[REL] Run Silent, Run Deep - The Campaign

[Benti]

What exaclty are you going to implement in this mission? I am sorry but I do not know too much about the Doolittle Raid at all. I know that they started from a carrier around 1000km away from Honshu and then bombed tokyo. After that the majority landed in occupied china and one went down in Russia.

Should the player protect the carrier where they are starting from or should he be able to witness the bombarding of tokyo if he dares to go close enough?
Besides these questions that I have, good idea! I am a fan of historical events especially in games so please go ahead


benti

[Crannogman]

Originally Posted by Benti

What exaclty are you going to implement in this mission? I am sorry but I do not know too much about the Doolittle Raid at all. I know that they started from a carrier around 1000km away from Honshu and then bombed tokyo. After that the majority landed in occupied china and one went down in Russia.

Should the player protect the carrier where they are starting from or should he be able to witness the bombarding of tokyo if he dares to go close enough?
Besides these questions that I have, good idea! I am a fan of historical events especially in games so please go ahead
benti

Mostly it's for historical atmosphere. The player could try to get into Tokyo Bay to watch the explosions, or anywhere along the raiders' route to see them fly over. A couple of the planes effectively ditched off the coast near Ningbo (I think), so I created liferafts that maybe the player could rescue.

[Benti]

ok thats awesome! Please do so, I would like to rescue a few of the pilots. I was wondering anyways how they were able to return to the allied forces. I only found a report about the b 25 which landed in vladivostok and came back via Iran. Were the subs actually part of rescueing and bringing the pilots and crew back to allied controled areas?

benti

[Crannogman]

Originally Posted by Benti

ok thats awesome! Please do so, I would like to rescue a few of the pilots. I was wondering anyways how they were able to return to the allied forces. I only found a report about the b 25 which landed in vladivostok and came back via Iran. Were the subs actually part of rescueing and bringing the pilots and crew back to allied controled areas?

benti

Most of them landed in Chinese territory, with whom they were allied. The two planes that ditched were smuggled to friendly territory by Chinese fishermen. Two planes came down in Japanese-held territory; only 4 of those 10 raiders survived the POW camps to the end of the war

[Benti]

ah! Thank you for the insight mate always good to learn some more about a theater of war that I'm not too familiar with.

cheers

benti

PS: Do you already know when you will be ready with the campaign files?

[Crannogman]

Originally Posted by Benti

ah! Thank you for the insight mate always good to learn some more about a theater of war that I'm not too familiar with.

cheers

benti

PS: Do you already know when you will be ready with the campaign files?

I'm basically done. I haven't been able to test it, so there's that.

[Benti]

I'm basically done. I haven't been able to test it, so there's that.

If you need a testing person I will offer my services gladly


benti

[Kongo Otto]

Originally Posted by Benti

Were the subs actually part of rescueing and bringing the pilots and crew back to allied controled areas?

benti

Fleet boats did Lifeguard duty not only around Japan. They did id almost everywhere in the PTO. The job was called "The Submarine Lifeguard League.
There is also a memorial in Pensacola for those Fleet boats involved in the Lifeguard League.


Statistics document that during the Lifeguard League's period of operation, eighty-eight American submarines made one hundred and four war patrols during which air-sea rescue operations resulting in the recovery of aviation personnel were conducted. A total of five hundred and twenty-one aviators were rescued: two hundred and forty-one from the U. S. Navy, two hundred and fifty-nine from the U. S. Army Air Forces, five from the U. S. Marine Corps, and sixteen from the Royal Navy.
Quote from: http://www.subsowespac.org/the-patro...d-league.shtml

[torpedobait]

An interesting note on the rescued airmen is that one of them was George H.W. Bush.

[Kongo Otto]

Originally Posted by torpedobait

An interesting note on the rescued airmen is that one of them was George H.W. Bush.

He was rescued by USS Finback (SS-230). The rescue was also filmed by one of Finbacks officers.