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Dread Knot · 12-23-13, 06:20 AM

The funny thing is that the vast majority of submarine recon missions in the war were conducted against isolated atolls and islands. Not against large bases like Singapore or Hashirajima well stocked with carriers and battleships. It was more usually places like Kwajalein, Tarawa, Marcus Island, Ponape, Attu, Yap, Iwo Jima, etc. Their purpose was to obtain photos of possible landing beaches - taken through the periscope and thus showing the beaches from the perspective of an approaching landing craft. Must have been useful to brief and familiarize the ground stompers on how the objective will look like from their angle of view.

Usually outposts like these didn't have the fancy breakwaters, docks and cranes like we see in the game. Maybe just a jetty or pier.

12-23-13, 06:20 AM	#30
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The funny thing is that the vast majority of submarine recon missions in the war were conducted against isolated atolls and islands. Not against large bases like Singapore or Hashirajima well stocked with carriers and battleships. It was more usually places like Kwajalein, Tarawa, Marcus Island, Ponape, Attu, Yap, Iwo Jima, etc. Their purpose was to obtain photos of possible landing beaches - taken through the periscope and thus showing the beaches from the perspective of an approaching landing craft. Must have been useful to brief and familiarize the ground stompers on how the objective will look like from their angle of view. Usually outposts like these didn't have the fancy breakwaters, docks and cranes like we see in the game. Maybe just a jetty or pier. Last edited by Dread Knot; 12-23-13 at 06:43 AM.