destroying sampans

Dutch Cees de Snoo · 04-04-13, 03:04 PM

Do anyone destroy sampans?I never do,sound stupid but I have to leave them alone.

les green01 · 04-04-13, 03:37 PM

depends on where im at if im off the coast of japan I do

Father Goose · 04-04-13, 03:42 PM

Be advised, they may have radios and even guns and can report your position especially the ones around Japan. Proceed with caution. If it's 1-2 with radios or guns, I'll take them out with the deck gun. But if it's more in the area, I'm not going to start a major naval engagement with a bunch of fishing boats.

Armistead · 04-04-13, 04:04 PM

Fishing boats, Sampams may belong to any nation, but you have no way of knowing, except in they're in the waters near the nation. If they belong to Japan, they can report your position. Yes, some are armed. Later war you'll run into more Sampan convoys that will be carrying cargo. You can see the crates if you look.

andy_311 · 04-04-13, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Father Goose

Be advised, they may have radios and even guns and can report your position especially the ones around Japan. Proceed with caution. If it's 1-2 with radios or guns, I'll take them out with the deck gun. But if it's more in the area, I'm not going to start a major naval engagement with a bunch of fishing boats.

I had a few runins with them but it does not matter in Fall of the rising sun blast them into kingdom come but the planes will come,and they will join there fellow freinds and have a long swim back.

razark · 04-04-13, 07:39 PM

[patriotic rant]
Fishing boats provide food to the enemy. Every boat you sink deprives the enemy of food to feed his soldiers and workers. If you can keep a Japanese marine from eating breakfast, our boys will have that much easier of a time on the beaches. Every factory worker that misses his lunch means less depth charges on your head. Every AA gunner that misses dinner will be that much less effective when our B-29s come over. Every airman kept awake with a grumbling stomach reduces the effectiveness of those search planes overhead.

In short, it is not just a good idea, but it is your patriotic duty as an American sailor to sink every Japanese vessel you find and make them pay for what they've done to our boys on Wake and Bataan and Pearl!
[/patriotic rant]

Or, you know, don't. It's up to you. I usually go after them if I haven't seen anything in a while. The boys like to get up on deck and try out the deck gun once in a while.

Dutch Cees de Snoo · 04-05-13, 05:41 AM

Well I know it is only a game , but when I am not around the waters of Japan I leave them alone. Thinking of that poor sailor /fisherman who has to feed his family. Heart story's from my Indonesian friends that the people there suffered a lot from the Japanese occupation, and could barely survive. Despite the horrible death threads from the Japanese, they smuggled weapons and people to fight against the Japanese army On this moment I am around the waters of Celebes. I know ,I think to realistic, but is that not the meaning of this game?

TorpX · 04-05-13, 09:46 PM

Yes, I see your point. However, they were, sometimes being used actively in the war effort. In some areas, they were ferrying supplies because larger vessels were not available or too valuable to risk. They also were sometimes used as anti-submarine pickets/patrols.

21kamando · 04-06-13, 02:28 AM

Given that I don't plan on fighting aircraft, if I got ammo to spare on my twin 20 mike-mikes I usually will sink them even early in the war. Every bit helps.

merc4ulfate · 04-06-13, 09:09 AM

They add to tonnage so why not? During the early evening you can normally leave the area without any aircraft the next morning. During the day you should expect aircraft sometime in the near future after sinking them.

I normally do not waste to much time with one but if I see a group of four I will sink them all.

nionios · 10-13-14, 12:42 PM

When i had once attacked a sampan, its crew returned fire.Does this mean that they had been working for the Japs or just they had been defending themselves?

Aktungbby · 10-13-14, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch Cees de Snoo

Do anyone destroy sampans?I never do,sound stupid but I have to leave them alone.

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Roger Dodger · 10-13-14, 02:31 PM

After the first month of the war, ANY sampan or fishing boat (no matter where) is considered an enemy vessel. They will be supplying the Japs with food (fish) or running supplies for them. War is Hell! Sink 'em All. Doing so adds to your tonnage and gives your gunners something to do (good practice).

I don't usually take on a freighter with deck guns since so many are armed with guns that could do some serious damage to my boat, but Sampans and Fishing Boats seldom have more than a couple of machine guns and are considered fair game.

Good Hunting!

Aktungbby · 10-13-14, 02:40 PM

Roger Dodger! after almost a year of silent running!

jcope · 10-13-14, 03:03 PM

Anyone know what was done in reality?

