Shortest Career ever had lol Thanks Rockn Robbins

Bubblehead1980 · 09-11-13, 03:05 AM

TMO RSRD Feb 1945. USS Quillback-Tench class

Eager to test out the new Mark 28 homing torpedo in combat, I departed Pearl Harbor on Feb 12, 1945 and headed for Saipan to refuel, then proceeded to patrol a 150 mile area in the Yellow Sea per the operation order.

While en route to area on Feb 24, 1945, SW of Quelpart Island where East China and Yellow Seas meet, SJ made a contact on 4 ships, a convoy, 3 freighters and one escort it appeared, in a single line.Unfortunately, full moon was out and only 2 hours until dawn, no chance of night surface attack and only 120 feet below keel, too dangerous for submerged attack in calm seas.Decided to rush ahead of convoy and attack after dawn in the deeper areas(250 feet below keel, reasonable for evasion) we attacked after dawn, we have a Zinbu Maru and Ryunn Maru with two type C escorts, one forward, one after.Plan was to launch six Mark 18's, 3 each at the freighters, then turn and spit out two of the four homing torpedoes at escorts if needed.

Attack went according to plan, except having to go to 100 feet when a G4M Betty came out of no where flying low, but didnt spot us fortunately, just routine morning patrol plane. Back at scope depth, fired at both freighters from 2100 yards, then went "deep" and silent since escorts didnt seem to know where I was.As I passed 210 feet, pinging began, the rear escort seemed to find us, then stopped, then an explosion, the plane dropped some bombs, apparently spotting us (MAD perhaps, running rockn robbins restore TMO planes mod) , bombs fell short but they told escorts where to find us, we went to the bottom at 250 feet as escorts roared in pinging.I let decoys go and ahead flank, first pattern missed, the second escort began dropping charges on decoys, then more plane bombs, this sucker had to have MAD.

Then the escort closed in and dropped an accurate pattern , two exploded very close, causing flooding in control room and after torpedo, destroyed some equipment and blew us, literally blew us 10 feet down into the bottom, all stopped with flooded, we sat on bottom(love the trick figured out to do it without sustaining hull damage) and survived for an hour until both DD's rushed in and layed out one hell out of pattern which wrecked the boat, the end,

I was impressed by the first team effort from the plane and escorts, 1945 is no joke.

Rockin Robbins · 09-11-13, 09:30 AM

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JoeCorrado · 09-17-13, 12:17 PM

My shortest ever career was when I decided to do a deep dive and test the limits of my boat... imagine my surprise when I found it. LOL

Admiral Halsey · 09-17-13, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeCorrado

My shortest ever career was when I decided to do a deep dive and test the limits of my boat... imagine my surprise when I found it. LOL

Was that with stock or a modded game?(If it was a modded one I agree that the crush depth can sneak up on you.)

TorpX · 09-19-13, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeCorrado

My shortest ever career was when I decided to do a deep dive and test the limits of my boat... imagine my surprise when I found it. LOL

Yeah, the same thing happened to me, when I first played SH3. I don't remember what the crush depth for a type II U-boat was, but it wasn't as deep as I thought it was.

Armistead · 09-20-13, 12:23 AM

My shortest career was leaving Manila start of the war. I had just got out of the harbor in an S-boat when plane spotted. The plane scored a direct hit, destroyed engines. Using Travs mod, so they would repair in time, maybe two days. Then another plane, this one drops a torp and it hits. I sink from the surface, roll over on my side and s8 to the bottom. Didn't make it one day out of port.

Bubblehead1980 · 09-20-13, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

My shortest career was leaving Manila start of the war. I had just got out of the harbor in an S-boat when plane spotted. The plane scored a direct hit, destroyed engines. Using Travs mod, so they would repair in time, maybe two days. Then another plane, this one drops a torp and it hits. I sink from the surface, roll over on my side and s8 to the bottom. Didn't make it one day out of port.

Ah I miss that with travellers mod, sinking.I was hit by a circle run, blew a huge hole in engine room, only 40% hull damage and bulkhead 90 percent damaged lol. I crash dove to the bottom a 140 feet and sat on the bottom to reserve some sense of realism.Escorts depth charged me, survived about an hour until an aux subchaser dropped a single charge that landed just in front of conning tower, behind deck gun and exploded.All over.

09-11-13, 03:05 AM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,100 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Shortest Career ever had lol Thanks Rockn Robbins TMO RSRD Feb 1945. USS Quillback-Tench class Eager to test out the new Mark 28 homing torpedo in combat, I departed Pearl Harbor on Feb 12, 1945 and headed for Saipan to refuel, then proceeded to patrol a 150 mile area in the Yellow Sea per the operation order. While en route to area on Feb 24, 1945, SW of Quelpart Island where East China and Yellow Seas meet, SJ made a contact on 4 ships, a convoy, 3 freighters and one escort it appeared, in a single line.Unfortunately, full moon was out and only 2 hours until dawn, no chance of night surface attack and only 120 feet below keel, too dangerous for submerged attack in calm seas.Decided to rush ahead of convoy and attack after dawn in the deeper areas(250 feet below keel, reasonable for evasion) we attacked after dawn, we have a Zinbu Maru and Ryunn Maru with two type C escorts, one forward, one after.Plan was to launch six Mark 18's, 3 each at the freighters, then turn and spit out two of the four homing torpedoes at escorts if needed. Attack went according to plan, except having to go to 100 feet when a G4M Betty came out of no where flying low, but didnt spot us fortunately, just routine morning patrol plane. Back at scope depth, fired at both freighters from 2100 yards, then went "deep" and silent since escorts didnt seem to know where I was.As I passed 210 feet, pinging began, the rear escort seemed to find us, then stopped, then an explosion, the plane dropped some bombs, apparently spotting us (MAD perhaps, running rockn robbins restore TMO planes mod) , bombs fell short but they told escorts where to find us, we went to the bottom at 250 feet as escorts roared in pinging.I let decoys go and ahead flank, first pattern missed, the second escort began dropping charges on decoys, then more plane bombs, this sucker had to have MAD. Then the escort closed in and dropped an accurate pattern , two exploded very close, causing flooding in control room and after torpedo, destroyed some equipment and blew us, literally blew us 10 feet down into the bottom, all stopped with flooded, we sat on bottom(love the trick figured out to do it without sustaining hull damage) and survived for an hour until both DD's rushed in and layed out one hell out of pattern which wrecked the boat, the end, I was impressed by the first team effort from the plane and escorts, 1945 is no joke.

09-11-13, 09:30 AM	#2
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09-17-13, 12:17 PM	#3
JoeCorrado Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 366 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 5	My shortest ever career was when I decided to do a deep dive and test the limits of my boat... imagine my surprise when I found it. LOL __________________ ============= My Game starts with GFO - Keepin' it real as it needs to be!

09-20-13, 12:23 AM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	My shortest career was leaving Manila start of the war. I had just got out of the harbor in an S-boat when plane spotted. The plane scored a direct hit, destroyed engines. Using Travs mod, so they would repair in time, maybe two days. Then another plane, this one drops a torp and it hits. I sink from the surface, roll over on my side and s8 to the bottom. Didn't make it one day out of port. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.