In the case of ramming !!

VIICDriver · 11-18-06, 11:25 AM

I read a post stating this happened to them and I thought it neat. I got off 2 torps in a hurricane recently from about 1000m at a large cargo, one hit and apparently did nothing to it, the other was a dud. I lost him in the storm, surfaced and nearly ran into his rear in the storm! I was dead behind him and he had not seen me! I dropped back to about 400m and got off a shot as I had never fired upon a merchant at this angle. The fish actually struck the prop and got knocked outwards at about 45 degrees from the ship! Initially I was upset but then just as fast the fish turned came about and caught the merchant in the left front quarter sinking her! It was amazing. And as the other poster stated, thanks to the event camera or I would have just thought it a normal strike!

Chuck

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11-18-06, 11:25 AM	#1
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I read a post stating this happened to them and I thought it neat. I got off 2 torps in a hurricane recently from about 1000m at a large cargo, one hit and apparently did nothing to it, the other was a dud. I lost him in the storm, surfaced and nearly ran into his rear in the storm! I was dead behind him and he had not seen me! I dropped back to about 400m and got off a shot as I had never fired upon a merchant at this angle. The fish actually struck the prop and got knocked outwards at about 45 degrees from the ship! Initially I was upset but then just as fast the fish turned came about and caught the merchant in the left front quarter sinking her! It was amazing. And as the other poster stated, thanks to the event camera or I would have just thought it a normal strike! Chuck