Has anyone done this?

woodenboat · 02-02-16, 12:56 AM

I have been killed by destroyers enough now that I've gotten really frustrated at times. Frustration leads to desperation and desperation can lead to some really rash actions on my part. But I figure, what the heck? I'm about to die anyway.

So, just a little while ago, I had a fast destroyer closing rapidly from behind. Since he had already pinged me and knew exactly where I was, I didn't try to go deep and silent. I turned as quickly as I could directly away from him and went all ahead flank! I opened my stern tubes and waited until he was dead astern at about 600 yards. I fired one fish right on his nose and down he went! By this time, his partner in crime was closing in from almost dead astern too. So I did exactly the same thing and YUP, he got one right on the nose, too.

OMG! I couldn't believe that that actually worked! - TWICE EVEN! Of course, it cost me two torpedoes that i would have loved to use on ships that weighed a lot more but, on the other hand, it was better than dying. I think that one of the keys to success was that, both times, I waited until the bad guy was right around 600 yards out. Both times, I had a vivid green triangle.
Within just a few seconds of firing my fish, both ships tried to turn away in a panic. Wow, those destroyers can turn really fast. ....but not fast enough at that range. I know that if I had fired sooner, they would have dodged and if I fired later, my fish would not have had time to arm. And now I know that it only takes one torpedo to kill a destroyer.

It's a really dicey strategy but it gave me one of the most fun games I've played yet.

Yeah, this sim is getting better and better.

02-02-16, 12:56 AM	#9
woodenboat Mate Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 51 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have been killed by destroyers enough now that I've gotten really frustrated at times. Frustration leads to desperation and desperation can lead to some really rash actions on my part. But I figure, what the heck? I'm about to die anyway. So, just a little while ago, I had a fast destroyer closing rapidly from behind. Since he had already pinged me and knew exactly where I was, I didn't try to go deep and silent. I turned as quickly as I could directly away from him and went all ahead flank! I opened my stern tubes and waited until he was dead astern at about 600 yards. I fired one fish right on his nose and down he went! By this time, his partner in crime was closing in from almost dead astern too. So I did exactly the same thing and YUP, he got one right on the nose, too. OMG! I couldn't believe that that actually worked! - TWICE EVEN! Of course, it cost me two torpedoes that i would have loved to use on ships that weighed a lot more but, on the other hand, it was better than dying. I think that one of the keys to success was that, both times, I waited until the bad guy was right around 600 yards out. Both times, I had a vivid green triangle. Within just a few seconds of firing my fish, both ships tried to turn away in a panic. Wow, those destroyers can turn really fast. ....but not fast enough at that range. I know that if I had fired sooner, they would have dodged and if I fired later, my fish would not have had time to arm. And now I know that it only takes one torpedo to kill a destroyer. It's a really dicey strategy but it gave me one of the most fun games I've played yet. Yeah, this sim is getting better and better.