[REL] Run Silent, Run Deep - The Campaign

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Roger Dodger

I read sometime ago on this thread that the Battle of Coral Sea had been integrated into RSRDC, and since I'd been floating around the N. Celebes for a couple of weeks with no sightings, I thought I'd try to get to the area on the right date. I made it to Tulagi by May 1, then did a search pattern around Sago (?) island for a couple of days, and sure enough, on May 3 the Jap destroyer TF showed up just south of Sago Island, then turned north heading towards Tulagi. The TF was being trailed by a large ammo freighter about 10 miles behind the TF. I just waited near the TF track until he showed up, then took him out with three well placed Mk14s. Never saw the main invasion TF for Port Morsby, nor the Carrier TF. I was running low on fuel, and past by the areas on the way to refuel at Brisbane a day or two before the actual battle.

If you're interested in participating in the Battle of Coral Sea, here are some dates and positions I got from Wikipedia:

Early May 3, 1942 - Invasion force off Tulagi
May 4 - Japs at Tulagi 9d07'S 160d12'E
May 5 - Jap TF steaming S on E side of Solomons. Turn W and pass S of San Cristobal I.
Early AM May 6 - TF refueling 180nm W of Tulagi
0600 May 7 - Jap Carrier TF 13d12'S 158dE
10:00 May 7 - Jap invasion force 10d35'S 152d36'E
0615 May 8 - Jap carriers at 10d25'S 154d5'E
May 9 - US TF returns to Pearl
May 10 - Jap Minelayer at 5d06'S 153d48'E (Operation RY)
May 16 - Operation RY cancelled - Japs retire to Rabaul and Truk
Aug 7 - US invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi

'd' = degrees since symbols don't work on this editor.

Good Hunting!

Somehow I missed the IJN invasion of Tulagi but caught the force that leaves on evening May 4th, fired at the minesweeper but all for prematures.The enemy escorts worked me over pretty good (Porpoise Class sub at 250 feet) but managed to live.I then proceeded to the Coral Sea but missed the battle.However I found "Wounded Bear" aka the damaged Shokaku leaving the area.I attacked and even two torpedos managed to hit her, she went down.The two DD's I added(some reason in RSRD she is unescorted) gave me hell afterwards but worth it.