Stories and Patrol Logs + Screenshots and Videos (merged) - Page 312

captgeo · 07-16-14, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Yea, I really have the urge to play, just gotta get my pc fixed. Just got use to this notebook and haven't taken the time...Did you find taters fixes..

found them ,just have not installed them yet, this career wont last long, damn I am rusty.......

Harmsway! · 08-08-14, 04:24 PM

My first Silent Hunter series video. For first time simmers and those totally unfamiliar with submarines. Whereas so many SH videos are Let's Play or advance tactics this one is simplistic.

Enjoy, comment.

fitzcarraldo · 08-10-14, 08:11 PM

A nice introductory video. Harnsway: you use RFB true? I would to know where you obtained the compass textures on the bridge. Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo

Sailor Steve · 08-10-14, 08:48 PM

Very nice! I hadn't planned on "wasting" ten minutes, but I ended up watching the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed your walkthrough.

merc4ulfate · 08-11-14, 04:04 PM

I got a message about a convoy around the west side of Truk and I was a bit North so I went down to investigate. I sat near the entrance of the west side of the lagoon for a while when I picked up high speed screws.

I raised the scope and saw one destroyer, two Kongo Battleships and one Chitose Seaplane Tender with a Japanese mini-sub on board leaving the lagoon. I plotted their exit course and they would have gone within 2000 yards of me if not closer.

I monitored their progress a bit and noticed the DD at about 2000 yards became a constant bearing and closing. I checked in the scope and he was coming for me.

Knowing I could not out run him I went all ahead flank and left full rudder. He was at 270 of me and would have came across in the area of the CONN so my tactic was to move ahead and left as he was coming in ahead and left towards me. At about 50 yards and still at periscope depth I heard the Y-Launchers go off and zeroed my rudder.

He went right over the last 20 feet of the stern but since I had zeroed the steering the launchers missed me deep. His roll off also missed me deep and aft since I had gone ahead flank.

Meanwhile the other three ships steered away at course 270 while mine was 030. I stayed ahead flank. The DD made another pass and missed and fired at my periodic scope appearance. My plan was to attack the large ships and get as close as I could before firing while the DD came around.

After the second pass from the DD I raised scope and fired two magnetic detonator set fish at their shallowest setting. Both hit causing the DD to stop in her tracks and sink quickly. This was the only escort. I got within 2500 years of the other three and fearing I would only get one shot I fired all 6 forward tubes at the lead BB. I had one premature detonation, two dudes, two misses and one hit on her stern.

I cussed.

I had reloaded one in the aft tubes so now I had three and turned hard left in their course to bring around the rear tubes. I fired all three at the second BB at 1500 yards. I had two dudes and one explosion under the main superstructure.

The lead BB began to rest to the rear while the second had flames and began to list to port after at ten minutes.

Reload, reload, reload. Still at flank speed I chased them. They were doing around 18 knots but had slowed to 8 after being hit.

As soon as I had a reload I fired. Both BB were now in a zig zag leap frogging each other. The ship most to the read would cross behind the other ship as it sailed on. The second ship would slow down to 3 knots or so directly behind the other BB. It was guarding the lead against torpedoes.

The second ship would then speed up move in front while the other played guard behind her. I kept course 270 and did not move the rudder to keep my speed at maximum. Their maneuvers kept me close enough by their zig zag and guarding maneuvers to get off 5 more torpedoes with only one striking the one aflame at about 4000 yards.

My speed began to drop and I knew I could not do much more to them. The Chitose was close enough in the chase being to the rear of the BB's that I fire three fish at her and sank her.

The second strike on the BB did little to slow them down. I ceased my attack thankful I had two ships but would have loved to have had them all finding myself in such a lucky spot.

This guarding tactic by both BB's I found completely fascinating. I have never seen ships under AI control pull such a maneuver in hope of protecting each other.

Their tactics, while not being able to sink the BB's, made that whole attack worth playing and most enjoyable.

