Frustrating career

I'm goin' down · 02-27-11, 02:09 PM

Summary of career (90 percent realism); TMO2.1 and RSRDC; I am patrolling the designated areas;

Its September, 44. Started 1n '41. Currently operating out of Saipan.

I have seen 4 fleets of fishing boats, and attacked one.

I saw one TF which changed course at a range of 5,000 yds., after I set up for an attack. I couldn't catch it, and it outran my boat.

I saw a second TF, followed by a third, off Saipan, but when I closed to attack the game crashed repeatedly. I replayed the mission with from an earlier save, and missed both TFs.

Sank one solo light cruiser (5,100 tons) off the Bungo Straights.

Hit everything merchant i was aiming at using O'Kane, until I fired 3 torps that all missed. I had set up for aft shots and proceeded to fire all of my forward torpedoes, which sailed into the sunset a mere 180 degrees off course. Then I attacked a merchant in a rain storm. As it approached within 5 degrees of the firing point, my radarman stopped announcing the target's bearings, and I wasted four torpedoes as a result (they were fired blind in the dead of night at a target I could not see.)

Finally got tired of O'Kane and started using manual targeting. Sank the first merchant I attacked. Hit the second merchant with two torps but that only slowed it down. I reset the firing solution accordingly, but missed on three more shots, which ended that mission.

Tonnage to date: 197K (all merchants except for one dd (stationary and at anchor in a harbor) and one light cruiser (5,100 tons) No convoy attacks (not counting the one fleet of fishing boats) and no TF attacks!

Shot down one plane.

I have been awarded 6 Navy Commendation Medals, two purple hearts and have been promoted to Leitentant Commander.

02-27-11, 02:09 PM	#1
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	Frustrating career Summary of career (90 percent realism); TMO2.1 and RSRDC; I am patrolling the designated areas; Its September, 44. Started 1n '41. Currently operating out of Saipan. I have seen 4 fleets of fishing boats, and attacked one. I saw one TF which changed course at a range of 5,000 yds., after I set up for an attack. I couldn't catch it, and it outran my boat. I saw a second TF, followed by a third, off Saipan, but when I closed to attack the game crashed repeatedly. I replayed the mission with from an earlier save, and missed both TFs. Sank one solo light cruiser (5,100 tons) off the Bungo Straights. Hit everything merchant i was aiming at using O'Kane, until I fired 3 torps that all missed. I had set up for aft shots and proceeded to fire all of my forward torpedoes, which sailed into the sunset a mere 180 degrees off course. Then I attacked a merchant in a rain storm. As it approached within 5 degrees of the firing point, my radarman stopped announcing the target's bearings, and I wasted four torpedoes as a result (they were fired blind in the dead of night at a target I could not see.) Finally got tired of O'Kane and started using manual targeting. Sank the first merchant I attacked. Hit the second merchant with two torps but that only slowed it down. I reset the firing solution accordingly, but missed on three more shots, which ended that mission. Tonnage to date: 197K (all merchants except for one dd (stationary and at anchor in a harbor) and one light cruiser (5,100 tons) No convoy attacks (not counting the one fleet of fishing boats) and no TF attacks! Shot down one plane. I have been awarded 6 Navy Commendation Medals, two purple hearts and have been promoted to Leitentant Commander.