What are you up to in your current camapign (lets get a sticky going)

Armistead · 08-27-20, 09:00 PM

USS Blowhard S Class
Cmder. Wolferz
Exec - Armistead

We've been stranded on the Mississippi river for 5 years since we were delegated to river patrol. I keep whipping the men into shape only for Wolferz to say "they're not ready yet" grabs his coffee, cusses the coffee, then he vanishes back into his private head. The only way to get him out is old school religious rituals, we have to make a sacrifice, tie a bag of deck shells to the left leg and throw someone overboard. The men are so dedicated when we ask for a volunteer, everyone raises their hand. Wolferz will come out, ask who was sacrificed, mumbles.."getting closer" and retreats back to his head.

Texas Red · 08-27-20, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

USS Blowhard S Class
Cmder. Wolferz
Exec - Armistead

We've been stranded on the Mississippi river for 5 years since we were delegated to river patrol. I keep whipping the men into shape only for Wolferz to say "they're not ready yet" grabs his coffee, cusses the coffee, then he vanishes back into his private head. The only way to get him out is old school religious rituals, we have to make a sacrifice, tie a bag of deck shells to the left leg and throw someone overboard. The men are so dedicated when we ask for a volunteer, everyone raises their hand. Wolferz will come out, ask who was sacrificed, mumbles.."getting closer" and retreats back to his head.

FROM: COMSUBPAC
TO: IMPOSTER S-CLASS
DATE: WE DON'T KNOW

CINCPAC is not pleased to hear that you are preforming occult rituals just to get some lazy commander to come out of his mancave! Let the old man be!
As for your self-imposed Mississippi River patrols, you are to report back to Pearl Harbor at once! Desertion is not tolerated! Head back to Pearl Harbor by [DATA REDACTED] or you will be facing a court-martial!
You are a disgrace to the entire US Navy!

COMSUBPAC

Kieldk · 08-28-20, 04:04 AM

Radio Report from USS Tuna SS-203

June 28 1942

Position South of Higashi

Sunk 3 enemy merchants

1 Large Passenger Carrier 9565 tons
3 torpedoes expended 1 was a Dud

1 Large split Freighter 6611 tons
2 torpedoes expended all exploded as intended

1 Large Tanker 14815 Tons
5 torpedoes expended with 3 being Duds!

1 modern tanker got away

The Torpedoes doesnt work as intended
i hope you bring this back to the factory så they can fix this isue
otherwise 1 day it may be a DD coming and if the torpedo dont expload then we will probally not survive to tell the tale

will remain submerged until nights fall

Kieldk · 09-08-20, 04:02 PM

Fotrsu V. 1.21 with harder AI lvl 2

April 26th 1942
USS Seal SS-183
Salmon Class

Radio Report

En route to the Luzon Strait

Spotted a two ship convoy at night, in The Mindoro Straight

Submerged and closed for attack

Fired 4 torpedoes

Sunk 1 Passenger Cargo-freighter 5248 tons

Sunk 1 Modern Passenger freighter 11893 tons

Continuing north west towards the Luzon Straight

Will remain radio silence until dawn

Strykr · 09-09-20, 01:01 AM

October 1942.
USS Greyling.
Gar Class
SS-209.

Departed Brisbane with a unit of Australian Coast Watchers.
Successfully inserted to the Central Solomon's.

Conduct anti-shipping operations off the Eastern coast of New Guinea, proved unproductive.

10-30-42.
Received orders to shift patrol area to the Bismarck Sea.

11-1-42
Sonar detects single Merchant entering Bismarck sea on a SE course, at 18:00 hours.
Determined speed of 12 knots and set up intercept course.
Identify merchant as Nagara Maru.
Initial attack 1500 yards-3 torpedoes fired. Two duds, one center hit.
Heavy listing.
Quick follow up attack -2 Torpedoes fired. One miss one dud.
Open range to 2500 yards, surfaced and engaged with deck gun, took 16 rounds of HE to put her down.
Ordered Full speed ahead to clear area before daybreak.
Weather remains clear.
Continuing patrol of assigned area.

Armistead · 08-29-20, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the beast

FROM: COMSUBPAC
TO: IMPOSTER S-CLASS
DATE: WE DON'T KNOW

CINCPAC is not pleased to hear that you are preforming occult rituals just to get some lazy commander to come out of his mancave! Let the old man be!
As for your self-imposed Mississippi River patrols, you are to report back to Pearl Harbor at once! Desertion is not tolerated! Head back to Pearl Harbor by [DATA REDACTED] or you will be facing a court-martial!
You are a disgrace to the entire US Navy!

