...

So what should I do?

I'm thinking and trying to play as if it's real life, but I've paused it and saved it in order to ask you all if you'd help suggest anything.

If it was real I think I'd bug out and either do an end around for the next evening - hoping the waves have subsided or I would just bug out and forget about it - put it down to the fates conspiring (as usual) against me.

However, what little I OCCASSIONALLY see from my attack scope just teases me with an almost perfect setup on a really juicy target.

In my sort of position (if I've been clear enough), what would you do?

Any thoughts, suggestions or similar experiences would be really welcome.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and allow me to post my problem.

Elphaba

03-22-08, 02:22 PM	#1
Elphaba Neptune's daughter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Tactical Suggestions Please - Attack Or Wait? Hi. I was hoping I could ask you all this question and get some idea of how the more experienced Captain would handle the position I've found myself in. Situation: 1941, Gar class. I deteched what I thought was a lone merchant heading towards me and I put myself in an optimal position. He's heading north to south, and I'm about 10 miles south of his current position and about 1/2 mile to the west - so I'm perpendicular to his course. Everything seemed okay until Sonar told me warships were detected. Seems I've stumbled onto a lone large troop transport with a warship fore and aft. I called battle stations and silent running and dived to 100ft and waited - no pinging. I surfaced and now I'm in the predicatment where I don't know what to do. The southern most warship is at my 12 o'clock but hasn't seen me. This is due to very large waves. Problem is dawn is now here and at periscope depth my hull is momentarily exposed with every swell. This brings me to the second problem; The transport is now at my 10 o'clock, but due to the heavy waves I'm NEVER able to get a good stadimeter reading on it. Esp when I'm trying to be really quick at the warship at my 12 o'clock is facing me and it's now about 6am, with a clear moonlight night fading to early dawn. As it's 1941 I don't have sonar to do any active pinging to try a sonar only based attack... So what should I do? I'm thinking and trying to play as if it's real life, but I've paused it and saved it in order to ask you all if you'd help suggest anything. If it was real I think I'd bug out and either do an end around for the next evening - hoping the waves have subsided or I would just bug out and forget about it - put it down to the fates conspiring (as usual) against me. However, what little I OCCASSIONALLY see from my attack scope just teases me with an almost perfect setup on a really juicy target. In my sort of position (if I've been clear enough), what would you do? Any thoughts, suggestions or similar experiences would be really welcome. Thanks for taking the time to read this and allow me to post my problem. Elphaba