At long last, the moment I've been waiting for...

howler93 · 02-22-08, 01:44 PM

I had nowhere else to go, no one else who would listen or even fathom what I was talking about, so I'll throw it out to you merry few of the forum.

After playing SH4 since release day, last night was monumental. I'm out on the USS Runner's 2nd patrol (TM,NSM, RSRD, ROW) and targets have been extremely hard to come by. I can't even remember the last Task Force I encountered. Nothing but fishing boats and a couple of pairs of destroyers. After patrolling around Truck for weeks, I'm about ready to make my own orders when, lo and behold, the SJ picks up a task force! After tracking, I move into position, slithering under 4 escorts to find a nice, fat, Shokaku Fleet Carrier! 5 of 6 fish hit home, and she slowly dipped under the waves.

Now the good part... still glowing from sinking the carrier, I continue patrolling the northwestern Truck area. Not 30 minutes later, the SJ picks up another contact....5 ships heading east at medium speed. Under cover of night, I move in to get a look. Four escorts were again protecting some valuable asset in the middle, but I couldn't get close enough for a visual. Again, I took the Runner down below the thermal layer and crept through the escort screen. When I came up to scope depth and took a peek, I nearly wept. There before me, well within good firing range, was the Yamoto, bathed in moonlight and looking every bit as fearsome as I imagined!!! In who knows how many patrols, this was the FIRST TIME I've even seen her! Now the sad part...I've only got 4 fish in the bow, and four in the rear...from what I understand, and especially with NSM classic installed, I think my chances of sending her to the bottom are scarce. Should I try for under-keel magnetic shots? Do I have a chance of wheeling around to bring my rear tubes to bear after letting the 4 up front go? Should I surface and sling insults at her? Any tips here would be nice. The weather's mostly clear with a full moon and I'm undetected- as far as I know. I think I should be able to get a nice 90 approach to within 700 yards or so.

Anyway, I HAD to share the joy with someone...and I thought my fellow skippers here might understand the elation I felt after searching for this ever-elusive target for so long...

Splice the Main Brace!

Howler

02-22-08, 01:44 PM	#1
howler93 Medic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Telluride, Colorado Posts: 162 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	At long last, the moment I've been waiting for... I had nowhere else to go, no one else who would listen or even fathom what I was talking about, so I'll throw it out to you merry few of the forum. After playing SH4 since release day, last night was monumental. I'm out on the USS Runner's 2nd patrol (TM,NSM, RSRD, ROW) and targets have been extremely hard to come by. I can't even remember the last Task Force I encountered. Nothing but fishing boats and a couple of pairs of destroyers. After patrolling around Truck for weeks, I'm about ready to make my own orders when, lo and behold, the SJ picks up a task force! After tracking, I move into position, slithering under 4 escorts to find a nice, fat, Shokaku Fleet Carrier! 5 of 6 fish hit home, and she slowly dipped under the waves. Now the good part... still glowing from sinking the carrier, I continue patrolling the northwestern Truck area. Not 30 minutes later, the SJ picks up another contact....5 ships heading east at medium speed. Under cover of night, I move in to get a look. Four escorts were again protecting some valuable asset in the middle, but I couldn't get close enough for a visual. Again, I took the Runner down below the thermal layer and crept through the escort screen. When I came up to scope depth and took a peek, I nearly wept. There before me, well within good firing range, was the Yamoto, bathed in moonlight and looking every bit as fearsome as I imagined!!! In who knows how many patrols, this was the FIRST TIME I've even seen her! Now the sad part...I've only got 4 fish in the bow, and four in the rear...from what I understand, and especially with NSM classic installed, I think my chances of sending her to the bottom are scarce. Should I try for under-keel magnetic shots? Do I have a chance of wheeling around to bring my rear tubes to bear after letting the 4 up front go? Should I surface and sling insults at her? Any tips here would be nice. The weather's mostly clear with a full moon and I'm undetected- as far as I know. I think I should be able to get a nice 90 approach to within 700 yards or so. Anyway, I HAD to share the joy with someone...and I thought my fellow skippers here might understand the elation I felt after searching for this ever-elusive target for so long... Splice the Main Brace! Howler