The Guns of Java

M. Sarsfield · 01-12-08, 05:43 PM

Has anyone noticed the Japanese gun batteries waiting for you in the various straits around Java? You can't see them,, but they are there and waiting to punch holes in your boat.

I was talking to a sub vet today and he said when he was on the USS Loggerhead a Japanese shore battery got off three shots on them in Lombok Strait before they submerged. Some admiral orderd them to pass through the strait on the surface in the middle of the day - 16 July, 1945. He said one of the shots was close enough that it rang the hull like a bell when it hit the water. Later on they found out that they were 6" guns firing at the boat.

manucapo · 01-12-08, 07:50 PM

catched me by surprise more than a few times,
just when you thought you where outsmarting the enemy and sneking through their back door.
they seem to be very precise, much more than the guns on ships.

M. Sarsfield · 01-12-08, 10:11 PM

I also finally ran into the dreaded float planes that Ducimus eluded to. All were direct hits and destroyed the boat.

So, I started a new career and after putting 6 duds into a freighter, I ended up sinking it with the 3" deck gun. Several explosions went off on the ship while I was shelling it. Must have been ammo crates. The finally explosion blew her in two. So, technically, her own cargo sent her to the bottom.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-14-08, 07:43 AM

Yeah I took a shortcut to Fremantle and got a big hole in my S-boat. I had time acceleration on, too. Never me again. This time it's submerge for the boat in narrow straits in enemy areas.

-Pv- · 01-14-08, 08:27 PM

Night deck awash should work fine. I get by all the shore batteries that way.
-Pv-

Torplexed · 01-14-08, 08:38 PM

The Japanese had some rather fine coastal artillery units and fortifications in Japan proper. They must have sent a few of them overseas.

Ducimus · 01-14-08, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M. Sarsfield

I also finally ran into the dreaded float planes that Ducimus eluded to. All were direct hits and destroyed the boat.

Your odds of survival are alot higher with shore batteries, then with fighting it out with planes.

M. Sarsfield · 01-15-08, 09:29 AM

I only tried that once against two float planes. I got one to catch fire, but the gunner had to reload at a bad time. If I had two twin 20mm mounts with fully loaded ammo, I may have been able to shoot one of them down, but the other would have still hit us.

mookiemookie · 01-15-08, 10:21 AM

I found out about them the hard way. Just sailing along, enjoying the view and all of a sudden "KA-BOOM!"...scared the bajeezus out of me.

01-12-08, 05:43 PM	#1
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Guns of Java Has anyone noticed the Japanese gun batteries waiting for you in the various straits around Java? You can't see them,, but they are there and waiting to punch holes in your boat. I was talking to a sub vet today and he said when he was on the USS Loggerhead a Japanese shore battery got off three shots on them in Lombok Strait before they submerged. Some admiral orderd them to pass through the strait on the surface in the middle of the day - 16 July, 1945. He said one of the shots was close enough that it rang the hull like a bell when it hit the water. Later on they found out that they were 6" guns firing at the boat. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

01-12-08, 10:11 PM	#3
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I also finally ran into the dreaded float planes that Ducimus eluded to. All were direct hits and destroyed the boat. So, I started a new career and after putting 6 duds into a freighter, I ended up sinking it with the 3" deck gun. Several explosions went off on the ship while I was shelling it. Must have been ammo crates. The finally explosion blew her in two. So, technically, her own cargo sent her to the bottom. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

01-14-08, 08:38 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	The Japanese had some rather fine coastal artillery units and fortifications in Japan proper. They must have sent a few of them overseas. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

01-15-08, 09:29 AM	#8
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I only tried that once against two float planes. I got one to catch fire, but the gunner had to reload at a bad time. If I had two twin 20mm mounts with fully loaded ammo, I may have been able to shoot one of them down, but the other would have still hit us. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

01-15-08, 10:21 AM	#9
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I found out about them the hard way. Just sailing along, enjoying the view and all of a sudden "KA-BOOM!"...scared the bajeezus out of me. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-12-08, 07:50 PM	#2
manucapo Gunner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 100 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	catched me by surprise more than a few times, just when you thought you where outsmarting the enemy and sneking through their back door. they seem to be very precise, much more than the guns on ships.

01-14-08, 07:43 AM	#4
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Yeah I took a shortcut to Fremantle and got a big hole in my S-boat. I had time acceleration on, too. Never me again. This time it's submerge for the boat in narrow straits in enemy areas.

01-14-08, 08:27 PM	#5
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Night deck awash should work fine. I get by all the shore batteries that way. -Pv-