Enemy Sub Sunk

darqen27 · 05-09-12, 06:27 PM

I know they subs are rare to run into, I found this jap submarine, and he was quickly sunk by 2 torps

Soviet Creeper · 05-09-12, 07:06 PM

Nice job there. (enemy) submarines are my favorite ship to sink. Just feels so good for me :P. Too bad they are so rare, but then again guess that makes it much funner when you find one!

Hylander_1314 · 05-09-12, 07:18 PM

Great job on the enemy sub! Watch their deckgun though! If you can get in close, one torpedo does the trick.

So far, I have found them in that little passage W/S/W of Tokyo, south of Makkassar Strait, on a parallel line if you draw it on your map, it would be mid-way between Borneo, and Java. Also, the shipping route brteen the Palau Islands, and Rabaul will turn them up every now and then, but the most I have seen of them is the area around Luzon Strait, and just west of there. Not much tonnage for them though.

A good thing the Japanese Navy never used their subfleet as aggressively like the US Navy did.

MKalafatas · 05-09-12, 10:09 PM

I found one about 100 nm north of the Lomboc Strait in Jun '42. Hit it with one torpedo but it wouldn't sink. So I rammed before it could dive. My sub slid over the top with no apparent effect.

Although I received no credit, on the whole it was a worthwhile experience. I got a good look at the Japanese sub commander. He was dressed in a fancy bright green uniform, like a Shriner on Christmas....

An old thread here mentioned that one receives credit for these subs only infrequently when they sink (or, crash dive).

Great screenshot, btw!

Bubblehead1980 · 05-09-12, 10:17 PM

Very nice job. I bagged one the other evening near Wake Island in Feb 1944.I was there as lifeguard for a PB4Y strike from Midway(happened in real life, inserted it into RSRD) , one morning after the strike while heading to look for a liferaft near a crash marker on the navmap, an IJN sub came along at 12 knots, was a long approach and could not get under 2,000 yards before had to fire Mark 14's, but a spread of 4 did the trick when she zigged to avoid, one caught her in the stern, she blew up nicely and sank.

Good job.

darqen27 · 05-10-12, 02:37 AM

This one was south of the choke point in makassar strait

jangles · 05-10-12, 07:26 AM

Do they actually dive? , or are they just on the surface lke in Sh3 ?

andy_311 · 05-10-12, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jangles

Do they actually dive? , or are they just on the surface lke in Sh3 ?

They just stay on the surface. I went with one head to head with one in the Celebes sea in 1945 last night (deck guns only) took some time but she went down.

Daniel Prates · 05-10-12, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by andy_311

They just stay on the surface. I went with one head to head with one in the Celebes sea in 1945 last night (deck guns only) took some time but she went down.

Indeed this has been discussed here before, and nobody recollects seeing a jap sub diving. They just stay in the surface, cruising. I once saw one of the large i-400 docked. Apparently the game treats them as just another ship.

darqen27 · 05-11-12, 02:14 AM

I would love to fire only 1 torp at something and watch it sink, but the mk 14's have taught me to fire in pairs, or 4's for that matter

Caustic · 05-11-12, 08:58 AM

History of Japanese Submarines in World War 2.

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Japan had what was easily the most diverse submarine fleet of any nation in the Second World War. These included manned torpedoes, midget submarines, medium-range submarines, purpose-built supply submarines (many for use by the Army), long-range fleet submarines (many of which carried an aircraft), submarines with high submerged speed, and submarines that could carry multiple bombers.

Because of the vastness of the Pacific, Japan built many boats of extreme range and size, many of which were capable of cruises exceeding 20,000 miles and lasting more than 100 days. In fact, Japan built what were by far the largest submarines in the world, indeed, the only submarines over 5,000 tons submerged displacement, or submarines over 400 feet in length until the advent of nuclear power. These same boats were credited with a range of 37,500 miles at 14 knots, a figure never matched by any other diesel-electric submarine. These large boats could each carry three floatplane bombers, the only submarines in history so capable. Japan built 41 submarines that could carry one or more aircraft, while the vast submarine fleets of the United States, Britain, and Germany included not one submarine so capable.

