Im calling foul!

Freiwillige · 10-13-09, 01:22 PM

December 8th 1941. The U.S.S. Tambor leaves Pearl for an assault of shipping of the Japanese mainland.

After a successful run and a cruise that lasts well over a month I stop and refuel at Surabaya. Heading out of port the weather gets bad. Nearing Balikpapan in the Borneo straight at time compression I am snapped out of it to find myself face to face with a destroyer!

No warning, all dead in seconds after he shells me several times then rams me.

Several hours wasted!

floundericiousWA · 10-13-09, 01:35 PM

no saves?

That stinks!

Akula4745 · 10-13-09, 06:23 PM

Saving your patrol here and there is never a bad idea... running on the surface in bad weather using TC is, in fact, a bad idea. In 41' there was no surface radar yet... correct?

SgtPotato · 10-13-09, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akula4745

Saving your patrol here and there is never a bad idea... running on the surface in bad weather using TC is, in fact, a bad idea. In 41' there was no surface radar yet... correct?

Correct, until the mid-summer of 1942.

Akula4745 · 10-14-09, 05:10 AM

Ok.... that is what I thought - basically running blind.

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 10:16 AM

LOL I sank a sub once by running in high TC in bad weather (dident even know it was raining) and rammed into a Medium Freighter

10-13-09, 01:22 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Im calling foul! December 8th 1941. The U.S.S. Tambor leaves Pearl for an assault of shipping of the Japanese mainland. After a successful run and a cruise that lasts well over a month I stop and refuel at Surabaya. Heading out of port the weather gets bad. Nearing Balikpapan in the Borneo straight at time compression I am snapped out of it to find myself face to face with a destroyer! No warning, all dead in seconds after he shells me several times then rams me. Several hours wasted!

10-13-09, 06:23 PM	#3
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Saving your patrol here and there is never a bad idea... running on the surface in bad weather using TC is, in fact, a bad idea. In 41' there was no surface radar yet... correct? __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-14-09, 05:10 AM	#5
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Ok.... that is what I thought - basically running blind. __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

10-14-09, 10:16 AM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	LOL I sank a sub once by running in high TC in bad weather (dident even know it was raining) and rammed into a Medium Freighter __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-13-09, 01:35 PM	#2
floundericiousWA Medic Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	no saves? That stinks!