Gripping - reading real reports from actual sub combat patrols

Koinonos · 01-13-08, 07:02 AM

Sorry if this is old news to some, but on some semi-random reading (this time about the BatFish) I stumbled upon a real treasure - The abilty to read actual combat reports detailing some very interesting minutia of sub life from combat to close calls by friendly forces to Japanese attempts to lay traps for subs, etc.

A great and gripping read if you have the time (about 15-20 minutes per patrol to properly absorb and get the 'flavor' of what a tiny fraction it was they dealt with and did.

Patrol 5
http://www.ussbatfish.com/patrol-5.html

Patrol 6
http://www.ussbatfish.com/patrol-6.html

ReallyDedPoet · 01-13-08, 09:56 AM

Thanks for the links

RDP

MarkShot · 01-13-08, 10:11 AM

I have ASCII text transcriptions of all of the Wahoo and Tang patrol logs.

However, I prefer not to do a string of emails. If someone would care to host them, PM me an email address and I'll send them to you for hosting.

Thanks.

seafarer · 01-13-08, 01:42 PM

You can read patrol reports of a number of boats (including Tang and Wahoo) at this site:

http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/links/PATROLREPORTS.html

01-13-08, 07:02 AM	#1
Koinonos Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 99 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Gripping - reading real reports from actual sub combat patrols Sorry if this is old news to some, but on some semi-random reading (this time about the BatFish) I stumbled upon a real treasure - The abilty to read actual combat reports detailing some very interesting minutia of sub life from combat to close calls by friendly forces to Japanese attempts to lay traps for subs, etc. A great and gripping read if you have the time (about 15-20 minutes per patrol to properly absorb and get the 'flavor' of what a tiny fraction it was they dealt with and did. Patrol 5 http://www.ussbatfish.com/patrol-5.html Patrol 6 http://www.ussbatfish.com/patrol-6.html

01-13-08, 09:56 AM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Thanks for the links RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-13-08, 10:11 AM	#3
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	I have ASCII text transcriptions of all of the Wahoo and Tang patrol logs. However, I prefer not to do a string of emails. If someone would care to host them, PM me an email address and I'll send them to you for hosting. Thanks. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

01-13-08, 01:42 PM	#4
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You can read patrol reports of a number of boats (including Tang and Wahoo) at this site: http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/links/PATROLREPORTS.html __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD