Japans DD's sink Large Pass. Ship.

Armistead · 09-27-09, 01:26 AM

I was submerged flanking a LPL side by side. Came up to let my scope in the air. 8 dd's opened on it missing me and hitting it. I rised enough to pop it once with my DG after I got on the other side from the dd's. They just murdered it and sunk it. I got credit.

Was scared the explosion would sink me, but lil damage...Just funny.
Really a bug.

Hadn't done it since stock, but you use to get right beside a enemy ship the others don't shoot and you could take real advantage, but just another silly bug.

SteamWake · 09-27-09, 09:33 AM

Pretty ballsy surfacing with all those guns around.

In all my play time Ive only witnessed this once but then again I strive to go undetected untill the last moment. When the shooting starts I usually dive to evade.

LtCdrAceMcGraw · 09-27-09, 09:39 AM

The other day I was spotted attacking a convoy and a DD was coming straight for me. I lined up a torpedo and fired, then submerged. The DD had to come to a full stop because its path was cut off by the tanker I had been targeting. (I used external view to watch this.) The ship passed, the DD continued on its course and ran straight into the torpedo I'd fired at it. Then the torpedoes hit my original target too! Both sank.

Using the merchant ships as cover is quite a useful tactic, but does come with huge risks if the merchants are armed. How come there were 8 DD's guarding a single ship? I've only ever seen about 3 guarding this type of ship. Although I'm still in 1942.

Armistead · 09-27-09, 04:33 PM

Oh, I had already been fighting for hours, damaged and trying to escape shallow water by riding beside the LPL. Early war, no guns, but a rear machine gun. I wanted to get one shot so I would get credit for a hit, without it no credit....really a bug.

I think in stock they won't shoot you if you surface near a ship. A real bug you can take advantage of if you're inclinded to that way of play.

09-27-09, 08:14 PM

they wont fire at warships so i once was beat to hell and out of fish so i surfaced parallel and touching the sides of a fuso BB i had disabled and was decks awash to fire deck gun but the BB couldnt get to me with its guns.

i sank 6 DD's that were circling but wouldnt shoot at their own BB.

well i was having so much fun i didnt notice i drifted about 20 feet out from the BB and BOOM point blank shot lol buy the time i submerged i went straight to the bottom.

it could be a lifesaver for getting time for repairs so it can be used if you are brave "or desperate" enough.

Armistead · 09-27-09, 08:22 PM

I was did that in Truk, came up beside a BB that I had torped and shot all the dd's while they circled. Having fun I shot the planes of the Yamato, ect.

I drifted too much. The Yamato and another Fuso got me with their big guns later....That was enough.

09-27-09, 01:26 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Japans DD's sink Large Pass. Ship. I was submerged flanking a LPL side by side. Came up to let my scope in the air. 8 dd's opened on it missing me and hitting it. I rised enough to pop it once with my DG after I got on the other side from the dd's. They just murdered it and sunk it. I got credit. Was scared the explosion would sink me, but lil damage...Just funny. Really a bug. Hadn't done it since stock, but you use to get right beside a enemy ship the others don't shoot and you could take real advantage, but just another silly bug.

09-27-09, 09:33 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Pretty ballsy surfacing with all those guns around. In all my play time Ive only witnessed this once but then again I strive to go undetected untill the last moment. When the shooting starts I usually dive to evade. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

09-27-09, 09:39 AM	#3
LtCdrAceMcGraw Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	The other day I was spotted attacking a convoy and a DD was coming straight for me. I lined up a torpedo and fired, then submerged. The DD had to come to a full stop because its path was cut off by the tanker I had been targeting. (I used external view to watch this.) The ship passed, the DD continued on its course and ran straight into the torpedo I'd fired at it. Then the torpedoes hit my original target too! Both sank. Using the merchant ships as cover is quite a useful tactic, but does come with huge risks if the merchants are armed. How come there were 8 DD's guarding a single ship? I've only ever seen about 3 guarding this type of ship. Although I'm still in 1942. __________________ Lt Cdr Ace McGraw - USS Sea Fox SS-402

09-27-09, 04:33 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Oh, I had already been fighting for hours, damaged and trying to escape shallow water by riding beside the LPL. Early war, no guns, but a rear machine gun. I wanted to get one shot so I would get credit for a hit, without it no credit....really a bug. I think in stock they won't shoot you if you surface near a ship. A real bug you can take advantage of if you're inclinded to that way of play.

09-27-09, 08:14 PM	#5
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	they wont fire at warships so i once was beat to hell and out of fish so i surfaced parallel and touching the sides of a fuso BB i had disabled and was decks awash to fire deck gun but the BB couldnt get to me with its guns. i sank 6 DD's that were circling but wouldnt shoot at their own BB. well i was having so much fun i didnt notice i drifted about 20 feet out from the BB and BOOM point blank shot lol buy the time i submerged i went straight to the bottom. it could be a lifesaver for getting time for repairs so it can be used if you are brave "or desperate" enough.

09-27-09, 08:22 PM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I was did that in Truk, came up beside a BB that I had torped and shot all the dd's while they circled. Having fun I shot the planes of the Yamato, ect. I drifted too much. The Yamato and another Fuso got me with their big guns later....That was enough.