First for me. Major DC problem

peabody · 11-18-08, 12:11 PM

I could not believe this when it happened. Could someone MOD a rear view mirror on my sub?

I was attacking a Task Force. Right place, right time, so easy to approach but had to keep the speed up which, of course, tipped off the DDs. Night time but not pitch black so I looked around and the DDs were a ways off so I turned my attention to the BB leading the Flattop (and of course several cruisers and other ships) but they were in the far lane, and I am loaded with acoustics, so I figure they are going to go for the closer boats which are still good targets but I wanted the BB and Carrier. (and I knew I shouldn't have loaded with only acoustics but I did it anyway) So while I'm thinking of how I am going to get there, I suddenly hear an engine noise and well , you know what I said. He came right along side me from behind, full speed and I frantically start clicking buttons, even though I know it is too late. I spent too much time with the scope up. Before I could even hit crash dive and a major turn, his stern was passing by my scope and he was dropping DCs about 3 inches apart. I never saw so many come off a DD!!!
This is the good part, when all the DCs exploded, it BLEW THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER. Really!!! The bow was in the AIR!! Not by much and the stern stayed in the water, but now I am on the surface in the middle of a Task Force. Well, ya think maybe they started shooting? Periscope depth with the Jyunsen B is a little over 20m if I remember right and I got blown clear out of the water.
Ok, so I get out the manual to see what to do now.

I have so much flooding I can't crash dive, but I figure I am done for anyway. I think the damage reports took about five minutes to list. And my damage screen was a nice bright red. So I did the only thing I could, fire one, fire two............anybody want some ice cream?

Peabody

Raptor1 · 11-18-08, 12:30 PM

Wow, your torpedo tubes are still functional?

peabody · 11-18-08, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Wow, your torpedo tubes are still functional?

Surprised me too. It destroyed everything else. They were only slightly damaged and still fired. The major "Career over" was all the engines were destroyed.

Peabody

SteamWake · 11-18-08, 01:14 PM

Too bad your all dead, should have slapped around your soundman for letting a warship contact slip up behind you like that.

Ive had one slip up on my blind spot once

Situational awarness is quite important you know

peabody · 11-18-08, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Too bad your all dead, should have slapped around your soundman for letting a warship contact slip up behind you like that.

Ive had one slip up on my blind spot once

Situational awarness is quite important you know

Not any more, I'm dead.

Nice and warm here, you should come visit someday.

Peabody

11-18-08, 12:11 PM	#1
peabody Admiral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York State, USA Posts: 2,390 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 7	First for me. Major DC problem I could not believe this when it happened. Could someone MOD a rear view mirror on my sub? I was attacking a Task Force. Right place, right time, so easy to approach but had to keep the speed up which, of course, tipped off the DDs. Night time but not pitch black so I looked around and the DDs were a ways off so I turned my attention to the BB leading the Flattop (and of course several cruisers and other ships) but they were in the far lane, and I am loaded with acoustics, so I figure they are going to go for the closer boats which are still good targets but I wanted the BB and Carrier. (and I knew I shouldn't have loaded with only acoustics but I did it anyway) So while I'm thinking of how I am going to get there, I suddenly hear an engine noise and well , you know what I said. He came right along side me from behind, full speed and I frantically start clicking buttons, even though I know it is too late. I spent too much time with the scope up. Before I could even hit crash dive and a major turn, his stern was passing by my scope and he was dropping DCs about 3 inches apart. I never saw so many come off a DD!!! This is the good part, when all the DCs exploded, it BLEW THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER. Really!!! The bow was in the AIR!! Not by much and the stern stayed in the water, but now I am on the surface in the middle of a Task Force. Well, ya think maybe they started shooting? Periscope depth with the Jyunsen B is a little over 20m if I remember right and I got blown clear out of the water. Ok, so I get out the manual to see what to do now. I have so much flooding I can't crash dive, but I figure I am done for anyway. I think the damage reports took about five minutes to list. And my damage screen was a nice bright red. So I did the only thing I could, fire one, fire two............anybody want some ice cream? Peabody __________________ System Spec: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, PentiumD Dual Core Presler 945 3.4Ghz, Gigabyte Geforce 7600GS, 2-1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz in Dual Channel, 2-WD 250 SATA 3Gb/s, Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, DVD ROM, DVD burner, Hiper 580 Watt Power supply, WinXP SP2.

11-18-08, 12:30 PM	#2
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Wow, your torpedo tubes are still functional? __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory Last edited by Raptor1; 11-18-08 at 12:30 PM.

11-18-08, 01:14 PM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Too bad your all dead, should have slapped around your soundman for letting a warship contact slip up behind you like that. Ive had one slip up on my blind spot once Situational awarness is quite important you know