Mission Patrols in the Aleutian Islands
 

Patrols in the Aleutian Islands

I don't know what it is about these sub sims that draws me to the odd-ball campaigns... It was the Black Sea in SH3 now it's the Aleutian Island Campaign in SH4!

I have created 19 loosely historical patrols centered on the 1942-43 Aleutian Island battles. These involved S-18 through S-35 as well as the Growler, Triton, Trigger, Grunion, Finback, Gato, Tuna, and Narwhal (had to use a Salmon class for the Narwhal).

Most of the patrols start off from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a few from Pearl and couple from Port Angeles, Washington.

Each patrol has a mission description giving the historical background of that particular sub and the patrol it went on.

http://www.image-upload.net/files/56...arbor_1942.jpg

RADM "Fritz" Harlfinger, who served on S-boats in the Aleutians, described how dreadful it was:

"The conditions those boats endured up there are simply indescribable. It was God-awful. Cold. Dreary. Foggy. Ice glaze. The periscopes froze. The decks and lifelines were caked with ice. Blizzards. You could never get a navigational fix.

Savage arctic storms often swept down on Dutch Harbor, striking buildings with a wind nearing 100 miles an hour. The gales could easily wreck unprotected planes and tossed lumber and machinery about like paper. These storms caused more damage than Japanese air raids and were dreaded by the Navy

Moreover, the tides, currents, and weather throughout the region were often unpredictable and frequently treacherous, and the rocks and shoals of the island-studded archipelago posed a constant danger under the usual conditions of poor visibility from driving snow and rain, particularly during the long northern nights."


Install:

These files are v1.4 & JSGME ready. If you wish to install them manually, just copy them into your ...\Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific\Data\SinglePatrols folder.



I hope you all enjoy these missions and any comments and corrections will be appreciated.

Download at:

http://files.filefront.com/Aleutian+.../fileinfo.html

-Cgrimes



Historical Links:

US Submarine Operations in the Aleutians:

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87.../forgotten.htm

Aleutian Islands Campaign - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...eutian_Islands

The Forgotten Theatre:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-.../1036716/posts

Nice work, love that pic as well. Man it looks cold :yep:

http://www.image-upload.net/files/56...arbor_1942.jpg

RDP

Thx cgrimes :D

I have the latest TM & RSRD combined and some assorted smaller mods.

I then installed your Aluetians Mod.

They pay perfectly. As a matter of fact I haven't started a career campain yet. :up:

I'm haveing too much fun playing your missions. :D :yep:

I've only played the first 3 missions. I keep playing a mission till I get it right. :D

I guess it will be awhile before I start a Career. NOW THAT'S GAME PLAY !!!:yep:

Thx again for great missions and I hope to see more in the future. :up:

Way cool! I grew up on Adak, out on the Aleutian Chain and I can testify to just how dreary and depressing the weather can be! Harlinger was right on...

On the other hand, when the days are clear, they are REALLY clear! :up:

Thx for the patrols! :)

Yes, i had a a taste of the weather up there when trying to get into Dutch Harbor September. We had to heavo-to in an old T2 Tanker for 2 days while waiting for a gale to abate before entering harbor....

;) cg

Thx Firewall,

I enjoyed making these patrols. I had one addtional mission that keep crashing everytime i went east of Attu so it didn't make it into the final batch. Oh well...

Spawn Problem
 

Hi cgrimes, useing your Aleutian missions seem to have problem with Spawn setup you can see what I mean at "Screenshots & Videos" section page 72 Thread No's 1438 & 1440 any advice:hmm:

Gunfighter.

Mission Patrols Download
 

I clicked on the Filefront link to download these scenarios but they do not appear.
Have they been removed or what,does anyone know where I can get these.

I had these loaded in but my computer went south and I lost everything,sure would like to get hold of them again.
You can PM me if anyone has them and I can give you my email address if you could send them too me.

Thanks,

Bill

Sorry Bill, looks like Fileshare dumped me for whatever reason. I will set up another account on another server by Thursday, hopefully, and post the new links...

;) cg

I have a HIGH interest in this. Keep us posted. Want to patrol up there and see what it is like.

Mission Patrols in the Aleutian Islands
 

Thanks for your reply cgrimes,am looking forward to getting them when you post them again.

Bill

Wow I have seen how bad the storms are in the bering sea on The dedliest catch show. Just Imagine how bad that would be in a S boat.:lol: well if it gets covered by a wave, your in a sub. will this work with RFB 1.5

I don't have RFB 1.5 so you'll have to try it out and let us know... :hmm:

Hi cgrimes :sunny:

Since I'm now running SH4 GOLD I hope these GREAT missions and new ones you do will be compatible with it.

At this time I'm just getting the feel of SH4G before I mod it.

The only mod I've tried is CCIP's keymap mod with no luck.

Had ctd right off the bat.

Your missions are a gotta have. :yep:

Hopefully someone has tested them with 1.5 and will post.

Thx again for your missions. :up:

Ok, everyone ... Here's the new link to the Aleutian patrol file download:

http://www.box.net/shared/pcjj178j9n

Hope this works for you all... let me know ;)

-cg