Got my first manual targeting kill!

Drakken · 11-27-07, 11:06 PM

Two torpedoes fired under keel against a Japanese Passenger Liner in convoy inside patrol zone off South China Sea. Despite difficulty in estimating range (see below), I fired my two eels anyway. One passed under the transport's keel, but the other blew up right under the middle of the keel. After a minute or so, it blew up and began to sink. First manual kill ever!

I must admit I was getting quite desperate at times, because I had difficulty estimating the right range with the stadimeter (aiming at the topmasts at 5,000 feet distance isn't as easy as they say...), and I was estimating bearing and speed way too soon after using the stadimeter several times. Now I'll use a three minute rule between each take to properly estimate these information.

Seems I am now part of the real submariners' club!

11-27-07, 11:06 PM	#1
Drakken Planesman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 194 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Got my first manual targeting kill! Two torpedoes fired under keel against a Japanese Passenger Liner in convoy inside patrol zone off South China Sea. Despite difficulty in estimating range (see below), I fired my two eels anyway. One passed under the transport's keel, but the other blew up right under the middle of the keel. After a minute or so, it blew up and began to sink. First manual kill ever! I must admit I was getting quite desperate at times, because I had difficulty estimating the right range with the stadimeter (aiming at the topmasts at 5,000 feet distance isn't as easy as they say...), and I was estimating bearing and speed way too soon after using the stadimeter several times. Now I'll use a three minute rule between each take to properly estimate these information. Seems I am now part of the real submariners' club!