Ufo???

raoul01 · 06-24-11, 06:43 AM

Today i did play sh4 and in the night i did get a radar contact a small convoy the first ship did kill whas a DD and then i did see this who know what it is?

WernherVonTrapp · 06-24-11, 06:46 AM

Those are Star Shells (flares) fired by the enemy destroyers.

raoul01 · 06-24-11, 07:04 AM

lol i thought that could'nt do that! weard.

barkhorn45 · 06-24-11, 07:46 AM

Talking about ufo's,I was sailing at night off the northern coast of the phillippines mid '42 when i got a radar contact.Upon getting into visual range the map contact stated"what is this".When I observed it thru bin.I saw a white 3 masted sailing ship moving at 8 knts!I'm assuming it was the flying dutchman,anyone else seen it?Running 1.5 and tmo 2.1.

raoul01 · 06-24-11, 07:57 AM

haha i know look at youtube.

Dogfish40 · 06-24-11, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

Those are Star Shells (flares) fired by the enemy destroyers.

Damn, I thought those were UFO's...

I mean...we've got the dang "Flying Dutchman" tooling around with it's very deadly light show. Oh Well.
Star Shells...and they have got that great BOOM sound when they go off.
Just a warning, the game takes the star shells seriously and ramps up the visibility for the DD's so they'll see your periscope real easy.
D40

Sailor Steve · 06-24-11, 12:17 PM

That's why they carried them.

Dogfish40 · 06-24-11, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barkhorn45

Talking about ufo's,I was sailing at night off the northern coast of the phillippines mid '42 when i got a radar contact.Upon getting into visual range the map contact stated"what is this".When I observed it thru bin.I saw a white 3 masted sailing ship moving at 8 knts!I'm assuming it was the flying dutchman,anyone else seen it?Running 1.5 and tmo 2.1.

Arrr Matey, Ye has met the Dutchman and has lived to tell the tale... Thar has not been many who have seen her and are still walkin' sez I...
Good Hunting!
D40

Daniel Prates · 06-24-11, 01:00 PM

Hey guys, check out the video that "raoul the dutch" posted.

Someone actually modded a caravel, gave it a gloomy glow, made it's mass zero (the sub tries to ram it and goes rigth through it), anyway, made all the efforts so that you could someday run into a ghost ship.

Curiously enough: it has no mass, but still, it runs up and down with the waves. What a lame ghost.

magic452 · 06-24-11, 07:04 PM

The Japs took a look as well, didn't bomb it but when they saw me they attacked me. I was only about 4,000 yards away before they saw me.

Magic

raoul01 · 06-25-11, 12:00 AM

nice picture

fishy13 · 07-05-11, 10:59 AM

is there any particular place to be to see the flying dutchman or is it just being in the right place at the right time?

commandosolo2009 · 07-05-11, 12:13 PM

you start to see it when you are in the sea for a very long time...

Anthony W. · 07-05-11, 12:29 PM

Has anyone tried attacking it?

Daniel Prates · 07-05-11, 12:55 PM

What is it anyway? Is it hardcoded in the game? some modder planted it there? What gives?

06-24-11, 06:43 AM	#1
raoul01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Zweden Posts: 122 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ufo??? Today i did play sh4 and in the night i did get a radar contact a small convoy the first ship did kill whas a DD and then i did see this who know what it is?

06-24-11, 06:46 AM	#2
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Those are Star Shells (flares) fired by the enemy destroyers. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

06-24-11, 12:17 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's why they carried them. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-24-11, 07:04 PM	#10
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The Japs took a look as well, didn't bomb it but when they saw me they attacked me. I was only about 4,000 yards away before they saw me. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

07-05-11, 12:13 PM	#13
commandosolo2009 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Egypt Posts: 840 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	you start to see it when you are in the sea for a very long time... __________________ x.com/lexatnews

06-24-11, 07:04 AM	#3
raoul01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Zweden Posts: 122 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	lol i thought that could'nt do that! weard.

06-24-11, 07:46 AM	#4
barkhorn45 Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 50 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Talking about ufo's,I was sailing at night off the northern coast of the phillippines mid '42 when i got a radar contact.Upon getting into visual range the map contact stated"what is this".When I observed it thru bin.I saw a white 3 masted sailing ship moving at 8 knts!I'm assuming it was the flying dutchman,anyone else seen it?Running 1.5 and tmo 2.1.

06-24-11, 07:57 AM	#5
raoul01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Zweden Posts: 122 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	haha i know look at youtube.

06-24-11, 01:00 PM	#9
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Hey guys, check out the video that "raoul the dutch" posted. Someone actually modded a caravel, gave it a gloomy glow, made it's mass zero (the sub tries to ram it and goes rigth through it), anyway, made all the efforts so that you could someday run into a ghost ship. Curiously enough: it has no mass, but still, it runs up and down with the waves. What a lame ghost.

06-25-11, 12:00 AM	#11
raoul01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Zweden Posts: 122 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	nice picture

07-05-11, 10:59 AM	#12
fishy13 Nub Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	is there any particular place to be to see the flying dutchman or is it just being in the right place at the right time?

07-05-11, 12:29 PM	#14
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Has anyone tried attacking it? __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

07-05-11, 12:55 PM	#15
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	What is it anyway? Is it hardcoded in the game? some modder planted it there? What gives?

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