Bow Shot

CapZap1970 · 07-12-07, 01:46 PM

[quote=robj250]

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Originally Posted by Thniper

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Originally Posted by robj250

I've never RUN AT a DD, I'm usually stopped of ahead slow on my own course.

This means that the destroyer has detected me and is coming at me at an angle and they usually slow down a bit when they get close.

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Maybe we've misunderstood each other.

I thought, by reading...

When I have a destroyer coming at me, ...

... from your first post, that the DD already had detected you and was heading right towards your position.
So my post was written for that special situation.
If he has detected you, then you can run flank at him.
I don't always run flank at DDs, only when they've detected me AND I see a good chance of sinking them.

Hope this clears things up.

Because I'm usually at an angle, I would have to change my course in order to run Flank speed at the DD.

What does this accomplish? I know it would close the distance between us, but it would take me out of the position I was in for attacking the convoy. Why not let it come to me as I might be able to sink another ship before it gets to me.

Lately, I have not been able to attack a convoy without taking out the lead escort because I sink a ship, it comes speeding toward me. And there are usually 2 or 3 Flowers which are a damned nusence and I have to go quietly away, very deep trying to avoid DCs.

Situation that can easily be solved if you have some accoustic eels...

They help you clear the way and after that you will have a juicy, defenceless convoy for yourself.

CapZap

robj250 · 07-12-07, 02:01 PM

Hi CapZap

I have an IXB in the late 40's.
I have my patrols up to this point with all G7a because sometimes a different type, say G7e is not in my tubes.
So, I was thinking of loading all G7e for the next mission.

Do you usually have all acoustic eels on your sub?

CapZap1970 · 07-12-07, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by robj250

Hi CapZap

I have an IXB in the late 40's.
I have my patrols up to this point with all G7a because sometimes a different type, say G7e is not in my tubes.
So, I was thinking of loading all G7e for the next mission.

Do you usually have all acoustic eels on your sub?

No, never!!!!

What I do is to have 1 of every 4 torps accoustic for the bow torp compartment and to be used only against destroyers. As for the aft, I have half of them accoustic. That way, every time i empty the bow tubes, I will have another accoustic eel loaded for the next salvo. But in order to have this workin the way it should, I disable the auto loading and do it manually, or else you might end up with your 4 bow tubes loaded with accoustic or no acocustics at all when you need one more than ever. At first it seems complicated, but with some practice it becomes second nature.

CapZap

07-12-07, 02:01 PM	#2
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hi CapZap I have an IXB in the late 40's. I have my patrols up to this point with all G7a because sometimes a different type, say G7e is not in my tubes. So, I was thinking of loading all G7e for the next mission. Do you usually have all acoustic eels on your sub?