Kamakazi!

[mokum]

Has anyone else lost their command due to a kamakazi attack?

Twice now in consecutive careers (I only save when I stop playing...not during a career). Argh.

I do enjoy shooting down the enemy planes (and DO have a modded AA gun...same power but lots more ammo.

Really dismayed with the last one though...had a superb patrol, stumbled across a TF of 2x Yamato, 2X Ise and 1X Kongo(?) BB in paired line astern formation. I was somehow perfectly 90 degress from them, at less than 1 NM...couldn't miss! Sunk both the Yamato's with 3 torps each, Sunk an Ise with 3x torps and stopped the Kongo with the last torp. That was it for my torps. Can't take out a BB with the deck gun! Apart from the AA ammo, was at 100% (using FTT Mod - damn good).

Then on my way home, had the usual rain of planes. Was getting out into the pacific, and one floatplane was shot down from quite a way away, but kept comin and comin...and the bugger dove straight into me with a full load of bombs. Don't know if it was the bombs going off, but had catastrophic damage across the board. Sub didnt sink, but was destroyed anyway. Bugger!

ps...not a gripe,rant or anything like that...frustrating but kind of enjoyable!



Edit: Cakewalk...crew had bailed, so technicaly NOT a Kamakazi attack....but it DID make for a great explosion!

[Cakewalk]

I've shot down planes and had them crash into me before that way... but never an actual kamikaze attack. Interesting...:hmm:

[Kant Schwimm]

Easy way to find out if its kamikazi or just bad luck, see if a pilot/or crew bail

[FAdmiral]

If I had all those BB kills under my belt, the only order I would have given upon
the sighting of aircraft is: DIVE THE BOAT !! (better safe than sorry)

JIM

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by mokum

Has anyone else lost their command due to a kamakazi attack?

Twice now in consecutive careers (I only save when I stop playing...not during a career). Argh.

I do enjoy shooting down the enemy planes (and DO have a modded AA gun...same power but lots more ammo.

Really dismayed with the last one though...had a superb patrol, stumbled across a TF of 2x Yamato, 2X Ise and 1X Kongo(?) BB in paired line astern formation. I was somehow perfectly 90 degress from them, at less than 1 NM...couldn't miss! Sunk both the Yamato's with 3 torps each, Sunk an Ise with 3x torps and stopped the Kongo with the last torp. That was it for my torps. Can't take out a BB with the deck gun! Apart from the AA ammo, was at 100% (using FTT Mod - damn good).

Then on my way home, had the usual rain of planes. Was getting out into the pacific, and one floatplane was shot down from quite a way away, but kept comin and comin...and the bugger dove straight into me with a full load of bombs. Don't know if it was the bombs going off, but had catastrophic damage across the board. Sub didnt sink, but was destroyed anyway. Bugger!

ps...not a gripe,rant or anything like that...frustrating but kind of enjoyable!



Edit: Cakewalk...crew had bailed, so technicaly NOT a Kamakazi attack....but it DID make for a great explosion!

Had something similar last night. 1941, first patrol out of Pearl. Sent to recon Hiroshima, and found 2xBB and 1x Fleet Carrier. Took my pics, then thought "what the hell, let's do some damage". Sank the lot, along with some other targets (including a midget sub, which blew out of the water, up the docks, down the docks, back into the water where it then began to sail in my direction!?!?) for a healthy 103K total tonnage, only to be hit by a falling Betty on the way home. Killed the lot...