I think no player (unlike the Japanese) will turn their submarines into convoys, even if they will have such event, because it would be too irrational.
True, it is too irrational, - still, hm? ..perhaps it could be a historical decision for the hardcore players? Playing Japan the real way, using this Kamikaze Submarine Strategy, - a real challenge.
- Torpedo fail
- Range fail
- Artillery Tables fail
Right, yes, they did have their problems in that period. The US was a non-military power back then, so it makes sense they would have skipped essential practice.
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3 warships hit with 1 torpedo-salvo!
I found the japanese submarine hitting three USN warships in one salvo. Had the IJN used a decentralized doctrine and allowed its submarine commanders to work as their US and German counterparts, I think the IJN would have damaged the USN in a serious manner.
Sinking of USS Wasp and USS O'Brien[edit]
On 15 September 1942, while patrolling south of the
Solomon Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign under the command of Commander
Takakazu Kinashi,
[5] I-19 sighted and attacked the U.S. carrier
Wasp, firing six torpedoes. Three of the torpedoes hit the
Wasp, causing heavy damage. With power knocked out due to damage from the torpedo explosions,
Wasp’s damage-control teams were unable to contain the ensuing fires. She was abandoned and
scuttled.
O'Brien hit by torpedo as
USS Wasp burns. Both ships were torpedoed and sunk by
I-19.
The remaining three torpedoes from the same spread (torpedo salvo), often incorrectly attributed to a second Japanese submarine, hit the U.S. battleship
North Carolina and the destroyer
O'Brien, the latter of which later sank
en route for repairs on 19 October 1942. Significant damage had been sustained by
North Carolina, which underwent repairs at Pearl Harbor until 16 November 1942.
This single torpedo salvo thus sank an aircraft carrier and a destroyer, and severely damaged a battleship, making it one of the most damaging torpedo salvos in history.
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Further information:
Sinking of USS Wasp and
Sinking of the USS O'Brien
Wasp going down after three of the 6 torpedo salvo has hit her. Wasp, by the way, was the first Aircraft carrier with a deck-elevator.
She carried some 100 aircrafts.