[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Strykr

Currently reading "Thunder Below" by Admiral Fluckey, and I am trying to duplicate his brilliant night surface attack on a Japanese convoy in the Formosa Straits, while operating as part of a 3 Boat Wolfpack in January 1945.
He approaches from 10,000 yards astern, and slips in between the escorts, firing at, and sinking, the rear merchant from a range of 2150 yards. He is not done at that point, but I cant re-write the book!!!
He describes the night as dark, the only light from the stars, and the ships appeared as indistinguishable blobs.

Conveniently.... my latest TMO save, was a convoy contact report as the sun was going down.
Weather is clear, no fog, wind at 4 mps.

On my first attempt, I went in SJ radar blasting. I cant say I was detected, but the escorts seemed to be attracted, or interested in my location.
I made it to within 1450 yards of the escorts, and 2650 to the rear merchant I was targeting .....and was LIT UP. Lol





On my second attempt, I turned off the SJ, and it appeared the escorts maintained a more relaxed formation. I was able to close to within 2000 yards of the rear merchant, and fired tubes 1,2,3.
The MOMENT they hit, I was again LIT UP, and forced to crash dive.

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I "Attempt" to adjust the Graphic settings, and my monitor, to match my crews visual sighting to mine.
My Mod List is "Bubblehead Heavy" and it works well. Thanks Bubblehead1980 !!!

1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5
1_TMO_25_small_patch
ClemsonClassDD
Better US Crew and Player Rank Fix
IJN_Radar_Fix_2
Select Your Sub
TMO_Sample_Emblem
No Flags on subsV1.2
GatoLadder
Nav Map Make-Over v2.1
NMMO Airbase Add-on
NMMO v2.1 Patch 1 with AB
NMMO Maps Add-on
Bigger Better Protractors
410 Rockin Robbins EZ Plot V2.0
TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbance_v2_0_SH4
UPCUPGRADES+betterhuntersV1.2
Stop The Shouting
RealScopesV2
TMONewDepthChargesType2
TGT DIALS TO PK FIX - TMO
DarkerNightsEnv_V2
TMO17_19_different_smoke

Great book, Thunder Below. Such an exciting read. Well done, glad you are enjoying the mods. Did the gunfire hit you or just come close? Not sure is lit up is implying they put searchlights on you, shot you full of holes or both? lol. Did you survive the depth charging after diving?

Nice to be able to pull off realistic night surface attacks eh ? I plan on releasing my update which has updated versions of my mods for TMO in couple weeks before go on vacation( was end of June but refining a few things) and night surface attacks are even better now. I added some of the large almost allied style convoys japanese were deploying in spring summer, most of fall 1944, player can under the right conditions, get inside the columns and wreak havoc.

Also added a lot of the historical convoys/warships etc such as those Fluckey, O Kane, etc attacked, they show up at historic time and location of the engagement. They only spawn once and compositions are as historically accurate as possible within game. Can even try to pull off Fluckey's Namkwan Harbor raid in January 1945. , the convoys are there at anchor, escorts patrolling. Challenging but fun and can pull it off almost minute by minute according to his book.