Ship wouldn't sink!!!

Herr Russ · 11-02-06, 09:18 AM

Got back to my saved patrol last night.. Had the C2 just where I left her, closing on a perfect plot.. Verified that my pistol was still set to M, speed set to fast, and my depth about a meter below her draft. Opened the tube and just watched the gyro angle get closer to zero. Finally had the green triangle, gyro angle was 002, range around 400 meters.... Fire Tube 1

Eel ran straight and true, passed under the keel and exploded.. Ship immediately settled in the water with a noticable list.. Since the planes that were harassing me were gone, I surfaced and began pumping HE into her.. She exploded and split in two.. But I never got the message that she was destroyed.. The icon was gone from my map and no sunk icon was in the spot. My UZO and scope would not lock on to the wreckage. The tips of the bow and stern were still burning and just above the water. I tried a few more round (Including AP) but they didn't make a difference.. Finally I got behind the flak gun and pumped about 200 rounds into the bow.. That finally sank. Pumped about 300 rounds in the stern, but that still floated and burned.. Sat near the burning wreckage for 3 hours and finally resumed my patrol..

I scrolled up through the watch officer reports and never saw a 'destroyed' message..

Anyone know what happened?? Wish I had that eel back

Russ

11-02-06, 09:18 AM	#1
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ship wouldn't sink!!! Got back to my saved patrol last night.. Had the C2 just where I left her, closing on a perfect plot.. Verified that my pistol was still set to M, speed set to fast, and my depth about a meter below her draft. Opened the tube and just watched the gyro angle get closer to zero. Finally had the green triangle, gyro angle was 002, range around 400 meters.... Fire Tube 1 Eel ran straight and true, passed under the keel and exploded.. Ship immediately settled in the water with a noticable list.. Since the planes that were harassing me were gone, I surfaced and began pumping HE into her.. She exploded and split in two.. But I never got the message that she was destroyed.. The icon was gone from my map and no sunk icon was in the spot. My UZO and scope would not lock on to the wreckage. The tips of the bow and stern were still burning and just above the water. I tried a few more round (Including AP) but they didn't make a difference.. Finally I got behind the flak gun and pumped about 200 rounds into the bow.. That finally sank. Pumped about 300 rounds in the stern, but that still floated and burned.. Sat near the burning wreckage for 3 hours and finally resumed my patrol.. I scrolled up through the watch officer reports and never saw a 'destroyed' message.. Anyone know what happened?? Wish I had that eel back Russ