Oh yes, DD's can run out of depth charges...

[rein1705]

i was beginning to seriously wonder if they'd ever run out of those infernal things !!!

I have the game saved as i was too tired to continue but here's my setrep:
USS S-39 (SS-144) Set out of port 9 Dec 1941 with orders to deploy to Luzon and conduct unrestricted warfare against anything flying The rising sun.
After crippling our fleet at Pearl just days ago we are eager to return the favor. We pushed 9 knots for four days to reach the area known as "Convoy Collage" in-between crash dive and GQ drills. On station 12 Dec 1941.

Ben sending regular status reports every 12 hours after learning of the impending invasion of Luzon and Borneo. Not a single sighting to report, no radar of any kind on board. S-39 was scheduled for a refit but that changed on the 7th.

14 Dec 0900 on a trim dive while backtracking between Tako and Luzon sonar picked up a possible contact at 090. we turned toward and listened as a possible merchant drew near.

0940 making 3 knots toward contact sonar determined it was a warship closing between 10 and 15 knots. Ordered Battleststions, parascope depth.

1000 3 contacts all warships, ether a small task force or an asw patrol.
1030 sea conditions very mild, no fog, clear sky. Have identified two DD's and a heavy minelayer in a loose column formation chugging right for us at 9,000 yds. had tubes 1-4 set to run at 15 feet and opened outer doors. Silent running. Watch crew is now standby Damage Control and deck gun crew is in the torpedo room. We've never fired a real fish at a real target before. Here's hoping they don't blow up in the tubes.
One of the MBT valves is leaking pretty steady... gotta remember to have Jackson work it over again. Damn everyone's so quiet in here.

Up and down goes my parascope, timing, waiting, checking, 5 to port, ten to port, midships, how close? 3,500 yards.... Thats it i cant take it any longer it looks like there right on top of us. I have a great setup on the minelayer im going for it!

Fire one.... fire two... new depth one six five feet set revolutions for two knots. wait.... .... ...
loud pinging. crap the lead DD must have spotted the torps and now they're after me.
Of course my two shots missed by a mile and the Destroyers have me on active sonar. for four hours im hunted and depth charged. 025% hull damage thanks to at least a little luck so far. Have been riding right at the thermal layer, seems to throw them off but it comes and goes. Right now only one seems to be searching for me the other is moving away. I feel like an idiot firing at 3,500 yards but i cant seem to get much closer than that without being detected anyway... But if i live through this at least i'll try again. I hate messing with warships.