Who else is holding up the honour of the Fleet Boats? - Page 2

magic452 · 01-22-10, 03:20 AM

From what I've seen in the SH5 threads I'll be playing SH4 with TMO for a very long time. I'm still trying to finish a TMO1.63 career so I have 1.9 or 2.0? to go. I'm going to take advantage of all the hard work Ducimus put into TMO.

Than will put in RSRD and try to do all the major battles.

After that I will give RFB a good workout.

Just starting with FOTRS on a second install.

Don't see SH5 in the near future.

Magic

sharkbit · 01-22-10, 09:41 AM

I've always liked Fleet Boats. Played Silent Service on a Commodore 64 with a monochrome screen....ughhh.

Unfortunately, when shopping for a subsim a couple of years ago, I figured SH4 wouldn't run on my computer, so I opted for SH3. A decision I have never regretted.

We got a new rig last spring, and I bought SH4 in August for my birthday, skipped playing stock completely, modded it(have tried both TMO 1.8 and RFB 1.5 +RSRD), and have enjoyed it quite a bit.

I will continue to play both games as the mood comes upon me. Both games have their good and bad points. I think I lean a little more toward the challenge of the Atlantic though.

gimpy117 · 01-22-10, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

I'll buy and play 5, but there will be more
than a few installs of 4 remaining on my
desktop.

4 has lot's of life left in it.

maybe we'll have a fleet boat add-on for 5

ReallyDedPoet · 01-22-10, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

maybe we'll have a fleet boat add-on for 5

Would be nice. With at least one FB being fully accessible. I am guessing that a lot of 4 will be ported over to 5 with mods regardless. It was done for the ATO with OM and others in 4.

Inner Sound · 01-22-10, 11:51 AM

I'll wait till they've patched it a few times. Maybe even wait till it's got a good load of mods.

And did I read that right? SHV will terminate in 1943? Well there's your expansion pack right there. So I'll likely even wait till it's gone Gold, so I hope the franchise isn't depending on me !

Plenty life in TMO yet - I'm only up to 75% realism. And barely scratched the surface of what rsrdc can deliver.

Fishbreath · 01-22-10, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Gato.
I'll stick with my lovely Fleet Boats, and proudly continue bouncing torpedoes off the navy and merchant ships of the Empire.

Fixed that for you. Stinking duds.

Rockin Robbins · 01-22-10, 12:10 PM

USS Kraken II, on patrol, Philippine Islands, 1941. Cranky arsed pig-boat with too few torpedoes, food that tastes like diesel oil, no air conditioning, can't outrun a fast swimmer, hell--can't outdive one either, five Jap merchants on the bottom. It's magnificent! Where else could be better than this? I'm in for the duration.

razark · 01-22-10, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishbreath

Fixed that for you. Stinking duds.

What duds? I'm told the torpedoes work just fine. I'm just not using them correctly.

Recently started a new career, S-boat this time. Turned off automatic targeting. I was having a great time with it. Wonderful tutorials on the 90 degree attack, and TDC attacks. Then I got a new boat. Set up for my first attack. Lovely Maru sailing right where I wanted it, four fish out of the tubes, nice solid thuds as they hit.

Quickly found a reference to the 45 degree attack. Works much better with these MK-14s.

Yeah, there's a lot of life left for these fleet boats. Besides, who wants to give up air conditioning and the ice cream machine?

Wilcke · 01-22-10, 12:24 PM

Two installs of SH4 one with RFB and TMO, both on patrol in the Pacific. I do have one install of SH4 with Lurkers fabulous OM and OMEGU! Its an awesome time to be playing SH4.

Fishbreath · 01-22-10, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

What duds? I'm told the torpedoes work just fine. I'm just not using them correctly.

Recently started a new career, S-boat this time. Turned off automatic targeting. I was having a great time with it. Wonderful tutorials on the 90 degree attack, and TDC attacks. Then I got a new boat. Set up for my first attack. Lovely Maru sailing right where I wanted it, four fish out of the tubes, nice solid thuds as they hit.

Quickly found a reference to the 45 degree attack. Works much better with these MK-14s.

Yeah, there's a lot of life left for these fleet boats. Besides, who wants to give up air conditioning and the ice cream machine?

On this patrol, I've hit my target with 5/7 torpedoes. 5/5 hits have been duds. >.>

cdrsubron7 · 01-22-10, 01:16 PM

SHIV shall be on my computer long after SH5 has been taken off. The PTO has always been my main interest.

trynnallen · 01-22-10, 01:31 PM

Left Cavite Navy Yard on Dec 9th with orders to patrol between Luzon and the Japanese Home Island of Kyushu.

