'Splainin to do.... - Page 3

Rip · 09-16-09, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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?

Hell no. You fired on and sank a jap sub that had just fired on and sank one of our carriers.

GOOD WORK!

Bubblehead1980 · 09-16-09, 04:33 PM

Tough luck RR, I once fired by radar on friendly merchant, luckily it didnt sink.Since that I wait until the storm passes, just shadow the convoy then attack once its cleared up.Takes time but better than risking it.

I once sank a Russian merchant right outside Le Perouse Strait at night.Was dark but couldnt see the flag, crew identified the ship as an Akita Maru(Ducimus forgot to change the name of that freighter when on the russian roster) so I let loose some Mark 23's. The fire illuminated the Russian flag, not good.So I continued to patrol the Sea of Okhotsk and sank some more ships, finally a DD got lucky and nailed me when one lucky depth charge, that was the end.

As far as starting over, you should just leave it at that, had a great career and made one huge mistake.Start a new career and learn from it.

Armistead · 09-16-09, 04:34 PM

Shame they were'nt duds that hit the carrier.

Are there any cases of a US sub shooting a US ship?...other than you.

Rockin Robbins · 09-16-09, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

As far as starting over, you should just leave it at that, had a great career and made one huge mistake.Start a new career and learn from it.

You're right. That's what I'm going to do, starting from a sugar boat this time with the color dazzle camouflage. Woooo Hoooo!

19 cruises (or 20 according to my last medal) almost all with TMO, and during which I developed several attack techniques in the career. I was blinded, pinged a DD and was charged at 30 knots out of the fog, conducted an epic raid on Truk lagoon, sinking four warships, sank a warship with the 40mm in TMO 1.8, had a couple lousy loads of torpedoes, hit three escorts with Cutie on a Leash, yeah, it was a good career.

And look at these great muscles I'm getting from bustin' rocks!

Armistead · 09-16-09, 05:00 PM

The emperor had this waiting for you ...She was captured on a remote island...should've went to Tokyo..

I actually saw her in WS, NC when she was here....she is awesome.

Rockin Robbins · 09-16-09, 07:44 PM

That's not something you want to show to a guy wearing stripes and a ball and chain every night.

I woulda gone to Tokyo in a flash I I knew she was there, but then the Japanese would have been defeated, I would have been captured and instead of bustin' rocks, I'd be stretchin' rope or stoppin' bullets.

Pacific_Ace · 09-17-09, 09:57 AM

"conducted an epic raid on Truk lagoon, sinking four warships"

Wow what?
Ive been to Truk, found nothing but fishing vessels! Did Ducimus add it in with TMO or something?

Rockin Robbins · 09-17-09, 10:41 AM

Must have been. The Truk raid was back in TM 5 days.

There's my escape shot, just before a cruiser opened up on me with his main batteries and missed as I hightailed it out of there. My final score was a guarding Asashio south of the lagoon I had to kill to gain entry, an Agano on the west end, a subchaser anchored against an island (flipped him into the air with my torpedo hit from 3,000 yards) and finally the Kuma cruiser that opened up on me just before my torpedoes struck home and I lit out of there the luckiest submariner alive to tell the tale.

Here's the Kuma taking the opportunity for an easy kill.

THAT was an epic and foolhardy mission. Oops, I must have forgot one. There's five scores in that chart!

Armistead · 09-17-09, 01:15 PM

In 43 Truk is always full of Capital Ships. I went 3 times in a row and each time a large different TF sitting there. I need a Yamato, always one there to rape. Course I TMO RSRD, but saw plenty there with just TMO.

Need some subnets there, I think only FORS doe's that.

ReFaN · 09-17-09, 07:42 PM

was there in 43, loads of small subchasers, but nothing else :<

Armistead · 09-17-09, 08:39 PM

And you're running RSRD?

ReFaN · 09-17-09, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

And you're running RSRD?

TMO and RSRD

Armistead · 09-18-09, 03:03 PM

You should at least run into several dd's patrolling truk. Also, always look in the shallows to the east.

Did you go past the reef into the atoll. The mountains block radar and you have to get the right angle. The last I looked in the ME almost always a Yamato and Fuso there. I think in May and June it's full of TF's.

ReFaN · 09-18-09, 03:13 PM

ran around everywhere, even the harbors where empty.

09-16-09, 04:33 PM	#32
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,105 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	re Tough luck RR, I once fired by radar on friendly merchant, luckily it didnt sink.Since that I wait until the storm passes, just shadow the convoy then attack once its cleared up.Takes time but better than risking it. I once sank a Russian merchant right outside Le Perouse Strait at night.Was dark but couldnt see the flag, crew identified the ship as an Akita Maru(Ducimus forgot to change the name of that freighter when on the russian roster) so I let loose some Mark 23's. The fire illuminated the Russian flag, not good.So I continued to patrol the Sea of Okhotsk and sank some more ships, finally a DD got lucky and nailed me when one lucky depth charge, that was the end. As far as starting over, you should just leave it at that, had a great career and made one huge mistake.Start a new career and learn from it.

09-16-09, 05:00 PM	#35
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	The emperor had this waiting for you ...She was captured on a remote island...should've went to Tokyo.. I actually saw her in WS, NC when she was here....she is awesome. Last edited by Armistead; 09-16-09 at 05:14 PM.

09-16-09, 07:44 PM	#36
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	That's not something you want to show to a guy wearing stripes and a ball and chain every night. I woulda gone to Tokyo in a flash I I knew she was there, but then the Japanese would have been defeated, I would have been captured and instead of bustin' rocks, I'd be stretchin' rope or stoppin' bullets. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-17-09, 10:41 AM	#38
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Must have been. The Truk raid was back in TM 5 days. There's my escape shot, just before a cruiser opened up on me with his main batteries and missed as I hightailed it out of there. My final score was a guarding Asashio south of the lagoon I had to kill to gain entry, an Agano on the west end, a subchaser anchored against an island (flipped him into the air with my torpedo hit from 3,000 yards) and finally the Kuma cruiser that opened up on me just before my torpedoes struck home and I lit out of there the luckiest submariner alive to tell the tale. Here's the Kuma taking the opportunity for an easy kill. THAT was an epic and foolhardy mission. Oops, I must have forgot one. There's five scores in that chart! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-17-09, 07:42 PM	#40
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	was there in 43, loads of small subchasers, but nothing else :< __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

09-16-09, 04:34 PM	#33
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Shame they were'nt duds that hit the carrier. Are there any cases of a US sub shooting a US ship?...other than you.

09-17-09, 09:57 AM	#37
Pacific_Ace Bosun Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 61 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	"conducted an epic raid on Truk lagoon, sinking four warships" Wow what? Ive been to Truk, found nothing but fishing vessels! Did Ducimus add it in with TMO or something?

09-17-09, 01:15 PM	#39
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	In 43 Truk is always full of Capital Ships. I went 3 times in a row and each time a large different TF sitting there. I need a Yamato, always one there to rape. Course I TMO RSRD, but saw plenty there with just TMO. Need some subnets there, I think only FORS doe's that.

09-17-09, 08:39 PM	#41
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	And you're running RSRD?

09-18-09, 03:03 PM	#43
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	You should at least run into several dd's patrolling truk. Also, always look in the shallows to the east. Did you go past the reef into the atoll. The mountains block radar and you have to get the right angle. The last I looked in the ME almost always a Yamato and Fuso there. I think in May and June it's full of TF's.

09-18-09, 03:13 PM	#44
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	ran around everywhere, even the harbors where empty. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.