Finally Sunk The Yamato!

[WernherVonTrapp]

OK, I've been playing this game long enough to realize, "Big Deal" but, in all the time I've been playing, this was the first real crack I had at it, albeit it was docked. I snuck into Truk lagoon last night and I have to tell you, whether it was the RFB side of it or the RSRDC, that lagoon was stocked with more ships than a trout farm on opening day. I also experienced my first garphics related CTD, though strangely enough, this only would happen whenever I tried to take a SS. Gameplay, was largely unaffected.
I snuck into the SE entrance and was immediately met by about a half dozen merchants parked just outside the docks at Dublon. It was pitch black last night and that was OK by me. I almost had a full compliment of torps save for 3 aft that I (in retrospect, wasted) used against a Medium European Composite about 100nm SW of the lagoon. After sinking about 3 merchants there (and moving slowly but progressively forward), I pick up several radar contacts between Dublon and the hills SW of there. It was a Yamato class BB parked beside 2 Kongos and 1 Fuso. I tried to use my torps sparingly and in tandem with my deck gun in anticipation. I actually used the DG exclusively to sink the last, but not least, Small Old Engine Aft, prior to slithering between the two hills at Dublon.
As I started to close in on the Yamato, I saw another merchant, a Medium Old Split Freighter, whose DG I was hoping to avoid since I was only at 29' depth and didn't want to waste another torp. As I closed even more, I picked up some more contacts west of Truk and Moen. Low and behold, the Yamato's sister ship was about 14,000yds NW of me and to the SW of that, the big green Hiryu. OMG, what a field day I would've had if I hadn't used my torps on those merchies. There were also a couple of Large Modern Passenger Freighters at 11,000+ tons each and another 7 merchants anchored at various intervals to the east between Truk and Dublon. There was a pesky little Small Subchaser that I had to evade during the engagement and two DDs at the SE entrance too.
The Yamato took 6 Mk-14s along her port side and after a couple of impressive explosion, began listing to that side. I then maneuvered my boat to her starboard and sent 4 aft torps along her opposite length. After several large and smaller secondaries, she slipped beneath the waves. I exited over the eastern reefs only to find a small TF looking for me. I evaded at flank speed on the surface and was harassed constantly by planes as I headed NE. After about 200nm, the planes ceased. My total tonnage upon return was only 60+k and all I got for it was a Bronze Star. I should've gone for the other BBs parked alongside her, as that would've amounted to over 90k, w/the merchants.