S-Class

Radtgaeb · 04-25-07, 09:58 PM

Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane?

I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p

Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

U-Bones · 04-25-07, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Radtgaeb

Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane?

I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p

Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

Pretty much all I have played !
I was partial to the Type II also, so it figures...

nikimcbee · 04-25-07, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radtgaeb

Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane?

I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p

Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

ME!!!

S-44, S-39

azn_132 · 04-25-07, 10:15 PM

Me Too!!!
S-34, S-44

Wait, S-44 is my S-42 class boat.

doggydoggo · 04-25-07, 10:17 PM

I highly highly recommend the book Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five by A.J. Hill. It is part novel, part history book, part documentary, and 100% thrilling.

This is Amazon.com's description:

The captain and crew of the S-Five submarine tested their new boat's ability to "crash dive"--submerse as quickly as possible--and sank straight to the bottom of the ocean. A faulty induction valve had flooded, leaving 40 men stranded at a depth of 180 feet, about 50 miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Everything seemed to go wrong: the drive motors failed, the main lighting circuits went dead, and their oxygen began to run thin. Nobody knew their location and they had no means of calling for help. All they had was their own ingenuity and the remarkable leader Lt. Commander Savvy Cooke. The story of how they managed--just barely--to escape an underwater tomb.

It has a lot of great history and is a fantastic read. So, it's been really fun to play as an S Class, because I just wonder if, when I crash dive, my induction valve will go bad on me.

LukeFF · 04-25-07, 10:55 PM

Yep, the Sugar Boats are a lot of fun. Until I get proficient with them I won't be starting a career in one of it's bigger brothers.

FAdmiral · 04-25-07, 11:23 PM

I was thinking about changing my S-boat into a U-boat so I could fool the
U-571 into thinking I was German. Anyone know if that will work?

JIM

shad43 · 04-25-07, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FAdmiral

I was thinking about changing my S-boat into a U-boat so I could fool the
U-571 into thinking I was German. Anyone know if that will work?

JIM

:rotfl:
I actually really like that movie

WWSandMan · 04-25-07, 11:46 PM

S-35. First patrol began on Jan. 4, 1942 to the Luzon Straight from Brisbane. Green crew. Returned to port on April 14, 1942 with fuel critically low and seven victories totaling 35,000+ tons. Awarded the Silver Star.

Next patrol after a fast refit starts April 17, 1942. Coral Sea area, hunting flat-tops.

Kongo Otto · 04-25-07, 11:57 PM

I am playing also in a S-Class Sub. Mine is S-27 i started at Manila, had to withdraw to Soerabaja,and now iam in Freemantle.
I don´t no why,but i like them old Bastards.
I think its the same like you have a 1965 Charger or you have a 2006 model.

azn_132 · 04-25-07, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WWSandMan

S-35. First patrol began on Jan. 4, 1942 to the Luzon Straight from Brisbane. Green crew. Returned to port on April 14, 1942 with fuel critically low and seven victories totaling 35,000+ tons. Awarded the Silver Star.

Next patrol after a fast refit starts April 17, 1942. Coral Sea area, hunting flat-tops.

Hey, Im at the same month as u! but in April 22, 1942.

Payoff · 04-26-07, 12:51 AM

S-Class. She may not dive deep, but she will dive fast.

jmr · 04-26-07, 01:41 AM

Lovin' the S-class as it's a great way to learn and sharpen my manual plotting and targeting. don1reed gives some insight on what it was like without a TDC here

DeerHunter UK · 04-26-07, 07:36 AM

Sign me up as a S-class fan. I've altered a cfg file so I can sail in 1 of the 5 S-class subs (S-1, S-21, S-22, S-24 & S-29) which the US Navy loaned to the Royal Navy. I'm sailing in S-24 (P-555) on my 2nd patrol heading towards Singapore in January '42. My 1st patrol was rather successful, I sunk an Ise class battleship!
The jolly roger was flying high upon my return to port.

btaft · 04-26-07, 08:16 AM

I am in my first career as a S-boat capatin (S-33). I love how it gets tossed around in the waves and that it can crash dive very quickly to avoid air cover. Also you don't have to worry about those annoying stern tubes

In SH3 I started my first career in a Type II as well. I think there is a lot to be said about starting off in the "trainers"......you learn a lot of the subtletees that might be compensated by one of the bigger boats by having more torpedoes to waste or extended range and speed.

