Who else is holding up the honour of the Fleet Boats?

[Ducimus]

Since our ATO brethren have been kicking around this thread for a couple years now, i don't think anyone should mind if we started one of our own.

Soon many of our comrades will head to the Atlantic Ocean to do their impression of Jürgen Prochnow. While, we the few, continue the effort to bring the empire of Japan down on it's knees. Are you, or are you planning on, being amongst the few holding up the honor of the Silent Service?

[WarlordATF]

I have always prefered the Fleetboats ever since Silent Service on the NES. i might buy SH5, but i'll probably spend alot more time in SH4 and maybe try to figure out how to convert whatever i think is cool about SH5 over to SH4.

Anchors Aweigh!

[CDR Resser]

FLEET BOATS FOREVER !!!!!!
Have been a Fleet Boat fan since I first read "Clear the Bridge" at age 9.
Have waited for a game like SH4 since "Gato", "Silent Service", and the original Silent Hunter.

Until the same treatment is applied to the Pacific, SHV will be an interesting diversion. However, it will never hold the same appeal that a Fleet Boat sim would have.

Respectfully Submitted;
CDR Resser

[Bubblehead1980]

Will definitely stick with SH 4 because its PTO.I will purchase SH 5 though to help the fanchise and hope for a quality SH 6, Return to the Pacific minus the numerous bugs and inaccuracies.

[Buddahaid]

At least the periscope seals aren't made of gas chamber victims hair! Still tis but a game.

[Captain Dave]

After reading Neals interview with the SH5 devs, I'm not too anxious to jump into the Atlantic. I like the warm Pacific.

[Nerka]

I got SH4 as a Christmas gift in '07. My PC wasn't good enough, so I waited and waited (or forgot). First played SH4 last December - stock. I haven't even downloaded 1.4 yet.

So I probably have no choice but to stick around.

P.S. Das Boot was good, but Run Silent, Run Deep had Clark Gable in it.

[Chef]

Originally Posted by CDR Resser

FLEET BOATS FOREVER !!!!!!
Have been a Fleet Boat fan since I first read "Clear the Bridge" at age 9.

Just about exactly the same for me. I bought the book at a little bookstore in Maine when I was a few years older than that. The lady who owned the bookstore saw me looking at the book and told me her brother had been the navigation officer (XO?) on the Tang when she went down. I had read Run Silent, Run Deep and Dust on the Sea by Beach before that but suddenly I was holding a book about real men, many who died aboard her. It was one of those moments where I grew up a lot. I have the book still and read it every few years and think of that woman in Maine.

[Syxx_Killer]

This may sound dorky but here goes. One of the numerous things that keeps drawing me to the fleet boat is that I get a boat with an actual name and not just a number. And not just any name either, but something cool like Pogy, Triton, or Lionfish. I just feel more "connected" to my boat when it has an actual name. Like I said, it sounds rather dorky.

[sergei]

Tell me about it.
I actually punched the air and shouted Yeah! when was assigned the USS Shark!

[aanker]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Are you, or are you planning on, being amongst the few holding up the honor of the Silent Service?

LOL, I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count.

Happy Hunting!

Art
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U.S.S. Bowfin (SS-287) Commanding

[Armistead]

Fleetboats for a good few months. Obvious I'll probably buy SH5, but gonna give it a few months for feedback and wait until we see how it works out and the first couple patches come out. Once the bugs are out and mods are up, I'll give it a try. With all the mod's of SH4, can't find a better game.

[magic452]

From what I've seen in the SH5 threads I'll be playing SH4 with TMO for a very long time. I'm still trying to finish a TMO1.63 career so I have 1.9 or 2.0? to go. I'm going to take advantage of all the hard work Ducimus put into TMO.
Than will put in RSRD and try to do all the major battles.

After that I will give RFB a good workout.

Just starting with FOTRS on a second install.

Don't see SH5 in the near future.

Magic

[sharkbit]

I've always liked Fleet Boats. Played Silent Service on a Commodore 64 with a monochrome screen....ughhh.

Unfortunately, when shopping for a subsim a couple of years ago, I figured SH4 wouldn't run on my computer, so I opted for SH3. A decision I have never regretted.

We got a new rig last spring, and I bought SH4 in August for my birthday, skipped playing stock completely, modded it(have tried both TMO 1.8 and RFB 1.5 +RSRD), and have enjoyed it quite a bit.

I will continue to play both games as the mood comes upon me. Both games have their good and bad points. I think I lean a little more toward the challenge of the Atlantic though.

[trynnallen]

Left Cavite Navy Yard on Dec 9th with orders to patrol between Luzon and the Japanese Home Island of Kyushu.

Arrived off of Northern Luzon on Dec 14th, and on the evening of the 15th submerged, amidst a foggy and not so calm sea and stalked a 3 ship convoy of warships. On closer examination I found a Fubuki, a small gunboat and large gunboat. Set for a spread of 3 on the Fubuki. A quick spin of the scope found nothing else on the surface.

Set torpedo's on high speed set two torpedos for magnetic and one for contact. Contact is middle of spread. Set depth for 20, 10, 20

Waited for DD to close to 1700 and fired. Angle had changed from near 90 to close to 45 for the first torpedo and nearer 90 for the 3rd. First torpedo prematures within 25 ft of target. 2nd lands under the bridge and bounces. 3rd runs under the engines and actually does what it is supposed to do. Down goes the Fubuki by the stern.

Raise scope the Gunboats have turned to the north and seem to be retreating. Did not pursue.

Arrived at patrol area on the 18th. Executed search plan was able to stay surfaced for much of the patrol only having to dive twice. Crew accounted for one Emily Class flying boat. Minor damage sustained to hull when the Emily flew over the sub. Stayed on station till the 24th and saw nothing, except ocean.

On the 24th was ordered to Kochi(? I think it was Kochi...) to photo the harbor. Arrived Kochi and found a Fubuki and Mutsuki doing laps outside the harbor. Submerged and timed the laps as I approached the enterance found a gap and continued on. Found the harbor busy. 2 Large Modern Tankers, A large composite and a small composite dockside. Also found two gunboats resting at quayside with steam coming out of the stacks. Manuvering in the harbor was a Large composite. Photos compiled I set up the stern tubes on Large composite manuvering in the harbor. Set all four tubes for shallow running and turned off magnetic exploder as I wouldn't be able to get under the hull. Angle on bow was about 30 degrees. Set for slow and dived with a slow turn to port with intention of being able to clear the break water as the destroyers enter harbor.

2 duds and 2 big explosions with credit for the sinking. The Fubuki runs towards the harbor and misses me as I go out. Mutuski starts doing figure 8's. Parting shots. Set up four forward for the Mutuski and one for the Fubuki. Fubuki set shallow and not magnetic. The Mutuski 3 magnetic and one contact. Fubuki is hit but doesn't go down, but is out of the fight. Mutuski takes two hits. One contact, one magnetic. The contact hits under the bow gun, and the magnetic under the stern. The ship is down by the stern but won't go down. Pass the sinking ship heading for deep water. 2 tubes loaded aft. Fire both. Both premature. Load two more aft. Fire said, first prematures, second explodes under the bridge. Down goes Mutuski.

Torpedo load is now 6 forward and two aft. Reported in and was told to intercept a fast convoy. Found convoy but was unable to gain a firing postion. Returned to Cavite on Jan 6.
Record:
1 Fubuki
1 Mutuski
1 Large Composite

Reloaded, crewed out, and ordered to the South China Sea and transfered to Surubaya.