New Command Question

WarlordATF · 08-12-10, 11:53 PM

Is it possible to be offered a command of a boat before the Gato Class? I have started with a S Class and a Porpoise and when i am offered my first new command its always a Gato.

Has anyone been offered a Salmon,Sargo or Tambor Classes?

sergei · 08-13-10, 02:11 AM

Entirely possible.
I think it depends on where and when you are offered it.

In the past I have been promoted from:
A Pigboat to a Salmon
A Porpoise to a Gar.

Both times I was in Freemantle, having started my career in Manilla for ComSubSoWesPac.

When I have started careers from Pearl (Porpoise or Narwahl), I tend to get given a Gato for my first promotion.

Armistead · 08-13-10, 02:13 AM

Seems like I got a Tambor, but I started in 42 out of Brisbane.

Vaux · 08-13-10, 08:59 AM

I just went from an S boat to a Salmon. This was out of Brisbane, and I started in Manila.

WarlordATF · 08-13-10, 04:31 PM

Thanks for the replies! I think my problem has been that i almost always start from Pearl or Midway. I'll try some of the other bases and see how that goes.

Stealhead · 08-13-10, 05:55 PM

I think the time and date that you begin your command also has an effect on what newer sub you might get offered as well.Pearl has the Gato available from the start while Brisbane and the Asiatic only have Tambor or Gar at best until 1943 so what is available in your command seems to have an effect.

In other words if you perform very well out of Pearl you might be offered a Gato class sub at some point in 1942.But out of the Asiatic fleet you might not get offered a Gato in 1942 at all you'll get a Tambor or Gar or maybe a Sargo if you aren't already in command of one.That is how it seems to work me anyway.

08-12-10, 11:53 PM	#1
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	New Command Question Is it possible to be offered a command of a boat before the Gato Class? I have started with a S Class and a Porpoise and when i am offered my first new command its always a Gato. Has anyone been offered a Salmon,Sargo or Tambor Classes? __________________

08-13-10, 04:31 PM	#5
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies! I think my problem has been that i almost always start from Pearl or Midway. I'll try some of the other bases and see how that goes. __________________

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08-13-10, 02:11 AM	#2
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Entirely possible. I think it depends on where and when you are offered it. In the past I have been promoted from: A Pigboat to a Salmon A Porpoise to a Gar. Both times I was in Freemantle, having started my career in Manilla for ComSubSoWesPac. When I have started careers from Pearl (Porpoise or Narwahl), I tend to get given a Gato for my first promotion.

08-13-10, 02:13 AM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Seems like I got a Tambor, but I started in 42 out of Brisbane.

08-13-10, 08:59 AM	#4
Vaux Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 116 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	I just went from an S boat to a Salmon. This was out of Brisbane, and I started in Manila.

08-13-10, 05:55 PM	#6
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think the time and date that you begin your command also has an effect on what newer sub you might get offered as well.Pearl has the Gato available from the start while Brisbane and the Asiatic only have Tambor or Gar at best until 1943 so what is available in your command seems to have an effect. In other words if you perform very well out of Pearl you might be offered a Gato class sub at some point in 1942.But out of the Asiatic fleet you might not get offered a Gato in 1942 at all you'll get a Tambor or Gar or maybe a Sargo if you aren't already in command of one.That is how it seems to work me anyway.