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Sorry, i was kinda busy.
This must be this:
"That happens when you play with the big guys"
(Ise Battleship)
1st Patrol of new Campaign. After a fourth attempt yesterday. Played it really nice and cool. On search course never always between 256 and 512.
Around 80.000 BRT and three Torps left. And then in the morning, cause i wanted to finish the patrol, electric breakdown in tha hood.
But i had a save after the first four sunken ships.
And then: Huge Task Force, i mean huuuge:
-A Kongo BB, The allready mensioned Ise, An escort Carrier, Two heavy Cruisers, and some Light Cruiser and...
Ok, we have trained for this...
I was from the point of detection in front of the japs. Then we started to dance South, 195, 185. Ninty degrees, tourned with Back Slow with the first Destroyer to give him no...silhouette.
Torps prepared 8-9 feet below keel for the big girls, sea was caaaalm 0 Meter Wind per second light fog and full darkness has just set in. Everything is perfect.
First the escort carrier first torp 1 degree against the running direction and the second 1 degree in front. They (Mark 14 never dud on influence setting) hitted front and rear. Cause the carrier cant speed up very fast, now that i think bout it.
Second the Kongo BB first torp on zero degrees, second plus 2, third plus 4.
All three went up midship from the middle to the start of the first third of the ship. Huge explosions...
We hit it, she is taking water. Thank you Officer Obvious.
Periscope always "swimmy", but know it didnt need a rocket scientist to know where the yankees are camping. And shots from all around.
Then we and the destroyers played our little games.
And now: Flank ahead around through the night. Again in Front. When they were kinda resorting themselves in the middle of nowhere. The Carrier was dripping deep in the front and was just standing, as all the others were dancing around him. Head on, 1.400 Meters another one to the keel. And as they were firering me down. I gave him another one, since i expected him to blow up instantly but there was nothing to hear. Another one with the big boom. And as i tryed to evade me out of ****. There was this Ise BB at my rear. Last three hecktorps. 0, +2, +4, but the Captain didnt accelerate, so the first hitted midships, the last in the very front, and the second between.
Another dance with the DDs and they let the Ise sail on its own.
Ok, lets try 6.500 Meters. Sea still 0 Meter per Second. But allready daytime. The shots where hitting below waterline, and the next one up to the middle of the tower. And another one over the ship, calm seas?
So i hardly hitted with half of my around 105 AP Shells, and then with my ca. 65 remaining explosive shells. Good, why not try to scratch them with the .50Cal. AP at least. Following up to 5.200 Meters had im on 23 degrees, no way to turn the flak further. Since i had no glue where my shots are landing, i shot, and switched to the uzo and as my bullets rained in, they were out of sight, no glue where they were landing. But first it seemed exectly when the disappeared there was simultanious fire starting all over the ship. And i thought: How epic is that all the fires which were allready burning inside now have got air. Like a very ripe grape.
Then i realised that those bastards are firing back.
Not even making 4 Konts but whistling "La Paloma".
Back in port i insisted in keeping the holes, cause then we seem really badass. But that wouldnt work because of insurance issues.
THIS IS WAR, he has said!
P.S. 77% Hull damage, i ve made it home.