What got you interested in WWII submarines?

TorpX · 07-03-13, 12:54 AM

Right now, I'm too busy to fool with it. Maybe I'll try it again when I finish my AFS project.

Red October1984 · 07-03-13, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TorpX

Right now, I'm too busy to fool with it. Maybe I'll try it again when I finish my AFS project.

Alright. Drop me a line (but not a depth charge) when you have time and I'll help you out if you need it.

in_vino_vomitus · 07-03-13, 05:10 AM

My interest in Military History probably stems from my Father and Grandfather, who served in the RN during their respective World Wars. I bucked the trend by joining the Army. My main interest is the warfare in the Trenches of WW1 and my knowledge of submarine warfare in the pacific was sketchy to say the least. To my mind it paralleled our experience with Bomber Command, i.e. taking the fight to the enemy in the only way possible at the time. My Dad never talked about his time in the Navy much, and he died pretty young - about my age in fact. One thing he did say though was that it was hard to get girls if the Yanks were in port, because they had so many medal ribbons on their uniforms - the solution to this was to glue sweet wrappers to a strip of cardboard and attach it in the appropriate place. I have no idea if this is true or not, but I want it to be

Really it's playing this game that ramped up my interest, and by "This game" I mean TMO. The stock game was fun, but not anything special. I can't even remember how I came upon these forums. I think I was looking for a game patch. I heard people talking about a thing called TMO, and I took a look and I was pretty instantly hooked. From getting immersed in the game it was a natural progression to looking into the stories behind it. Some of which i'd heard before - I remember reading a book as a schoolboy, but not really comprehending. I had no idea about the extent of the torpedo problem for instance.

Anyway - for me it was the game that sparked an interest in the underlying story, rather than the other way round, which is hardly surprising. I imagine that for Americans, the submarine war in the Pacific is as significant as the battle of Britain is to us.

BigWalleye · 07-03-13, 06:46 AM

The Silent Service TV show, especially the story of Mush Morton and the Wahoo. The original Silent Hunter game, incredibly immersive and well-done considering the puny technology of the time. All the books by all the US submariners - Beach, Calvert, Fluckey, Gallantin, O'Kane, Ruhe, Ruiz, Sterling - who told the story as they had lived it. And, of course, Clay Blair, the Samuel Morison of the US Submarine Service.

Red October1984 · 07-03-13, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by in_vino_vomitus

I imagine that for Americans, the submarine war in the Pacific is as significant as the battle of Britain is to us.

Well, I actually never heard a peep about it until I joined Subsim. We teach the Battle of Britain more than the Sub War.

It's not in our school history books and it's just not a real big part of the war according to the teachers. I wish they'd change that. Not many people realize the significance of the Submarine War in the Pacific.

in_vino_vomitus · 07-03-13, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Well, I actually never heard a peep about it until I joined Subsim. We teach the Battle of Britain more than the Sub War.

It's not in our school history books and it's just not a real big part of the war according to the teachers. I wish they'd change that. Not many people realize the significance of the Submarine War in the Pacific.

Now that really does surprise me..........

Red October1984 · 07-03-13, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by in_vino_vomitus

Now that really does surprise me..........

I know. There isn't a whole lot out there about it.

It's something that I believe should be included in the Pacific War chapters of the history books.

My last book didn't even hardly mention anything about the Battle of the Atlantic either! It just said "U-boats sank British Shipping in the Atlantic Ocean. The British used the Convoy System to protect it's ships" and that was the end of that.

TorpX · 07-03-13, 09:23 PM

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Well, I actually never heard a peep about it until I joined Subsim. We teach the Battle of Britain more than the Sub War.

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Now that really does surprise me..........

It's true. Most of what I read about submarines before coming here, was about German U-boats torpedoing Allied ships in the Atlantic.

07-03-13, 05:10 AM	#3
in_vino_vomitus XO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Preston, Lancs, UK Posts: 418 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	My interest in Military History probably stems from my Father and Grandfather, who served in the RN during their respective World Wars. I bucked the trend by joining the Army. My main interest is the warfare in the Trenches of WW1 and my knowledge of submarine warfare in the pacific was sketchy to say the least. To my mind it paralleled our experience with Bomber Command, i.e. taking the fight to the enemy in the only way possible at the time. My Dad never talked about his time in the Navy much, and he died pretty young - about my age in fact. One thing he did say though was that it was hard to get girls if the Yanks were in port, because they had so many medal ribbons on their uniforms - the solution to this was to glue sweet wrappers to a strip of cardboard and attach it in the appropriate place. I have no idea if this is true or not, but I want it to be Really it's playing this game that ramped up my interest, and by "This game" I mean TMO. The stock game was fun, but not anything special. I can't even remember how I came upon these forums. I think I was looking for a game patch. I heard people talking about a thing called TMO, and I took a look and I was pretty instantly hooked. From getting immersed in the game it was a natural progression to looking into the stories behind it. Some of which i'd heard before - I remember reading a book as a schoolboy, but not really comprehending. I had no idea about the extent of the torpedo problem for instance. Anyway - for me it was the game that sparked an interest in the underlying story, rather than the other way round, which is hardly surprising. I imagine that for Americans, the submarine war in the Pacific is as significant as the battle of Britain is to us. __________________ Forget death - I'll take dishonour! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] TMO 2.5 1.5 Optical Targeting Correction 031312 for TMO 2.5 1.5 OTC Realistic Scopes for TMO TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbance_v2_0_SH4 Improved Stock environment v3_TMO&RFB TMO_Alt_engine-sounds TMO_Alternate_JS_Radar_performance TMO17_19_different_smoke

07-03-13, 12:54 AM	#1
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Right now, I'm too busy to fool with it. Maybe I'll try it again when I finish my AFS project.

07-03-13, 06:46 AM	#4
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	The Silent Service TV show, especially the story of Mush Morton and the Wahoo. The original Silent Hunter game, incredibly immersive and well-done considering the puny technology of the time. All the books by all the US submariners - Beach, Calvert, Fluckey, Gallantin, O'Kane, Ruhe, Ruiz, Sterling - who told the story as they had lived it. And, of course, Clay Blair, the Samuel Morison of the US Submarine Service.