COMSUBPAC

We don't have engines and I don't think we could row it.

Bubblehead1980 · 08-31-20, 09:46 AM

TMO

Departed September 26th 1942 for third patrol, second out of Brisbane. Last patrol helped support Guadalcanal invasion and witnessed disaster of Battle of Savo Island.

Assigned to patrol off Shortland Islands in the New Georgia Sound (The Sot) to interdict "Tokyo Express" making near nightly supply runs to Guadalcanal using Destroyer.

Arrived in Area on 30 September, patrolled submerged off entrance to the bay off southern Bougainville. Noon radar sweep revealed multiple SD contacts, via periscope spotted them visually in distance. Likely air raid heading Guadalcanal from Rabaul. Counted 19 G4M Betty Bombers, 9-15 A6M Zeke fighters.

1500 on October 1st, patrolling between Choiselil and Vella La Vella submerged sound reported high speed screws. Periscope observation revealed masts of destroyers in distance. Went to GQ, a line of nine Destroyers moving at 33 knots, the Tokyo Express. heading to make nightly drop off. Closed to 1000 yards before forced to fire. Fired two Mark 14's , two at a Mutsuki Class DD and two at a Fubuki class DD. All four prematurely exploded 300-500 yards from targets. One DD turned to hunt for us, others proceeded on.

Repeated torpedo failures caused to miss in two other attacks on Tokyo Express on Otober 3rd and 6th. Sunk a tanker off Shortland Island on Oct 8th. Final two torpedoes, fired on a DD patrolling the channel between Bougainville and Choiselil. Both prematurely exploded. Went deep and endured depth charged causing flooding. DD hunted us for 12 hours before giving up, Headed for Tulagi to rearm and refuel, since early in patrol.

While at Tualgi moored by sub tender. An air raid approached. Immediately got under way but "Val" dive bombers arrived overhead while still in shallow water. AA guns along with other ships and shore based opened fire. PO 1/c Lentz downed a "val" dive bomber as it dove on the Pollack.Bomber slashed down 50 yards or less from port side.OOD and lookout injured slightly.

Once in deeper water submerged to 100 feet to ride out

air raid.Surfaced after all clear, tanker in Tulagi Harbor on fire and sinking.Departed morning of October 11th for patrol area. While en route, received alert of IJN Task Force heading down "The Slot" positioned myself between New George and Santa Isabel. That evening SJ radar made contact with IJN force moving at high speed, 30+ knots.

Unable to close for shot but observed as US Task Force intercepted, "Crossing the T" . Casualties on both sides, enemy force was stopped from reaching Guadalcanal.This was the Battle of Cape Esperance. Rescued survivors in life raft from US DD sunk as well as IJN survivors after dawn.

Now October 3th, off Shortland again on patrol...

jimmbbo · 08-31-20, 02:11 PM

October - December 1943
USS Balao
Home port is Brisbane
SH4 Stock V1.5

When I completed a mission and sank enough tonnage to RTB I decided to try Tulagi as a remote base and create mayhem in the Bismarck Sea entry to Rabaul... 'Tis easily in range of Tulagi and certainly a target rich environment.

On my first TDY at Tulagi I sank 500000 tons in about three months before returning to Brisbane.
After completing the next assigned mission I returned to do the Son of Tulagi Raid and in 9 weeks have sunk 450000 tons. At 500000 will return to Brisbane lest the crew keelhaul me.

Kieldk · 09-13-20, 03:12 PM

December 12th
1941

USS S-27 SS-132
S 18 Class

Departed Cavite naval base on December 9th orders where to act as an Coastal Defence Submarine

In the navy’s mind we are just a training unit and obselete in front of the newer fleet boats

we have even heard they are building a new type called the Gato class with 6 torpedo tubes at the bow, and even watertight bulkheads in the engine room !

Wow that sure sounds like a solid boat

But for now as a young commander I am in charge of S-27 and I’ve told the crew that this ship is a warship and not some training unit shooting at dummies ...

No , this is for real and the war has come

We reached San Bernardino strait on the 12th and spotted an enemy task force!

Called for battlestations and closed in while submerged

Spotted Takao Class cruiser

Closed to 1200 meters and suddenly we where spotted !

