Did I miss something at the end of my campaign?

Bubblehead1980 · 07-15-10, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by flatsixes

You guys are an awesome bunch. I wish that I could be of some assitance in the modding dept., but I've only just recently qualified on "right click the mouse." I'd be more than happy to lend a hand doing research or providing entertainment (Ever see a lawyer tap dance? Not pretty.)

Here's a listing of the vessels that were present in Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945 (not yet independently verified). http://everything2.com/title/Allied+...527s+Surrender

Quite a roster, eh?

You are a lawyer flat? I start Law School this Fall

Thanks for the list, I have been doing some research as well.Doubt could include all of them but could include all the major like the BB's and CV's(notice no fleet carriers were present) then include a couple reps of each type.

I will make sure your father's ship is in there near the Mighty Mo

If anyone can find a visual reference showing the positions of the ships in Tokyo Bay, that would be great so can be accurate.

flatsixes · 07-16-10, 10:42 AM

Congratulations, Bubblehead. Law school (if it's successful) is a real brain-changer. Folks that you've known you whole life simply won't believe what a complete &*^%#&* you've managed to become after only a few short months!

Really, enjoy the experience. It's the once in a lifetime kind.

I'll hunt around and see if I can find out any information on what ships were anchored where in Tokyo Bay that day. I do remember my father telling me that Halsey sent a squadron of mine sweepers a couple of days ahead of the big boys to clear the harbor, promptly followed by the hospital ships to recover the Allied POW's. My father's ship, the Tamalpais, came into the bay with the hospital ships. (The Tamalpais was new construction, and never carried oil, only fresh water, which, my dad never failed to inform, was infinitely more valuable than oil in the Pacific war, although the USN was late to realize it .) No fleet carriers came into the bay, but instead stood off outside to provide air cover. There was a very real concern that fanatical elements might stage suicide attacks on the fleet, so things were a bit more tense than the pictures let on.

07-16-10, 10:42 AM	#2
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Congratulations, Bubblehead. Law school (if it's successful) is a real brain-changer. Folks that you've known you whole life simply won't believe what a complete &^%#& you've managed to become after only a few short months! Really, enjoy the experience. It's the once in a lifetime kind. I'll hunt around and see if I can find out any information on what ships were anchored where in Tokyo Bay that day. I do remember my father telling me that Halsey sent a squadron of mine sweepers a couple of days ahead of the big boys to clear the harbor, promptly followed by the hospital ships to recover the Allied POW's. My father's ship, the Tamalpais, came into the bay with the hospital ships. (The Tamalpais was new construction, and never carried oil, only fresh water, which, my dad never failed to inform, was infinitely more valuable than oil in the Pacific war, although the USN was late to realize it .) No fleet carriers came into the bay, but instead stood off outside to provide air cover. There was a very real concern that fanatical elements might stage suicide attacks on the fleet, so things were a bit more tense than the pictures let on.