One hit wonders! (Tell us your one hit kill stories!)

fair_weather · 03-31-07, 05:24 PM

Alright, so I figured I'd throw this out here seeing as how no one has said anything about it yet.

How many of you have one hit killed an enemy ships, freighter or otherwise.

If you can't remember how many you've killed (like me...I do it way too often) then tell us your best one hit wonders!

I'll start it off.

I was doing one of the quick missions, the one with the Yamato and carrier task force, and you're supposed to try and sink it.

Well, I got into a good firing position a couple kilometers out, about 3 or 4 I caught remember. I was going ahead 1/3 and was being dogged by a couple pesky DDs. So I lined up a shot on the Yamatos nose and let a fish off. And because of the range, I started to focus on other priorities, like the DDs.

So I was weaving in and out of the DDs paths and checked in on my torps heading. It was still going well, but I noticed that the Yamato had increased her speed...damn...So I popped back into the periscope view to lock on another set of fishes when I spotted a carrier ambling into the view from the right.

I blinked, checked on the torps path and sure enough the torp would hit the carrier instead! "Cool!" I thought outloud, and proceeded to make a bearing for the carrier instead, cause...

"One fish isn't enough to sink a carrier..."

A few seconds later, the torp catches the carrier right amidship on the SB side and exploded. The carrier lit up like a bonfire dowsed with gasoline. Planes on the deck exploded into the air and the carrier began sinking. Within 20 seconds she was below the waves.

I sat there, stunned, awed and amazed. I figured the torp caught it in either boiler room and ignited the coal, or it hit one of the fighter munition magazines.

Either way, I've tested this with other ships, and sure enough, if you get a target moving slow enough and at the right angle, you can aim for a sure kill spot for warships, directly under the 2nd fore turret (or if the target has only one forward turret just a bit behind it) and let a fish off. You can try it yourself in the torp tutorial. Just aim a fish under the 2nd turret and fire. You'll explode the magazine and sink it no problem. Merchants, that's another story. I haven't tested it too extensively, as the weakspots varies from ship to ship, but if you aim under the stacks and set the depth for a couple meters below the waterline, again varies from ship to ship, you'll have a 50% chance of igniting the coal and sinking the ship.

So, that's my story and theory!

Tell us yours!

03-31-07, 05:24 PM	#1
fair_weather Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 197 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	One hit wonders! (Tell us your one hit kill stories!) Alright, so I figured I'd throw this out here seeing as how no one has said anything about it yet. How many of you have one hit killed an enemy ships, freighter or otherwise. If you can't remember how many you've killed (like me...I do it way too often) then tell us your best one hit wonders! I'll start it off. I was doing one of the quick missions, the one with the Yamato and carrier task force, and you're supposed to try and sink it. Well, I got into a good firing position a couple kilometers out, about 3 or 4 I caught remember. I was going ahead 1/3 and was being dogged by a couple pesky DDs. So I lined up a shot on the Yamatos nose and let a fish off. And because of the range, I started to focus on other priorities, like the DDs. So I was weaving in and out of the DDs paths and checked in on my torps heading. It was still going well, but I noticed that the Yamato had increased her speed...damn...So I popped back into the periscope view to lock on another set of fishes when I spotted a carrier ambling into the view from the right. I blinked, checked on the torps path and sure enough the torp would hit the carrier instead! "Cool!" I thought outloud, and proceeded to make a bearing for the carrier instead, cause... "One fish isn't enough to sink a carrier..." A few seconds later, the torp catches the carrier right amidship on the SB side and exploded. The carrier lit up like a bonfire dowsed with gasoline. Planes on the deck exploded into the air and the carrier began sinking. Within 20 seconds she was below the waves. I sat there, stunned, awed and amazed. I figured the torp caught it in either boiler room and ignited the coal, or it hit one of the fighter munition magazines. Either way, I've tested this with other ships, and sure enough, if you get a target moving slow enough and at the right angle, you can aim for a sure kill spot for warships, directly under the 2nd fore turret (or if the target has only one forward turret just a bit behind it) and let a fish off. You can try it yourself in the torp tutorial. Just aim a fish under the 2nd turret and fire. You'll explode the magazine and sink it no problem. Merchants, that's another story. I haven't tested it too extensively, as the weakspots varies from ship to ship, but if you aim under the stacks and set the depth for a couple meters below the waterline, again varies from ship to ship, you'll have a 50% chance of igniting the coal and sinking the ship. So, that's my story and theory! Tell us yours!