Well, it two trips but I managed my first 100+k patrol.

Snuffy · 05-20-07, 09:12 PM

On September 9th 1942 at 05:00 hours the USS Shark departs Perth-Fremantle and heads north on patrol under the command of Capt. Snuffy. Our mission is to patrol off the Phillippines and engage enemy shipping, but after two tries we don't make it.

The date above is the start of the first leg of the mission. We made it as far as Tara Island in the Mindoro Straight on October 11th, when we polished off our fish and gun ammo. We radioed a convoy contact and was told by COMSUBPAC to RTB at our discression. Instead we stopped off at Exmouth Gulf and got a refit with a tender, and headed back to our assigned patrol destination, which we did not reach the second time either. Again we made it no farther than the northwest coast of Celebes Island. We took some damage from this battle and decided to call it a mission end and headed back to Perth-Fremantle.

The final tally of the two part unfinished mission was 2 tankers, 23 cargo ships, & 8 warships for a total of 115,713 Tons. One of the tankers was a "Large Modern Tanker" that weighed in at 10,0002 Tons, and one of the cargo ships was a "Huge European Liner" weighing in at 18,765 Tons. With the exception of 2 medium gun boats, all the warships were DDs.

USS Shark returned to Perth-Fremantle on October 28th 1942 and was dry docked for repairs before her next mission.

Due to Capt. Snuffy's failure to complete his previous assignment, he and his crew and the USS Shark have been reassigned to patrol of the north of the Phillippines again.

Monica Lewinsky · 05-20-07, 09:21 PM

Very nice exciting news. Glad to see someone having fun with the game. I stuck in a rut with the same mision for the 3rd time, patrol off of Honshu and sink merchants. And I am not compaining about it either.

Snuffy · 05-21-07, 02:35 PM

You really need to consider a name change ... but I do appreciate your reply.
I'm having a great time.

jhelix70 · 05-21-07, 02:46 PM

Congrats, but why stop at two trips? Is it possible to patrol endlessly, refuling and rearming as you go?

Or does your sub run out of food or something?

Snuffy · 05-21-07, 03:07 PM

I stopped at two trips for the single mission because damage sustained during my last attack caused the boat to be questionable as to it's survivability. Plus I was once again out of weapons to use against the enemy.

The repairs could not be done at the tender and could only be done in port. The only way to dock in port was to end the mission without completion.

05-20-07, 09:12 PM	#1
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well, it two trips but I managed my first 100+k patrol. On September 9th 1942 at 05:00 hours the USS Shark departs Perth-Fremantle and heads north on patrol under the command of Capt. Snuffy. Our mission is to patrol off the Phillippines and engage enemy shipping, but after two tries we don't make it. The date above is the start of the first leg of the mission. We made it as far as Tara Island in the Mindoro Straight on October 11th, when we polished off our fish and gun ammo. We radioed a convoy contact and was told by COMSUBPAC to RTB at our discression. Instead we stopped off at Exmouth Gulf and got a refit with a tender, and headed back to our assigned patrol destination, which we did not reach the second time either. Again we made it no farther than the northwest coast of Celebes Island. We took some damage from this battle and decided to call it a mission end and headed back to Perth-Fremantle. The final tally of the two part unfinished mission was 2 tankers, 23 cargo ships, & 8 warships for a total of 115,713 Tons. One of the tankers was a "Large Modern Tanker" that weighed in at 10,0002 Tons, and one of the cargo ships was a "Huge European Liner" weighing in at 18,765 Tons. With the exception of 2 medium gun boats, all the warships were DDs. USS Shark returned to Perth-Fremantle on October 28th 1942 and was dry docked for repairs before her next mission. Due to Capt. Snuffy's failure to complete his previous assignment, he and his crew and the USS Shark have been reassigned to patrol of the north of the Phillippines again. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!

05-20-07, 09:21 PM	#2
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Very nice exciting news. Glad to see someone having fun with the game. I stuck in a rut with the same mision for the 3rd time, patrol off of Honshu and sink merchants. And I am not compaining about it either. __________________ Sink them all!

05-21-07, 02:35 PM	#3
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You really need to consider a name change ... but I do appreciate your reply. I'm having a great time. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!

05-21-07, 03:07 PM	#5
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I stopped at two trips for the single mission because damage sustained during my last attack caused the boat to be questionable as to it's survivability. Plus I was once again out of weapons to use against the enemy. The repairs could not be done at the tender and could only be done in port. The only way to dock in port was to end the mission without completion. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!

05-21-07, 02:46 PM	#4
jhelix70 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Congrats, but why stop at two trips? Is it possible to patrol endlessly, refuling and rearming as you go? Or does your sub run out of food or something?