Sinking a ship with AA.

Whiskey T. Foxtrot · 05-05-08, 07:39 AM

Has anybody ever sunk a sizeable ship with just an AA gun. I'm serious. Here's the scoop:
I was in a Type IIA in early Dec. 1939 and cruising home after a long patrol where I sunk only a coastal tanker. I came upon a medium merchant in the middle of nowhere. Having expended all but one torp, I lined the boat up for a what I though would be a perfect shot at about 700 meters. I let the eel go. But of course it was a dud. The only armament I had was my AA gun. So I spent the next hour about 500 meters from the merchant putting holes in it. Some cargo strapped to the top caught on fire right away, but that died out. Towards the end, I had a small area on the bow aflame, as well as an area near the stack. I ran out of ammo and followed the boat, still in flames, for another two hours before giving up.

Were any ships sunk like this historically? Is it possible to even sink one like this in GWX?

05-05-08, 07:39 AM	#1
Whiskey T. Foxtrot Watch Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 18 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sinking a ship with AA. Has anybody ever sunk a sizeable ship with just an AA gun. I'm serious. Here's the scoop: I was in a Type IIA in early Dec. 1939 and cruising home after a long patrol where I sunk only a coastal tanker. I came upon a medium merchant in the middle of nowhere. Having expended all but one torp, I lined the boat up for a what I though would be a perfect shot at about 700 meters. I let the eel go. But of course it was a dud. The only armament I had was my AA gun. So I spent the next hour about 500 meters from the merchant putting holes in it. Some cargo strapped to the top caught on fire right away, but that died out. Towards the end, I had a small area on the bow aflame, as well as an area near the stack. I ran out of ammo and followed the boat, still in flames, for another two hours before giving up. Were any ships sunk like this historically? Is it possible to even sink one like this in GWX?