With bullets raining all around us we fires all our fish at the Cruiser

Setting the depth for 4.5 meters

We hit here right when she rolled on a wave and broke her back!

15870 tons sunk

Then came the escorts
We received heavy damage and flodding to the engine room

But with great skills and manuevring we managed to escape

Now heading for Cavite to inspect the damage and to load on more torps

The base won’t hold
On for long so we are steaming at best speed

-CO S-27

Kieldk · 09-14-20, 03:47 PM

July 1942

USS Stingray SS-186
Salmon

After our third patrol I got transferred to the Stingray

in late May I left s-27 at the dock and walked right down to my new boat

Leaving my crew behind well knowing they where headed for the East coast so the old
Boat could Commence her final service as a training boat
Allot of the crew Have Been transferred too numerous new fleet boats ,
so they are in good hands

Me and my new crew left Brisbane on the 20th of June and headed for Truk where we sank four ships totaling 11654 tons

The rest of the patrol proved uneventful and we returned to Brisbane on July the 24th

Bubblehead1980 · 09-14-20, 10:35 PM

April 11/12 1943.

TMO 100 realism. no external cam. No map contacts.

Departed Brisbane April 6. Dropped off an Australian coastwatcher on Bougainville on April 10. Heading for assigned area SE of Palau in the Palau-Rabaul shipping lanes.

Evening of April 11 2300 SJ contact at 6 NM 50 NM NE of Manus Island . Although en route to my area, sent contact report and decided to attack. Reply from command said to target escorts. Dark evening so closed in on surface on the minesweeper type escorting 4 merchants. Fired 3 torpedoes from 2800 yards. Two prematurely exploded 50 yards from target. Alerting target but it was too late, the third hit but no explosion. DUD! Turned to starboard to speed away saw a perfect setup on a SEITO MARU (5151 tons) tanker. Escort fired star shells but seemed to not know where was exactly, but was turning towards direction in which torpedo came from. Target had slowed speed and was zigging also fired deck gun and machine guns in my direction. Fired 3 torpedoes from bow and turned away dodging. Two prematurely exploded but one hit. Tanker must have been loaded with fuel as a massive explosion followed by large secondary explosions with large fireball erupted. SEITO MARU sunk 0019 12 April 1943 0 53 N 146 49 E.

Sped away on surface escort pursued but eventually turned away. Proceeded on to assigned patrol area.

1300 while on surface SJ made contact at 7 NM. Overcast skies medium fog approached on surface at GQ. At 1000 yards a freighter could be made out in fog and we were directly in his path. Ordered hard port rudder to get off his track and dive. At periscope depth identified a KASIGASAN MARU freighter. Fired one torpedo from stern tube. Torpedo impacted, ship broke in two and sunk. Surfaced continued on to patrol area.

April 14 1943, still en route to patrol area.

yubba · 10-15-20, 02:13 PM

Stock .4

Loading Stores on the Cleved/Atlanta for sea trials.

08-27-20, 09:00 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	USS Blowhard S Class Cmder. Wolferz Exec - Armistead We've been stranded on the Mississippi river for 5 years since we were delegated to river patrol. I keep whipping the men into shape only for Wolferz to say "they're not ready yet" grabs his coffee, cusses the coffee, then he vanishes back into his private head. The only way to get him out is old school religious rituals, we have to make a sacrifice, tie a bag of deck shells to the left leg and throw someone overboard. The men are so dedicated when we ask for a volunteer, everyone raises their hand. Wolferz will come out, ask who was sacrificed, mumbles.."getting closer" and retreats back to his head. __________________ 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.

09-08-20, 04:02 PM	#4
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Fotrsu V. 1.21 with harder AI lvl 2 April 26th 1942 USS Seal SS-183 Salmon Class Radio Report En route to the Luzon Strait Spotted a two ship convoy at night, in The Mindoro Straight Submerged and closed for attack Fired 4 torpedoes Sunk 1 Passenger Cargo-freighter 5248 tons Sunk 1 Modern Passenger freighter 11893 tons Continuing north west towards the Luzon Straight Will remain radio silence until dawn __________________ We are at war,”. and now we are caught right in the middle of it - Capt. Rahn

