A funny thing happened on the way to ....

DigitalAura · 09-07-09, 09:14 AM

Heading back to the new port we took in the Solomon Islands (can't remember the name)...

After exhausting all my torps 2 nights ago and sinking 3 freighters of that large convoy, I am heading to the Solomons to refit/refuel.
In the morning I see (on radar) 2 fast ships moving in my direction.

I'm curious, so I change course to intercept at a better angle, and see they are liners of some kind. At first I thought, "you can't shoot passenger ships", so I saved the game and decided to try DECK GUNS on them (as I have no torps). I didn't think I could sink something so big as that with deck guns only.
But after about 15 minutes and over 60 rounds of HE shells, it actually went down!! I was hitting it high in the stacks.

Turned out to be a "RARE" class Troop Transport at over 18,000 tons alone!
The other troop transport had tried to run (circled below in both pics) but I eventually caught up and exhausted all my remaining rounds on him too! And he went down as well, though not as many tons. WHAT A GREAT FIND!

OPTIMISM

RARE CLASS TROOP TRANSPORT (18,000 TONS +)

SHE'S GOIN' DOWN, SIR!

09-07-09, 09:14 AM	#1
DigitalAura Straight and True Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 276 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	A funny thing happened on the way to .... Heading back to the new port we took in the Solomon Islands (can't remember the name)... After exhausting all my torps 2 nights ago and sinking 3 freighters of that large convoy, I am heading to the Solomons to refit/refuel. In the morning I see (on radar) 2 fast ships moving in my direction. I'm curious, so I change course to intercept at a better angle, and see they are liners of some kind. At first I thought, "you can't shoot passenger ships", so I saved the game and decided to try DECK GUNS on them (as I have no torps). I didn't think I could sink something so big as that with deck guns only. But after about 15 minutes and over 60 rounds of HE shells, it actually went down!! I was hitting it high in the stacks. Turned out to be a "RARE" class Troop Transport at over 18,000 tons alone! The other troop transport had tried to run (circled below in both pics) but I eventually caught up and exhausted all my remaining rounds on him too! And he went down as well, though not as many tons. WHAT A GREAT FIND! OPTIMISM RARE CLASS TROOP TRANSPORT (18,000 TONS +) SHE'S GOIN' DOWN, SIR! __________________ ... ALL YOUR BEACH ARE BELONG TO US! ...