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Bubblehead1980 · 10-07-10, 12:52 AM

Share stories of your current patrol!

Please include Date, sub class, homeport(Pearl, Fremantle) and patrol area.

12/18/1941
USS Porpoise(Porpoise Class)
Pearl Harbor, HI

100 miles South-West of Wake Island

Left Pearl Harbor on 8 December and headed for Wake Island at Full Speed(16 knots) in order to stand guard against possible IJN invasion.Arrived in Area around midnight on 17 December.Stayed on surface since in friendly area.At 1117 a large four engine aircraft was spotted by lookouts(no SD radar yet) approaching from the South, ordered a dive and submerged to 150 feet.Bombs soon fell, close but no damage.
Went on a periscope patrol until dusk, surfaced and recharged batteries.

Dove at dawn on 18 December for submerged patrol.Around 1400, sound picked up fast screws.Surfaced to try and close.Soon two destroyers were spotted racing towards us and began firing, ordered GQ and a dive to 250 feet, evading several depth charges and closed in direction of heavy screw noises.After a long run at high speed, came to scope depth to find four large heavy cruisers of the IJN in my scope, at 7,682 yards.Prepared for a long range shot, since could get no closer due to low batteries and a DD staying in area as well as high speed(17 knots of the TF) As stood by to fire, the TF made a sharp zig away, no use in firing, went deep until DD cleared area, surfaced and recharged batteries overnight.

Dawn, searching an area west of Wake Island now, lookouts reported an aircraft, a dive was ordered as a lone "Kate" torpedo plane, not armed with bomb or torpedo made a strafing run, injuring the OOD and a lookout.

submerged for an hour then back to scope depth, surfaced until 50 miles away, then dove again for scope patrol(hate this but like to follow early war tactics in early war, adds a challenge) Around 1200, sound had heavy screws, along with merchant screws and DD's.Closed in a bit but could tell would not be able to get close enough for a shot, surfaced for a n end around.During the end around we were apparently spotted, once again a Destroyer raced in, forcing us to dive and this one was part of the A team, forced us to 250 feet and to stay at 2 knots on silent running.Finally escort left after 21 depth charges, some close.

Surfaced for recharge, will try again.Good thing is got off some contact reports.

Soon

Armistead · 10-07-10, 03:11 AM

This may have been my hardest patrol ever, certainly rewarding. I thought the patrol before was my hardest, but this beat it. I finally found the large carrier fleet entering the Indian Ocean in support of Java.

Course I told one of my long stories, but here is what made it so hard.

After first attack, 3 carriers down, one Kongo damaged I had to chase it on the surface or let it go. It still was making 17 kts and I was a good 10nms in the rear when I gave chase. I fought and dealt with planes non stop. Became a pain as I finally had to yo yo with each plane sighting, took 3-4 hours of game play just to get to dark.

The upsetter was the next attack. I was taking stad measures, getting ready to shot when a Kongo ran over me. I was looking in the scope, then underwater, it pushed me to 100 ft, damged my scope. Since they were going fast, I had to shoot. Got a few hits, but not the wounded Kongo I was after...That mistake meant another long end around.

Last attack, no charge, 50% damage and 3 torps left. I aimed at the Kongo and a damn carrier cuts across and ruins the setup. It was too close to shoot. Had to wait for it to pass before I could shoot, but got it.

Barely escaped with my life...
Very nice group, 5 carriers, 5 BB's..bout 20 othrs.

Battle of Savu.
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/9401009588

Patrol before, got 5 carriers..
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/7411023588

Diopos · 10-07-10, 04:03 AM

Armistead,
it is reports like yours that fastfed reads and ends up in starting threads like this one ---> link

.

Thrair · 10-07-10, 10:00 AM

Him and me both. :P

Early war, I'm usually fine once I get into a Gato. I love those boats. Got a soft spot for em.

Later war, I run into more...... difficulties.

*EDIT* As for what I'm during right now, it's fairly boring. Steaming towards a patrol. Got a pair of sampans on the way.

