In A Pickle

gollum65 · 08-05-10, 10:38 AM

Ok guys. I'm a fairly new SH4 captain so bear with me. I've got the latest versions of TMO and RSRDC installed and I'm literally on my first patrol of the war. I set out from Manila and went to the east side of Luzon and completed my first objective. On my way to the 2nd objective I came across what I thought was 1 IJN destroyer. I got into position and fired 2 torps at him, and while it looked like 1 hit through my periscope, I didn't get any confirmation of this from my crew.

But what I thought was 1 destroyer was actually 2 and they've got me pretty much pinned down. I'm only in about 130 feet of water with no thermal layer to hide under. The 2 boats keep circling over me and pinging away, and every once in a while they drop a few depth charges. I've yet to sustain any damage, so I guess I'm doing something right.

My question is how do I get away? If I read other posts on the forum correctly then when they're pinging they're not listening and I should maneuver then, but I can't always tell if both are pinging or just one? Usually it sounds like just 1. I can only do 1 knot if I go to 1/3 power and if I go any faster they seem to be able to zero in on me within seconds. I can't even turn fast enough to try to keep a slim profile towards one boat, much less both. And there may even be a 3rd boat inbound that my sonar seems to hear but I can't see yet. As soon as they stop pinging I stop my boat because I'm assuming they're then listening to see if they can hear me.

I've been at this 2 hours and haven't even made it a mile yet. I've got at least 5 miles to go before I get to any deeper water. I'm afraid to try any accelerated time as I'm sure they'll find and sink me before I even know they've found me.

Am I just stuck trying to sneak to deeper waters and if I make it then I can go deep? Am I doing this stuff wrong and therefore making it harder on myself? If I even make it to deep water will it be any easier to escape?

Thanks in advance.

08-05-10, 10:38 AM	#1
gollum65 Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 37 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	In A Pickle Ok guys. I'm a fairly new SH4 captain so bear with me. I've got the latest versions of TMO and RSRDC installed and I'm literally on my first patrol of the war. I set out from Manila and went to the east side of Luzon and completed my first objective. On my way to the 2nd objective I came across what I thought was 1 IJN destroyer. I got into position and fired 2 torps at him, and while it looked like 1 hit through my periscope, I didn't get any confirmation of this from my crew. But what I thought was 1 destroyer was actually 2 and they've got me pretty much pinned down. I'm only in about 130 feet of water with no thermal layer to hide under. The 2 boats keep circling over me and pinging away, and every once in a while they drop a few depth charges. I've yet to sustain any damage, so I guess I'm doing something right. My question is how do I get away? If I read other posts on the forum correctly then when they're pinging they're not listening and I should maneuver then, but I can't always tell if both are pinging or just one? Usually it sounds like just 1. I can only do 1 knot if I go to 1/3 power and if I go any faster they seem to be able to zero in on me within seconds. I can't even turn fast enough to try to keep a slim profile towards one boat, much less both. And there may even be a 3rd boat inbound that my sonar seems to hear but I can't see yet. As soon as they stop pinging I stop my boat because I'm assuming they're then listening to see if they can hear me. I've been at this 2 hours and haven't even made it a mile yet. I've got at least 5 miles to go before I get to any deeper water. I'm afraid to try any accelerated time as I'm sure they'll find and sink me before I even know they've found me. Am I just stuck trying to sneak to deeper waters and if I make it then I can go deep? Am I doing this stuff wrong and therefore making it harder on myself? If I even make it to deep water will it be any easier to escape? Thanks in advance.