3-MP BETA After Action Report on 022508

zephyr · 02-26-08, 08:52 PM

-game started with request to receive radio traffic, came shallow and got message to head for 43-24N by 0330hrs and UAV will be in area.

-good hard sonar check at slow speed, nothing but a whale, dropped below the layer and had another listen, still nothing.

-marked my longitude goal on the map, range circle puts me 57nm away with 4+ hours to get there.

-high-speed run for 20 minutes, slowed, popped above layer and changed course and immediately got a cargo ship to the east and BAMM!! that bloody Vishnaya was right there, like 10nm way. Got a good fix on her and tracked her to get her course in the off chance she missed me. (watching the replay, turns out my TMA isn't as rusty as I thought)

-dropped back under the layer, worked my way towards the cargo carrier (which was going the wrong way) hoping to hide in tne noise. had a listen below the layer, changed course again, another high speed run (hoping to get away)

0014hrs message recieved from XO suggesting going shallow to pick up UAV intel. (UAV was 30nm from 42-24N when recommendation came.)

slowed another course change and came shallow, recieved linked data and further confirmed location of cargo ship and thaty blasted Vishnaya. Actually considered sinking her and going for 'plausible deniability' but common sense got the better of me.

another drop below the layer, listen, nothing, and a series of high speed runs, course changes and fudging with the layer over the next while.

0217, a big bang(UAV being shot down).., recommend to go shallow for broadcast, almost immediately 4 torps in the water.

0222 XO advises of ROE 6nm breach, rocmmend battle stations nad weapons free

deep and fast then back east (still hoping to shake them) and then nice and slow for a listen. big long slow listen, ( I actually had a faint sniff down one bearing that was too faint to classify or tag on narrowband, but I was thinking Akula then lost it.

With time and range checks I knew I had to giddy-up to make my time limit(too much time trying to hide from the Vashnaya which had me anyway) so went deep and made a mad dash for the line..., and then "God have mercy!!" multiple torps from multiple bearings at multiple times. At this point running scared.., lots of decoys and depth and direction changes later, (where do you go when your getting run from three different directions all pretty much 120 degrees apart??)

Avoided first three. last set had me bad.., to the bottom I went. 16nm from my destination. Never even got a shot off..., hoping to be a ghost and still succeed in my mission.

Top, top marks for the game. This is what I envisioned getting out of this sim when I got it. Easily the most enjoyable mp experience for me yet, every move is a calculated gamble.., felt like' submarine chess'

Damn Vashnaya.....

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02-26-08, 08:52 PM	#2
zephyr Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	-game started with request to receive radio traffic, came shallow and got message to head for 43-24N by 0330hrs and UAV will be in area. -good hard sonar check at slow speed, nothing but a whale, dropped below the layer and had another listen, still nothing. -marked my longitude goal on the map, range circle puts me 57nm away with 4+ hours to get there. -high-speed run for 20 minutes, slowed, popped above layer and changed course and immediately got a cargo ship to the east and BAMM!! that bloody Vishnaya was right there, like 10nm way. Got a good fix on her and tracked her to get her course in the off chance she missed me. (watching the replay, turns out my TMA isn't as rusty as I thought) -dropped back under the layer, worked my way towards the cargo carrier (which was going the wrong way) hoping to hide in tne noise. had a listen below the layer, changed course again, another high speed run (hoping to get away) 0014hrs message recieved from XO suggesting going shallow to pick up UAV intel. (UAV was 30nm from 42-24N when recommendation came.) slowed another course change and came shallow, recieved linked data and further confirmed location of cargo ship and thaty blasted Vishnaya. Actually considered sinking her and going for 'plausible deniability' but common sense got the better of me. another drop below the layer, listen, nothing, and a series of high speed runs, course changes and fudging with the layer over the next while. 0217, a big bang(UAV being shot down).., recommend to go shallow for broadcast, almost immediately 4 torps in the water. 0222 XO advises of ROE 6nm breach, rocmmend battle stations nad weapons free deep and fast then back east (still hoping to shake them) and then nice and slow for a listen. big long slow listen, ( I actually had a faint sniff down one bearing that was too faint to classify or tag on narrowband, but I was thinking Akula then lost it. With time and range checks I knew I had to giddy-up to make my time limit(too much time trying to hide from the Vashnaya which had me anyway) so went deep and made a mad dash for the line..., and then "God have mercy!!" multiple torps from multiple bearings at multiple times. At this point running scared.., lots of decoys and depth and direction changes later, (where do you go when your getting run from three different directions all pretty much 120 degrees apart??) Avoided first three. last set had me bad.., to the bottom I went. 16nm from my destination. Never even got a shot off..., hoping to be a ghost and still succeed in my mission. Top, top marks for the game. This is what I envisioned getting out of this sim when I got it. Easily the most enjoyable mp experience for me yet, every move is a calculated gamble.., felt like' submarine chess' Damn Vashnaya.....