[Captain Wreckless]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Yes, as propbeanie asked are all your gauges stuck at "noon" position ? If youre engines are at all stop, then definitely should not show them at 150 rpm. Its a bug, one I rarely see in TMO but it can happen, especially after loading a saved game. Typically happens when save was made near another unit or land, especially another submarine.

Hmm. Are you using the "Donation Narwhal Class" or the one included with TMO? I ran 14 patrols with the Donation Narwhal, testing the missions I made for it in upcoming version. She was was noisy and certainly could not get away with things could in a Gato etc. I honestly havent used the default Narwhal or Pseudo Narwhal as its called in TMO in a long time, but I recall its noisy as well. Honestly, have to use a lot of discretion in what and when try to approach and attack. For example, you run into DD's out to see , they are patrols...this means they are set to Elite skill level and are searching for submarines, not really something want to attack in a old noisy boat. I give them a wide berth typically even in a modern fleet boat unless have no other option or present such a favorable set up form outset, can't turn it down.

Night surface attacks on DD's, not a great idea either, esp in a slow diving boat like a Narwhal class. Larger, easier to spot, especially for a highly skilled DD. DD's are earlier non capital ships to get radar, a few of them get it somewhat early in 42(used historical records to assign dates) so then your boat is a even larger radar target.

Sometimes I've got no choice but to save near land as alot of my patrols are near land. I do surface, order all stop and F2 before saving.

Never heard of the "Donation Narwhal Class", I play what is included with TMO.


Did a test career and all of gauges function. Nice to know. 1/3 speed and silent running is around 65-70rpm. Nice to know also. Just a big noisy boat no matter what the RPM is.



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Was assigned a photo mission to Formosa and arrived when it was still daylight. Anyway, I went to 100 ft and was creeping into photo position when all of a sudden I was getting massive damage reports. Half the crew was injured. I went to external view and low and behold, I had run into a Submarine Net, went all the way up to the conning tower. This is the 1st time ever encountering one.

Luckily I had saved before, so I reloaded and went in at Periscope depth. Avoided the net this time. Raised scope and viewed numerous ships in port. Completed photo mission but decided that while I was there....

I got to within 4300 yards. Didn't want to get any closer because there were 2 ASW just outside at anchor.

Fired 3 fish at a large Merchant. It wasn't a full 90* shot, more like 35* off the merchies bow. Wasn't sure it was gonna work. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! down it went.

Fired 2 at a smaller merchie bow on. BOOM! BOOM! it didn't sink , but the decks were awash.

Fired 1 at a small ASW and watched the torpedo go right under it and then explode against the pier underneath a crane. I was disappointed that the crane didn't fall into the water.

Reminded me of the scene in "Operation Petty Coat" when they sank a truck.