'Splainin to do....

[donut]

Can Lockwood keep you out of Fort Levenworth ? You better get some rest today Pal.

[AVGWarhawk]

Klink, you idiot!

[Falkirion]

In the words of a foul mouthed robot. "Well, we're boned!"

Nice shooting by radar RR, shame they were friendlies though. Wish I could have been there watching.

[ANTARES]

RR... I nearly fell out of my chair after reading your AAR... I had a bad day today, but reading your post... I owe you a beer!

[I'm goin' down]

I came accross two escorts and a big passenger linner cruising at 20 knots, lined up in single file with the liner in the middle. They were going too fast for me to close, so I ran parellel and tried to get lock at 3,000 yds using the Easy AoB mod. I fired all ten torpedoes using spread angles of varyious degrees. I missed all shots, the closest by 2 - 300 yds. That took care of all of my torpedoes.

[Rockin Robbins]

Hey, I was inside 100 miles from the Japanese home islands NNE of Okinawa. I couldn't identify squat. In real life I could have identified them by interference patterns on my radar screen, but not in the game.

I figured I could spit to the coast of Japan, these have to be Japanese. Now I'll be bustin' rocks for the next 20 years. And that's only if I'm LUCKY!

Wonder how Lockwood would know it's me. After all, truthfully I never saw what I shot at and never saw it sink. Coulda been a sampan for all I know. And with these weird currents, stormy condition and darkness, I coulda been anywhere, you know?

Of course in real life I wouldn't know I sank the USS Essex. I'd be fat, dumb and happy until I returned to port. Wouldn't even know enough to lie to protect myself. "Yup, Admiral, four hits out of four, radar bearings. I'm good.....damned good, sir! What? You identified what I sank, GREAT! What was it, a carrier? Hehehehe!"

Yeah, that's about the end of the pleasantries there, isn't it?

[Armistead]

Must've been late war....

With all the times allied ships and planes killed allied subs....lil pay back.

I had one allied merchant shoot at me one time. Think it was Dutch...

[DigitalAura]

That's awesome! That's a great story... I can imagine how freakin' surprised you were upon that investigation! LOL

So curiously, what is the protocol here? Are you supposed to attempt to ID ships? That would render the whole concept of SONAR ONLY as illegal.

P.S. Ducimus... you ignored my PM?

[sergei]

When you get back to Pearl you might wanna give these guys a call.
I hear they do good work.

[Nuc]

Originally Posted by donut

Can Lockwood keep you out of Fort Levenworth ? You better get some rest today Pal.

Portsmouth Naval Prison would be more likely, knowing RR's insistance on historical accuracy

[SteamWake]

LOL I have this fear everytime I get into a 'blind attack' situation.

[Munchausen]

I hear Tokyo Rose is looking to find a male partner for her broadcast.

[Armistead]

Banzai RR

We thank you for your dedicated service to me. Our best Geisha
awaits your return to Tokyo.

You can have it all here, booze, women, wealth...all we ask is you kneel.

"RR radio's back in" "I want it all, I want it all"....as he kneels in his sub.

Be careful Master Robbins. The evil Lockwood has a shoot to kill APP out on you.

Your Emperor Hirohito

[Rockin Robbins]

Gulp!

Well I finished my cruise and am sitting outside Guam to go into port. Wasn't a really terrible cruise for the last part of the war. Duci had the harbor south of Tokyo harbor so full of Q-ships it was amazing! Just trolling for innocent submarines they were. I sank two and lost one to a dud.

Here's the SH4Report Report:

292022 APR 1945
From : Cdr Rockin Robbins

Cycle : 14

To : SubRon 14 & ComSubPac
Report from USS Kraken
Patrol area : East China Sea

Realism 80%
Mods used 11
100 TriggerMaru_Overhaul_17
105 BETA_TMO_17_to_18
110 Beta18_Patch1_Ver5_UPC
115 Beta18_Patch2_ver3_GfxSnd
120 Beta18_Patch3_SubSkins
125 Beta18_Patch4_Ver2_Dats
200 RSRDC_TMOv170_V411
210 RSRDC_V411_Patch2
400 3000 Yard-Meter Bearing Tools (1280x960)
400 SH4 1.5 Crew Message Box v.1.1
610 Rockin Robbins Convoy From Hell

