Taking over for George Miller-Career #4 - Page 2

Father Goose · 04-01-13, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Don't be bringin that on my boat! If you do, it'll be stored away safely until we return to port...and that might be MONTHS.

I think I'm much safer remaining here on Matalava Island.

Ooops...sorry LCDR Williams.

Red October1984 · 04-01-13, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Father Goose

I think I'm much safer remaining here on Matalava Island.

Ooops...sorry LCDR Williams.

XO, find Matalava Island on the charts...

We're going to pay Father Goose here a visit with the deck gun...

Red October1984 · 04-01-13, 08:08 PM

Radio Report from USS Grenadier

Somewhere North of the Phillipines

Well, the initial cruise to Luzon was uneventful. After a bit of patrolling, we made contact with a Japanese Merchant. We promptly sank it. We've been having issues with our batteries out here. Diesel fuel is good, but all these airplanes is killing our battery charging schedule. We're ordered to proceed to a patrol grid north of Okinawa. I will probably head back to port if this goes well. If not, I'm going to try and get into a Japanese port on the Mainland.

Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN

Attached is the picture that USS Grenadier took when it sank the Merchant

Red October1984 · 04-02-13, 08:08 PM

Reporting in to Pearl Harbor

Sank ~31500 tons of Japanese merchant shipping. Most of the ships were in the Japanese Home Waters. Luckily, these were lone ships and not accompanied by escorts. The crew isn't ready enough to take on a convoy. This was a good patrol though.

Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN
5/20/43

les green01 · 04-02-13, 09:43 PM

way to go on the tonnage get a good rest then send more to the bottom

Father Goose · 04-03-13, 07:44 PM

Red, what options/difficulty are you using for this career?

Red October1984 · 04-03-13, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Father Goose

Red, what options/difficulty are you using for this career?

75% Realism with TMO. TMO's A.I. is very good.

Everything is on except for Manual Targeting, Manual Map Update, and I like my external camera....

Armistead · 04-03-13, 08:31 PM

OK Red, enough of this boring cowardly patrols. It's time to step up and take on a convoy with 10 veteran escorts in shallow water. I'll be glad to hook you up on the mean convoys, just give me your date.

Try cutting the cam off, it's actually fun being stuck in your sub only why under attack. You might be surprised what all happens.

Red October1984 · 04-03-13, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

OK Red, enough of this boring cowardly patrols. It's time to step up and take on a convoy with 10 veteran escorts in shallow water. I'll be glad to hook you up on the mean convoys, just give me your date.

Try cutting the cam off, it's actually fun being stuck in your sub only why under attack. You might be surprised what all happens.

I am going to start heading for Japan for most of my Patrols now. If I don't run into a convoy on the next patrol, I'll give you the date. Right now, I'm at May 20 1943.

Don't give me convoys yet...mmmkay?

I don't use the external camera for advantages and I love the views also. The sunset/sunrise with the sub in the foreground looks cool.

Father Goose · 04-03-13, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

I don't use the external camera for advantages and I love the views also. The sunset/sunrise with the sub in the foreground looks cool.

I completely understand. I use the same settings as you on a 46" tv and the external camera views are gorgeous. Hard to turn that off. Just need will-power not to use it for an advantage. Best of both worlds.

Red October1984 · 04-03-13, 08:53 PM

The Japanese Navy is redeploying to Truk.

USS Grenadier is being sent to intercept.

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I'm going to take the Grenadier right into the harbor and find those IJN Warships. Hopefully, I'll find some cruisers, carriers and battleships.

Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN

Father Goose · 04-03-13, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

I'm going to take the Grenadier right into the harbor and find those IJN Warships. Hopefully, I'll find some cruisers, carriers and battleships.

Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN

I'm afraid Armistead calling LCDR Williams a coward has ticked him off. I hope he doesn't try something foolish.

Red October1984 · 04-03-13, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Father Goose

I'm afraid Armistead calling LCDR Williams a coward has ticked him off. I hope he doesn't try something foolish.

Sitting in very shallow waters looking at 7 Cruisers, an oiler, and a carrier and possibly a battleship makes me a coward?

Just wait til 0230....Just wait.....

I'm going to go to Radar Depth and fire my Mk 14s at long range.

Father Goose · 04-03-13, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Try cutting the cam off, it's actually fun being stuck in your sub only why under attack. You might be surprised what all happens.

I'm afraid what may be a surprise is also known as..."Burial at Sea".

Where's my whiskey bottle?

Red October1984 · 04-03-13, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Father Goose

I'm afraid what may be a surprise is also known as..."Burial at Sea".

Where's my whiskey bottle?

Remember? I put it in the storage locker to be safely returned when we complete the patrol.

I'm not able to raise my periscope or come to radar depth.

There's a subchaser circling above me. No active sonar...no depth charges....just guns.

Again, the need for a deck gun arises... But then again, there's a BATTLESHIP at anchor a few NM away. Looks like Yamato to me.

Batteries are below 25% and I need to surface soon. I think I'm going to head for some deeper waters in the harbor and try to shake this subchaser.

Just in case, these may be my last words.

04-01-13, 08:08 PM	#18
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Radio Report from USS Grenadier Somewhere North of the Phillipines Well, the initial cruise to Luzon was uneventful. After a bit of patrolling, we made contact with a Japanese Merchant. We promptly sank it. We've been having issues with our batteries out here. Diesel fuel is good, but all these airplanes is killing our battery charging schedule. We're ordered to proceed to a patrol grid north of Okinawa. I will probably head back to port if this goes well. If not, I'm going to try and get into a Japanese port on the Mainland. Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN Attached is the picture that USS Grenadier took when it sank the Merchant __________________

04-02-13, 08:08 PM	#19
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Reporting in to Pearl Harbor Sank ~31500 tons of Japanese merchant shipping. Most of the ships were in the Japanese Home Waters. Luckily, these were lone ships and not accompanied by escorts. The crew isn't ready enough to take on a convoy. This was a good patrol though. Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN 5/20/43 __________________

04-02-13, 09:43 PM	#20
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	way to go on the tonnage get a good rest then send more to the bottom __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

04-03-13, 08:31 PM	#23
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	OK Red, enough of this boring cowardly patrols. It's time to step up and take on a convoy with 10 veteran escorts in shallow water. I'll be glad to hook you up on the mean convoys, just give me your date. Try cutting the cam off, it's actually fun being stuck in your sub only why under attack. You might be surprised what all happens. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

04-03-13, 08:53 PM	#26
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	The Japanese Navy is redeploying to Truk. USS Grenadier is being sent to intercept. ------- I'm going to take the Grenadier right into the harbor and find those IJN Warships. Hopefully, I'll find some cruisers, carriers and battleships. Lt. Commander Eugene Williams, USN __________________

04-03-13, 07:44 PM	#21
Father Goose Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Matalava Island Posts: 378 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Red, what options/difficulty are you using for this career?