I swear they could make a movie out of this stuff

Ducimus · 01-07-08, 09:28 PM

Like the Sixth patrol of the Grenadier for example.

Sailor Steve · 01-07-08, 09:33 PM

Oh, yeah. I would love to see a new version of Silent Service; a TV show with each episode telling the story of a different patrol, even the boring ones.

Maybe it could inspire a German version, with the stories of the real u-boat crews. Or the British. Dutch? Japanese?

Ducimus · 01-07-08, 09:46 PM

I have to admit, im starting to get curious about the brits. They saw action in many theaters, faced the same hardships, their story is relatively unknown, and also have the added perk of being on our side of the war! :rotfl:

edit: come to think of it, that would probably have made an awesome expansion to SH4. *shrug* oh well.

Sailor Steve · 01-07-08, 10:13 PM

Either buy or see if your library has Padfield's book.
http://www.amazon.com/War-Beneath-Se.../dp/0471249459

It does a nice job of covering all the major patrols.

shoot-kill-win · 01-07-08, 10:51 PM

At the Batfish, they actually have the Batfish's "Silent Service" episode, it is great because they filmed the show on actual diesel boats.

Mush Martin · 01-08-08, 09:47 AM

They could make about eighty or a hundred excellant dramatic films
out of this stuff and about two hundred not so bad dramas.
even a few comedies.
it reads better than fiction most months of the war
M

FIREWALL · 01-10-08, 07:01 PM

[quote=Sailor Steve]Oh, yeah. I would love to see a new version of Silent Service; a TV show with each episode telling the story of a different patrol, even the boring ones.

That's one of the better ideas I've seen in along time SS

If the Writers ever come off strike ,but you know how they'de do with your idea?

Something between McHales Navy and Hogans heros.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Kpt. Lehmann · 01-10-08, 07:20 PM

"Later, when interviewed about the exploit, Commander Ramage expressed his motivation at the time .... "...I got mad ... !" he said.
For getting mad, Ramage was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Parche received a Presidential Citation. "

That totally rocks!!!

Good stuff!!!

tater · 01-10-08, 07:31 PM

Reading "War in the Boats" (awesome, BTW), it occurred to me the other night that Munson's last patrol as skipper of Crevalle would be a great movie. It wasn't a fantastic patrol, but it has a lot of drama and personal interest.

Munson is starting to crack, basically. He's acting sort of bipolar. When he's on the ball, he's amazingly aggressive, then he'll blow off following up. At one point, 2 of his officers (including Crevalle's next skipper, Walker) are talking about the fact they should follow the cripples of their last, agressive surface atatck and finish them off, and something is wrong with the skipper... and Munson is right there in the same room in the shadows. He tells them if they want to take over his command, go ahead. He means it sarcastically, but Walker goes ahead and does! There is a threat by Munson to court martial them for mutiny, but in the end he commends them for taking over when he was burned out and they feel like heels.

Also, they end up rescuing guerillas on RTB, including 11 women, and 17 kids. Loads of stuff going on for a movie to make it more generally popular than a grognard sub movie, ya know?

tater

AVGWarhawk · 01-10-08, 07:36 PM

Just the three sinkings of Japanese submarines by the Batfish could make a very "on the edge of your seat" movie. I have read this chapter in Final Patrol many times. Truely a nail bitter.

Sailor Steve · 01-10-08, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

Reading "War in the Boats" (awesome, BTW), it occurred to me the other night that Munson's last patrol as skipper of Crevalle would be a great movie. It wasn't a fantastic patrol, but it has a lot of drama and personal interest.

Munson is starting to crack, basically. He's acting sort of bipolar. When he's on the ball, he's amazingly aggressive, then he'll blow off following up. At one point, 2 of his officers (including Crevalle's next skipper, Walker) are talking about the fact they should follow the cripples of their last, agressive surface atatck and finish them off, and something is wrong with the skipper... and Munson is right there in the same room in the shadows. He tells them if they want to take over his command, go ahead. He means it sarcastically, but Walker goes ahead and does! There is a threat by Munson to court martial them for mutiny, but in the end he commends them for taking over when he was burned out and they feel like heels.