Special Mission Conducted: No

The following ships/aircraft have been destroyed
Number of Warships sunk : 2
Number of Merchants sunk : 5

Total Warship tonnage : 27845
Total Merchant tonnage : 27417

Total Gross tonnage : 55262
Total JANAC tonnage : 44210

301123 MAR 1945
Ship sunk! Medium Modern Composite Freighter, 4466 ton
Long 122° 52' E, Lat 28° 21' N

301446 MAR 1945
Ship sunk! Large Modern Composite Freighter, 7146 ton
Long 122° 59' E, Lat 28° 40' N

310808 MAR 1945
Ship sunk! TYPE C Coastal Defense Ship, 745 ton
Long 123° 44' E, Lat 29° 22' N

040310 APR 1945
Ship sunk! US-Fleet Carrier Essex-Class, 27100 ton
Long 129° 56' E, Lat 27° 04' N

111242 APR 1945
Ship sunk! Medium Modern Split Freighter, 3269 ton
Long 139° 46' E, Lat 34° 44' N

230927 APR 1945
Ship sunk! Large Modern Composite Freighter, 7166 ton
Long 138° 36' E, Lat 34° 35' N

231057 APR 1945
Ship sunk! Medium European Composite Freighter, 5370 ton
Long 138° 28' E, Lat 34° 37' N


Torpedoes fired : 24
Torpedo impacts : 15
Torpedo misses : 6
Torpedo duds : 2
Torpedo premature explosions : 1
Gun loaded 0 times


Patrol narrative:
Torpedo data:
301100 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 7
301101 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 8
301101 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 9
301103 MAR 1945 : Torpedo miss
301104 MAR 1945 : Torpedo miss
301104 MAR 1945 : Torpedo miss
301110 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 3
301112 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 1
301112 MAR 1945 : Torpedo hit
301113 MAR 1945 : Torpedo miss
301445 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 1
301445 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 2
301446 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 3
301446 MAR 1945 : Torpedo hit
301446 MAR 1945 : Torpedo hit
301446 MAR 1945 : Torpedo dud
310807 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 1
310807 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 2
310807 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 3
310807 MAR 1945 : Firing tube 4
310808 MAR 1945 : Torpedo hit
310808 MAR 1945 : Torpedo hit
310808 MAR 1945 : Torpedo hit
310810 MAR 1945 : Torpedo miss
040309 APR 1945 : Firing tube 1
040309 APR 1945 : Firing tube 2
040309 APR 1945 : Firing tube 4
040309 APR 1945 : Firing tube 3
040310 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
040310 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
040310 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
040310 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
111241 APR 1945 : Firing tube 7
111242 APR 1945 : Firing tube 8
111242 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
111244 APR 1945 : Torpedo miss
230920 APR 1945 : Firing tube 8
230920 APR 1945 : Firing tube 9
230920 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
230920 APR 1945 : Firing tube 10
230921 APR 1945 : Torpedo dud
230921 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
231056 APR 1945 : Firing tube 4
231056 APR 1945 : Firing tube 5
231057 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
231057 APR 1945 : Torpedo hit
231216 APR 1945 : Firing tube 6
Cdr Rockin Robbins
CO USS Kraken
\

Ha, ha! the last dud didn't make the report. Firing tube 6 and no hit, no miss, no dud. So what happens now? Does the Admiral let me live? Rather than learn to like raw fish, I guess I'm gonna face the music...

[Rockin Robbins]

Returned to port and first got my routine report:



Then surprise, surprise! I received a medal from the President of the United States.


Yes, sir, I am GOOD! Look at that great shiny medal from the US President himself! When you're hot, you're hot!

What's that? Follow you?


Oh, Noes!!!! Can I change my mind about that Geisha girl and the suchi now? No, huh? Should have used the gun on the desk....



What a way to end a career. Now, do I load it up at the end of the previous cruise and try to finish the war, or do I start all over again? Somehow I'm becoming a sudden convert to the theory of alternate timelines...

I've been framed, I tell you! Framed! Give me a medal and spank me will you?