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!

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!