One thing I have started is to look up the boat I have been given on wikpedia to read about the patrols that it accomplished. It just gives you a flavor of what sort of work they accomplished.

04-25-07, 09:58 PM	#1
Radtgaeb Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 300 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	S-Class Just curious....anyone else been roughing it in an old S-18 from Manila/Java/Brisbane? I tried it out on a lark a few days ago and I'm hooked on the odd little thing. I don't know why! It's just so....rustic. :p Anyone else like the S boats as much as I?

04-25-07, 10:15 PM	#4
azn_132 Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 950 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Me Too!!! S-34, S-44 Wait, S-44 is my S-42 class boat. __________________ Last edited by azn_132; 04-25-07 at 10:26 PM.

04-25-07, 11:23 PM	#7
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I was thinking about changing my S-boat into a U-boat so I could fool the U-571 into thinking I was German. Anyone know if that will work? JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

04-25-07, 11:46 PM	#9
WWSandMan Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota, U.S.A. Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	S-35. First patrol began on Jan. 4, 1942 to the Luzon Straight from Brisbane. Green crew. Returned to port on April 14, 1942 with fuel critically low and seven victories totaling 35,000+ tons. Awarded the Silver Star. Next patrol after a fast refit starts April 17, 1942. Coral Sea area, hunting flat-tops. __________________ Flight sim geek getting his feet wet...

04-26-07, 12:51 AM	#12
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	S-Class. She may not dive deep, but she will dive fast. __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla

04-25-07, 10:17 PM	#5
doggydoggo Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I highly highly recommend the book Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five by A.J. Hill. It is part novel, part history book, part documentary, and 100% thrilling. This is Amazon.com's description: The captain and crew of the S-Five submarine tested their new boat's ability to "crash dive"--submerse as quickly as possible--and sank straight to the bottom of the ocean. A faulty induction valve had flooded, leaving 40 men stranded at a depth of 180 feet, about 50 miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Everything seemed to go wrong: the drive motors failed, the main lighting circuits went dead, and their oxygen began to run thin. Nobody knew their location and they had no means of calling for help. All they had was their own ingenuity and the remarkable leader Lt. Commander Savvy Cooke. The story of how they managed--just barely--to escape an underwater tomb. It has a lot of great history and is a fantastic read. So, it's been really fun to play as an S Class, because I just wonder if, when I crash dive, my induction valve will go bad on me.

04-25-07, 10:55 PM	#6
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Yep, the Sugar Boats are a lot of fun. Until I get proficient with them I won't be starting a career in one of it's bigger brothers.

04-25-07, 11:57 PM	#10
Kongo Otto Commodore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Augsburg / Germany Posts: 631 Downloads: 203 Uploads: 0	I am playing also in a S-Class Sub. Mine is S-27 i started at Manila, had to withdraw to Soerabaja,and now iam in Freemantle. I don´t no why,but i like them old Bastards. I think its the same like you have a 1965 Charger or you have a 2006 model.

04-26-07, 01:41 AM	#13
jmr Commander Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Lovin' the S-class as it's a great way to learn and sharpen my manual plotting and targeting. don1reed gives some insight on what it was like without a TDC here

04-26-07, 07:36 AM	#14
DeerHunter UK Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 124 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Sign me up as a S-class fan. I've altered a cfg file so I can sail in 1 of the 5 S-class subs (S-1, S-21, S-22, S-24 & S-29) which the US Navy loaned to the Royal Navy. I'm sailing in S-24 (P-555) on my 2nd patrol heading towards Singapore in January '42. My 1st patrol was rather successful, I sunk an Ise class battleship! The jolly roger was flying high upon my return to port.

04-26-07, 08:16 AM	#15
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I am in my first career as a S-boat capatin (S-33). I love how it gets tossed around in the waves and that it can crash dive very quickly to avoid air cover. Also you don't have to worry about those annoying stern tubes In SH3 I started my first career in a Type II as well. I think there is a lot to be said about starting off in the "trainers"......you learn a lot of the subtletees that might be compensated by one of the bigger boats by having more torpedoes to waste or extended range and speed. One thing I have started is to look up the boat I have been given on wikpedia to read about the patrols that it accomplished. It just gives you a flavor of what sort of work they accomplished.