Also, they end up rescuing guerillas on RTB, including 11 women, and 17 kids. Loads of stuff going on for a movie to make it more generally popular than a grognard sub movie, ya know?

tater

I love it.

But who'd believe it?

Doolittle81 · 01-11-08, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Oh, yeah. I would love to see a new version of Silent Service; a TV show with each episode telling the story of a different patrol, even the boring ones.

Maybe it could inspire a German version, with the stories of the real u-boat crews. Or the British. Dutch? Japanese?

You mean this Silent Service show: Silent Service

Sailor Steve · 01-11-08, 05:43 PM

Yop. Dat be de one.

The closing credits, as I remember, had the same viewpoint as the submarine dove.

And check out some of the cast:
Russell Johnson - later 'The Professor' on Gilligan's Island
DeForrest Kelly - later 'Bones' on Star Trek
Leonard Nimoy - later 'Spock' on Star Trek
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050061/

swdw · 01-08-08, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Like the Sixth patrol of the Grenadier for example.

Reading that I smiled at this one on the fifth patrol.
" With binoculars lashed to the deck guns as sights, she raked tanker and barge sinking them immediately."

Anyone want to try THAT deck gun mod?

Mush Martin · 01-08-08, 09:53 AM

did with the after deckgun on my shIII boat it had no sights
I got pretty good with it too

01-07-08, 09:28 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I swear they could make a movie out of this stuff Like the Sixth patrol of the Grenadier for example.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh, yeah. I would love to see a new version of Silent Service; a TV show with each episode telling the story of a different patrol, even the boring ones. Maybe it could inspire a German version, with the stories of the real u-boat crews. Or the British. Dutch? Japanese? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Either buy or see if your library has Padfield's book. http://www.amazon.com/War-Beneath-Se.../dp/0471249459 It does a nice job of covering all the major patrols. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	At the Batfish, they actually have the Batfish's "Silent Service" episode, it is great because they filmed the show on actual diesel boats. __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

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Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	They could make about eighty or a hundred excellant dramatic films out of this stuff and about two hundred not so bad dramas. even a few comedies. it reads better than fiction most months of the war M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I have to admit, im starting to get curious about the brits. They saw action in many theaters, faced the same hardships, their story is relatively unknown, and also have the added perk of being on our side of the war! :rotfl: edit: come to think of it, that would probably have made an awesome expansion to SH4. shrug oh well.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	[quote=Sailor Steve]Oh, yeah. I would love to see a new version of Silent Service; a TV show with each episode telling the story of a different patrol, even the boring ones. That's one of the better ideas I've seen in along time SS If the Writers ever come off strike ,but you know how they'de do with your idea? Something between McHales Navy and Hogans heros. :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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01-10-08, 07:31 PM	#9
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Reading "War in the Boats" (awesome, BTW), it occurred to me the other night that Munson's last patrol as skipper of Crevalle would be a great movie. It wasn't a fantastic patrol, but it has a lot of drama and personal interest. Munson is starting to crack, basically. He's acting sort of bipolar. When he's on the ball, he's amazingly aggressive, then he'll blow off following up. At one point, 2 of his officers (including Crevalle's next skipper, Walker) are talking about the fact they should follow the cripples of their last, agressive surface atatck and finish them off, and something is wrong with the skipper... and Munson is right there in the same room in the shadows. He tells them if they want to take over his command, go ahead. He means it sarcastically, but Walker goes ahead and does! There is a threat by Munson to court martial them for mutiny, but in the end he commends them for taking over when he was burned out and they feel like heels. Also, they end up rescuing guerillas on RTB, including 11 women, and 17 kids. Loads of stuff going on for a movie to make it more generally popular than a grognard sub movie, ya know? tater

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Just the three sinkings of Japanese submarines by the Batfish could make a very "on the edge of your seat" movie. I have read this chapter in Final Patrol many times. Truely a nail bitter. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-11-08, 05:43 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yop. Dat be de one. The closing credits, as I remember, had the same viewpoint as the submarine dove. And check out some of the cast: Russell Johnson - later 'The Professor' on Gilligan's Island DeForrest Kelly - later 'Bones' on Star Trek Leonard Nimoy - later 'Spock' on Star Trek http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050061/ __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	did with the after deckgun on my shIII boat it had no sights I got pretty good with it too __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial