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Bubblehead1980 · 10-13-21, 03:44 PM

TMO 2.5 Update with Patch (work in progress, not yet released)
100 difficulty, cams off contacts on.

Sunday 3 October 1943

0730 Position 21-40 N 171-6 E 323 NM NE Wake Island.

Currently en route for first ever official lifeguard assignment for air strikes by Task Force 14 (three CV, three CVL, two CA, three CL, 24 DD) on 5 and 6 October.

0735 Daily morning trim dive.

0737:24 Boat at depth of 90 feet. Sound check detected noise of torpedoes inbound bearing 055 degrees. Obviously we were approached and fired on by enemy submarine just as we submerged (why those trim dives and periodic sound sweeps are important ) and narrowly avoided disaster.

0738:03 Torpedoes missed, passed above SKATE.

0738:44 Sound detected submerged submarine bearing 102 , closing. Went to silent running and 300 feet, turned to course t 180 degrees.

0844 Lost sound contact with submarine. Resumed course 240 degrees , submerged. Maintained silent running.

1304 Sound has possible submarine contact bearing 120, distant.

Will remain submerged until night fall, will make up time with high speed run upon surfacing.

A close call on the first patrol for sure. This is only the second time have ever been fired on by a submerged sub in campaign (of course have the cam off) , but have had several make approaches. During my 14 patrols with the Drum from 1942-1945 as final test run of the TMO Update mod, was fired on with torpedoes twice (years apart in the same) by submerged submarines , and detected in some form or another, them three or four times. Some, impossible to say if were friendly (Those are roaming around as well) or enemy as no visual contact was made. Trim dives and sound sweeps are important. While can do a sweep on surface, your best sound detection is when submerged. This eve looming threat, while rare, does really add to the immersion and challenge.

10-13-21, 03:44 PM	#7
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 6,922 Downloads: 550 Uploads: 42	USS Skate SS-305 ---Why periodic dives and sound sweeps are important- TMO 2.5 Update with Patch (work in progress, not yet released) 100 difficulty, cams off contacts on. Sunday 3 October 1943 0730 Position 21-40 N 171-6 E 323 NM NE Wake Island. Currently en route for first ever official lifeguard assignment for air strikes by Task Force 14 (three CV, three CVL, two CA, three CL, 24 DD) on 5 and 6 October. 0735 Daily morning trim dive. 0737:24 Boat at depth of 90 feet. Sound check detected noise of torpedoes inbound bearing 055 degrees. Obviously we were approached and fired on by enemy submarine just as we submerged (why those trim dives and periodic sound sweeps are important ) and narrowly avoided disaster. 0738:03 Torpedoes missed, passed above SKATE. 0738:44 Sound detected submerged submarine bearing 102 , closing. Went to silent running and 300 feet, turned to course t 180 degrees. 0844 Lost sound contact with submarine. Resumed course 240 degrees , submerged. Maintained silent running. 1304 Sound has possible submarine contact bearing 120, distant. Will remain submerged until night fall, will make up time with high speed run upon surfacing. A close call on the first patrol for sure. This is only the second time have ever been fired on by a submerged sub in campaign (of course have the cam off) , but have had several make approaches. During my 14 patrols with the Drum from 1942-1945 as final test run of the TMO Update mod, was fired on with torpedoes twice (years apart in the same) by submerged submarines , and detected in some form or another, them three or four times. Some, impossible to say if were friendly (Those are roaming around as well) or enemy as no visual contact was made. Trim dives and sound sweeps are important. While can do a sweep on surface, your best sound detection is when submerged. This eve looming threat, while rare, does really add to the immersion and challenge. Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 10-13-21 at 03:52 PM.