S-Class

Radtgaeb · 04-25-07, 09:58 PM

Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane?

I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p

Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

U-Bones · 04-25-07, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Radtgaeb

Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane?

I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p

Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

Pretty much all I have played !
I was partial to the Type II also, so it figures...

nikimcbee · 04-25-07, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radtgaeb

Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane?

I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p

Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

ME!!!

S-44, S-39

azn_132 · 04-25-07, 10:15 PM

Me Too!!!
S-34, S-44

Wait, S-44 is my S-42 class boat.

humesdog · 04-28-07, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by azn_132

Me Too!!!
S-34, S-44

Wait, S-44 is my S-42 class boat.

Hey, I'm the skipper of the S-34! I'm notifying comsubpac of this

NEON DEON · 04-28-07, 12:55 PM

An S class with her Moma!

doggydoggo · 04-25-07, 10:17 PM

I highly highly recommend the book Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five by A.J. Hill. It is part novel, part history book, part documentary, and 100% thrilling.

This is Amazon.com's description:

The captain and crew of the S-Five submarine tested their new boat's ability to "crash dive"--submerse as quickly as possible--and sank straight to the bottom of the ocean. A faulty induction valve had flooded, leaving 40 men stranded at a depth of 180 feet, about 50 miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Everything seemed to go wrong: the drive motors failed, the main lighting circuits went dead, and their oxygen began to run thin. Nobody knew their location and they had no means of calling for help. All they had was their own ingenuity and the remarkable leader Lt. Commander Savvy Cooke. The story of how they managed--just barely--to escape an underwater tomb.

It has a lot of great history and is a fantastic read. So, it's been really fun to play as an S Class, because I just wonder if, when I crash dive, my induction valve will go bad on me.

LukeFF · 04-25-07, 10:55 PM

Yep, the Sugar Boats are a lot of fun. Until I get proficient with them I won't be starting a career in one of it's bigger brothers.

FAdmiral · 04-25-07, 11:23 PM

I was thinking about changing my S-boat into a U-boat so I could fool the
U-571 into thinking I was German. Anyone know if that will work?

JIM

shad43 · 04-25-07, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FAdmiral

I was thinking about changing my S-boat into a U-boat so I could fool the
U-571 into thinking I was German. Anyone know if that will work?

JIM

:rotfl:
I actually really like that movie

WWSandMan · 04-25-07, 11:46 PM

S-35. First patrol began on Jan. 4, 1942 to the Luzon Straight from Brisbane. Green crew. Returned to port on April 14, 1942 with fuel critically low and seven victories totaling 35,000+ tons. Awarded the Silver Star.

Next patrol after a fast refit starts April 17, 1942. Coral Sea area, hunting flat-tops.

Vecna · 04-26-07, 03:25 PM

Sounds fun although im using "porpoise" and im on jan 4th or 5th 1942. Now did you people grab that boat doing some editing or just doing the career alot faster than me?

Zengaze · 04-26-07, 07:25 PM

My favourite boat of the lot is the s-class, sure the other boats dive deeper, sail faster and have got aft torps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But an s-class feels more "hands on"

Fortunately i see i'm not the only 1 who likes to rough it!

Monica Lewinsky · 04-26-07, 07:34 PM

Someday soon, I am going to teach myself manual targeting with my current command - I am disappointed in myself that I cannot get it thru my thick skull. After that, then I am junking [deleting] all my patrols with current class of sub, and starting with an S-Boat. Somehow I have this unproven thought that the S-Boats are a blast of fun and want to use it as my first sub AFTER I figure out manual targeting and bring ENJOYMENT of this game to a new and unfound level.

AhhhFresh · 04-27-07, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Vecna

Sounds fun although im using "porpoise" and im on jan 4th or 5th 1942. Now did you people grab that boat doing some editing or just doing the career alot faster than me?

You have to start in the Asiatic Fleet instead of the Pacific one from Pearl, but it's available from the start.

04-25-07, 09:58 PM	#1
Radtgaeb Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 300 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	S-Class Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane? I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

04-25-07, 10:15 PM	#4
azn_132 Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 950 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Me Too!!! S-34, S-44 Wait, S-44 is my S-42 class boat. __________________ Last edited by azn_132; 04-25-07 at 10:26 PM.

04-28-07, 12:55 PM	#6
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	An S class with her Moma! __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!

04-25-07, 11:23 PM	#9
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I was thinking about changing my S-boat into a U-boat so I could fool the U-571 into thinking I was German. Anyone know if that will work? JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

04-25-07, 11:46 PM	#11
WWSandMan Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota, U.S.A. Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	S-35. First patrol began on Jan. 4, 1942 to the Luzon Straight from Brisbane. Green crew. Returned to port on April 14, 1942 with fuel critically low and seven victories totaling 35,000+ tons. Awarded the Silver Star. Next patrol after a fast refit starts April 17, 1942. Coral Sea area, hunting flat-tops. __________________ Flight sim geek getting his feet wet...

04-25-07, 10:17 PM	#7
doggydoggo Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I highly highly recommend the book Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five by A.J. Hill. It is part novel, part history book, part documentary, and 100% thrilling. This is Amazon.com's description: The captain and crew of the S-Five submarine tested their new boat's ability to "crash dive"--submerse as quickly as possible--and sank straight to the bottom of the ocean. A faulty induction valve had flooded, leaving 40 men stranded at a depth of 180 feet, about 50 miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Everything seemed to go wrong: the drive motors failed, the main lighting circuits went dead, and their oxygen began to run thin. Nobody knew their location and they had no means of calling for help. All they had was their own ingenuity and the remarkable leader Lt. Commander Savvy Cooke. The story of how they managed--just barely--to escape an underwater tomb. It has a lot of great history and is a fantastic read. So, it's been really fun to play as an S Class, because I just wonder if, when I crash dive, my induction valve will go bad on me.

04-25-07, 10:55 PM	#8
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Yep, the Sugar Boats are a lot of fun. Until I get proficient with them I won't be starting a career in one of it's bigger brothers.

04-26-07, 03:25 PM	#12
Vecna Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds fun although im using "porpoise" and im on jan 4th or 5th 1942. Now did you people grab that boat doing some editing or just doing the career alot faster than me?

04-26-07, 07:25 PM	#13
Zengaze Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 20 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My favourite boat of the lot is the s-class, sure the other boats dive deeper, sail faster and have got aft torps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But an s-class feels more "hands on" Fortunately i see i'm not the only 1 who likes to rough it!

04-26-07, 07:34 PM	#14
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Someday soon, I am going to teach myself manual targeting with my current command - I am disappointed in myself that I cannot get it thru my thick skull. After that, then I am junking [deleting] all my patrols with current class of sub, and starting with an S-Boat. Somehow I have this unproven thought that the S-Boats are a blast of fun and want to use it as my first sub AFTER I figure out manual targeting and bring ENJOYMENT of this game to a new and unfound level. __________________ Sink them all!