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Originally Posted by ben cg
Can I find historical taskforces with this mod?
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12-10-41 (0300 hours)
25 miles west of Vigan, Luzon
While enroute to San Bernadino patrol area, spotted several warships approaching Vigan from the west. Maneuvered S-36 to shooting position on zig-zagging Horai Maru (large old passenger carrier-9513 tons). Four fish fired. Three struck amidship, the fourth was a dud. Large explosion followed by a smaller secondary. Ship sank almost immediately. Aggressive escort activity. Heavy depth charging. Four inch deck gun destroyed. Minor damage to hull.
Historical Note:
On December 10, 1941 at 0300 hours, the Kanno Detachment, a Task Force consisting of 1 cruiser, 7 destroyers, and 6 transports arrived at Vigan. The transports were carrying approximately 2200 men from the First and Third Battalions of the 2nd Formosa Infantry Regiment. Their mission was to capture and maintain the Vigan airfield in support of further operations against Manila. The actual landing went unopposed. Although we had some 30 submarines operating out of Cavite, including 6 S-boats, not one of them came to the party. The weather was also a little different. During my attack the seas were moderate and it was very dark. During the actual landing there was a strong wind from the north east and rough seas. I recall counting 15 contacts on the map during the approach but I probably miscounted in all the excitement. I did try to count the transports but had to give up when the escorts arrived in ernest. I only saw two transports and one supply ship. The rest were warships.
One of the more memorable moments came when the torpedoes were fired. One of the escorts spotted them in the water, fired a warning signal, launched star shells, and began firing randomly into the water. The Maru sped up but it was too late. I was too close and the torpedoes were already on her. The depth charge attack was intense. The sound effects (ROW) are very well done and I could have sworn I heard one of the barrels bounce off the hull. The hull sway from a near miss is also great. I was finally able to creep out of the area at 2 knots. When I surfaced my batteries were down to less than 25 percent. It was midmorning and there were no ships on the horizon.