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Old 10-18-21, 12:58 PM   #10
Bubblehead1980
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Default Pursuing a Heavy Cruiser in East China Sea 3 March 1944

TMO 2.5 Update w forthcoming patch (patch in testing)
100 difficulty, external cam and map contacts off.



Friday March 3, 1944

0422 SJ contacts two pips bearing 018 13 NM. Closing for intercept.

0425 APR-1 detected radar emissions from SJ contact bearing.

0437 General Quarters-Torpedo

0447 DD spotted leading a CA.

0446 Contact report sent to COMSUBPAC. One CA, one DD spotted at 29-52 N 125-28 E , 270 NM ESE of Shanghai, China, in East China Sea. Estimated course 077 degrees, Estimated speed 19 knots.
Attacking.

0450 Received reply to contact report from COMSUBPAC. X ATTACK AT ONCE X

0453 Eenmy DD closing high speed, CA zigging. Believe SKATE detected on radar. Turned away enemy vessel pursuing.

0500 fired tube 7 MK 18-2 torpedo. "Down the throat" shot.

0502 Torpedo impact!

0503 Amazingly, the DD did not slow. Possible dud?
0513 DD(indeitfied as likely Kamikaze Class) at 2200 yards, spotlights activated, appeared ready to open fire. Skate submerged. Enemy fired several rounds from forward guns. Skate Fired another down throat shot from stern tube 8, missed.

0514 Rigged for silent running and depth charge. Enemy pinging

0516 DD passed overhead . DC explosions.

Thermal layer 210 feet.

0517 Impacted bottom at 232 feet. Fathomer indicated had more depth. Minor damage reported (See damage section)

0521 Pinging.

0522 Boat depth 222 ft. DC explosions, boat shaken. Damage reported.

0529 DD above. DC explosions.

0542 DD above. DC explosions.

0616 Lost contact with DD. Last DC was 0550. Believe is waiting out SKATE.

0625 Sound of DD departing at high speed audible through hull.

0637 Periscope/Radar depth. Single pip 6 NM away, believe DD. Secured Silent running an surfaced to catch up with CA.

0638 Sound not properly functioning, believe sound heads were damaged when boat scraped bottom. (part of new damage model)

0700 Secured General Quarters for end around.

0915 SJ contact 039 14 NM. Believe this contact is the CA. Closing contact. at high speed.

The pursuit continues....


(Note: As noted in the README the damage model for subs was revised, to make equipment vulnerable. Sound heads are now vulnerable, I recall lowering hit points (which were set so hit made them practically invincible) but first time have had them damage to point noticeably not functioning properly, that I recall )
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