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A couple of pics of USS Spearfish's first air kill, on he 3rd patrol in Dec 1942 off New Britain.
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Attack on Japanese TF
16 Dec 1942. The USS Spearfish, almost a month out of Brisbane, is on her 3rd war patrol in the Solomon Islands/New Britain area. So far the patrol has been fairly successful, the tally standing at 1 DD, 1 tanker and 4 merchants sunk thus far during the patrol. We have 10 torps left; 4 in the bow tubes (with another 4 reserves) and 2 in the stern ones.
Cruising the waters off New Ireland and New Britain, we receive a Flash message from HQ: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...k/01Orders.jpg Looking at the charts, I determine that we are within range (about 200 nm) and we have sufficient time to make the intercept. The heavy escort (4 DDs) concerns me, but it's too good a target to pass up. We set course accordingly for Madang Roads. In the pre-dawn hours of 18 Dec we make radar contact with the TF, which is NNE of our position. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../02Contact.jpg Altering course, the radar blips soon reveal a small TF of 7 ships. Given the intel given earlier, I judge that the outer 4 ships are the escorts, and the 3 ships in the centre column are the high-value targets. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...utionradar.jpg The TF soon comes into visual range: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...isualrange.jpg The TF is steaming SW whilst the Spearfish is approaching from its port. We are ahead along its course and I dive before the lead escort gets too close. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...tack/04CDD.jpg I come to a complete stop about 1200 yds from the TF's projected base course and order silent running. It's a matter of time before the high value targets come into view; the lead DD passes ahead without any idea we are there. The high value targets comprise a Kuma-class CL http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Tgtinsight.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...tack/04ACL.jpg And two Auxilliary Cruisers http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../04z1IDcfm.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../04BAuxCru.jpg Since the 2 AuxCrus are worth about 14,000 tons each almost 3 times that of the CL, I decide to forego the CL and launch 2 torps at each of the Aux Cruisers. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...5Torpsaway.jpg |
The torps hit home, the trailing AuxCru blowing first (since I launched torps at first).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../06Kaboom1.jpg A short while later the other ships gets hit, although one torp is a dud. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../07AKaboom.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../07Kaboom2.jpg The trailing ship, the first to be hit, succumbs to a massive explosion and sinks quickly. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../08Kaboom3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../09Sinking.jpg Despite being hit by only one torp, the other ship settles by the stern. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...10Sinking2.jpg I dive deep and soon as the torps are launched, and some depth charges come a bit close during the inevitable counter-attack. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...11DCattack.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...tinginVain.jpg But no damage is sustained, and we slip away. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ettingaway.jpg End result: we sink the 2 Aux Cruisers with 4 torpedoes, and deciding that the job is done, we creep away submerged to the north east and live to fight another day. |
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@SQK that's an amazing shot of the "Playable PT109 on a night attack run" ! |
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Testing PE 4
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing1.jpg
New Sea http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing2.jpg New Sea2 http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing3.jpg Smoke(Far Left)from on board Fire,Smoke(centre)Oil fire other Smoke Ships http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing4.jpg Fog At Dutch harbour http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing5.jpg Early Dawn http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing6.jpg Good Morning Starshine http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing7.jpg Storm Brewing http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing8.jpg Last Hour of the Day http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing9.jpg Goodnight Sea ?? you in the morning Screens from Kriller2 PE4 a pleasure to test tested on Nvid 8800GTS 640mgs |
Nice GF, looking forward to testing this myself later :D
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...E4Testing4.jpg Like the subtly of the fog in this one :yep: RDP |
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"Gosh, the cooks beans were awesome but I hope none of the other fellas get a whiff of that air bisquit I just squeezed out". |
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FINALLY, got some screenies posted (hope this works):
Leaving Pearl, first mission: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...H-4/SH4001.jpg On patrol - Rust never sleeps, nor do we: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...H-4/Sh4002.jpg Sharp-eyed crew, looking for the bad guys: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...H-4/Sh4003.jpg Anohter sunrise (yes, the lens flair is photoshopped): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...H-4/sh4004.jpg Back to Pearl, repairs, refuel, reload, new mission sitting on my desk: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...H-4/Sh4005.jpg |
Worked great and nice pics.
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PE 4 Testing
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ng/DawnPE4.jpg
PE4 WIP http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...awnAttack2.jpg Dawn Attack http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...awnAttack1.jpg Dawn Attack http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...awnAttack1.jpg Dawn Attack http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...awnAttack4.jpg DD on the prowl http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...awnAttack3.jpg No we aint there Great work Kriller2 |
Edited offcourse.I did some contrast and brightness changes thats all:)
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Okay, I've been looking at other peoples pictures here, and I can barely even run SH4 on my poor machine. That said, I've been experimenting with it and thought I'd share.
These were taken in the Navigation Training School. The graphics controls are set to the absolute minimum, with every option turned off. But, with W_Clear's mod installed it still looks pretty darned good. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...222656_593.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...223008_359.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...223035_375.jpg |
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