Forget about the planes, the frickin fishing boats are what bothers me

Platapus · 02-07-09, 10:21 PM

Playing 1.5+ RFB

I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent the time to get a great set up only to find that it is just a fishing boat

And since my AA gun is still in a bathtub I can't even us that to vent my rage.

Grrrrr

Torplexed · 02-08-09, 01:48 AM

I've often wondered where the native fishing boats are. Not every little sampan or junk, dowd or dingy was under Japanese control. Seems like the vast majority of the small craft you see should be considered 'neutral' in some way. Especially in the Philippines and Indonesia.

magic452 · 02-08-09, 02:14 AM

The last Japanese Junks etc. I saw were in the Laperusr Straits. In very heavy weather and before I could get there they all sank.

Just saw some neutral ones today and they suffered the same fate.

Magic452

steinbeck · 02-08-09, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Playing 1.5+ RFB

I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent the time to get a great set up only to find that it is just a fishing boat

And since my AA gun is still in a bathtub I can't even us that to vent my rage.

Grrrrr

Usually, I find that the speed they are clocked at is a good clue to what they are!!
It seems to always be around 4.50 knts, leastways all the ones I have come across are like that. I always go eyeball them first now.

steinbeck

Platapus · 02-08-09, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by steinbeck

Usually, I find that the speed they are clocked at is a good clue to what they are!!
It seems to always be around 4.50 knts, leastways all the ones I have come across are like that. I always go eyeball them first now.

steinbeck

The speed seems to be a good indicator. That and the sonar

02-07-09, 10:21 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Forget about the planes, the frickin fishing boats are what bothers me Playing 1.5+ RFB I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent the time to get a great set up only to find that it is just a fishing boat And since my AA gun is still in a bathtub I can't even us that to vent my rage. Grrrrr __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-08-09, 01:48 AM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I've often wondered where the native fishing boats are. Not every little sampan or junk, dowd or dingy was under Japanese control. Seems like the vast majority of the small craft you see should be considered 'neutral' in some way. Especially in the Philippines and Indonesia. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-08-09, 02:14 AM	#3
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The last Japanese Junks etc. I saw were in the Laperusr Straits. In very heavy weather and before I could get there they all sank. Just saw some neutral ones today and they suffered the same fate. Magic452