Gangrene · 05-16-12, 08:24 PM

You think it would have been an obvious expansion for the game to have a Japanese sub campaign!... Surface the boat for bombing run!!!

Fire plane from the top tube!

Hylander_1314 · 05-16-12, 08:44 PM

Actually, they carried float planes. Rather interesting!

Interesting short read on them.
http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/Japane...eI-401fou.html

Bubblehead1980 · 05-16-12, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Gangrene

You think it would have been an obvious expansion for the game to have a Japanese sub campaign!... Surface the boat for bombing run!!!

Fire plane from the top tube!

You would think instead of their cheap "U boat missions" in 1.5 they would have put in an IJN campaign, but its UBI.Of course, I dont trust them to make a decent out of the box game, once the SH community modders get a hold of the game for a while, then it becomes playable.

RudderBob · 05-17-12, 02:03 AM

I ran across one of those jet subs, fired about six torpedoes into it what a waste it would not sink it just sat there

05-09-12, 06:27 PM	#1
darqen27 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 36 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Enemy Sub Sunk I know they subs are rare to run into, I found this jap submarine, and he was quickly sunk by 2 torps

05-09-12, 07:06 PM	#2
Soviet Creeper Planesman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the corner of shame Posts: 187 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	Nice job there. (enemy) submarines are my favorite ship to sink. Just feels so good for me :P. Too bad they are so rare, but then again guess that makes it much funner when you find one! __________________ I used to be a huge submarine guy but now I'm a huge submarine girl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

05-09-12, 07:18 PM	#3
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Great job on the enemy sub! Watch their deckgun though! If you can get in close, one torpedo does the trick. So far, I have found them in that little passage W/S/W of Tokyo, south of Makkassar Strait, on a parallel line if you draw it on your map, it would be mid-way between Borneo, and Java. Also, the shipping route brteen the Palau Islands, and Rabaul will turn them up every now and then, but the most I have seen of them is the area around Luzon Strait, and just west of there. Not much tonnage for them though. A good thing the Japanese Navy never used their subfleet as aggressively like the US Navy did. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

05-09-12, 10:09 PM	#4
MKalafatas Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Springboro OH Posts: 135 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I found one about 100 nm north of the Lomboc Strait in Jun '42. Hit it with one torpedo but it wouldn't sink. So I rammed before it could dive. My sub slid over the top with no apparent effect. Although I received no credit, on the whole it was a worthwhile experience. I got a good look at the Japanese sub commander. He was dressed in a fancy bright green uniform, like a Shriner on Christmas.... An old thread here mentioned that one receives credit for these subs only infrequently when they sink (or, crash dive). Great screenshot, btw! __________________ "Not all those who wander are lost." - JRR Tolkien

05-16-12, 08:44 PM	#13
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Actually, they carried float planes. Rather interesting! Interesting short read on them. http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/Japane...eI-401fou.html __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

05-09-12, 10:17 PM	#5
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,100 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Very nice job. I bagged one the other evening near Wake Island in Feb 1944.I was there as lifeguard for a PB4Y strike from Midway(happened in real life, inserted it into RSRD) , one morning after the strike while heading to look for a liferaft near a crash marker on the navmap, an IJN sub came along at 12 knots, was a long approach and could not get under 2,000 yards before had to fire Mark 14's, but a spread of 4 did the trick when she zigged to avoid, one caught her in the stern, she blew up nicely and sank. Good job.

05-10-12, 02:37 AM	#6
darqen27 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 36 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	This one was south of the choke point in makassar strait

05-10-12, 07:26 AM	#7
jangles Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 48 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	Do they actually dive? , or are they just on the surface lke in Sh3 ?

05-11-12, 02:14 AM	#10
darqen27 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 36 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	I would love to fire only 1 torp at something and watch it sink, but the mk 14's have taught me to fire in pairs, or 4's for that matter

05-16-12, 08:24 PM	#12
Gangrene Bosun Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 67 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	You think it would have been an obvious expansion for the game to have a Japanese sub campaign!... Surface the boat for bombing run!!! Fire plane from the top tube!

05-17-12, 02:03 AM	#15
RudderBob Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	could not sink it I ran across one of those jet subs, fired about six torpedoes into it what a waste it would not sink it just sat there