A more historical campaign pt.2

DavyJonesFootlocker · 04-09-08, 02:13 PM

Pearl Harbor looks intact in Dec. 8, 1941. At least it looks that way sailing out of there. There should still be wrecks in the harbour.

Rockin Robbins · 04-09-08, 04:31 PM

Should be A LOT of wrecks.

Shots of Pearl Harbor from Dowly's Pearl Harbor Menu 0.1. Hope it shows up OK.

LukeFF · 04-10-08, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

There should still be wrecks in the harbour.

There are.

Torplexed · 04-10-08, 04:54 AM

I think what people are after is the post attack ambiance. Smoke in the air, oil, flotsam in the water. There should be wrecked planes at Hickam Field on Ford Island. Salvage rigs in place. Some ships like the light cruiser Raleigh struggling to stay afloat. Most of the battleships sunk at Pearl bottomed level in the shallow harbor and had water up to their main batteries. The true BB wrecks were Arizona (blown up) and Oklahoma (capsized & later sank under tow) and the old target ship Utah (capsized). The remaining six battlehips were eventually raised and repaired within a few months of the attack. All in all the salvage crews did a remarkable job. Even the very heavily damaged destroyers Shaw, Cassin and Downes which look like total write-offs in post-attack pictures were rebuilt and returned to service.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 04-10-08, 06:55 AM

Yes, Torplex. I'm amazed at the engineering feat of the US Navy at that time. Huge cables used to righten ships I saw in photographs simply amazing. Pity it's not in the game. Smoke and debris from the attack as you sail out of Pearl would've been a sight.

04-09-08, 02:13 PM	#1
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	A more historical campaign pt.2 Pearl Harbor looks intact in Dec. 8, 1941. At least it looks that way sailing out of there. There should still be wrecks in the harbour. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

04-09-08, 04:31 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Should be A LOT of wrecks. Shots of Pearl Harbor from Dowly's Pearl Harbor Menu 0.1. Hope it shows up OK. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 04-09-08 at 04:51 PM.

04-10-08, 04:54 AM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I think what people are after is the post attack ambiance. Smoke in the air, oil, flotsam in the water. There should be wrecked planes at Hickam Field on Ford Island. Salvage rigs in place. Some ships like the light cruiser Raleigh struggling to stay afloat. Most of the battleships sunk at Pearl bottomed level in the shallow harbor and had water up to their main batteries. The true BB wrecks were Arizona (blown up) and Oklahoma (capsized & later sank under tow) and the old target ship Utah (capsized). The remaining six battlehips were eventually raised and repaired within a few months of the attack. All in all the salvage crews did a remarkable job. Even the very heavily damaged destroyers Shaw, Cassin and Downes which look like total write-offs in post-attack pictures were rebuilt and returned to service. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

04-10-08, 06:55 AM	#5
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Yes, Torplex. I'm amazed at the engineering feat of the US Navy at that time. Huge cables used to righten ships I saw in photographs simply amazing. Pity it's not in the game. Smoke and debris from the attack as you sail out of Pearl would've been a sight. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club