04-04-13, 03:04 PM	#1
Dutch Cees de Snoo Watch Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dutch but living in Ireland Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	destroying sampans Do anyone destroy sampans?I never do,sound stupid but I have to leave them alone.

04-04-13, 03:37 PM	#2
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,735 Downloads: 1375 Uploads: 0	depends on where im at if im off the coast of japan I do __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

04-04-13, 04:04 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Fishing boats, Sampams may belong to any nation, but you have no way of knowing, except in they're in the waters near the nation. If they belong to Japan, they can report your position. Yes, some are armed. Later war you'll run into more Sampan convoys that will be carrying cargo. You can see the crates if you look. __________________ 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.

04-04-13, 07:39 PM	#6
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,725 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	[patriotic rant] Fishing boats provide food to the enemy. Every boat you sink deprives the enemy of food to feed his soldiers and workers. If you can keep a Japanese marine from eating breakfast, our boys will have that much easier of a time on the beaches. Every factory worker that misses his lunch means less depth charges on your head. Every AA gunner that misses dinner will be that much less effective when our B-29s come over. Every airman kept awake with a grumbling stomach reduces the effectiveness of those search planes overhead. In short, it is not just a good idea, but it is your patriotic duty as an American sailor to sink every Japanese vessel you find and make them pay for what they've done to our boys on Wake and Bataan and Pearl! [/patriotic rant] Or, you know, don't. It's up to you. I usually go after them if I haven't seen anything in a while. The boys like to get up on deck and try out the deck gun once in a while. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

04-05-13, 05:41 AM	#7
Dutch Cees de Snoo Watch Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dutch but living in Ireland Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I know it is only a game , but when I am not around the waters of Japan I leave them alone. Thinking of that poor sailor /fisherman who has to feed his family. Heart story's from my Indonesian friends that the people there suffered a lot from the Japanese occupation, and could barely survive. Despite the horrible death threads from the Japanese, they smuggled weapons and people to fight against the Japanese army On this moment I am around the waters of Celebes. I know ,I think to realistic, but is that not the meaning of this game? __________________ if it don't work the way it must be done ,it must be done the way it works

04-04-13, 03:42 PM	#3
Father Goose Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Matalava Island Posts: 378 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Be advised, they may have radios and even guns and can report your position especially the ones around Japan. Proceed with caution. If it's 1-2 with radios or guns, I'll take them out with the deck gun. But if it's more in the area, I'm not going to start a major naval engagement with a bunch of fishing boats.

04-05-13, 09:46 PM	#8
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Yes, I see your point. However, they were, sometimes being used actively in the war effort. In some areas, they were ferrying supplies because larger vessels were not available or too valuable to risk. They also were sometimes used as anti-submarine pickets/patrols.

04-06-13, 02:28 AM	#9
21kamando Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: California Posts: 12 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Given that I don't plan on fighting aircraft, if I got ammo to spare on my twin 20 mike-mikes I usually will sink them even early in the war. Every bit helps. __________________ There are wolves, there are sheep, I'm a sheepdog. “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” -- Rear Admiral Robert W. Copeland

04-06-13, 09:09 AM	#10
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	They add to tonnage so why not? During the early evening you can normally leave the area without any aircraft the next morning. During the day you should expect aircraft sometime in the near future after sinking them. I normally do not waste to much time with one but if I see a group of four I will sink them all.

10-13-14, 12:42 PM	#11
nionios Sparky Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 150 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Attacking sampans/fishing boats When i had once attacked a sampan, its crew returned fire.Does this mean that they had been working for the Japs or just they had been defending themselves?

10-13-14, 02:31 PM	#13
Roger Dodger Sonar Guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 384 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	Sink 'em All! After the first month of the war, ANY sampan or fishing boat (no matter where) is considered an enemy vessel. They will be supplying the Japs with food (fish) or running supplies for them. War is Hell! Sink 'em All. Doing so adds to your tonnage and gives your gunners something to do (good practice). I don't usually take on a freighter with deck guns since so many are armed with guns that could do some serious damage to my boat, but Sampans and Fishing Boats seldom have more than a couple of machine guns and are considered fair game. Good Hunting! __________________

10-13-14, 02:40 PM	#14
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,856 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Roger Dodger! after almost a year of silent running! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-13-14, 03:03 PM	#15
jcope Bosun Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Anyone know what was done in reality?