Armistead · 10-07-10, 01:36 PM

Bubble, Did you ever try the battle of Savo. Fastfed said he couldn't find it on the right night Aug 8. Since that was close, I went ahead and waited Aug 8 myself...US invasion force never showed up, nor did the japs, so somethings wrong somewhere. I'll go look in the mission file, but only mod different I'm running now since last time is radar mod, new version scaf. TMO shouldn't be the problem since RSRD runs after. I've found it several times without problems before. All other historical traffic has been fine, so not sure whats up.

Bubblehead1980 · 10-07-10, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Bubble, Did you ever try the battle of Savo. Fastfed said he couldn't find it on the right night Aug 8. Since that was close, I went ahead and waited Aug 8 myself...US invasion force never showed up, nor did the japs, so somethings wrong somewhere. I'll go look in the mission file, but only mod different I'm running now since last time is radar mod, new version scaf. TMO shouldn't be the problem since RSRD runs after. I've found it several times without problems before. All other historical traffic has been fine, so not sure whats up.

I did make it to the Battle of Savo Island about a week and a half ago in an S-Boat.The US invasion force showed up on morning of August 7 as supposed to.The night of August 8/9 the Japanese cruisers arrived, sank the picket destroyer northwest of Savo, one cruiser was left dead in water from gunfire/torpedos from the DD.The force then came right to me, I fired my four Mark 10's submerged from 800 yards and scored four hits, 20 minutes later the Furataka heavy CA exploded and sank.The escorting DD forced me deep, I came back up and gave the cruiser dead in the water four more torpedos(took four to finish her off, she was stubborn) so i missed the engagement between the Allied and IJN cruisers.I surfaced and went around the north end of the island, just before dawn saw the IJN cruisers finishing off two US cruisers in distance(via bincoulars), which were burning furiously.I dove and closed on yet another Furataka, fired two to conserve my last torpedos, both hit, thebig ship didnt slow down but within ten minutes have developed a serious port list and slowed to just 8 knots.I was working back into position to administer the coup de grace but could not , seems this one was getting way, then after another 20 minutes, in the distance, I saw the cruiser capsize, she was done! The big belly of this cruiser stayed visible for an hour before she finally slipped intot he deep.

Three heavy cruisers in one night, not bad.

Armistead · 10-07-10, 03:29 PM

List of mods bubble. Only thing I can figure is one of the mods I'm using is somehow messing up this campaign.

Bubblehead1980 · 10-07-10, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

List of mods bubble. Only thing I can figure is one of the mods I'm using is somehow messing up this campaign.

TMO 2.0(didnt have beta at the time)
RSRD
RSRD patch
different smoke
EAX sound
speech overhaul
tbt filter red
gramaphone 2

clayp · 10-07-10, 05:42 PM

Nothing.....

Thrair · 10-07-10, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clayp

Nothing.....

Ze goggles!

Armistead · 10-07-10, 11:55 PM

Battle of Eastern Solomons.
Aug 23.42

Couldn't find either of the 3 groups, so I headed back to Truk. At the south harbor got a faint contact, no noise, so pinged it..was the Yamato, one small carrier, 4 escorts.

It was heading for the south entrance, just 20 nms away going fast, so I rushed to cut it off. Dang ping sent a escort looking for me. I had to dive and the escort fell behind. I got on the surface figuring it was gonna hit the south entrance and despawn....and I couldn't find it. I check sonar, nothing where it was, figured it despawned.

Actually the group turned NW heading for the shallow entry on the SW side of Truk. I wasn't expecting it there and the DD was in my baffles, but so was the group when I checked sonar.

I figured once it got through the reef it would despawn, so more for the heck of it, I did a save to gave chase and see what it would do, in the end no harm, no foul.

Headed back. The DD had gone back to the group, but as they were heading into the harbor, DD's saw me. Anyway I dived flank, DD's went over me and hunted far behind. I surfaced and chased the Yamato and Carrier all the way through the shallows. I wanted to fire my M14's at the carrier bringing up the rear. All it's escorts were outside the reef and couldn't get through it to get to me. I stayed 3000 yards behind the carrier, just out of it's machine gun range and the Yamato wouldn't or couldn't shoot. He got a angle a few times, but missed, once hit the carrier. He finally got an angle on me, so I dived and let loose all 6 at the carrier going away, 4000 yard....

Never know if they would've hit, half way in route the ships vanished...despawned....

