Some of the skipper autobiographies also mention that Sagami-Nada was referred to as "Tokyo Bay."
As for special ops, there were more than a few but not a ton. Off the top of my head, they mostly were conducted early during the war and in the Philippines - supply drops (to Corregidor, not the northeast coast of Luzon and elsewhere as in the game), evacuations, the famous bullion cargo, etc. Jim Coe and S-39 spent a couple days trying to pick up a downed British air crew. This adventure even included a shore party. There were also a few photo recon missions for boats being sent to or through the Marshalls. Two or three reconn'd Kwajalein very early (around January '42). Only other one I can think of was the landing of 2nd Raider Bn at Tarawa (?) as a diversion for the big landing at Guadalcanal.
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Jack's happy days will soon be gone,
To return again, oh never!
For they've raised his pay five cents a day,
But they've stopped his grog forever.
For tonight we'll merry, merry be,
For tonight we'll merry, merry be,
For tonight we'll merry, merry be,
But tomorrow we'll be sober.
- "Farewell to Grog"
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