On the beach and burning...

Akula4745 · 05-26-09, 10:50 AM

...but will still shoot at you. Going into Osaka harbor on a photo recon mission - dark night running on the surface - and I see a Subchaser (or is it a DD?) broken in half on the beach and burning... so I assume she is dead. Not so much. I took a shot in the butt from this you-know-what for 7 points hull damage!! If you look closely you can see the little buggers still manning their guns... sigh.

A few miles further in I watched two gunboats smash themselves on the beach and burn a couple of hours apart. Interesting strategy... LOL (pictures graphically brightened for your enjoyment)

I think these ships were the majority of their defensive team as I only encountered aircraft after the Hari-kari action.

SteamWake · 05-26-09, 10:59 AM

LOL yea the AI does seem a little confused on this issue.

Ive seen gun crews stuck at their station with the end of the ship pointing vertically to the sky and sinking. Gravity defying. Only when the ship slips beneath the surface do they leave the station even then sometimes they stay there till its like 50 feet deep.

I also enjoy the aircraft both axis and allies wack into the side of mountains

PortsmouthProwler · 05-26-09, 11:06 AM

Gee, I really gotta play more, just for the visual yucks.

ichso · 05-26-09, 11:22 AM

This is exactly why surfacing too soon after a successful attack on an armed freighter is dangerous, too

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Even if their main deck barely reaches out of the water, they still seem to have nothing better to you then throwing gun shells at you. How about saving your own lives, people ?

Akula4745 · 05-26-09, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ichso

This is exactly why surfacing too soon after a successful attack on an armed freighter is dangerous, too

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I learned that lesson the hard way too, Ichso... the armed freighters will shoot at ya till they sink... even when listing the wrong way!

I have read about the aircraft slamming into mountains - but have not seen one yet, SW. LOL

SteamWake · 05-26-09, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ichso

This is exactly why surfacing too soon after a successful attack on an armed freighter is dangerous, too

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Even if their main deck barely reaches out of the water, they still seem to have nothing better to you then throwing gun shells at you. How about saving your own lives, people ?

Another amusing thing is when the boat is listing so bad that the guns cannot be trained on you and they start shooting into the water. :rotfl:

SteamWake · 05-26-09, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

I learned that lesson the hard way too, Ichso... the armed freighters will shoot at ya till they sink... even when listing the wrong way!

I have read about the aircraft slamming into mountains - but have not seen one yet, SW. LOL

Akula4745

Never actually 'seen' it just map contacts suddenly show a downed plane. I fly the external cam over to the area and there it is stuck in the side of a mountain on fire.

Seen ships sink on their own as well as running aground.

Akula4745 · 05-27-09, 02:22 PM

Ya just gotta love it! LOL

rditto48801 · 05-27-09, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

I have read about the aircraft slamming into mountains - but have not seen one yet, SW. LOL

Akula4745

I usually see it happen when leaving from or returning to Pearl Harbor early in the war (early 1942), near the middle of the west side of the island. If a little ways away from the island, keep an eye for SD radar contacts on the map that seem to 'act odd' or otherwise make a 'turn' towards Pearl Harbor. Chances are, they will try to do a low flyover.... sometimes to low...
I have seen two crashed planes and rescued a total of 5 air crewmen due to these incidents, along with 2-3 other crashes shown on map but in areas were even the external camera could not see them.

The most amusing find, seeing a plane that not only had flown to low to the ground, but was apparently flying upside down when it crashed, because it was upside down when I spotted it on land.

Akula4745 · 05-27-09, 10:38 PM

Thanks rditto... I will keep an eye out around Pearl.

PortsmouthProwler · 05-28-09, 01:04 AM

Chances are, they will try to do a low flyover.... sometimes to low...
I have seen two crashed planes and rescued a total of 5 air crewmen due to these incidents, along with 2-3 other crashes shown on map but in areas were even the external camera could not see them.

:rotfl:

Too funny - have they assigned you to the Pearl Harbor Rescue Squadron yet?

05-26-09, 10:50 AM	#1
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	On the beach and burning... ...but will still shoot at you. Going into Osaka harbor on a photo recon mission - dark night running on the surface - and I see a Subchaser (or is it a DD?) broken in half on the beach and burning... so I assume she is dead. Not so much. I took a shot in the butt from this you-know-what for 7 points hull damage!! If you look closely you can see the little buggers still manning their guns... sigh. A few miles further in I watched two gunboats smash themselves on the beach and burn a couple of hours apart. Interesting strategy... LOL (pictures graphically brightened for your enjoyment) I think these ships were the majority of their defensive team as I only encountered aircraft after the Hari-kari action. __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu" Last edited by Akula4745; 05-28-09 at 05:44 PM.

05-26-09, 10:59 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	LOL yea the AI does seem a little confused on this issue. Ive seen gun crews stuck at their station with the end of the ship pointing vertically to the sky and sinking. Gravity defying. Only when the ship slips beneath the surface do they leave the station even then sometimes they stay there till its like 50 feet deep. I also enjoy the aircraft both axis and allies wack into the side of mountains __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

05-26-09, 11:22 AM	#4
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	This is exactly why surfacing too soon after a successful attack on an armed freighter is dangerous, too . Even if their main deck barely reaches out of the water, they still seem to have nothing better to you then throwing gun shells at you. How about saving your own lives, people ? __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-27-09, 02:22 PM	#8
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Ya just gotta love it! LOL __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu" Last edited by Akula4745; 05-28-09 at 05:44 PM.

05-27-09, 10:38 PM	#10
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Thanks rditto... I will keep an eye out around Pearl. __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu" Last edited by Akula4745; 05-28-09 at 05:44 PM.

05-26-09, 11:06 AM	#3
PortsmouthProwler Bosun Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 65 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Gee, I really gotta play more, just for the visual yucks.

05-28-09, 01:04 AM	#11
PortsmouthProwler Bosun Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 65 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Chances are, they will try to do a low flyover.... sometimes to low... I have seen two crashed planes and rescued a total of 5 air crewmen due to these incidents, along with 2-3 other crashes shown on map but in areas were even the external camera could not see them. :rotfl: Too funny - have they assigned you to the Pearl Harbor Rescue Squadron yet?