Silent Service - Google Video

01-19-08, 05:19 AM

Hi!

Sometimes you can find interesting stuff on the internet:

History Channels TV serie Silent Service about the US Submarine War in the Pacific during WW2.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=4

This one is about the torpedos:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...20511540926687

Attack plans:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...72655646186523

Looking good, I´ll have to buy this on DVD

Ducimus · 01-19-08, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SS-18rider

Hi!

History Channels TV serie Silent Service about the Submarine War in the Pacific during WW2.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=4

Holy smokes, this is GOOD stuff. Required viewing for all newcomers i say!

John Channing · 01-19-08, 08:48 AM

For $50 you can buy all 4 DVDs from the History Channel on-line store.

You get a DVD on the boats of WW2. one on the captains, one on the torpedos and one on attack tactics. Almost 4 hours .

Well worth the money.

JCC

Gino · 01-19-08, 11:53 AM

In case you're wondering where they did the inside shots...

Some of them were taken at the USS Cod.

Looks good eh?

groetjes,

ReallyDedPoet · 01-19-08, 11:57 AM

Thanks, bookmarked for later

RDP

swdw · 01-19-08, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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Originally Posted by SS-18rider

Hi!

History Channels TV serie Silent Service about the Submarine War in the Pacific during WW2.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=4

Holy smokes, this is GOOD stuff. Required viewing for all newcomers i say!

Why not add the links to your pacific war topic?

Ducimus · 01-19-08, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by swdw

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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Originally Posted by SS-18rider

Hi!

History Channels TV serie Silent Service about the Submarine War in the Pacific during WW2.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=4

Holy smokes, this is GOOD stuff. Required viewing for all newcomers i say!

Why not add the links to your pacific war topic?

Was thinking about that, but went to bed instead. WIll add it later though.

Doolittle81 · 01-19-08, 01:44 PM

Unfortunately, the visual quality of Google video (and Youtube) is vey low. Does anyone have a link to a downloadable *.AVI or *.WMV version? I'm really only interested in a few clips/sequences from the video, not all four hours of the DVD series.

swdw · 01-19-08, 01:53 PM

Had to snicker about people wondering if the torpedo failure rate in RFB is too high while watching the account of the Tinosa. Can't even imagine the sense of frustration with firing 6 fish at a taker with only one explosion which put her DIW, and 12 after the tanker was DIW with no detonations.

Thats a failure rate of 94%!!! Although a failure rate that high was unusual, people wondering if a failure rate as low as 40% or as high as 80% (as some people playig RFB have reported at times) in RFB is historical only need to watch that video.

Rockin Robbins · 01-19-08, 06:44 PM

A great find that certainly belongs in Ducimus' stickied thread. The amazing thing to me was that we made such a huge impact with less than 300 submarines. Then you have to almost totally discount their effectiveness while firing defective torpedoes for two years. STILL they sank 55% of the tonnage total for the war.

Great find!

01-19-08, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Doolittle81

Unfortunately, the visual quality of Google video (and Youtube) is vey low. Does anyone have a link to a downloadable *.AVI or *.WMV version? I'm really only interested in a few clips/sequences from the video, not all four hours of the DVD series.

Anti -pixelating mode for free: Peer with your eyes and don´t sit so close to the screen while watching.

Hope it helps

dean_acheson · 01-19-08, 09:49 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ory+channel%22

a while back, we had a discussion about this, nice to see somebody put it up....

Elder-Pirate · 01-19-08, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SS-18rider

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Originally Posted by Doolittle81

Unfortunately, the visual quality of Google video (and Youtube) is vey low. Does anyone have a link to a downloadable *.AVI or *.WMV version? I'm really only interested in a few clips/sequences from the video, not all four hours of the DVD series.

Anti -pixelating mode for free: Peer with your eyes and don´t sit so close to the screen while watching.

Hope it helps

Most of the video I did not fully watch but I listened to every word and to me it was like good old radio. I very much enjoyed both videos.

If the devs would have followed torpedo history to the letter UBI would have really lost sales in SH4. Most of the gamers today want it yesterday.

A very good find.

manucapo · 01-20-08, 06:19 AM

good find
nice video

DrBeast · 01-20-08, 11:04 AM

Nice video, crappy quality though. Sound and image is out of sync, too. Still enjoyed watching it!

01-19-08, 05:19 AM	#1
SS-18rider Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Silent Service - Google Video Hi! Sometimes you can find interesting stuff on the internet: History Channels TV serie Silent Service about the US Submarine War in the Pacific during WW2. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=4 This one is about the torpedos: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...20511540926687 Attack plans: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...72655646186523 Looking good, I´ll have to buy this on DVD Last edited by SS-18rider; 01-20-08 at 05:26 PM.

01-19-08, 11:53 AM	#4
Gino Pacific Sub Expert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 148 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	In case you're wondering where they did the inside shots... Some of them were taken at the USS Cod. Looks good eh? groetjes, __________________ Gino

01-19-08, 11:57 AM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Thanks, bookmarked for later RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-19-08, 01:53 PM	#9
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Had to snicker about people wondering if the torpedo failure rate in RFB is too high while watching the account of the Tinosa. Can't even imagine the sense of frustration with firing 6 fish at a taker with only one explosion which put her DIW, and 12 after the tanker was DIW with no detonations. Thats a failure rate of 94%!!! Although a failure rate that high was unusual, people wondering if a failure rate as low as 40% or as high as 80% (as some people playig RFB have reported at times) in RFB is historical only need to watch that video. __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10

01-19-08, 06:44 PM	#10
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Wow! A great find that certainly belongs in Ducimus' stickied thread. The amazing thing to me was that we made such a huge impact with less than 300 submarines. Then you have to almost totally discount their effectiveness while firing defective torpedoes for two years. STILL they sank 55% of the tonnage total for the war. Great find! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-19-08, 08:48 AM	#3
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	For $50 you can buy all 4 DVDs from the History Channel on-line store. You get a DVD on the boats of WW2. one on the captains, one on the torpedos and one on attack tactics. Almost 4 hours . Well worth the money. JCC

01-19-08, 01:44 PM	#8
Doolittle81 Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 624 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Unfortunately, the visual quality of Google video (and Youtube) is vey low. Does anyone have a link to a downloadable .AVI or .WMV version? I'm really only interested in a few clips/sequences from the video, not all four hours of the DVD series.

01-19-08, 09:49 PM	#12
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ory+channel%22 a while back, we had a discussion about this, nice to see somebody put it up....

01-20-08, 06:19 AM	#14
manucapo Gunner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 100 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	good find nice video

01-20-08, 11:04 AM	#15
DrBeast The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere Out In Space Posts: 1,408 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Nice video, crappy quality though. Sound and image is out of sync, too. Still enjoyed watching it! __________________ Let the Beast inside you free!