Immersion in Silent Hunter 4

[Friscobay]

Originally Posted by Snarf

Welcome! Speaking of Shellbacks, have you paid your visit to Neptunus Rex, or are ye still a stinking pollywog?

Aye mate. I won my shellback from His Majesty during the crossing of the Molucca Sea en route to Subic, going over the areas now being patrolled by my old S-18 boat in SH4s Dec.'41 portion where we have been moved to Java.
I was a ''Royal Surveyor'', where, on the deck of a BELKNAP -class DLG/CG, I measured the entire length of the ship on my hands and knees without losing count as I was being whacked on the rear by SB tars, using a ''standard navy hotdog'' [ about 6'' in length ], and singing out the length as I went.

I know to this day that the BELKNAP Class cruiser measures just over 1,095 hotdog lengths from bow to stern.

[Friscobay]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Nice to have another mate to scrub the head..

Nice doggie. Have a hotdog..

[Friscobay]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Don' be talkin' 'bout me that way...





The truth hurts!




Oh, and WELCOME ABOARD!

Thank 'ee mates. With such an august crew though, I can only calls 'em as I sees 'em..

[Friscobay]

Originally Posted by ReallyDedPoet

That's pretty good

Some new folks come to SUBSIM, d\l a bunch of stuff
and are never heard from again. Or ask questions ( which is great and is encouraged ) but do not return the favor.

Give back by helping others

Aye. You are sadly right. I have been in WWII and Civil War living history for over two decades and never got into it with the idea of gaining anything more than an increase in, and sharing of, knowledge along with the camaraderie . This is why when I wanted to more closely pursue my long interest with naval history I had to come to the best. It truly is more than just the games. Thousands of vets from all of the allied and axis nations are dying every day. An outfit such as this takes up the baton in carrying their voices and their history from their mods to discussions, long after they are gone. Such actions deserve thanks , which we see too little of these days as it is, instead of exploitation.

That's just my two pence.

[Sniper297]

"Chicagos ACACIA ( and its famous U-505 )" I was born in Chicago and lived most of my life there, toured the U-505 many times - at The Museum of Science and Industry. Sears Tower is now Willis Tower, Comiskey Park is US Cellular Field, don't tell me they renamed The Museum of Science and Industry something else too? What's "ACACIA"?

Anyway when I was a kid the USS Silversides was tied up behind a destroyer escort (Daniel A Joy) at the Naval Armory (used to be on East Randolph St) so I got a tour of an actual US fleet boat, as well as a newer GUPPY class in the early 60s at Navy Pier.
I really don't need to immerse anything to get in the mood for SH4, submarines were my earliest passion and still the strongest. Enlistment was a tug of war between submarines and my later passion for flying, so I ended up being an Aviation AntiSubmarine Warfare Tech so I could fly and still play with submarines.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Friscobay

Aye. You are sadly right. I have been in WWII and Civil War living history for over two decades and never got into it with the idea of gaining anything more than an increase in, and sharing of, knowledge along with the camaraderie . This is why when I wanted to more closely pursue my long interest with naval history I had to come to the best. It truly is more than just the games. Thousands of vets from all of the allied and axis nations are dying every day. An outfit such as this takes up the baton in carrying their voices and their history from their mods to discussions, long after they are gone. Such actions deserve thanks , which we see too little of these days as it is, instead of exploitation.

That's just my two pence.

Nicely said

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Everybody here, including Uncle Neal, knows that other sites exist and that SubSim afficianados visit them. No biggie.

Forbidden are piracy, ripping others' mods, and flaming. SubSim is all about respect. Give it, get it, give lots to the modder guys who give so much to this community, and don't in any way ssnction stealing of published software. Not at this site anyway.

Did I miss anything, guys?