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Harmsway! · 08-15-14, 07:37 AM

Thanks for the comments fellows. The compass is my own mod. I think I'm happy with it enough to make it available soon. Yes, RFB.

adrians69 · 08-15-14, 02:27 PM

Spotted about 35nm NNW of Truk Lagoon, in the Carolinas. This must be Japan's new war winning super radar of death!

Has anyone else seen this while cruising??

adrians69

Armistead · 08-15-14, 04:30 PM

We call it the beanstalk...some messed up coded sphere.

fireftr18 · 08-15-14, 09:43 PM

adrians69, you're only the second person I know of that found it, and posted a screen shot on it. And yeah, what Armistead said.

adrians69 · 08-16-14, 01:36 PM

Glad it's not just me then!

It has a reflection on the sea and everything. I sailed right up to it and thought it looked rather cool like something out of a science fantasy pic!

Adrian

Armistead · 08-16-14, 02:19 PM

a few have found it, not hard once u know where it is....think when I found it I ran into it by accident, but that was years ago. The land mass, the lil dot that it is won't show on the map unless you zoom view....may be an easter egg of sorts, but my guess is just a screwed up sphere

adrians69 · 08-17-14, 05:29 AM

I found it by accident. I was patrolling off the Carolinas when it appeared over the horizon!!

Armistead · 08-17-14, 10:28 AM

wait until you find the tribe of women.....

adrians69 · 08-17-14, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

wait until you find the tribe of women.....

Look forward to it!!

merc4ulfate · 08-18-14, 03:12 PM

Gee I thought everyone knew about he spire.

It isn't round ... it has a larger base the midsection and one direction of it get elongated. It is also invisible underwater and from inside it and it hurts to run into it.

08-08-14, 04:24 PM	#4667
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	My first Silent Hunter series video. For first time simmers and those totally unfamiliar with submarines. Whereas so many SH videos are Let's Play or advance tactics this one is simplistic. Enjoy, comment. __________________ ----------------------- Gene SH5 Quick Start Guide

08-10-14, 08:11 PM	#4668
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,131 Downloads: 3217 Uploads: 0	A nice introductory video. Harnsway: you use RFB true? I would to know where you obtained the compass textures on the bridge. Many thanks! Fitzcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

08-10-14, 08:48 PM	#4669
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Very nice! I hadn't planned on "wasting" ten minutes, but I ended up watching the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed your walkthrough. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-11-14, 04:04 PM	#4670
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	SUPERB AI TACTIC I got a message about a convoy around the west side of Truk and I was a bit North so I went down to investigate. I sat near the entrance of the west side of the lagoon for a while when I picked up high speed screws. I raised the scope and saw one destroyer, two Kongo Battleships and one Chitose Seaplane Tender with a Japanese mini-sub on board leaving the lagoon. I plotted their exit course and they would have gone within 2000 yards of me if not closer. I monitored their progress a bit and noticed the DD at about 2000 yards became a constant bearing and closing. I checked in the scope and he was coming for me. Knowing I could not out run him I went all ahead flank and left full rudder. He was at 270 of me and would have came across in the area of the CONN so my tactic was to move ahead and left as he was coming in ahead and left towards me. At about 50 yards and still at periscope depth I heard the Y-Launchers go off and zeroed my rudder. He went right over the last 20 feet of the stern but since I had zeroed the steering the launchers missed me deep. His roll off also missed me deep and aft since I had gone ahead flank. Meanwhile the other three ships steered away at course 270 while mine was 030. I stayed ahead flank. The DD made another pass and missed and fired at my periodic scope appearance. My plan was to attack the large ships and get as close as I could before firing while the DD came around. After the second pass from the DD I raised scope and fired two magnetic detonator set fish at their shallowest setting. Both hit causing the DD to stop in her tracks and sink quickly. This was the only escort. I got within 2500 years of the other three and fearing I would only get one shot I fired all 6 forward tubes at the lead BB. I had one premature detonation, two dudes, two misses and one hit on her stern. I cussed. I had reloaded one in the aft tubes so now I had three and turned hard left in their course to bring around the rear tubes. I fired all three at the second BB at 1500 yards. I had two dudes and one explosion under the main superstructure. The lead BB began to rest to the rear while the second had flames and began to list to port after at ten minutes. Reload, reload, reload. Still at flank speed I chased them. They were doing around 18 knots but had slowed to 8 after being hit. As soon as I had a reload I fired. Both BB were now in a zig zag leap frogging each other. The ship most to the read would cross behind the other ship as it sailed on. The second ship would slow down to 3 knots or so directly behind the other BB. It was guarding the lead against torpedoes. The second ship would then speed up move in front while the other played guard behind her. I kept course 270 and did not move the rudder to keep my speed at maximum. Their maneuvers kept me close enough by their zig zag and guarding maneuvers to get off 5 more torpedoes with only one striking the one aflame at about 4000 yards. My speed began to drop and I knew I could not do much more to them. The Chitose was close enough in the chase being to the rear of the BB's that I fire three fish at her and sank her. The second strike on the BB did little to slow them down. I ceased my attack thankful I had two ships but would have loved to have had them all finding myself in such a lucky spot. This guarding tactic by both BB's I found completely fascinating. I have never seen ships under AI control pull such a maneuver in hope of protecting each other. Their tactics, while not being able to sink the BB's, made that whole attack worth playing and most enjoyable. Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157 RFB_2.0 RFB_2.0_Patch_23April2010 RSRDC_RFB_V575 RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1 Improved Ship Physics_1.1 Real Subs EAXsoundsim_without_WebstersManeuver_STOCK_GFO_OM __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

