So, you're tasked to recon carriers...

Anthony W. · 08-01-11, 11:12 AM

I was recently tasked to photograph the 2 carriers in Rabaul...

I slid past the escorts and got into the harbor. I took my photo's.

Then - deep within me - I felt something bucking...

I just had a feeling that all 10 of my fish were itching for a run.

I angled myself parallel to them at about 4500 yards, and, against orders, fired all tubes at 8 second intervals.

It was beautiful. The explosions lit the harbor up like daylight. Both went down.

I used their sounds to sprint into deep water, and remained under for the rest of the week.

I think I did Admiral Nimitz proud.

Daniel Prates · 08-01-11, 01:56 PM

I think that if you were ordered to just photograph them, it is implied that you are not supposed to shoot at them, since your recon is part of some big-picture you are not supposed to understand. That in real life, anyways. The game sure as hell does not give a damn about that and you will be credited the apropriate points.

Good shooting, though. I too would never miss the chance of scratching a CV, specially being that vulnerable.

TorpX · 08-01-11, 06:37 PM

I think the idea of being ordered to photograph the carriers is that snapping some photos and sneaking away would be safer than firing off all your torps and getting into a major battle with the local harbor defenses. (In the game, the defenses are most likely too weak, though.) Being given a mission to sink XX-CV's seems a bit too much like a banzai mission, IMO.

If a USN Captain had a chance to sink any CV, without commiting suicide, he would be expected to do it.

Sailor Steve · 08-01-11, 10:45 PM

In real life US skippers did raid some "harbors", but they were mostly smallish merchant stops. Any base that would have any capital ship was going to be so protected you wouldn't get in, much less get out again. Hence the need for recon missions, which were done outside from a distance, and usually to report buildups to get an idea of where the next big push would be.

Anthony W. · 08-01-11, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

In real life US skippers did raid some "harbors", but they were mostly smallish merchant stops. Any base that would have any capital ship was going to be so protected you wouldn't get in, much less get out again. Hence the need for recon missions, which were done outside from a distance, and usually to report buildups to get an idea of where the next big push would be.

It was guarded. Like I said, I went underneath a destroyer.

Decoys saved me from being sank. I launched like 20 sets in 1 area then turned around and went silent.

Sailor Steve · 08-02-11, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

It was guarded. Like I said, I went underneath a destroyer.

Decoys saved me from being sank. I launched like 20 sets in 1 area then turned around and went silent.

No, it was not guarded. Not like they really were.

08-01-11, 11:12 AM	#1
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	So, you're tasked to recon carriers... I was recently tasked to photograph the 2 carriers in Rabaul... I slid past the escorts and got into the harbor. I took my photo's. Then - deep within me - I felt something bucking... I just had a feeling that all 10 of my fish were itching for a run. I angled myself parallel to them at about 4500 yards, and, against orders, fired all tubes at 8 second intervals. It was beautiful. The explosions lit the harbor up like daylight. Both went down. I used their sounds to sprint into deep water, and remained under for the rest of the week. I think I did Admiral Nimitz proud. __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

08-01-11, 06:37 PM	#3
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I think the idea of being ordered to photograph the carriers is that snapping some photos and sneaking away would be safer than firing off all your torps and getting into a major battle with the local harbor defenses. (In the game, the defenses are most likely too weak, though.) Being given a mission to sink XX-CV's seems a bit too much like a banzai mission, IMO. If a USN Captain had a chance to sink any CV, without commiting suicide, he would be expected to do it.

08-01-11, 10:45 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	In real life US skippers did raid some "harbors", but they were mostly smallish merchant stops. Any base that would have any capital ship was going to be so protected you wouldn't get in, much less get out again. Hence the need for recon missions, which were done outside from a distance, and usually to report buildups to get an idea of where the next big push would be. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-01-11, 01:56 PM	#2
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	I think that if you were ordered to just photograph them, it is implied that you are not supposed to shoot at them, since your recon is part of some big-picture you are not supposed to understand. That in real life, anyways. The game sure as hell does not give a damn about that and you will be credited the apropriate points. Good shooting, though. I too would never miss the chance of scratching a CV, specially being that vulnerable.