My first patrol and....

Ducimus · 08-14-07, 02:39 AM

My karma it seems, is catching up with me.

The whole damn pacific, and they give me THAT area. I'll post how it went later.

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So i arrive at the entrance to the bungo straits, and i noticed the weather turned favorable for me. Its almost 1300, and my navigator tells me the drop zone is 3 hours away. I decided to risk all on the weather holding out, and run in on the surface. I plotted a course near the western coast of the straights, and proceed at standard speed.

Depth under keel is 40 feet. If this weather lets up, i think theres a high likelyhood, im not making it out of here.

Off he goes. I put the boat in reverse, back out of the shoals, and plot a return course the same way i came in, but this time i go at FLANK speed.

While turning around to head out, i send off a radio message and get a response. My worst fear was being assigned further into the bungo suido area, thats why i let out the radio message now. Cause if i did have to go in further, im in a good position to do so, but the weather is changing, fast. But as it was, i got this assigment, and i got the hell out of there as fast as i could.

Sorry to let ya guys down, but no bungo pete encounter to pummel me. My plan is to take this boat to the end of the war (as the real Tautog did), but with the first assigment to the bungo straights, i thought "well, maybe this aint happening", but on the other hand. maybe ill make it yet

08-14-07, 02:39 AM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	My first patrol and.... My karma it seems, is catching up with me. The whole damn pacific, and they give me THAT area. I'll post how it went later. edit: So i arrive at the entrance to the bungo straits, and i noticed the weather turned favorable for me. Its almost 1300, and my navigator tells me the drop zone is 3 hours away. I decided to risk all on the weather holding out, and run in on the surface. I plotted a course near the western coast of the straights, and proceed at standard speed. Depth under keel is 40 feet. If this weather lets up, i think theres a high likelyhood, im not making it out of here. Off he goes. I put the boat in reverse, back out of the shoals, and plot a return course the same way i came in, but this time i go at FLANK speed. While turning around to head out, i send off a radio message and get a response. My worst fear was being assigned further into the bungo suido area, thats why i let out the radio message now. Cause if i did have to go in further, im in a good position to do so, but the weather is changing, fast. But as it was, i got this assigment, and i got the hell out of there as fast as i could. Sorry to let ya guys down, but no bungo pete encounter to pummel me. My plan is to take this boat to the end of the war (as the real Tautog did), but with the first assigment to the bungo straights, i thought "well, maybe this aint happening", but on the other hand. maybe ill make it yet Last edited by Ducimus; 08-14-07 at 04:08 AM.