No pinging in RSRD/TMO?

Bubblehead1980 · 01-13-10, 05:12 PM

May 1944 off Palawan, Philippines....on third patrol, first out of Fremantle, pick up a 12 ship convoy with 4 escorts at noon, by 1400, ain position to attack submerged, fired 6 Mark 14's, three each at two Buzyun Maru medium tankers, two hit the first, one misses astern and continues on, hits a large Nippon Maru tanker, which goes up in a fireball and breaks in half from one hit, mustve had a load of fuel on board.All three hit next medium tanker fired at...three tankers down in one attack.

Suddenly sonar reports warship close, sweep to the bearing with scope, a Type C escort is just about 600 yards away.Drop the scope, go to flank speed and order 300 feet, on the way down fast as it roars overhead and hear many splashes.As I pass 130 feet...charges go off, loud and shakes the boat, take some damage to trim pump, compressor, sonar, TDC, fuel tank, but overall nothing major, as pass thermal layer, cut speed and go to silent running, level off at 300 and after several hours, slipped away.

Now, seas were flat and calm, never had pinging, never had anymore close charges and the escorts never once used active sonar.Anyone else has this? In regular TMO they wouldve been on me like white on rice.Just wondering if something wrong with RSRD?

Ideal sonar conditions for them, shouldve gave me more trouble than they did.Anyone?

01-13-10, 05:12 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,134 Downloads: 606 Uploads: 44	No pinging in RSRD/TMO? May 1944 off Palawan, Philippines....on third patrol, first out of Fremantle, pick up a 12 ship convoy with 4 escorts at noon, by 1400, ain position to attack submerged, fired 6 Mark 14's, three each at two Buzyun Maru medium tankers, two hit the first, one misses astern and continues on, hits a large Nippon Maru tanker, which goes up in a fireball and breaks in half from one hit, mustve had a load of fuel on board.All three hit next medium tanker fired at...three tankers down in one attack. Suddenly sonar reports warship close, sweep to the bearing with scope, a Type C escort is just about 600 yards away.Drop the scope, go to flank speed and order 300 feet, on the way down fast as it roars overhead and hear many splashes.As I pass 130 feet...charges go off, loud and shakes the boat, take some damage to trim pump, compressor, sonar, TDC, fuel tank, but overall nothing major, as pass thermal layer, cut speed and go to silent running, level off at 300 and after several hours, slipped away. Now, seas were flat and calm, never had pinging, never had anymore close charges and the escorts never once used active sonar.Anyone else has this? In regular TMO they wouldve been on me like white on rice.Just wondering if something wrong with RSRD? Ideal sonar conditions for them, shouldve gave me more trouble than they did.Anyone?