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Originally Posted by mikesn9
Lucky Me!
Got 4 DDs (in self defense). went back to Darwin reload & refuel, took off again.. now there are planes chasing me.
We'll see how this plays out.
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Nice lol.
Yes, quite the contact for you to "stumble" into. Tough to get into position in early war shots on such targets, no radar, their high speed, escorts, alertness. Plus torpedo failures, rare to even locate them, let alone get a shot.
I added the kido butai's movements to the campaign in TMO, pretty much matches history. Now, some time later I was on patrol and did not register, the date. I stumbled across the carrier force (in TMO) it off Staring Bay, Celebes March 26 1942.
I was chasing a oil tanker after four torpedo malfunctions in a pre dawn attack, was trying to get ahead before he entered the bay at dawn. Morning haze saw the outlines of carriers. Submerged in front of the force, worked way inside screen and fired on CV Kaga from 1000 yards. Two prematures, one miss, one hit on Kaga CV. DD's worked me over for six hours, old porpoise class boat did not have speed to catch up with the force.
Historically, this was the date they departed for the "Operation C" , the Indian Ocean raid.