intense recordings of the I-52 sinking

02-07-07, 10:58 PM

Although the main site (http://www.hnsa.org/sound/#sealion) has been mentioned before in several different posts, here are two sound files that simply must be heard.

http://www.hnsa.org/sound/sonobuoy2/record19.ram

http://www.hnsa.org/sound/sonobuoy2/record20.ram

In both, you hear the audio recordings from sonobouys dropped during the hunt (and kill) of the Japanese sub I-52 in the Atlantic. In the first, you can clearly hear the swishing sounds of the submerged and running submarine . . .

and also the explosion of the acoustic torpedo that mortally wounded it. You also can clearly hear the loud seething hiss of escaping air.

In the second one, you hear the hull being crushed, its bulkheads collapsing, as it sinks to its death and is crushed.

Having been playing SHIII now for many months, and being on the 'inside' as it were, it's a profound and poignant thing to listen to, as my imagination all too clearly can picture what it must have been like for them, fighting to survive, yet ultimately failing.

_Seth_ · 02-07-07, 11:48 PM

Good one, Albrecht...Really put things in perspective.....Imagine those guys, trapped in that steel tube, knowing that this was their final dive...Its true, mate, this is just a computer game to us, but for some this was the cruel reality.. I just hope death came quickly to them..

baggygreen · 02-08-07, 12:55 AM

what was the I52 doing in the atlantic??

_Seth_ · 02-08-07, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggygreen

what was the I52 doing in the atlantic??

It was going to Germany with Gold....

Read here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-52

Warmonger · 02-08-07, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggygreen

what was the I52 doing in the atlantic??

http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-52.htm

Jimbuna · 02-08-07, 08:53 AM

Rivetting stuff

I-25 · 02-08-07, 10:58 AM

"Gold i tell ya' Gold! Yeeehaawwww

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High Voltage · 02-08-07, 12:58 AM

Reading first-hand accounts of life on these u-boats is always impressive, but hearing this was prrety terrifying. Both my father and I are pilots, and while i have dealt with emergency situations before, I feel much more confident dealing with them at 30 000ft than I would 80m under the surface.

As immersive as this game is, we should count ourselves lucky that we are not in the position those 30 year-old Kaleuns were...

Excellent link however.

John Pancoast · 02-08-07, 06:28 PM

Spotted sub. Sank same

sunvalleyslim · 02-08-07, 08:43 PM

Thanks Von Hesse'
That was awesome, listening to history, knowing that men were about to meet their maker..........perils of being underwater with no chance to change the course of life....

bookworm_020 · 02-09-07, 12:53 AM

I have the national goegraphic issue that cover the dive in the I-52, interesting stuff!

02-07-07, 10:58 PM	#1
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	intense recordings of the I-52 sinking Although the main site (http://www.hnsa.org/sound/#sealion) has been mentioned before in several different posts, here are two sound files that simply must be heard. http://www.hnsa.org/sound/sonobuoy2/record19.ram http://www.hnsa.org/sound/sonobuoy2/record20.ram In both, you hear the audio recordings from sonobouys dropped during the hunt (and kill) of the Japanese sub I-52 in the Atlantic. In the first, you can clearly hear the swishing sounds of the submerged and running submarine . . . and also the explosion of the acoustic torpedo that mortally wounded it. You also can clearly hear the loud seething hiss of escaping air. In the second one, you hear the hull being crushed, its bulkheads collapsing, as it sinks to its death and is crushed. Having been playing SHIII now for many months, and being on the 'inside' as it were, it's a profound and poignant thing to listen to, as my imagination all too clearly can picture what it must have been like for them, fighting to survive, yet ultimately failing.

02-07-07, 11:48 PM	#2
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Good one, Albrecht...Really put things in perspective.....Imagine those guys, trapped in that steel tube, knowing that this was their final dive...Its true, mate, this is just a computer game to us, but for some this was the cruel reality.. I just hope death came quickly to them.. __________________ Last edited by _Seth_; 02-08-07 at 01:06 PM.

02-08-07, 08:53 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Rivetting stuff __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-08-07, 12:58 AM	#8
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Reading first-hand accounts of life on these u-boats is always impressive, but hearing this was prrety terrifying. Both my father and I are pilots, and while i have dealt with emergency situations before, I feel much more confident dealing with them at 30 000ft than I would 80m under the surface. As immersive as this game is, we should count ourselves lucky that we are not in the position those 30 year-old Kaleuns were... Excellent link however. __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

02-08-07, 06:28 PM	#9
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,211 Downloads: 501 Uploads: 4	Spotted sub. Sank same __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper

02-08-07, 12:55 AM	#3
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	what was the I52 doing in the atlantic??

02-08-07, 10:58 AM	#7
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	"Gold i tell ya' Gold! Yeeehaawwww "

02-08-07, 08:43 PM	#10
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Thanks Von Hesse' That was awesome, listening to history, knowing that men were about to meet their maker..........perils of being underwater with no chance to change the course of life.... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

02-09-07, 12:53 AM	#11
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I have the national goegraphic issue that cover the dive in the I-52, interesting stuff! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"