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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco
hey PB,
couple of things to go over.
started a new career with an S-boat, out of Manila/Cavite (i forget which).
was assigned the SBoatSou03 mission.
ran out of torpedoes TWICE, trying to sink two Kongos in Lingayen Gulf. Got one. no idea how the other one stayed afloat, but it did. 
secondly, and more importantly, as we were making our way to Watching Point, we received a message that cancelled the remainder of the mission and ordered us to Surabaya to end the mission. that would be great, except that our home base was Tilatjap and not Surabaya. Message arrived on January 4 and we were south of Makassar straits when we received it.
Lastly, as we were making our way around Java, we passed Merak and look what we discovered.
there was no obvious violence between forces. maybe they were playing pinochle and drinking scotch with a sake chaser. probably one of those date things.
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Issue #1 for the Kongo in Lingayen Gulf is the Mark 10 torpedo is not very "robust", and while you might sometimes sink a Kongo with 4 Mark 14, it often takes 6+ with the Mark 10, unless you get all good hits. The Kongo is one of the original FOTRS ships with the NSM model on it, so you have to hang around longer, and/or you also have to keep pumping torpedoes into the ship, because their "damage control" can sometimes stop the leaking, and might even get the ship underway, unless you do not allow them the time to do so.
As for #2 and #3 combined, you did not follow orders if you went to the West of Java Island and saw the original SH4 HarborTraffic at Merak left in FotRSU...
- But yes, Merak (and other harbors in the area) apparently give the Japanese a head-start in their occupations. Also, that SBoatSou03 is an early FotRSU mission assignment with "specific" wording left from before the mod enabled Mariveles (your probable Start base) and Tilatjap. Wording is now changed, and consider yourself notified via proper USN communication channels of such. Strike the "PER ORDERS COMSUBSAF YOU ARE TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO SURABAYA JAVA DEI TO END PATROL X" and change it to read "PER ORDERS COMSUBSAF YOU ARE TO RETURN TO CURRENT ASSIGNED BASE IMMEDIATELY TO END PATROL X" Make changes in ink. Be governed accordingly...
