That's As Good As It Gets???

Simmy · 02-07-13, 01:25 AM

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

Red October1984 · 02-07-13, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmy

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

FINALLY! Somebody says that on Subsim!

After sinking half the IJN and not getting Admiral, transfer to the Army....

Armistead · 02-07-13, 08:05 AM

Sink a millions tons and finish the war.

Dread Knot · 02-07-13, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmy

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

Sorry, but the top Navy brass is unimpressed by mere Japanese tonnage. To reach those vaunted ranks, you also have to win every Army-Navy football game played between 1942 and 45 singlehandedly.

AVGWarhawk · 02-07-13, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmy

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

Doing such a good job with decimating the IJN that only a fool would promote you to a desk.

Simmy · 02-07-13, 09:33 AM

Well that's it...I'm off to see the recruiter.
I always did look better in green.

Sailor Steve · 02-07-13, 10:05 AM

A little reality: Dick O'Kane, top-scoring US submarine ace and Medal Of Honor winner, ended the war as a Commander. He didn't make captain until 1953.

I'm sorry, but Captain is a rank that should not be in SH4. Captains don't command submarines, they command Battleships. Admirals command fleets.

Sniper297 · 02-07-13, 10:24 AM

Funny thing, Navy was always a tradition in my family except for the Civil War, when all the Wards joined the Army instead for some reason. So when my oldest son turned 18 he started to enlist in the US Navy - only to find out he has that common form of color blindness for shades of blue-green. The US Navy requires 100% normal color vision for all rates except stuff like Yeoman and Mess Cook - my son had no interest in typing or slinging hash, so he went across the hall and talked to the Army recruiter instead, chose artillery.

That's my son on the far left, today he's Command Sergeant Major of 1/120 Field Artillery, equivalent to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command.

Sailor Steve · 02-07-13, 10:57 AM

Good on 'im, Sniper! "By golly I'm gonna serve, one way or another!"

I wanted to fly fighters, but when I was ten my eyes went wonky. I joined the navy and became a radioman.

Simmy · 02-07-13, 11:45 PM

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as Sailor Steve mentioned getting those kinds of promotions means you arent in a sub anymore so thats why it isnt in this game, it doesnt make sense to give you a rank that means you arent in a sub so that would mean you arent in the game anymore

That's pretty much what I assumed since it made some reference to being
behind a desk when I read the Rear Admiral report.

TorpX · 02-08-13, 02:01 AM

Nice photo, Sniper.

Where was it taken, Fort Sill?

Sniper297 · 02-08-13, 11:19 PM

Fort McCoy, WI. He was senior artillery instructor there until his promotion to CSM.

ColonelSandersLite · 02-10-13, 12:19 PM

Worth mentioning here is the career of Leo Major of the Canadian army in WWII.

This man singlehandedly captured something like 180 German prisoners in two separate engagements, and god knows how many he killed. In the latter, he drove the SS out of the city of zwolle *by himself*. Oh, and he did it after having lost an eye just days after the invasion of france.

His reward for all of that?

A DCM and a promotion to corporal. Frankly, this man should have been given the VC twice over and a spot promotion to general just for his gigantic balls of steel.

SimHq Tom Cofield · 02-13-13, 03:37 AM

Who wants to make Admiral anyway?

I hear the dive rate of an Admiral's desk is abysmal.

02-07-13, 01:25 AM	#1
Simmy Planesman Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	That's As Good As It Gets??? I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4. But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys, and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better in the army.

02-07-13, 08:05 AM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Sink a millions tons and finish the war. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

02-07-13, 10:05 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A little reality: Dick O'Kane, top-scoring US submarine ace and Medal Of Honor winner, ended the war as a Commander. He didn't make captain until 1953. I'm sorry, but Captain is a rank that should not be in SH4. Captains don't command submarines, they command Battleships. Admirals command fleets. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-07-13, 10:57 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good on 'im, Sniper! "By golly I'm gonna serve, one way or another!" I wanted to fly fighters, but when I was ten my eyes went wonky. I joined the navy and became a radioman. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-08-13, 02:01 AM	#11
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Nice photo, Sniper. Where was it taken, Fort Sill?

02-07-13, 09:33 AM	#6
Simmy Planesman Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	Well that's it...I'm off to see the recruiter. I always did look better in green.

02-07-13, 10:24 AM	#8
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	Funny thing, Navy was always a tradition in my family except for the Civil War, when all the Wards joined the Army instead for some reason. So when my oldest son turned 18 he started to enlist in the US Navy - only to find out he has that common form of color blindness for shades of blue-green. The US Navy requires 100% normal color vision for all rates except stuff like Yeoman and Mess Cook - my son had no interest in typing or slinging hash, so he went across the hall and talked to the Army recruiter instead, chose artillery. That's my son on the far left, today he's Command Sergeant Major of 1/120 Field Artillery, equivalent to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command.

02-08-13, 11:19 PM	#12
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	Fort McCoy, WI. He was senior artillery instructor there until his promotion to CSM.

02-10-13, 12:19 PM	#13
ColonelSandersLite Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 481 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 3	Worth mentioning here is the career of Leo Major of the Canadian army in WWII. This man singlehandedly captured something like 180 German prisoners in two separate engagements, and god knows how many he killed. In the latter, he drove the SS out of the city of zwolle by himself. Oh, and he did it after having lost an eye just days after the invasion of france. His reward for all of that? A DCM and a promotion to corporal. Frankly, this man should have been given the VC twice over and a spot promotion to general just for his gigantic balls of steel. __________________ My SH4 LP

02-13-13, 03:37 AM	#14
SimHq Tom Cofield Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 30 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Who wants to make Admiral anyway? I hear the dive rate of an Admiral's desk is abysmal. __________________ Thomas Cofield Feature Editor, SimHq.com www.simhq.com cofster1@simhq.com