Extra USN bases mod available

[GerritJ9]

I have uploaded a mod which adds Tarakan, Balikpapan, Tandjong Priok, Tjilatjap and Darwin as available bases for refuelling and rearming. Darwin is available for the whole war, the others until they were occupied by the Japanese. The mod can be found in the SH4 Missions and Maps section and is JSGME-ready.
You will most probably have to wait until your mission has ended before you can install the mod if you are at sea; I tested it in a new campaign.

[Sailor Steve]

Good job!

Are they realistic and accurate? Just wondering.

Anyway, here is a direct link:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1319

[GerritJ9]

If you mean by "realistic and accurate" whether they accurately resemble the real ports, then no. Balikpapan, Tandjong Priok and Darwin are the stock SH4 ports; Tarakan and Tjilatjap are unpopulated- just stretches of jungle. So the next step for me is to figure out how to add a few ships at least to these two.
However, if you mean were these ports actually used or available for use in the historical sense, then the answer is yes. Tarakan was, like Balikpapan, a major NEI oil port; Tjilatjap was the only significant port on Java's south coast and was actually used by USN surface vessels on some occasions- USS "Marblehead" was provisionally repaired there after suffering serious bomb damage off the Kangean islands on 4/2/1942 for instance. It was also the destination for USS "Langley" on her ill-fated final voyage. Tandjong Priok was used by the Western Striking Force as its base, and was the final port of call for HMAS "Perth" and USS "Houston". As far as I know none was used as a base by USN subs, but they were used by the RNethN pre-war for refuelling purposes and could have been used by USN subs if it had been necessary.
As for Darwin, it was used as a base by the USN after the loss of Manila, I seem to recall that the tender "Black Hawk" was based there for a time.

[keltos01]

a girl in every port

keltos

[I'm goin' down]

will this work with TMO?

[GerritJ9]

I tested it with TMO 1.8 Beta, so yes, it should work with TMO.......... am using it myself right now

[GerritJ9]

Edit; file has been withdrawn until further notice to solve compatibility issues with TMO 1.7.

[I'm goin' down]

should I deactivate my TMO mod that I installed last night?

[GerritJ9]

No, just the bases mod for now.

[GerritJ9]

I'm working on a revised version which will include Singapore as an extra base, but I have to test whether a US sub will rearm/refuel at a non-US i.e. British base as I would prefer to add Singapore as a British base rather than US- which, of course, it was in reality. The USN did not make any use of Singapore, but Dutch submarines were based there during the initial stages of the campaign for the Malay Barrier so the possibility of US subs doing so definitely existed.
Another aspect I'm looking into is the possibility of adding Dutch bases- unfortunately the stock Mission Editor choices don't include the Netherlands when it comes to bases.

Can you reupload the mod? love using this.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Lil' Subsim

Can you reupload the mod? love using this.

Both versions are there on his FileFront site for download, working fine.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Both versions are there on his FileFront site for download, working fine.

I don't know, when I try to download it, it keep saying file not found...going try again.

[Nisgeis]

Although the link from filefront is there and you can click on it to download so it looks OK, but when you actually try to download it, you get an error about the file not being found. FileFront is having major issues at the moment and it's affecting a lot of mods. Perhaps someone could upload their copy to the subsim repository?

[rein1705]

I believe the mod your talking about is located in the Downloads section of the forum under Missions and Maps as stated below.