What Are Our Home Ports in SH4?

Tigrone · 12-23-06, 03:24 PM

Do we know what our home/spawing ports will be other than Pearl?
Will we be able to start the war in Manila?
Will Fremantle/Perth & Brisbane become home/spawing ports?

I imagine we will be able to switch home ports, as in SH3?

I wonder if we will get an advanced base in 44?

Before war, bases at Pearl Harbor and Cavite (in Manila Harbor, not Subic Bay)

after Pearl harbor, at Freemantle (SW near Perth) under Charles Lockwood, also at Brisbane
after Marshalls taken (Eniwetok Feb. '44), base at Majuro atoll
after Marianas taken (Saipan, Guam June '44), base at Apra harbor at Guam
after Carolines attacked (Pelilieu Sept. '44), base at Ulithi atoll beg. Nov '44

Torplexed · 12-23-06, 04:09 PM

No Dutch Harbor thank God. The Aleutians. Whudda miserable archipelago to patrol.

Sailor Steve · 12-23-06, 05:04 PM

Aww. I think the Aleutians would be cool, especially with the invasions and all.

I still hope they have Cavite; if I can't cruise the Philippines I might have to go back to SHI.

Wulfmann · 12-23-06, 07:30 PM

For those needing R&R a "gay" time can be found in San Fansisco!!!:rotfl:

Sorry, couldn't pass up on that one!

Wulfmann

TwistedFemur · 12-23-06, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wulfmann

For those needing R&R a "gay" time can be found in San Fansisco!!!:rotfl:

Sorry, couldn't pass up on that one!

Wulfmann

Don't think San Fran became "gay" until the 60's

Hylander_1314 · 12-23-06, 10:46 PM

Should have Pearl, Cavite, Brisbane, and Fremantle, and there should be another one in the Phillipines too, not too far from Cavite where the MTB's also operated out of.

I just hope we can stop over at places like Midway or the other liberated islands as the war progress' to top off the fuel tanks if we have to make trans pacific crossings, or the patrol will be very short. Yep, got there. Saw the sights, and turned for home.

WilhelmSchulz. · 12-24-06, 01:06 PM

There is Goony Island(Midway)

"Oh beautiful beautiful Midway,
The Land where the Goonybirds grow,
Oh beautiful beautiful Midway,
the goddamist place that I know."
:rotfl:

Jimbuna · 12-25-06, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 08x15

Do we know what our home/spawing ports will be other than Pearl?
Will we be able to start the war in Manila?
Will Fremantle/Perth & Brisbane become home/spawing ports?

I imagine we will be able to switch home ports, as in SH3?

I wonder if we will get an advanced base in 44?

Before war, bases at Pearl Harbor and Cavite (in Manila Harbor, not Subic Bay)

after Pearl harbor, at Freemantle (SW near Perth) under Charles Lockwood, also at Brisbane
after Marshalls taken (Eniwetok Feb. '44), base at Majuro atoll
after Marianas taken (Saipan, Guam June '44), base at Apra harbor at Guam
after Carolines attacked (Pelilieu Sept. '44), base at Ulithi atoll beg. Nov '44

How about Java, and Darwin in the early years ?:hmm:

_Seth_ · 12-25-06, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed

No Dutch Harbor thank God. The Aleutians. Whudda miserable archipelago to patrol.

Aleutians must be included! Especially if we encounter snow & ice on our patrols! And we could also do a little Crab fishing...(No, not THAT sort of "crabs"....

):rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 12-26-06, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hylander_1314

Should have Pearl, Cavite, Brisbane, and Fremantle, and there should be another one in the Phillipines too, not too far from Cavite where the MTB's also operated out of.

Surabaja (Soerabaya) was used after the Philippines fell until Java also fell to the Japanese.

Quote:

I just hope we can stop over at places like Midway or the other liberated islands as the war progress' to top off the fuel tanks if we have to make trans pacific crossings, or the patrol will be very short. Yep, got there. Saw the sights, and turned for home.

Me too. Midway, Guam, maybe a visit to the PT base at Tulagi in '42 or Rendova in '43-44.

Hylander_1314 · 12-26-06, 12:13 PM

Thanks Sailor Steve. I couldn't remember that one. Must be the odd spelling. Or I've just loaded too much useless info in the cranium.

But the island stop-overs to re-fuel would have to be places that had diesel on hand. Wouldn't want to load up on av gas, or battlewagon fuel-oil.

Can't remember if there was anything in the Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline, New Hebrides, or Solomons. Refueling at sea didn't happen, as the subs were out of contact with HQ most of the time compared to the German counterparts. And the sub tenders didn't do a lot of traveling once a sub base was established.

