Perfect Night surface setup...damn dud's

Bubblehead1980 · 11-08-09, 10:47 AM

TMO 1.7 100 realism......USS Drum 6th patrol March 1943 out of Brisbane.

Patroling the Palau-Wewak shipping lanes 200 miles of so off New Guinea coast.Deactivated magnetic exploders due to repeat prematures on last patrol.After a week in area with one small ship down(had to use deck gun since a ship worth one torpedo , expended four, 3 ran deep and one was a dud) Finally two nights after sinking, radar contact, convoy.Moved in a 2100 since calm seas with pitch black night.6 ship convoy two large Nippon Maru tankers, one large Hakusika Maru freighter and 3 smallers merchants.Plan to shoot the large tanker with 6 bow tubes , then set up for quick stern shot at the large merchant.Close in at 3 knots to 3000 yards from outside colum(3600 from Nippon Maru in second colum) fired all six, ahead 2/3 left full rudder...stern tubes ready, fired all four , rudde amidships and ahead standard to get away before spotted.

First torpedo hit Nippon Maru and caused large explosion, next 3 were duds, two more hits, caused a huge fireball.Went ahead flank while watching from aft area of bridge.Soon had report of four dud's in a row, all hit the large merchant as aimed, but four dud's

Soon had credit for a 10,000 ton Nippon Maru tanker in log.Escorts never had a clue where I was.

I am not prone to high blood pressure but mine went up a bit after this one, least I got the tanker.Now time for end around and dawn periscope attack

11-08-09, 10:47 AM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,105 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Perfect Night surface setup...damn dud's TMO 1.7 100 realism......USS Drum 6th patrol March 1943 out of Brisbane. Patroling the Palau-Wewak shipping lanes 200 miles of so off New Guinea coast.Deactivated magnetic exploders due to repeat prematures on last patrol.After a week in area with one small ship down(had to use deck gun since a ship worth one torpedo , expended four, 3 ran deep and one was a dud) Finally two nights after sinking, radar contact, convoy.Moved in a 2100 since calm seas with pitch black night.6 ship convoy two large Nippon Maru tankers, one large Hakusika Maru freighter and 3 smallers merchants.Plan to shoot the large tanker with 6 bow tubes , then set up for quick stern shot at the large merchant.Close in at 3 knots to 3000 yards from outside colum(3600 from Nippon Maru in second colum) fired all six, ahead 2/3 left full rudder...stern tubes ready, fired all four , rudde amidships and ahead standard to get away before spotted. First torpedo hit Nippon Maru and caused large explosion, next 3 were duds, two more hits, caused a huge fireball.Went ahead flank while watching from aft area of bridge.Soon had report of four dud's in a row, all hit the large merchant as aimed, but four dud's Soon had credit for a 10,000 ton Nippon Maru tanker in log.Escorts never had a clue where I was. I am not prone to high blood pressure but mine went up a bit after this one, least I got the tanker.Now time for end around and dawn periscope attack