Arrived off of Northern Luzon on Dec 14th, and on the evening of the 15th submerged, amidst a foggy and not so calm sea and stalked a 3 ship convoy of warships. On closer examination I found a Fubuki, a small gunboat and large gunboat. Set for a spread of 3 on the Fubuki. A quick spin of the scope found nothing else on the surface.

Set torpedo's on high speed set two torpedos for magnetic and one for contact. Contact is middle of spread. Set depth for 20, 10, 20

Waited for DD to close to 1700 and fired. Angle had changed from near 90 to close to 45 for the first torpedo and nearer 90 for the 3rd. First torpedo prematures within 25 ft of target. 2nd lands under the bridge and bounces. 3rd runs under the engines and actually does what it is supposed to do. Down goes the Fubuki by the stern.

Raise scope the Gunboats have turned to the north and seem to be retreating. Did not pursue.

Arrived at patrol area on the 18th. Executed search plan was able to stay surfaced for much of the patrol only having to dive twice. Crew accounted for one Emily Class flying boat. Minor damage sustained to hull when the Emily flew over the sub. Stayed on station till the 24th and saw nothing, except ocean.

On the 24th was ordered to Kochi(? I think it was Kochi...) to photo the harbor. Arrived Kochi and found a Fubuki and Mutsuki doing laps outside the harbor. Submerged and timed the laps as I approached the enterance found a gap and continued on. Found the harbor busy. 2 Large Modern Tankers, A large composite and a small composite dockside. Also found two gunboats resting at quayside with steam coming out of the stacks. Manuvering in the harbor was a Large composite. Photos compiled I set up the stern tubes on Large composite manuvering in the harbor. Set all four tubes for shallow running and turned off magnetic exploder as I wouldn't be able to get under the hull. Angle on bow was about 30 degrees. Set for slow and dived with a slow turn to port with intention of being able to clear the break water as the destroyers enter harbor.

2 duds and 2 big explosions with credit for the sinking. The Fubuki runs towards the harbor and misses me as I go out. Mutuski starts doing figure 8's. Parting shots. Set up four forward for the Mutuski and one for the Fubuki. Fubuki set shallow and not magnetic. The Mutuski 3 magnetic and one contact. Fubuki is hit but doesn't go down, but is out of the fight. Mutuski takes two hits. One contact, one magnetic. The contact hits under the bow gun, and the magnetic under the stern. The ship is down by the stern but won't go down. Pass the sinking ship heading for deep water. 2 tubes loaded aft. Fire both. Both premature. Load two more aft. Fire said, first prematures, second explodes under the bridge. Down goes Mutuski.

Torpedo load is now 6 forward and two aft. Reported in and was told to intercept a fast convoy. Found convoy but was unable to gain a firing postion. Returned to Cavite on Jan 6.
Record:
1 Fubuki
1 Mutuski
1 Large Composite

Reloaded, crewed out, and ordered to the South China Sea and transfered to Surubaya.

Munchausen · 01-22-10, 02:53 PM

If somebody can figure out how to put the attack map "X" on the navigation map, I'll be sailing the Pacific in a Duci-modded fleet boat for a very long time.

Ducimus · 01-22-10, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilcke

Its an awesome time to be playing SH4.

And it's only going to get better!

Nisgeis · 01-22-10, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munchausen

If somebody can figure out how to put the attack map "X" on the navigation map, I'll be sailing the Pacific in a Duci-modded fleet boat for a very long time.

You mean as an aid to assist plotting from your stadimeter readings?

01-22-10, 03:20 AM	#16
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	From what I've seen in the SH5 threads I'll be playing SH4 with TMO for a very long time. I'm still trying to finish a TMO1.63 career so I have 1.9 or 2.0? to go. I'm going to take advantage of all the hard work Ducimus put into TMO. Than will put in RSRD and try to do all the major battles. After that I will give RFB a good workout. Just starting with FOTRS on a second install. Don't see SH5 in the near future. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

01-22-10, 09:41 AM	#17
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I've always liked Fleet Boats. Played Silent Service on a Commodore 64 with a monochrome screen....ughhh. Unfortunately, when shopping for a subsim a couple of years ago, I figured SH4 wouldn't run on my computer, so I opted for SH3. A decision I have never regretted. We got a new rig last spring, and I bought SH4 in August for my birthday, skipped playing stock completely, modded it(have tried both TMO 1.8 and RFB 1.5 +RSRD), and have enjoyed it quite a bit. I will continue to play both games as the mood comes upon me. Both games have their good and bad points. I think I lean a little more toward the challenge of the Atlantic though. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

