7 Year Old Submarine Ace

Majestik 909 · 01-25-16, 09:44 AM

My son has been developing an interest in submarine history. I have been including him on my recent missions and sharing information and historical facts, especially tatics.

Recently I set him up on a war patrol with a Porpoise class boat off Luzon. Realism is set to 38. With a little help, he penetrated the escort screen and got within 2700. Yards of 2 Kogo battleships and 2 Mogami heavy cruisers. Constant zig-zagging made it impossible for a good shot, so I told him to attack the destroyers using methods I demonstrated.

The escorts were literally so heavy some as if they were in tow. He fired a nice stern tube spread, with 2 hits followed by a bow tube spread and 4 hits. 2 Azuki's collided and sank in the ensuing chase.

I had him dive to 165 feet and head for Manila at 1/3 silent. On the way, he surfaced at night for recharging and sank a merchant with deck gun fire.

When he docked, we checked the log and noted 6 sunken destroyers. The icons were gray on the ones sunk by collision, so he did a good job first time out!

01-25-16, 09:44 AM	#1
Majestik 909 Planesman Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: California Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	7 Year Old Submarine Ace My son has been developing an interest in submarine history. I have been including him on my recent missions and sharing information and historical facts, especially tatics. Recently I set him up on a war patrol with a Porpoise class boat off Luzon. Realism is set to 38. With a little help, he penetrated the escort screen and got within 2700. Yards of 2 Kogo battleships and 2 Mogami heavy cruisers. Constant zig-zagging made it impossible for a good shot, so I told him to attack the destroyers using methods I demonstrated. The escorts were literally so heavy some as if they were in tow. He fired a nice stern tube spread, with 2 hits followed by a bow tube spread and 4 hits. 2 Azuki's collided and sank in the ensuing chase. I had him dive to 165 feet and head for Manila at 1/3 silent. On the way, he surfaced at night for recharging and sank a merchant with deck gun fire. When he docked, we checked the log and noted 6 sunken destroyers. The icons were gray on the ones sunk by collision, so he did a good job first time out!