Stranded After Being Bombed!

[Steeltrap]

Originally Posted by baxter

I was on patrol and bombed by aircraft.

You didn't have SD radar?

Torplexed, what sub is that a picture of and where can i read the story behind what happened, that must have been a dreadful fight

[Hartmann]

i was in the same situation, but with two diesel engines destroyed.

don´t dive if the damage is too extensive.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=124923

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by simonb1612

Torplexed, what sub is that a picture of and where can i read the story behind what happened, that must have been a dreadful fight

Actually most of the damage in that picture was inflicted by deck gunfire from fellow US subs. The Darter ran aground on a reef chasing Kurita's battlefleet during the battle of Leyte Gulf. Dace took her crew off and tried to destroy her with torpedoes and gunfire. Later the Nautilus came up with her six-inch guns and gave it a try. The wrecked hull was still sitting on the reef as late as 1962.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Darter_%28SS-227%29

thank you for the info. I have had several poorly planned attacks that hve led to me needing to emergency surface and my boat has ended up looking pretty similar