Just had a rather disturbing run-in with 2 destroyers.

jimmyjam25 · 07-11-12, 11:27 PM

I had a similar experience not long ago. Two destroyers were trying to get revenge after I sank 4 ships in their convoy. It was 1943 and they seriously would not give up! I think it went on for over 6 hours. I tried everything. Eventually went to 180 metres silent running at 1 knot the whole time and continually changing course but they still wouldn't give up. I only had one aft torpedo left so i decided to blow ballast and then go to periscope depth for an attack. I some how evaded them until i got to periscope depth and fired my torpedo at a distance of 400 m from one of the destroyers. Got it but it didnt sink. It did however kill its engine. I then realised I was about to run out of batteries and oxygen so I only had one choice: surface. I don't know how i did it but I managed to surface far enough away from the damaged destroyer to avoid its gunfire. The other destroyer was attacking me without remorse when I made a shot with my deck gun and somehow sank it in one shot! Everything exploded onboard and it sank! Woo!!! I then loaded my external torpedoes and went back to finish off the damaged one. It was insane! And very lucky!

07-11-12, 11:27 PM	#6
jimmyjam25 Soundman Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I had a similar experience not long ago. Two destroyers were trying to get revenge after I sank 4 ships in their convoy. It was 1943 and they seriously would not give up! I think it went on for over 6 hours. I tried everything. Eventually went to 180 metres silent running at 1 knot the whole time and continually changing course but they still wouldn't give up. I only had one aft torpedo left so i decided to blow ballast and then go to periscope depth for an attack. I some how evaded them until i got to periscope depth and fired my torpedo at a distance of 400 m from one of the destroyers. Got it but it didnt sink. It did however kill its engine. I then realised I was about to run out of batteries and oxygen so I only had one choice: surface. I don't know how i did it but I managed to surface far enough away from the damaged destroyer to avoid its gunfire. The other destroyer was attacking me without remorse when I made a shot with my deck gun and somehow sank it in one shot! Everything exploded onboard and it sank! Woo!!! I then loaded my external torpedoes and went back to finish off the damaged one. It was insane! And very lucky!