Need some tactical advice...

CptLoonee · 05-01-11, 08:11 PM

I'm not the most experienced captain out on the seas, but I am getting better. I am decent at manual aiming using both the stadometer and using the Dick O'kane method, and I am fairly good at remaining undetected. This current situation is a bit beyond me though...

Here's the Situation:

It's late 1944.

I am in the USS Balao. I have completed a patrol right off of Hong Kong with limited activity, though I have managed to sink 4 medium to large marus with no more than two torps each. Each was a single contact apparently moving east through the formosa strait.

Recognizing that pattern, I decided to go through the strait. As I came out on the other side, in the shallow water a hundred miles out from shore, I get radar confirmation of a convoy in the middle of a terrible squall. It is about 1 AM.

I set up ahead of the convoy and setup for a Dick O'kane attack, but as the convoy creeps closer at 7 knots, I keep getting more and more radar contacts.

By the time I sweep the area, I have confirmation of THIRTY SIX ships!

I have never seen a fleet this large.

By the radar tracks, there seem to be at least 6 destroyers flanking and preceding four columns of what I believe must be freighters and tankers (due to the low speed).

I am on the surface.

Visibility is LESS than a complete boat length in a terrible storm at 1am. I cannot visually ID any target before collision, let alone in torpedo arming range.

I have 6 MK14 fish in the front tubes with 4 cuties in the aft tubes. No reloads left. 3/4 fuel left and a full battery charge.

I am running TMO2.1
RSRDC
IJN Radar Fix
Max Optix IV
Visuals for RSRDC
ShipPlaneFireDamage v1.3

I run on full real settings

What would your approach be?

Thanks for the help.

05-01-11, 08:11 PM	#1
CptLoonee Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 110 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Need some tactical advice... I'm not the most experienced captain out on the seas, but I am getting better. I am decent at manual aiming using both the stadometer and using the Dick O'kane method, and I am fairly good at remaining undetected. This current situation is a bit beyond me though... Here's the Situation: It's late 1944. I am in the USS Balao. I have completed a patrol right off of Hong Kong with limited activity, though I have managed to sink 4 medium to large marus with no more than two torps each. Each was a single contact apparently moving east through the formosa strait. Recognizing that pattern, I decided to go through the strait. As I came out on the other side, in the shallow water a hundred miles out from shore, I get radar confirmation of a convoy in the middle of a terrible squall. It is about 1 AM. I set up ahead of the convoy and setup for a Dick O'kane attack, but as the convoy creeps closer at 7 knots, I keep getting more and more radar contacts. By the time I sweep the area, I have confirmation of THIRTY SIX ships! I have never seen a fleet this large. By the radar tracks, there seem to be at least 6 destroyers flanking and preceding four columns of what I believe must be freighters and tankers (due to the low speed). I am on the surface. Visibility is LESS than a complete boat length in a terrible storm at 1am. I cannot visually ID any target before collision, let alone in torpedo arming range. I have 6 MK14 fish in the front tubes with 4 cuties in the aft tubes. No reloads left. 3/4 fuel left and a full battery charge. I am running TMO2.1 RSRDC IJN Radar Fix Max Optix IV Visuals for RSRDC ShipPlaneFireDamage v1.3 I run on full real settings What would your approach be? Thanks for the help. Last edited by CptLoonee; 05-01-11 at 08:31 PM.