Pretty much covers the SubSim position on editorial policies and stance on warez, piracy and language:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/faq....ules3_faq_item

[Snarf]

Originally Posted by Friscobay

Aye mate. I won my shellback from His Majesty during the crossing of the Molucca Sea en route to Subic, going over the areas now being patrolled by my old S-18 boat in SH4s Dec.'41 portion where we have been moved to Java.
I was a ''Royal Surveyor'', where, on the deck of a BELKNAP -class DLG/CG, I measured the entire length of the ship on my hands and knees without losing count as I was being whacked on the rear by SB tars, using a ''standard navy hotdog'' [ about 6'' in length ], and singing out the length as I went.

I know to this day that the BELKNAP Class cruiser measures just over 1,095 hotdog lengths from bow to stern.

From the sound of it Neptune must be well pleased with you, a job well done

[Friscobay]

Originally Posted by Sniper297

"Chicagos ACACIA ( and its famous U-505 )" I was born in Chicago and lived most of my life there, toured the U-505 many times - at The Museum of Science and Industry. Sears Tower is now Willis Tower, Comiskey Park is US Cellular Field, don't tell me they renamed The Museum of Science and Industry something else too? What's "ACACIA"?

Anyway when I was a kid the USS Silversides was tied up behind a destroyer escort (Daniel A Joy) at the Naval Armory (used to be on East Randolph St) so I got a tour of an actual US fleet boat, as well as a newer GUPPY class in the early 60s at Navy Pier.
I really don't need to immerse anything to get in the mood for SH4, submarines were my earliest passion and still the strongest. Enlistment was a tug of war between submarines and my later passion for flying, so I ended up being an Aviation AntiSubmarine Warfare Tech so I could fly and still play with submarines.

Chicago was host to ACACIA [WLB -406 ], a WWII USCGS buoy tender commissioned in 1944 and outfitted with a 20mm, one 3'' deck gun, and depth charges from 2007 to 2009 where 86th Ave and the lake meet. However, I overlooked the fact that ACACIA was moved again to Michigan, this time according to the USCG, her home being, since Nov.2009, in Manistee where she serves as a ''floating museum''. My own naval service was more routine, that being the Machinists Mate ''snipe'' of the engine rooms underworld. The ''hole'' variety as opposed to ''A-gangers''. Thus ''bilge rat'' was never taken as an insult having seen plenty of them during my enlistment.

[Raider M]

For immersion I found "Diesel Boats Forever" by Tommy Cox on Youtube and placed an icon/link to it next to my desktop icon for starting SH4. I click on DBF and listen to it while SH4 loads. Take her deep, take her down!

[Admiral8Q]

Originally Posted by Raider M

For immersion I found "Diesel Boats Forever" by Tommy Cox on Youtube and placed an icon/link to it next to my desktop icon for starting SH4. I click on DBF and listen to it while SH4 loads. Take her deep, take her down!

Awesome music vid!

[CaptainRamius]

Originally Posted by ReallyDedPoet

I recently ordered this book:



Have also watched a number of documentaries, including this great one:

Ooh, the Galloping Ghost of the China Ghost!
Best US sub ever!

[Captain Jeff]

The war patrol reports from the American subs in WW2 are all declassified and can be found online. I've read a great many of them already. Fascinating stuff. It's interesting to read about the boring patrols where they didn't find anything, the glory patrols where they racked up the tonnage and everything in between.

I've recently left Pearl on my first war patrol in SH4. (Only ever played SH1 before this) I read the war patrol reports for the USS Plunger and the USS Pollack before I started my first career. I'm going to try to mimic the route of the USS Plunger. USS Pollack was a little further north than my initial patrol assignment but USS Plunger wasn't that far away from it. I hope I have better luck. USS Plunger took a pretty severe depth charging on her first patrol!!!

I'm almost at my destination and getting ready to patrol. I haven't gone over 125 TC on the way out. I'm new so I did some training dives almost every day while en route. Here's hoping I can give a little payback for what happened to Battleship Row!!!

[Spraug]

Hi Jeff, that's pretty interesting, what you write about the patrol reports. Do you have a link?

Thanks

[CaptainRamius]

Originally Posted by Snarf

From the sound of it Neptune must be well pleased with you, a job well done

I wonder why....he's blessed with the gift of telling how long an object is in hotdogs