How, or Can, You Fix Hull Damage?

Folducker · 05-08-09, 11:35 AM

I was assigned to photo the anchorage at Surabaya bay. So far, the most difficult task in my first patrol. Coming in from the east, there is one DD who is a real problem getting around. He sunk me three times before I managed to get by him, and the only way I did that was apparently we tried to occupy the same part of the ocean at the same time. (Collided?)
My boat seemed to be OK, the hull damage indicator said “4” I went in, took the photos and got the hell out of there. Looking at the destroyer, he was down at the bow and could not turn. Resisting the temptation to blow him out of the water, I beat feet for the Java Sea. Made it to deep water about the time I had company in the form of a patrolling plane. Went to 80 feet and then the excitement started. The boat seemed to be doing a death plunge, which I usually do not survive from. I blew all the tanks, and, wonder of wonders it surfaced! Luckily, it was now night so I headed for Australia ASAP. Everything fine until I ran into three patrolling planes. We had us a drama on the surface, apparently they weren’t too interested as driving them off wasn’t a problem.
I re-fitted at Exmouth Gulf, but still had the hull damage. Went to Fremantle, had to end the patrol to get the boat fixed.
Is there a way to have the damage crew work on the hull? What do the hull damage numbers mean except the bigger the number the faster you are going to sink?
Thanks.

05-08-09, 11:35 AM	#1
Folducker Mate Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 53 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	How, or Can, You Fix Hull Damage? I was assigned to photo the anchorage at Surabaya bay. So far, the most difficult task in my first patrol. Coming in from the east, there is one DD who is a real problem getting around. He sunk me three times before I managed to get by him, and the only way I did that was apparently we tried to occupy the same part of the ocean at the same time. (Collided?) My boat seemed to be OK, the hull damage indicator said “4” I went in, took the photos and got the hell out of there. Looking at the destroyer, he was down at the bow and could not turn. Resisting the temptation to blow him out of the water, I beat feet for the Java Sea. Made it to deep water about the time I had company in the form of a patrolling plane. Went to 80 feet and then the excitement started. The boat seemed to be doing a death plunge, which I usually do not survive from. I blew all the tanks, and, wonder of wonders it surfaced! Luckily, it was now night so I headed for Australia ASAP. Everything fine until I ran into three patrolling planes. We had us a drama on the surface, apparently they weren’t too interested as driving them off wasn’t a problem. I re-fitted at Exmouth Gulf, but still had the hull damage. Went to Fremantle, had to end the patrol to get the boat fixed. Is there a way to have the damage crew work on the hull? What do the hull damage numbers mean except the bigger the number the faster you are going to sink? Thanks.