I was surprised how far they went, almost to the channel.

I went through one of the very small openings in the reef to the NW with a little subchaser tug giving chase. I can't believe he followed me through the opening out to the ocean, but he got left behind.

When I saw those big guns go off, that's when I dived. I wonder if they hadn't vanished if I could've got the Yamato to sink the carrier...

WernherVonTrapp · 10-08-10, 03:42 PM

Sorry, nothing glamorous to report right now.

RFB/RSRDC

February 4, 1944
Balao Class
Home Port: Guam
Last assignment: Patrol Japan-Luzon Sipping Lanes

Nothing was found in the barren section of ocean I was sent to patrol for 96 hours. Right now I'm finishing up some harbor raping at Okinawa (Naha, Itoman). Got 50k worth of tonnage so far but, I'm almost out of torps and DG ammo. Will have to refit as soon as this last Merchie sinks.

corsair15 · 10-08-10, 10:17 PM

March 8, 1942
Tambor Class

Position: (Not sure) about 200 Miles west of Guam.

Right now I'm trying to get in range of a HUGE Task Force. However, during my travels of course I've run into delay after delay. Airplanes forcing me under all day, Subchasers coming out of nowehere; the norm.

Today was different though. As I was trying to close the distance between me and the and task force, and allow myself some time to prepare for the attack, I ran into two airplanes, followed by two escorts. I spotted the escorts on the horizon, dove to periscope depth and waited for them to be in range since they were heading for me; but the AOB was nearly zero, so I couldn't get a great fix on what kind of ships they were. I mistook them for Akizuki's when they were actually Fubuki's. Fired a spread (4 fish).

No hits, I had the wrong range. They spotted my scope and forced me under. I dove to about 300 feet, rigged for silent running already, I increased to Flank, dropped ONE decoy, made a 45 degree turn to port, decreased speed to 2 knots, and got away unscathed. Waited an hour for them to give up sinking me, returned to surface, and here I am.

Bout to have to go back under though, more airplanes.

clayp · 10-09-10, 10:19 PM

No matter what I do I cant find any of those big battels..

You have heard of the expression dumber than a rock..Well

I prove it..

Armistead · 10-10-10, 09:44 AM

I was just in the biggest all around battle ever..Attacked large IJ TF, had two Kongos. I missed them, but got one CA..They went on pass Savo and took on about 16 US vessels, largest Northhamptoms. I was behind trying to get in the fray, but the IJN won it hands down, Kongos just outranked the field..but what a battle.

The IJN limped off, I was able to sink one listing Kongo from the battle and stopped the other dead in the water. DD's worked me hard, about 40% damage. Finally hid under the Kongo.

Morning came, IJN had ships all over spread out. US planes finally show up in mass and attack the BB non stop. Scared, I pulled away from it and finally torped it...It sunk. The DD's then came at me, no doubt they would've got me, but US planes attacked non stop until all DD's were deep six...

Can't beat that. I had just fought Santa Cruz and came to Tulagi to refit and caught this battle...After it was over, dang if another CA TF came in.
I didn't have nothing left in me for it and let it go...

One refit, about 238K tons sunk...woo hoo....with a lil help from the navy...

