Hiding under ships

uss_cucumber · 10-30-10, 10:23 AM

Played quick mission battle of Samar,and in middle of battle i couldnt
do anything else but hide under keel of Kongo BB!
Had to mention that Kongo was stationary,so i wanna ask is this
tactics possible while ship is sailing?
Wanna use this tactic to sneak into some anchorage in Japan.

#2 anyone visited Japanesse harbour Jokosuka(Yokosuka) during
1942 war?Headed there dont know if i am gonna find big ships
anchored?

Sailor Steve · 10-30-10, 10:42 AM

It was done on occasion. The hard part is doing it without external view, as they had to do it in real life.

In fact, it was harder to do with a stationary ship, as real WW2 subs couldn't 'hover' underwater.

uss_cucumber · 10-30-10, 10:50 AM

si, i never thought of doing it without external view,guess its
too hard!

a can-opener installed on top of periscope would be great tool
in those situations,ahaha!

Sailor Steve · 10-30-10, 11:32 AM

raymond6751 · 10-30-10, 02:10 PM

I haven't tried this, but without external view the periscope when slightly raised gives a good view. You could see the ship above and follow that way.

Hmmm don't get too close. Perhaps the big ships engine noise would mask you if you were just following closely?

Sailor Steve · 10-30-10, 02:49 PM

That would of course depend on how clear the water was and how deep the periscope can be raised without the seals leaking.

I don't know the answer to either one, and both may be variable, so the only real objection I would have is - are there any reports of it actually being done. I'm certain that hiding that way was done, but was it by periscope or by hydrophone alone? I don't know.

Alky · 11-05-10, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by uss_cucumber

Wanna use this tactic to sneak into some anchorage in Japan.

What comes to my mind immediately about that idea is... any harbors I've been in to knock off a couple stationary ships, are too shallow. Usually I only have about 10 meters or less under the keel at minimum periscope depth. A bit tight for maneuvering under a destroyer I think.

10-30-10, 10:23 AM	#1
uss_cucumber Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Adriatic sea cucumber patrol Posts: 10 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hiding under ships Played quick mission battle of Samar,and in middle of battle i couldnt do anything else but hide under keel of Kongo BB! Had to mention that Kongo was stationary,so i wanna ask is this tactics possible while ship is sailing? Wanna use this tactic to sneak into some anchorage in Japan. #2 anyone visited Japanesse harbour Jokosuka(Yokosuka) during 1942 war?Headed there dont know if i am gonna find big ships anchored? __________________ Rubber ducky at bearing 222!Fire the torps!

10-30-10, 10:50 AM	#3
uss_cucumber Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Adriatic sea cucumber patrol Posts: 10 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	si, i never thought of doing it without external view,guess its too hard! a can-opener installed on top of periscope would be great tool in those situations,ahaha! __________________ Rubber ducky at bearing 222!Fire the torps!

10-30-10, 11:32 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	__________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	persicopes I haven't tried this, but without external view the periscope when slightly raised gives a good view. You could see the ship above and follow that way. Hmmm don't get too close. Perhaps the big ships engine noise would mask you if you were just following closely? __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

10-30-10, 02:49 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That would of course depend on how clear the water was and how deep the periscope can be raised without the seals leaking. I don't know the answer to either one, and both may be variable, so the only real objection I would have is - are there any reports of it actually being done. I'm certain that hiding that way was done, but was it by periscope or by hydrophone alone? I don't know. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-30-10, 10:42 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It was done on occasion. The hard part is doing it without external view, as they had to do it in real life. In fact, it was harder to do with a stationary ship, as real WW2 subs couldn't 'hover' underwater. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo