getting the balao

DrwHem · 11-08-07, 09:24 PM

Ive asked this before but i cant find the topic when i search for it. Ive just done two careers in 1942 and 1943 and in both careers i wasnt given an opportunity to transfer to a new sub. i could transfer to a new base but still have the same sub. so basically how do i get the balao?

AVGWarhawk · 11-08-07, 09:38 PM

Well, the only time I received a new command...it only happened after making 4-5 patrols and making all the assigned missions. Unfortunate that you do not get to select the new sub like a car lot.

You can only hope you get the balao.

DrwHem · 11-08-07, 11:59 PM

lol i came back from my 3rd patrol and got assigned a balao! now at what stage in the game does it let you get two deck guns? right now i only have 1 4 50 cal and a twin 20 mm and a single 20 mm anti air. i cant wait to have 2 deck guns and 2 flak guns. i can already take on a few ships at a time on the surface...but with two deck guns...man i would be like a mini destroyer. with better aim lol

DeepSix · 11-09-07, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DrwHem

...at what stage in the game does it let you get two deck guns?...

Without being too specific (don't want to spoil it for ya), the last stage. I opted for the two deck guns myself but never fired either one. Just completed the war in current career so we'll have to try again next time.

One thing about those AA guns - I like to keep a Twin 20 for rate of fire. The 40 packs a punch but at a slower rate of fire.

Good hunting!

Wilko · 11-09-07, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DeepSix

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Originally Posted by DrwHem

...at what stage in the game does it let you get two deck guns?...

Without being too specific (don't want to spoil it for ya), the last stage. I opted for the two deck guns myself but never fired either one. Just completed the war in current career so we'll have to try again next time.

One thing about those AA guns - I like to keep a Twin 20 for rate of fire. The 40 packs a punch but at a slower rate of fire.

Good hunting!

That's a good point on the 20 for ROF, I loaded up 40s cause bigger bang is a good thing but sometimes more bang is a good thing... what's that saying "Quantity over Quality has a class of it's own" or something like that

Tobus · 11-09-07, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DeepSix

One thing about those AA guns - I like to keep a Twin 20 for rate of fire. The 40 packs a punch but at a slower rate of fire.

It's not the size, it's how you use it!
:rotfl:

rrmelend · 11-09-07, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tobus

It's not the size, it's how you use it!
:rotfl:

Too bad I only hear this come from other guys. I'd love to hear a woman say it and not laugh after.

I agree with keeping one of the twin 20's though. It's nice to have one gun with a high rate of fire.

MorganThePirate · 11-09-07, 09:58 AM

You are lucky. After my 5th patrol from the beginning of the war I moved from Porpoise to Gato. I only had a Balao on single missions.

Women always say: "it is not only the equipment or size what it is important, the important thing is to know how to use it".:rotfl: Good Hunting

banjo · 11-09-07, 10:04 AM

I believe I've been offered a Balao for every captain that has continued to 1943/1944. Never noticed when exactly.

letterboy1 · 11-09-07, 10:16 AM

And then there is the more maritime appropriate, "It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean."

-Pv- · 11-11-07, 05:15 PM

The lethiality of the twin AA cannot be beat.
-Pv-

raifg · 11-13-07, 12:45 PM

In my case, I have starded from the beginning of the conflict at Pearl.
Approximatively at my fifth mission, I received a new sub; my base was always Pearl.
And for my tenth one, I got a balao, at the beginning of the 1943 year. My new base is in Australia.

cmdrk · 11-13-07, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by letterboy1

And then there is the more maritime appropriate, "It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean."

To quote Jeff Foxworthy: "But, have you ever tried to cross the Atlantic in a row boat."

rrmelend · 11-13-07, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cmdrk

To quote Jeff Foxworthy: "But, have you ever tried to cross the Atlantic in a row boat."

Never heard that one, it's hilarious! :rotfl:

letterboy1 · 11-13-07, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by cmdrk
To quote Jeff Foxworthy: "But, have you ever tried to cross the Atlantic in a row boat."

No, but I once ". . .sailed off to China, in a little rowboat to find 'ya."
Any 1980s people here?

11-08-07, 09:24 PM	#1
DrwHem Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	getting the balao Ive asked this before but i cant find the topic when i search for it. Ive just done two careers in 1942 and 1943 and in both careers i wasnt given an opportunity to transfer to a new sub. i could transfer to a new base but still have the same sub. so basically how do i get the balao?

11-08-07, 09:38 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well, the only time I received a new command...it only happened after making 4-5 patrols and making all the assigned missions. Unfortunate that you do not get to select the new sub like a car lot. You can only hope you get the balao. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-09-07, 09:58 AM	#8
MorganThePirate Mate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On battle stations in sunny AZ Posts: 54 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Balao You are lucky. After my 5th patrol from the beginning of the war I moved from Porpoise to Gato. I only had a Balao on single missions. Women always say: "it is not only the equipment or size what it is important, the important thing is to know how to use it".:rotfl: Good Hunting

11-09-07, 10:16 AM	#10
letterboy1 Captain Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Columbus, GA, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	And then there is the more maritime appropriate, "It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean." __________________ Asus P8 Z68 Deluxe MoBo Intel Core i7 @ 4.4 GHz 16 GB RAM EVGA GTX Titan Black 1.5 T-byte HDD Antec 1 KW True Power Quattro PS

11-13-07, 02:51 PM	#15
letterboy1 Captain Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Columbus, GA, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Originally Posted by cmdrk To quote Jeff Foxworthy: "But, have you ever tried to cross the Atlantic in a row boat." No, but I once ". . .sailed off to China, in a little rowboat to find 'ya." Any 1980s people here? __________________ Asus P8 Z68 Deluxe MoBo Intel Core i7 @ 4.4 GHz 16 GB RAM EVGA GTX Titan Black 1.5 T-byte HDD Antec 1 KW True Power Quattro PS

11-08-07, 11:59 PM	#3
DrwHem Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	lol i came back from my 3rd patrol and got assigned a balao! now at what stage in the game does it let you get two deck guns? right now i only have 1 4 50 cal and a twin 20 mm and a single 20 mm anti air. i cant wait to have 2 deck guns and 2 flak guns. i can already take on a few ships at a time on the surface...but with two deck guns...man i would be like a mini destroyer. with better aim lol

11-09-07, 10:04 AM	#9
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	I believe I've been offered a Balao for every captain that has continued to 1943/1944. Never noticed when exactly.

11-11-07, 05:15 PM	#11
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The lethiality of the twin AA cannot be beat. -Pv-

11-13-07, 12:45 PM	#12
raifg Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Le Havre, Haute Normandie, France Posts: 44 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In my case, I have starded from the beginning of the conflict at Pearl. Approximatively at my fifth mission, I received a new sub; my base was always Pearl. And for my tenth one, I got a balao, at the beginning of the 1943 year. My new base is in Australia.