![]() ![]() I'm running SH4 1.5 with the following mods: I hear Alaska is great this time of year. A bit underwhelming after "The Terrible T", but I'm glad to be on the open sea again. So I transferred to Dutch harbor and was immediately given command of USS S-37 (SS-142), an S class submarine. After 10 successful patrols with 27 ships sunk for approximately 110000 tonnage, she sunk with all hands on a late August night in 1943. While inside the harbor's very shallow waters, three Japanese Destroyers started pinging her, got a fix and made multiple depth charge passes. During her last patrol she was tasked to recon the harbor in Manila, searching for possible aircraft carriers. Sadly, my ship's fate was a lot worse as this picture is the last ever taken of her. The real USS Tautog survived the war placing first for number of ships sunk, and ended up being sold as scrap. In the end she took the fast road to Davy Jones' locker like the rest of them. Then I proceeded to finish her off with the 4 inch deck gun. This ship had a guardian angel it seemed, she braved it all and it was one of the many times I had contemplated just letting her go. To my bigger surprise all three were duds. To my big surprise they all hit the now hard-maneuvering merchant. In an act of frustration I quickly guestimated a new solution and fired off my remaining three bow tubes. However, only one exploded as the other 2 were duds, a common problem with the early war torpedoes. I fired a three-shot salvo and they all hit. Eventually though the weather cleared and I plotted an intercept course for a night surface attack. I couldn't get a visual on her even from less than 1000 yards out and plotting sonar solutions is not something I am versed in. I was chasing her through the Makassar strait for the better part of a week (or was it two? I lost track of time at some point), through heavy seas, thick fog, pitch black starless nights and torrential rain. Torpedo impact! Don't worry about the first one hitting so far aft sailor, this salvo was spread stern to bow.Ī lone ship burning helpless somewhere in the Pacific in the dark of night can make for a very atmospheric scene. (captions describe the picture below them) I was given command of USS Tautog (SS-199), a Tambor class submarine and a formidable ship in her time indeed. Having never worked COMSUBSOWESPAC's area before, it was interesting how challenging hunting on the narrow and shallow straits can be. I started a new campaign out of Fremantle, Australia. Anyone else still play this? I got into it again after a pretty long absence, I'd forgotten how great it is. ![]()
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