10-07-10, 12:52 AM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,100 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Tell us what you're up to in your current campaign! Share stories of your current patrol! Please include Date, sub class, homeport(Pearl, Fremantle) and patrol area. 12/18/1941 USS Porpoise(Porpoise Class) Pearl Harbor, HI 100 miles South-West of Wake Island Left Pearl Harbor on 8 December and headed for Wake Island at Full Speed(16 knots) in order to stand guard against possible IJN invasion.Arrived in Area around midnight on 17 December.Stayed on surface since in friendly area.At 1117 a large four engine aircraft was spotted by lookouts(no SD radar yet) approaching from the South, ordered a dive and submerged to 150 feet.Bombs soon fell, close but no damage. Went on a periscope patrol until dusk, surfaced and recharged batteries. Dove at dawn on 18 December for submerged patrol.Around 1400, sound picked up fast screws.Surfaced to try and close.Soon two destroyers were spotted racing towards us and began firing, ordered GQ and a dive to 250 feet, evading several depth charges and closed in direction of heavy screw noises.After a long run at high speed, came to scope depth to find four large heavy cruisers of the IJN in my scope, at 7,682 yards.Prepared for a long range shot, since could get no closer due to low batteries and a DD staying in area as well as high speed(17 knots of the TF) As stood by to fire, the TF made a sharp zig away, no use in firing, went deep until DD cleared area, surfaced and recharged batteries overnight. Dawn, searching an area west of Wake Island now, lookouts reported an aircraft, a dive was ordered as a lone "Kate" torpedo plane, not armed with bomb or torpedo made a strafing run, injuring the OOD and a lookout. submerged for an hour then back to scope depth, surfaced until 50 miles away, then dove again for scope patrol(hate this but like to follow early war tactics in early war, adds a challenge) Around 1200, sound had heavy screws, along with merchant screws and DD's.Closed in a bit but could tell would not be able to get close enough for a shot, surfaced for a n end around.During the end around we were apparently spotted, once again a Destroyer raced in, forcing us to dive and this one was part of the A team, forced us to 250 feet and to stay at 2 knots on silent running.Finally escort left after 21 depth charges, some close. Surfaced for recharge, will try again.Good thing is got off some contact reports. Soon

10-07-10, 03:11 AM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	This may have been my hardest patrol ever, certainly rewarding. I thought the patrol before was my hardest, but this beat it. I finally found the large carrier fleet entering the Indian Ocean in support of Java. Course I told one of my long stories, but here is what made it so hard. After first attack, 3 carriers down, one Kongo damaged I had to chase it on the surface or let it go. It still was making 17 kts and I was a good 10nms in the rear when I gave chase. I fought and dealt with planes non stop. Became a pain as I finally had to yo yo with each plane sighting, took 3-4 hours of game play just to get to dark. The upsetter was the next attack. I was taking stad measures, getting ready to shot when a Kongo ran over me. I was looking in the scope, then underwater, it pushed me to 100 ft, damged my scope. Since they were going fast, I had to shoot. Got a few hits, but not the wounded Kongo I was after...That mistake meant another long end around. Last attack, no charge, 50% damage and 3 torps left. I aimed at the Kongo and a damn carrier cuts across and ruins the setup. It was too close to shoot. Had to wait for it to pass before I could shoot, but got it. Barely escaped with my life... Very nice group, 5 carriers, 5 BB's..bout 20 othrs. Battle of Savu. http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/9401009588 Patrol before, got 5 carriers.. http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/7411023588 Last edited by Armistead; 10-07-10 at 11:10 AM.

10-07-10, 04:03 AM	#3
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Armistead, it is reports like yours that fastfed reads and ends up in starting threads like this one ---> link . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

10-07-10, 05:42 PM	#9
clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	Nothing..... __________________ clayp

10-08-10, 03:42 PM	#12
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Sorry, nothing glamorous to report right now. RFB/RSRDC February 4, 1944 Balao Class Home Port: Guam Last assignment: Patrol Japan-Luzon Sipping Lanes Nothing was found in the barren section of ocean I was sent to patrol for 96 hours. Right now I'm finishing up some harbor raping at Okinawa (Naha, Itoman). Got 50k worth of tonnage so far but, I'm almost out of torps and DG ammo. Will have to refit as soon as this last Merchie sinks. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

10-07-10, 10:00 AM	#4
Thrair Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 102 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Him and me both. :P Early war, I'm usually fine once I get into a Gato. I love those boats. Got a soft spot for em. Later war, I run into more...... difficulties. EDIT As for what I'm during right now, it's fairly boring. Steaming towards a patrol. Got a pair of sampans on the way.

10-07-10, 01:36 PM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Bubble, Did you ever try the battle of Savo. Fastfed said he couldn't find it on the right night Aug 8. Since that was close, I went ahead and waited Aug 8 myself...US invasion force never showed up, nor did the japs, so somethings wrong somewhere. I'll go look in the mission file, but only mod different I'm running now since last time is radar mod, new version scaf. TMO shouldn't be the problem since RSRD runs after. I've found it several times without problems before. All other historical traffic has been fine, so not sure whats up.

10-07-10, 03:29 PM	#7
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	List of mods bubble. Only thing I can figure is one of the mods I'm using is somehow messing up this campaign.

