Last Chance at my Skipper stripes...

[SeaQueen]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Of course, a couple of times I had a torpedo coming at me before I even knew anyone was there, and got myself dropped like a bad habit, but thats how we learn, I suppose....

Yeah... torpedo evasion is a whole separate issue. The best thing you do is drop lots of countermeasures, try to put them between you and the incoming torpedo, and get as far away from the torpedo as possible while minimizing your vulnerability to it's sensors. That's three things to balance, and you'll see people here argue about exactly how to do it to the point of blows.

On one occasion I was so close to a Kilo that I could see him in my external view, yet I could not find him on the BB or NB. A little puzzled by that. He was at 2kts, so maybe he's silent?

Yes. Kilos can be extrordinarily difficult to detect acoustically. The good news is that they don't have very good sonar themselves so if you stay quiet, you'll often detect them at about the same time they detect you. This can lead to some violent exchanges of hastily fired torpedos, as I'm sure you can imagine.

I also kinda self taught myself how to use the incoming ping screen ( I know thats not the correct terminology, but my head is fried from 7 hours on the scope...:rotfl: ) to locate a target that is banging away with active Sonar....

Active intercept is really important. When I drive the KILO, it's the only acoustic system I really use an awful lot, partly because it's a good way to know exactly who the combattants are from a long way away. Anything with an active sonar is most likely something that can also shoot you.