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Old 10-02-10, 05:58 PM   #1
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Oops.. Its acutally Aug 14th, 42

You missed the Battle of Savo Island on Aug 8. This is actually a large surface battle between the JP's and Allied heavy CA's. It's fun just to watch, but obvious you got to get in the mix why the ships are blasting each other. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=166855&page=2

Your best bet for Sep is to stay in the slot, you'll run into several DD TF, but a few will have CA's and merchants or to hang around the Bismark Sea



The next best thing coming will be Oct. 17
Position 161.20S x 3.50E

Refit in time to get there and best to get there a day early.

Do not expend torps on any merchants in route. The JP's will be coming in force.

For me I decided to start a new career out of Sura in Jan. Using the map below, I saw the Hiryu and Soryu would be attacking Ambrom Jan 20. Having time looking at the other map that shows invasion forces, I first went to Menodo as one of the java groups show there. Sure enough I found the invasion group. After that went to try to find the Hiryu. I didn't find it per my battle map near Ambrom, so I went to try and cut it off in the small pass at Halmahera, lil pass right above the word Sea on the map. Sure enough carrier planes started showing up. Make sure you learn the carrier planes, dead give away a carrier is in the area. I finally found the Carrier TF going fast through the strait. Planes spotted me and a DD is giving chase and had to dive. The group is moving fast, so maybe I'll catch it later. Those two maps in the link work great. I have more for later war.

Another thing I have found with the patrol stars with RSRD. Often they will put you in a good area, but usually the group comes a day or so after you complete your patrol, so hang around a few days. Also, seldom does the group come through the star, usually about 50 nms from the star, so patrol away if you decide to go to the patrol zones.

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Old 10-02-10, 08:14 PM   #2
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You missed the Battle of Savo Island on Aug 8. This is actually a large surface battle between the JP's and Allied heavy CA's. It's fun just to watch, but obvious you got to get in the mix why the ships are blasting each other. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=166855&page=2

Your best bet for Sep is to stay in the slot, you'll run into several DD TF, but a few will have CA's and merchants or to hang around the Bismark Sea



The next best thing coming will be Oct. 17
Position 161.20S x 3.50E

Refit in time to get there and best to get there a day early.

Do not expend torps on any merchants in route. The JP's will be coming in force.
On my way sir
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Old 10-02-10, 08:20 PM   #3
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I don't have those degrees.. I see 16.1S
Is there a better tool for this or something?
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Old 10-02-10, 08:24 PM   #4
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From the degrees shown on the map, it says Im in the atlantic??
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Old 10-02-10, 08:29 PM   #5
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I don't have those degrees.. I see 16.1S
Is there a better tool for this or something?
You're not following orders....hehe, good thing.

Sorry, that's 161.20E x 3.50 S, near Ontong above the Solomons.

Not looking I got E and S mixed up....A good skipper should've figured that out.

This is the battle of Santa Cruz... Here is my story on it if you want more directions...I chased this group for many days...
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...848#1451037848
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Old 10-02-10, 08:39 PM   #6
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LOL I was loosing my mind.. I kept googling different maps thinking I was nuts..

OK THANK YOU!! I am on my way sir!
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If you make it past that, we're really gonna need some help later.

Dec 18
146.30 E x 5S

Intel shows JP's intend to invade about 110 nms NNW of Lae. TF may contain AuxCru's. We seldom get a chance at these, in fact this may be our only chance...take them out at all cost. If these troops land, Lae will be lost. The only troops on the Island are lead by Sgt. Wernher. He was last seen drunk in an underground cave with a few native girls.
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Old 10-02-10, 09:05 PM   #8
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In position, Oct 5th, its time for my boys to take a swim and relax as all hell is going to break out! i really hope so. LOL I haven't seen much action.. Will report soon
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I've been following this thread and another like it. So a big thank you to Armistead and others who tell the rest of the community how to find these rich targets in SH4.

Another reason for this reply is: What if we had a separate sticky thread that is a "This Day in WWII History: Pacific theater" where the events in the thread correspond to the events, in SH4 (with and w/o mods) that Armistead and others tell us? So when people visit here they can go to the "This Day in WWII History: Pacific theater" to see where they can take their sub for some really good targets.

For example: From another thread I learned about the returning Pearl Harbor group. So at the moment I'm about four days out of Manilla, about December 12, 1941, and I'm now sailing to the Bungo Strait and plan to arrive just before December 20th in order to intercept the JPN.

I think it would be interesting to have an organized SH4 time line thread and would help the immersion of SH4.
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Old 10-02-10, 10:03 PM   #10
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I've been following this thread and another like it. So a big thank you to Armistead and others who tell the rest of the community how to find these rich targets in SH4.

Another reason for this reply is: What if we had a separate sticky thread that is a "This Day in WWII History: Pacific theater" where the events in the thread correspond to the events, in SH4 (with and w/o mods) that Armistead and others tell us? So when people visit here they can go to the "This Day in WWII History: Pacific theater" to see where they can take their sub for some really good targets.

For example: From another thread I learned about the returning Pearl Harbor group. So at the moment I'm about four days out of Manilla, about December 12, 1941, and I'm now sailing to the Bungo Strait and plan to arrive just before December 20th in order to intercept the JPN.

I think it would be interesting to have an organized SH4 time line thread and would help the immersion of SH4.

I agree. .But its kind of a cheat.. Well, I mean I guess the way RSRD is set up, is its accurate.. So all we have to do is look it up and figure it out ourselves.. But knowing "EXACTLY" where and when is great..

For example.

Admiral Armistead,

I am happy to report Sunk 1 Battleship and chased a carrier, two fish fired and both were duds, had to evade the destroyers for a while, but got away clean.. 1 battleship sunk, all four fish hit with beauty but beauty is an understatement..

Permission to return to port please.. myself and men are tired, we have been out for 3 months, lol.

by the way Admiral, "LOL" mean Laugh out loud, which is a very popular abbreviation in the future for talking on an electric screen.. You will see one day
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I've been following this thread and another like it. So a big thank you to Armistead and others who tell the rest of the community how to find these rich targets in SH4.

Another reason for this reply is: What if we had a separate sticky thread that is a "This Day in WWII History: Pacific theater" where the events in the thread correspond to the events, in SH4 (with and w/o mods) that Armistead and others tell us? So when people visit here they can go to the "This Day in WWII History: Pacific theater" to see where they can take their sub for some really good targets.

For example: From another thread I learned about the returning Pearl Harbor group. So at the moment I'm about four days out of Manilla, about December 12, 1941, and I'm now sailing to the Bungo Strait and plan to arrive just before December 20th in order to intercept the JPN.

I think it would be interesting to have an organized SH4 time line thread and would help the immersion of SH4.
You can start here:
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedst...r/timeline.htm

I use it all the time as a reference.
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Old 10-02-10, 11:40 PM   #12
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If you make it past that, we're really gonna need some help later.

Dec 18
146.30 E x 5S

Intel shows JP's intend to invade about 110 nms NNW of Lae. TF may contain AuxCru's. We seldom get a chance at these, in fact this may be our only chance...take them out at all cost. If these troops land, Lae will be lost. The only troops on the Island are lead by Sgt. Wernher. He was last seen drunk in an underground cave with a few native girls.

After some good Rest for my men and myself of course, we are sailing to a patrol zone from HQ, little do they know I have some insider information.. Admiral Armistead, I am on my way to location

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After some good Rest for my men and myself of course, we are sailing to a patrol zone from HQ, little do they know I have some insider information.. Admiral Armistead, I am on my way to location

You'll like what ya see...Take some SS's. I need proof to credit your sinkings.
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