Boarding Party Away!

flatsixes · 08-16-10, 10:32 PM

Weird patrol.

I was steaming off the Carolines when I spied an IJN submarine cruising on the service, oblivious.

This was the very first submarine that I had ever seen not anchored or lashed to a wharf, so I immediately sent over two love darts to win her heart.
The first ran true, but too deep, and it passed harmlessly beneath her. The second, however, exploded aft, near her rudder and screws. All stop. "She's going down, sir!"

Only she wasn't going anywhere. She just sat there. Ignoring me.
So I surfaced, manned the deck gun and put one into her side. Nothing. No reaction. She hates me.

In reality, SH4 had declared her sunk. Only she wasn't. Not to me. Not yet.

So what's a proper skipper to do?
BOARD HER!!!

And that's just what I did.

She was mine! All MINE!
Unfortunately, nobody had a tow rope to bind us 'till death did us part, sooooooooo....

Bang, bang bang!
And good bye!

But I'll always remember our brief time together, she and I, and the clear blue sea.

Like I said, weird patrol.

Armistead · 08-17-10, 01:42 AM

Nice SS's.

Doe's take some doing to get them to sink. I once ran into a midget sub making good speed and sunk it, but it just sit there at scope depth going no where. I tried several times to lift it out of the water and get it balanced on my deck to take it home, but just could never find a balancing point.

The things we do.

Diopos · 08-17-10, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

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The things we do.

The code we have to put up with ...

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WernherVonTrapp · 08-17-10, 06:52 AM

Those I-Boats are certainly small when compared to the Fleetboats. Nice screenies, BTW. (Commercial Jingle) "Ask any I-Boat you happen to see: I'm not afraid of water I'm just Chicken of the Sea".

raymond6751 · 08-17-10, 07:35 AM

Excellent tale of the unnatural.

There are things out there, just beyond the horizon, that few have seen and fewer still could explain.

peabody · 08-18-10, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

Those I-Boats are certainly small when compared to the Fleetboats. Nice screenies, BTW. (Commercial Jingle) "Ask any I-Boat you happen to see: I'm not afraid of water I'm just Chicken of the Sea".

Not an I-Boat it's a Uboat. It the 9D2 hull by the looks of it, probably just converted for a target.

Just for information the Balao, I think the biggest Fleet Boat in WWII (correct me if I am wrong) was 311 ft long

I-Boats
J class 320
A class 372
B 356
c 356
D was a small one 241 ft, it was used for supplies and troops, were not allowed carry torps.
Sen Toku 400 ft.

So most of the I-Boats were definately not small.

Peabody

08-16-10, 10:32 PM	#1
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Boarding Party Away! Weird patrol. I was steaming off the Carolines when I spied an IJN submarine cruising on the service, oblivious. This was the very first submarine that I had ever seen not anchored or lashed to a wharf, so I immediately sent over two love darts to win her heart. The first ran true, but too deep, and it passed harmlessly beneath her. The second, however, exploded aft, near her rudder and screws. All stop. "She's going down, sir!" Only she wasn't going anywhere. She just sat there. Ignoring me. So I surfaced, manned the deck gun and put one into her side. Nothing. No reaction. She hates me. In reality, SH4 had declared her sunk. Only she wasn't. Not to me. Not yet. So what's a proper skipper to do? BOARD HER!!! And that's just what I did. She was mine! All MINE! Unfortunately, nobody had a tow rope to bind us 'till death did us part, sooooooooo.... Bang, bang bang! And good bye! But I'll always remember our brief time together, she and I, and the clear blue sea. Like I said, weird patrol.

08-17-10, 01:42 AM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Nice SS's. Doe's take some doing to get them to sink. I once ran into a midget sub making good speed and sunk it, but it just sit there at scope depth going no where. I tried several times to lift it out of the water and get it balanced on my deck to take it home, but just could never find a balancing point. The things we do. Last edited by Armistead; 08-17-10 at 11:07 AM.

08-17-10, 06:52 AM	#4
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Those I-Boats are certainly small when compared to the Fleetboats. Nice screenies, BTW. (Commercial Jingle) "Ask any I-Boat you happen to see: I'm not afraid of water I'm just Chicken of the Sea". __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

08-17-10, 07:35 AM	#5
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	You never know Excellent tale of the unnatural. There are things out there, just beyond the horizon, that few have seen and fewer still could explain. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three