Oh Boy - This One Is Above My Pay Grade

[WernherVonTrapp]

Well, hopefully the seas are rough. That will help mask your getaway or approach. I would try to gain some perspective of their course and speed and then come up to PD and sink the closest target with the highest probability of success. The fact that they caught you off guard means you're going to have to make due with your current ambush position, leaving you some, but little other choice.

Be ready to stay submerged for a while, depending on your current location, since there are 3 separate TFs that will be approaching and then departing the area. If you have to, you can actually back away from a target using either "back slow" or "back standard". This maintains your boats blading relative to the TF and any approaching DDs. I've also found that it seems a little harder for the DDs to hear you when you back away, as opposed to turning around, which you can do later anyway when sufficient distance is gained.
Good luck sir.

[magic452]

If you've gained a reasonably good position Werneher's advice is good.
If the TF is zig zagging than you may be able to do a runaround and get a better position.

As far as backing out goes I do this any time I use the bow tubes.
Since you can't use the Knotometer to set reverse speeds I have set Back 1/3 to 1 knot, Back 2/3 to 3 knots. Works like a charm.

Magic

[Platapus]

Surface and use your deck guns.

It will be the last thing they would expect and you would have the element of surprise.



Seriously, good luck and please let us know how your attack goes.

[Anthony W.]

Theres a heavy cruiser passing overhead - it doesn't look like the destroyers know where I am - so I don't know if its a coincidence or what. Heres hoping for no depth charges

[Daniel Prates]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Surface and use your deck guns.

It will be the last thing they would expect and you would have the element of surprise.



Seriously, good luck and please let us know how your attack goes.

haha! Great!

Its just like the tiny little schnauzer that engaged a rottwailer in combat. The schauzer actually won, chocking the bigger dog to death... while being eaten.

[Platapus]

I did not say my "plan" was perfect.

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I did not say my "plan" was perfect.

But its the one I went with - I put about 5 torpedoes into Yamato as she passed to my starboard - eventually she lagged 20 miles behind the rest, but was about 50 yards out of torpedo range and getting away, so I came to surface and closed

Took a hit right on the nose - but flooding was contained - so I dove and sank it with my last 2 torpedoes

[Daniel Prates]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

Took a hit right on the nose - but flooding was contained - so I dove and sank it with my last 2 torpedoes

From what i've seen, capital ships always shoot at you with their secondary guns. I've never seen they bear the main weapons on small targets.

Yamato had 18' guns, didnt' she? If primary guns were fired upon you, we all know what that would mean.... ouch!