09-09-20, 01:01 AM	#5
Strykr Mate Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northeast CT, USA Posts: 56 Downloads: 1100 Uploads: 0	October 1942. USS Greyling. Gar Class SS-209. Departed Brisbane with a unit of Australian Coast Watchers. Successfully inserted to the Central Solomon's. Conduct anti-shipping operations off the Eastern coast of New Guinea, proved unproductive. 10-30-42. Received orders to shift patrol area to the Bismarck Sea. 11-1-42 Sonar detects single Merchant entering Bismarck sea on a SE course, at 18:00 hours. Determined speed of 12 knots and set up intercept course. Identify merchant as Nagara Maru. Initial attack 1500 yards-3 torpedoes fired. Two duds, one center hit. Heavy listing. Quick follow up attack -2 Torpedoes fired. One miss one dud. Open range to 2500 yards, surfaced and engaged with deck gun, took 16 rounds of HE to put her down. Ordered Full speed ahead to clear area before daybreak. Weather remains clear. Continuing patrol of assigned area. Last edited by Strykr; 09-09-20 at 10:29 AM.

09-13-20, 03:12 PM	#9
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	December 12th 1941 USS S-27 SS-132 S 18 Class Departed Cavite naval base on December 9th orders where to act as an Coastal Defence Submarine In the navy’s mind we are just a training unit and obselete in front of the newer fleet boats we have even heard they are building a new type called the Gato class with 6 torpedo tubes at the bow, and even watertight bulkheads in the engine room ! Wow that sure sounds like a solid boat But for now as a young commander I am in charge of S-27 and I’ve told the crew that this ship is a warship and not some training unit shooting at dummies ... No , this is for real and the war has come We reached San Bernardino strait on the 12th and spotted an enemy task force! Called for battlestations and closed in while submerged Spotted Takao Class cruiser Closed to 1200 meters and suddenly we where spotted ! With bullets raining all around us we fires all our fish at the Cruiser Setting the depth for 4.5 meters We hit here right when she rolled on a wave and broke her back! 15870 tons sunk Then came the escorts We received heavy damage and flodding to the engine room But with great skills and manuevring we managed to escape Now heading for Cavite to inspect the damage and to load on more torps The base won’t hold On for long so we are steaming at best speed -CO S-27 __________________ We are at war,”. and now we are caught right in the middle of it - Capt. Rahn

09-14-20, 03:47 PM	#10
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	July 1942 USS Stingray SS-186 Salmon After our third patrol I got transferred to the Stingray in late May I left s-27 at the dock and walked right down to my new boat Leaving my crew behind well knowing they where headed for the East coast so the old Boat could Commence her final service as a training boat Allot of the crew Have Been transferred too numerous new fleet boats , so they are in good hands Me and my new crew left Brisbane on the 20th of June and headed for Truk where we sank four ships totaling 11654 tons The rest of the patrol proved uneventful and we returned to Brisbane on July the 24th __________________ We are at war,”. and now we are caught right in the middle of it - Capt. Rahn Last edited by Kieldk; 09-14-20 at 03:55 PM.

08-28-20, 04:04 AM	#3
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Radio Report from USS Tuna SS-203 June 28 1942 Position South of Higashi Sunk 3 enemy merchants 1 Large Passenger Carrier 9565 tons 3 torpedoes expended 1 was a Dud 1 Large split Freighter 6611 tons 2 torpedoes expended all exploded as intended 1 Large Tanker 14815 Tons 5 torpedoes expended with 3 being Duds! 1 modern tanker got away The Torpedoes doesnt work as intended i hope you bring this back to the factory så they can fix this isue otherwise 1 day it may be a DD coming and if the torpedo dont expload then we will probally not survive to tell the tale will remain submerged until nights fall

