Finally I Got One

Seminole · 08-30-08, 10:13 AM

I've made a career of avoiding task forces and concentrated on shipping but this one came along and I couldn't resist. I believe it is the first one Ive ever run across on patrol, outside of a harbor. OK ..so it is just an escort...it is still a carrier...and I hope it took down a bunch of those pesky planes that are always giving so much grief.

Sailor Steve · 08-30-08, 10:40 AM

Well, any that didn't go down with it have a pretty good chance of not having a place to land, unless you're near land, so it comes to the same thing.

Seminole · 08-30-08, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Well, any that didn't go down with it have a pretty good chance of not having a place to land, unless you're near land, so it comes to the same thing.

Yep, you are right... another thing to remember...around here they have a saying... kill one fly... then a hundred will come to the funeral .

Falkirion · 08-30-08, 07:33 PM

Yeah I have the same creed as you. Focus on shipping and leave the task forces be. And like you I said the hell with it a few nights ago. The result? One Matsuki destroyer now lying in two pieces on the ocean floor.

The split is hard to see but it outlined it in black. Possibly not the best choice but it gets the point across.

Seminole · 08-30-08, 08:11 PM

I never have tried for a Destroyer. It is on my "to do" list though.

Seminole · 08-31-08, 06:45 PM

I maybe should have never posted this thread.

I went out on my next patrol today and got 2 -back to back missions to do photo recons of carriers in port...

Well...does that file under: " no good deed shall ever go unpunished"
or "speak of the devil and he shall appear?"

I spent most of the day creeping ,dodging, laying low and bellysliding in real time....

Kloef · 08-30-08, 10:44 AM

Nice one mate,i have the same(restricted)tactic but on some convoy routes you can get kinda stuck between a convoy and a taskforce...and i cant resist too,i even risk my boat to sink one,dodging depth charges to get another shot etc..makes the game exciting at times,and keeps my crew on edge

,i even had a heavy destroyer sacrificing himself to save a carrier,when they saw my torpedoes it immediately accelerated to 'intercept' the torpedo's,which it did very succesfully.

I was wondering if this was programmed in the AI,or just a coincidence...maybe someone can shed a light on that one?

buddha95 · 08-30-08, 11:56 AM

good job lad

SteamWake · 08-30-08, 01:03 PM

That must be one of those newfangled napalm torpedos :hmm:

Good shooting

Seminole · 08-30-08, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

That must be one of those newfangled napalm torpedos :hmm:

I think they are called Hollywood effects from PE...

..anyway the secondary explosions and screams went on for a long ,long time...

08-30-08, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kloef

Nice one mate,i even had a heavy destroyer sacrificing himself to save a carrier,when they saw my torpedoes it immediately accelerated to 'intercept' the torpedo's,which it did very succesfully.

I was wondering if this was programmed in the AI,or just a coincidence...maybe someone can shed a light on that one?

yes they will do that for carriers and sometimes for yamato or kongo battleships too but i think it needs to be a destroyer with a veteran crew to do it because sometimes DD in the same curcumstances will just get out of the way and let you sink em.

Mush Martin · 08-30-08, 04:35 PM

Well done, a long time coming for you

Syxx_Killer · 08-30-08, 06:00 PM

You got one of those weird looking Taiyos. Congrats! I never sank one of those, but did get some other carriers before. One time I came across a lone Hiryu puttsing along at 5 knots. It was a free 35,000 tons! Where's the bridge on the Taiyo, anyway? Do they run the entire ship from the crows nest at the bow? That's gotta be a rather lonely feeling during a thunderstorm!

08-30-08, 10:13 AM	#1
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Finally I Got One I've made a career of avoiding task forces and concentrated on shipping but this one came along and I couldn't resist. I believe it is the first one Ive ever run across on patrol, outside of a harbor. OK ..so it is just an escort...it is still a carrier...and I hope it took down a bunch of those pesky planes that are always giving so much grief. __________________

08-30-08, 10:40 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Well, any that didn't go down with it have a pretty good chance of not having a place to land, unless you're near land, so it comes to the same thing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-30-08, 08:11 PM	#5
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I never have tried for a Destroyer. It is on my "to do" list though. __________________

08-31-08, 06:45 PM	#6
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I maybe should have never posted this thread. I went out on my next patrol today and got 2 -back to back missions to do photo recons of carriers in port... Well...does that file under: " no good deed shall ever go unpunished" or "speak of the devil and he shall appear?" I spent most of the day creeping ,dodging, laying low and bellysliding in real time.... __________________

08-30-08, 10:44 AM	#7
Kloef Weps Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 360 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Nice one mate,i have the same(restricted)tactic but on some convoy routes you can get kinda stuck between a convoy and a taskforce...and i cant resist too,i even risk my boat to sink one,dodging depth charges to get another shot etc..makes the game exciting at times,and keeps my crew on edge,i even had a heavy destroyer sacrificing himself to save a carrier,when they saw my torpedoes it immediately accelerated to 'intercept' the torpedo's,which it did very succesfully. I was wondering if this was programmed in the AI,or just a coincidence...maybe someone can shed a light on that one? __________________ http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/

08-30-08, 07:33 PM	#4
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Yeah I have the same creed as you. Focus on shipping and leave the task forces be. And like you I said the hell with it a few nights ago. The result? One Matsuki destroyer now lying in two pieces on the ocean floor. The split is hard to see but it outlined it in black. Possibly not the best choice but it gets the point across.

08-30-08, 11:56 AM	#8
buddha95 Planesman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 196 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good job lad __________________ Build a man a fire,,, keep him warm for a day. BUT, set a man on fire, keep him warm for the reat of his life !! http://s309.photobucket.com/albums/kk365/buddha95-3898 http://battleflags.net/miniflags/Bat...ddha95_sig.jpg /

08-30-08, 01:03 PM	#9
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That must be one of those newfangled napalm torpedos :hmm: Good shooting

08-30-08, 04:35 PM	#12
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Well done, a long time coming for you __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

08-30-08, 06:00 PM	#13
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	You got one of those weird looking Taiyos. Congrats! I never sank one of those, but did get some other carriers before. One time I came across a lone Hiryu puttsing along at 5 knots. It was a free 35,000 tons! Where's the bridge on the Taiyo, anyway? Do they run the entire ship from the crows nest at the bow? That's gotta be a rather lonely feeling during a thunderstorm!