08-15-14, 07:37 AM	#4671
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the comments fellows. The compass is my own mod. I think I'm happy with it enough to make it available soon. Yes, RFB. __________________ ----------------------- Gene SH5 Quick Start Guide

08-15-14, 02:27 PM	#4672
adrians69 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 206 Downloads: 299 Uploads: 0	Is this Japan's new secret weapon??!! Spotted about 35nm NNW of Truk Lagoon, in the Carolinas. This must be Japan's new war winning super radar of death! Has anyone else seen this while cruising?? adrians69 __________________ "Huntin', hidin' & killin' since Silent Service '83" Click here to view my MS Flight Simulator X, Silent Hunter, Space Shuttle Mission Simulator, X Plane 11 & Train Simulator 2020 screenshots!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrians69/

08-15-14, 04:30 PM	#4673
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	We call it the beanstalk...some messed up coded sphere. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

08-15-14, 09:43 PM	#4674
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,526 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	adrians69, you're only the second person I know of that found it, and posted a screen shot on it. And yeah, what Armistead said. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

08-16-14, 01:36 PM	#4675
adrians69 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 206 Downloads: 299 Uploads: 0	Glad it's not just me then! It has a reflection on the sea and everything. I sailed right up to it and thought it looked rather cool like something out of a science fantasy pic! Adrian __________________ "Huntin', hidin' & killin' since Silent Service '83" Click here to view my MS Flight Simulator X, Silent Hunter, Space Shuttle Mission Simulator, X Plane 11 & Train Simulator 2020 screenshots!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrians69/

08-16-14, 02:19 PM	#4676
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	a few have found it, not hard once u know where it is....think when I found it I ran into it by accident, but that was years ago. The land mass, the lil dot that it is won't show on the map unless you zoom view....may be an easter egg of sorts, but my guess is just a screwed up sphere __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

08-17-14, 05:29 AM	#4677
adrians69 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 206 Downloads: 299 Uploads: 0	I found it by accident. I was patrolling off the Carolinas when it appeared over the horizon!! __________________ "Huntin', hidin' & killin' since Silent Service '83" Click here to view my MS Flight Simulator X, Silent Hunter, Space Shuttle Mission Simulator, X Plane 11 & Train Simulator 2020 screenshots!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrians69/

08-17-14, 10:28 AM	#4678
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	wait until you find the tribe of women..... __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

08-18-14, 03:12 PM	#4680
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	Gee I thought everyone knew about he spire. It isn't round ... it has a larger base the midsection and one direction of it get elongated. It is also invisible underwater and from inside it and it hurts to run into it. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