Sometimes even a blind squirrel ...

[Numdydar]

gets lucky. Who says RO Subs are totally useless now [:D]

[Lowpe]

I just did the same thing with the Idaho, who had taken 3 torpedoes two days previously. She surely isn't happy.[:D]

[Numdydar]

[&o]Cheers for the RO's [:D]

[dr.hal]

Those of us who play the allied side don't see the humor in this!

[Chickenboy]

Personally, I've always been a big fan of the ROs. Why not? [&o]

[EHansen]

To add a bit of balance:
ASW attack near Wake Island at 139,98

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
xAKL Hamakua
DD Farragut

SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
RO-67 diving deep ....
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub

[Numdydar]

But that ALWAYS happens [:(]. What happened with the BB does not [X(]

[John 3rd]

My RO- have done pretty well to this point in my campaign:

March 19, 1942

Here are the numbers:

Ro-Class

Ro-34
AKL Fortune San Jose 12-07-41
AKL Regulus Zanboanga 12-08-41

Ro-63
AP Koolinda Port Moresby 12-11-41
TK Sunchaser Port Moresby 12-12-41
AKL Mortlake Cairns 01-19-42

Ro-65
CL Perth Palm Isle 12-13-41

Ro-66
AK Alcoa Pathfinder Pago Pago 12-11-41
AK Dardanus Pago Pago 12-15-41

Ro-67
AP Mungana (D) Nadi 12-13-41
AK Nisqually (D) Nadi 12-15-41
AK Steel Age Nadi 12-15-41
AK Nisqually Moala 03-03-42
AP President Monroe Gau Isle 03-04-42

[Numdydar]

Not bad. How were you able to track all that data?

[John 3rd]

I write down the notes on every attack within my day-to-day note taking and then add them to a a file I keep long-term. About every 4 months I go into the 'ships sunk' report and see what has happened to ships that may or may not have sunk. It is a bit tedious but I like to see how well the old SS Fleet is doing...

[crsutton]

I don't really fear the RO torpedo. It just does not have the killing power of the long lance. There is a very good chance that your solo hit on the Carolina on did only marginal damage. I had one RO hit the Saratoga with two shots and she only had 9 flotation and some minor engine damage. Not even enough for me to stand her down from the operation.

[LargeSlowTarget]

ORIGINAL: EHansen

To add a bit of balance:
ASW attack near Wake Island at 139,98

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
xAKL Hamakua
DD Farragut

SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
RO-67 diving deep ....
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub

You guys are lucky.

I have the impression my ROs do skip the actual ASW combat:

SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
RO-67 diving deep ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub, laughing out loud...

[;)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

I have the impression my ROs do skip the actual ASW combat:

SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
RO-67 diving deep ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub, laughing out loud...

[;)]

[:D]

[czert2]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget
You guys are lucky.

I have the impression my ROs do skip the actual ASW combat:

SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
RO-67 diving deep ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub, laughing out loud...

[;)]

wow nice combat report.

[rustysi]

gets lucky. Who says RO Subs are totally useless now

...or finds a nut. Every vessel in the game has a value and a use. Yes, some more than others, but...

[sanch]

Here's my contribution to this thread - 2 DD's escorting a transport TF unloading ...


Night Time Surface Combat, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, Range 1,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1
xAK Yokohama Maru
xAK Tarayasu Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
PB Konsan Maru
xAK Nitiren Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Laffey
DD Woodworth, Shell hits 2, heavy fires

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway


Rumor has it that upon return to Japan, the two destroyer captains were congratulated personally by the Emperor.

[EHansen]

The two USN DDs probably would have done better by themselves. Should have left the BB Oklahoma in port.

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: EHansen

The two USN DDs probably would have done better by themselves. Should have left the BB Oklahoma in port.

AGREED!!![:-][:-][:-]

[sanch]

ORIGINAL: EHansen

The two USN DDs probably would have done better by themselves. Should have left the BB Oklahoma in port.

I think he pretty much had to bring the BB along, as I've been showing some serious firepower up there myself. It's just that my biggies weren't there that particular night.

[koniu]

Night Time Surface Combat, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, Range 1,000 Yards

Night combat, 1000 yards to enemy, slow BB, probably poor visibility
Dream conditions for Long Lance attack. BB was dead before first shot was fired