10-07-10, 11:55 PM	#11
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Battle of Eastern Solomons. Aug 23.42 Couldn't find either of the 3 groups, so I headed back to Truk. At the south harbor got a faint contact, no noise, so pinged it..was the Yamato, one small carrier, 4 escorts. It was heading for the south entrance, just 20 nms away going fast, so I rushed to cut it off. Dang ping sent a escort looking for me. I had to dive and the escort fell behind. I got on the surface figuring it was gonna hit the south entrance and despawn....and I couldn't find it. I check sonar, nothing where it was, figured it despawned. Actually the group turned NW heading for the shallow entry on the SW side of Truk. I wasn't expecting it there and the DD was in my baffles, but so was the group when I checked sonar. I figured once it got through the reef it would despawn, so more for the heck of it, I did a save to gave chase and see what it would do, in the end no harm, no foul. Headed back. The DD had gone back to the group, but as they were heading into the harbor, DD's saw me. Anyway I dived flank, DD's went over me and hunted far behind. I surfaced and chased the Yamato and Carrier all the way through the shallows. I wanted to fire my M14's at the carrier bringing up the rear. All it's escorts were outside the reef and couldn't get through it to get to me. I stayed 3000 yards behind the carrier, just out of it's machine gun range and the Yamato wouldn't or couldn't shoot. He got a angle a few times, but missed, once hit the carrier. He finally got an angle on me, so I dived and let loose all 6 at the carrier going away, 4000 yard.... Never know if they would've hit, half way in route the ships vanished...despawned.... I was surprised how far they went, almost to the channel. I went through one of the very small openings in the reef to the NW with a little subchaser tug giving chase. I can't believe he followed me through the opening out to the ocean, but he got left behind. When I saw those big guns go off, that's when I dived. I wonder if they hadn't vanished if I could've got the Yamato to sink the carrier...

10-08-10, 10:17 PM	#13
corsair15 Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 21 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	March 8, 1942 Tambor Class Position: (Not sure) about 200 Miles west of Guam. Right now I'm trying to get in range of a HUGE Task Force. However, during my travels of course I've run into delay after delay. Airplanes forcing me under all day, Subchasers coming out of nowehere; the norm. Today was different though. As I was trying to close the distance between me and the and task force, and allow myself some time to prepare for the attack, I ran into two airplanes, followed by two escorts. I spotted the escorts on the horizon, dove to periscope depth and waited for them to be in range since they were heading for me; but the AOB was nearly zero, so I couldn't get a great fix on what kind of ships they were. I mistook them for Akizuki's when they were actually Fubuki's. Fired a spread (4 fish). No hits, I had the wrong range. They spotted my scope and forced me under. I dove to about 300 feet, rigged for silent running already, I increased to Flank, dropped ONE decoy, made a 45 degree turn to port, decreased speed to 2 knots, and got away unscathed. Waited an hour for them to give up sinking me, returned to surface, and here I am. Bout to have to go back under though, more airplanes.

10-09-10, 10:19 PM	#14
clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	No matter what I do I cant find any of those big battels.. You have heard of the expression dumber than a rock..Well I prove it.. __________________ clayp

10-10-10, 09:44 AM	#15
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I was just in the biggest all around battle ever..Attacked large IJ TF, had two Kongos. I missed them, but got one CA..They went on pass Savo and took on about 16 US vessels, largest Northhamptoms. I was behind trying to get in the fray, but the IJN won it hands down, Kongos just outranked the field..but what a battle. The IJN limped off, I was able to sink one listing Kongo from the battle and stopped the other dead in the water. DD's worked me hard, about 40% damage. Finally hid under the Kongo. Morning came, IJN had ships all over spread out. US planes finally show up in mass and attack the BB non stop. Scared, I pulled away from it and finally torped it...It sunk. The DD's then came at me, no doubt they would've got me, but US planes attacked non stop until all DD's were deep six... Can't beat that. I had just fought Santa Cruz and came to Tulagi to refit and caught this battle...After it was over, dang if another CA TF came in. I didn't have nothing left in me for it and let it go... One refit, about 238K tons sunk...woo hoo....with a lil help from the navy...

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