Plus the attitude of the combined forces knockin' out the central enemy base in a given area, and then cutting the supply routes off, and letting the other enemy held islands in the area "rot on the vine", since Hitler's Festung Europa accorded more materials and men being sent to that theater of operations, and the guys in the Pacific making do with what they had to work with comparitively.

fire-fox · 12-28-06, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Aww. I think the Aleutians would be cool,

Cool?! dont you mean Bloody freasing

Sailor Steve · 12-28-06, 11:11 AM

Yeah, that too. I remember reading about some older boats patrolling there, and they didn't have the air-conditioning/heating plants of the fleet boats. In the central Pacific the crew only wore skivvies (underwear, for anyone not in the know), and in the Aleutians they wore heavy coats all the time, because the inside was so cold that condensation froze on the bulkheads.

Fun duty.

Schatten · 12-28-06, 01:13 PM

I get enough cold and snow here, so I'll take Cavite please.

Just remind me not to eat the local food.

Sea Wolf · 12-30-06, 04:23 AM

The Aleutians would not be fun, there would be hardly anything around apart from snow. Though going under ice might be cool.......

12-23-06, 03:24 PM	#1
Tigrone Commander Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 470 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	What Are Our Home Ports in SH4? Do we know what our home/spawing ports will be other than Pearl? Will we be able to start the war in Manila? Will Fremantle/Perth & Brisbane become home/spawing ports? I imagine we will be able to switch home ports, as in SH3? I wonder if we will get an advanced base in 44? Before war, bases at Pearl Harbor and Cavite (in Manila Harbor, not Subic Bay) after Pearl harbor, at Freemantle (SW near Perth) under Charles Lockwood, also at Brisbane after Marshalls taken (Eniwetok Feb. '44), base at Majuro atoll after Marianas taken (Saipan, Guam June '44), base at Apra harbor at Guam after Carolines attacked (Pelilieu Sept. '44), base at Ulithi atoll beg. Nov '44 __________________ Commander Hiram Cassedy: "Tigrone has saved the Air Force and is now returning to Iwo Jima with 28 rescued zoomies." B-29 SNUFFY & THE SHIF'LESS SKONKS among them. I've a broom at the mast said he, for the broom is a sign for me, that wherever I go, I sweep the mighty sea.

12-23-06, 04:09 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	No Dutch Harbor thank God. The Aleutians. Whudda miserable archipelago to patrol. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

12-23-06, 05:04 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Aww. I think the Aleutians would be cool, especially with the invasions and all. I still hope they have Cavite; if I can't cruise the Philippines I might have to go back to SHI. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-23-06, 07:30 PM	#4
Wulfmann Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,010 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	For those needing R&R a "gay" time can be found in San Fansisco!!!:rotfl: Sorry, couldn't pass up on that one! Wulfmann __________________ "The right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon, if only to prevent tyranny in government" Thomas Jefferson,; Constitutional debates

12-23-06, 10:46 PM	#6
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Should have Pearl, Cavite, Brisbane, and Fremantle, and there should be another one in the Phillipines too, not too far from Cavite where the MTB's also operated out of. I just hope we can stop over at places like Midway or the other liberated islands as the war progress' to top off the fuel tanks if we have to make trans pacific crossings, or the patrol will be very short. Yep, got there. Saw the sights, and turned for home. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

12-24-06, 01:06 PM	#7
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	There is Goony Island(Midway) "Oh beautiful beautiful Midway, The Land where the Goonybirds grow, Oh beautiful beautiful Midway, the goddamist place that I know." :rotfl: __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

12-26-06, 12:13 PM	#11
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Thanks Sailor Steve. I couldn't remember that one. Must be the odd spelling. Or I've just loaded too much useless info in the cranium. But the island stop-overs to re-fuel would have to be places that had diesel on hand. Wouldn't want to load up on av gas, or battlewagon fuel-oil. Can't remember if there was anything in the Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline, New Hebrides, or Solomons. Refueling at sea didn't happen, as the subs were out of contact with HQ most of the time compared to the German counterparts. And the sub tenders didn't do a lot of traveling once a sub base was established. Plus the attitude of the combined forces knockin' out the central enemy base in a given area, and then cutting the supply routes off, and letting the other enemy held islands in the area "rot on the vine", since Hitler's Festung Europa accorded more materials and men being sent to that theater of operations, and the guys in the Pacific making do with what they had to work with comparitively. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court --------------------- Last edited by Hylander_1314; 12-26-06 at 12:30 PM.

12-28-06, 11:11 AM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yeah, that too. I remember reading about some older boats patrolling there, and they didn't have the air-conditioning/heating plants of the fleet boats. In the central Pacific the crew only wore skivvies (underwear, for anyone not in the know), and in the Aleutians they wore heavy coats all the time, because the inside was so cold that condensation froze on the bulkheads. Fun duty. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-28-06, 01:13 PM	#14
Schatten Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get enough cold and snow here, so I'll take Cavite please. Just remind me not to eat the local food. __________________

12-30-06, 04:23 AM	#15
Sea Wolf A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 79 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The Aleutians would not be fun, there would be hardly anything around apart from snow. Though going under ice might be cool.......

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