Air raid on Darwin! WOW!

hmatthias · 12-31-07, 05:02 PM

So I was stopped to refuel at Darwin (Sept 1943), and I picked up an air contact on my radar. Thinking it may be a friendly, I watched for it, but still got my flak gunners ready. All of the sudden, 20 or so more contacts appeared! "Oh crap! an air raid!", I was thinking, as I quickly called battlestations and headed for deeper water. I did some shooting at some of the planes, then dove after a "close call", and went to the external camera. I saw TONS of betty's bombing the crap out of the harbor, including sinking several American and Austrailan merchant ships. Lots of AA fire from the few military ships in the harbor, but unfortunatly no friendly aircraft.

I have to say, I have never seen anything like this, and just watching this was awsome. I was using RSRD and TM mods, BTW. Also, not sure that diving was what a real sub would have done, but since I wasn't exactly a formitable gun platform, I thought self preservation was the smart move. Did nail a wounded Betty heading away from the scene though.

12-31-07, 05:02 PM	#1
hmatthias Loader Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Air raid on Darwin! WOW! So I was stopped to refuel at Darwin (Sept 1943), and I picked up an air contact on my radar. Thinking it may be a friendly, I watched for it, but still got my flak gunners ready. All of the sudden, 20 or so more contacts appeared! "Oh crap! an air raid!", I was thinking, as I quickly called battlestations and headed for deeper water. I did some shooting at some of the planes, then dove after a "close call", and went to the external camera. I saw TONS of betty's bombing the crap out of the harbor, including sinking several American and Austrailan merchant ships. Lots of AA fire from the few military ships in the harbor, but unfortunatly no friendly aircraft. I have to say, I have never seen anything like this, and just watching this was awsome. I was using RSRD and TM mods, BTW. Also, not sure that diving was what a real sub would have done, but since I wasn't exactly a formitable gun platform, I thought self preservation was the smart move. Did nail a wounded Betty heading away from the scene though.