08-31-20, 09:46 AM	#7
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,211 Downloads: 621 Uploads: 45	TMO Departed September 26th 1942 for third patrol, second out of Brisbane. Last patrol helped support Guadalcanal invasion and witnessed disaster of Battle of Savo Island. Assigned to patrol off Shortland Islands in the New Georgia Sound (The Sot) to interdict "Tokyo Express" making near nightly supply runs to Guadalcanal using Destroyer. Arrived in Area on 30 September, patrolled submerged off entrance to the bay off southern Bougainville. Noon radar sweep revealed multiple SD contacts, via periscope spotted them visually in distance. Likely air raid heading Guadalcanal from Rabaul. Counted 19 G4M Betty Bombers, 9-15 A6M Zeke fighters. 1500 on October 1st, patrolling between Choiselil and Vella La Vella submerged sound reported high speed screws. Periscope observation revealed masts of destroyers in distance. Went to GQ, a line of nine Destroyers moving at 33 knots, the Tokyo Express. heading to make nightly drop off. Closed to 1000 yards before forced to fire. Fired two Mark 14's , two at a Mutsuki Class DD and two at a Fubuki class DD. All four prematurely exploded 300-500 yards from targets. One DD turned to hunt for us, others proceeded on. Repeated torpedo failures caused to miss in two other attacks on Tokyo Express on Otober 3rd and 6th. Sunk a tanker off Shortland Island on Oct 8th. Final two torpedoes, fired on a DD patrolling the channel between Bougainville and Choiselil. Both prematurely exploded. Went deep and endured depth charged causing flooding. DD hunted us for 12 hours before giving up, Headed for Tulagi to rearm and refuel, since early in patrol. While at Tualgi moored by sub tender. An air raid approached. Immediately got under way but "Val" dive bombers arrived overhead while still in shallow water. AA guns along with other ships and shore based opened fire. PO 1/c Lentz downed a "val" dive bomber as it dove on the Pollack.Bomber slashed down 50 yards or less from port side.OOD and lookout injured slightly. Once in deeper water submerged to 100 feet to ride out air raid.Surfaced after all clear, tanker in Tulagi Harbor on fire and sinking.Departed morning of October 11th for patrol area. While en route, received alert of IJN Task Force heading down "The Slot" positioned myself between New George and Santa Isabel. That evening SJ radar made contact with IJN force moving at high speed, 30+ knots. Unable to close for shot but observed as US Task Force intercepted, "Crossing the T" . Casualties on both sides, enemy force was stopped from reaching Guadalcanal.This was the Battle of Cape Esperance. Rescued survivors in life raft from US DD sunk as well as IJN survivors after dawn. Now October 3th, off Shortland again on patrol...

08-31-20, 02:11 PM	#8
jimmbbo Run silent, run deep Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 225 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	October - December 1943 USS Balao Home port is Brisbane SH4 Stock V1.5 When I completed a mission and sank enough tonnage to RTB I decided to try Tulagi as a remote base and create mayhem in the Bismarck Sea entry to Rabaul... 'Tis easily in range of Tulagi and certainly a target rich environment. On my first TDY at Tulagi I sank 500000 tons in about three months before returning to Brisbane. After completing the next assigned mission I returned to do the Son of Tulagi Raid and in 9 weeks have sunk 450000 tons. At 500000 will return to Brisbane lest the crew keelhaul me.

09-14-20, 10:35 PM	#11
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,211 Downloads: 621 Uploads: 45	April 11/12 1943. TMO 100 realism. no external cam. No map contacts. Departed Brisbane April 6. Dropped off an Australian coastwatcher on Bougainville on April 10. Heading for assigned area SE of Palau in the Palau-Rabaul shipping lanes. Evening of April 11 2300 SJ contact at 6 NM 50 NM NE of Manus Island . Although en route to my area, sent contact report and decided to attack. Reply from command said to target escorts. Dark evening so closed in on surface on the minesweeper type escorting 4 merchants. Fired 3 torpedoes from 2800 yards. Two prematurely exploded 50 yards from target. Alerting target but it was too late, the third hit but no explosion. DUD! Turned to starboard to speed away saw a perfect setup on a SEITO MARU (5151 tons) tanker. Escort fired star shells but seemed to not know where was exactly, but was turning towards direction in which torpedo came from. Target had slowed speed and was zigging also fired deck gun and machine guns in my direction. Fired 3 torpedoes from bow and turned away dodging. Two prematurely exploded but one hit. Tanker must have been loaded with fuel as a massive explosion followed by large secondary explosions with large fireball erupted. SEITO MARU sunk 0019 12 April 1943 0 53 N 146 49 E. Sped away on surface escort pursued but eventually turned away. Proceeded on to assigned patrol area. 1300 while on surface SJ made contact at 7 NM. Overcast skies medium fog approached on surface at GQ. At 1000 yards a freighter could be made out in fog and we were directly in his path. Ordered hard port rudder to get off his track and dive. At periscope depth identified a KASIGASAN MARU freighter. Fired one torpedo from stern tube. Torpedo impacted, ship broke in two and sunk. Surfaced continued on to patrol area. April 14 1943, still en route to patrol area.

10-15-20, 02:13 PM	#12
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	Stock .4 Loading Stores on the Cleved/Atlanta for sea trials.

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