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Old 08-14-12, 05:04 PM   #121
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I do not know if this attack earlier this evening was stupid or not but it was certainly scary, especially as I am playing DID.

On passage from Canada to Ireland and I find myself directly in the path of a convoy in a storm 15 in early 1941.

I dive down to 20 metres smack in the centre in my type IX. I open all tubes, set all to impact and reduce the eels running depth, go to silent and head straight down the centre.

I track the escorts, wait for them to pass and turn hard to starboard to position front and stern for 90 degree attacks on whatever I see when I reach periscope depth.

As I order midships and my scope not yet through the surface, there is a huge scraping and I switch to external (which I try not use but I like the graphics once the shots are done). A small freighters bows come down on my stern and I scrape away thinking Im done so switch straight to my scope.

However I figure to take something with me and fire off two eels at a large freighter.

I spin the scope 180 and fire at another large vessel - at this point I am not even sure I have a stern torpedo room but fire anyway then rush to my damage control/crew page to find there is no damage and no crew losses.

3 of the 4 eels hit and both vessels go down and I dive deep and let the convoy roll over me and wait till they pass.

I am now shadowing the convoy but this time will try a different attack pattern.

Just wish Id had time to get a screen shot.
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