01-22-10, 12:10 PM	#22
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	USS Kraken II, on patrol, Philippine Islands, 1941. Cranky arsed pig-boat with too few torpedoes, food that tastes like diesel oil, no air conditioning, can't outrun a fast swimmer, hell--can't outdive one either, five Jap merchants on the bottom. It's magnificent! Where else could be better than this? I'm in for the duration. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-22-10, 12:24 PM	#24
Wilcke The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 Downloads: 234 Uploads: 0	Two installs of SH4 one with RFB and TMO, both on patrol in the Pacific. I do have one install of SH4 with Lurkers fabulous OM and OMEGU! Its an awesome time to be playing SH4. __________________ Wilcke **For the best in Fleet Boats go to: Submarine Sim Central. http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php Check out: A Brief Introduction to the Pacific Submarine War by Ducimus http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128185 Operation Monsun plus OMEGU, the #1 ATO Solution for SH4! Signature Art by Gunfighter**

01-22-10, 01:16 PM	#26
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	SHIV shall be on my computer long after SH5 has been taken off. The PTO has always been my main interest. __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines

01-22-10, 11:51 AM	#20
Inner Sound Sparky Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 152 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I'll wait till they've patched it a few times. Maybe even wait till it's got a good load of mods. And did I read that right? SHV will terminate in 1943? Well there's your expansion pack right there. So I'll likely even wait till it's gone Gold, so I hope the franchise isn't depending on me ! Plenty life in TMO yet - I'm only up to 75% realism. And barely scratched the surface of what rsrdc can deliver.

01-22-10, 01:31 PM	#27
trynnallen Watch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Madison WI Posts: 18 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	USS Porpoise Left Cavite Navy Yard on Dec 9th with orders to patrol between Luzon and the Japanese Home Island of Kyushu. Arrived off of Northern Luzon on Dec 14th, and on the evening of the 15th submerged, amidst a foggy and not so calm sea and stalked a 3 ship convoy of warships. On closer examination I found a Fubuki, a small gunboat and large gunboat. Set for a spread of 3 on the Fubuki. A quick spin of the scope found nothing else on the surface. Set torpedo's on high speed set two torpedos for magnetic and one for contact. Contact is middle of spread. Set depth for 20, 10, 20 Waited for DD to close to 1700 and fired. Angle had changed from near 90 to close to 45 for the first torpedo and nearer 90 for the 3rd. First torpedo prematures within 25 ft of target. 2nd lands under the bridge and bounces. 3rd runs under the engines and actually does what it is supposed to do. Down goes the Fubuki by the stern. Raise scope the Gunboats have turned to the north and seem to be retreating. Did not pursue. Arrived at patrol area on the 18th. Executed search plan was able to stay surfaced for much of the patrol only having to dive twice. Crew accounted for one Emily Class flying boat. Minor damage sustained to hull when the Emily flew over the sub. Stayed on station till the 24th and saw nothing, except ocean. On the 24th was ordered to Kochi(? I think it was Kochi...) to photo the harbor. Arrived Kochi and found a Fubuki and Mutsuki doing laps outside the harbor. Submerged and timed the laps as I approached the enterance found a gap and continued on. Found the harbor busy. 2 Large Modern Tankers, A large composite and a small composite dockside. Also found two gunboats resting at quayside with steam coming out of the stacks. Manuvering in the harbor was a Large composite. Photos compiled I set up the stern tubes on Large composite manuvering in the harbor. Set all four tubes for shallow running and turned off magnetic exploder as I wouldn't be able to get under the hull. Angle on bow was about 30 degrees. Set for slow and dived with a slow turn to port with intention of being able to clear the break water as the destroyers enter harbor. 2 duds and 2 big explosions with credit for the sinking. The Fubuki runs towards the harbor and misses me as I go out. Mutuski starts doing figure 8's. Parting shots. Set up four forward for the Mutuski and one for the Fubuki. Fubuki set shallow and not magnetic. The Mutuski 3 magnetic and one contact. Fubuki is hit but doesn't go down, but is out of the fight. Mutuski takes two hits. One contact, one magnetic. The contact hits under the bow gun, and the magnetic under the stern. The ship is down by the stern but won't go down. Pass the sinking ship heading for deep water. 2 tubes loaded aft. Fire both. Both premature. Load two more aft. Fire said, first prematures, second explodes under the bridge. Down goes Mutuski. Torpedo load is now 6 forward and two aft. Reported in and was told to intercept a fast convoy. Found convoy but was unable to gain a firing postion. Returned to Cavite on Jan 6. Record: 1 Fubuki 1 Mutuski 1 Large Composite Reloaded, crewed out, and ordered to the South China Sea and transfered to Surubaya.

01-22-10, 02:53 PM	#28
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	If somebody can figure out how to put the attack map "X" on the navigation map, I'll be sailing the Pacific in a Duci-modded fleet boat for a very long time.