I find it hard to believe!

[Payoff]

Agreed, night time is the right time for troop insertion. I just wish they would quit hitting my boat and capsizing. At least they do continue rowing inverted trying to reach their objective. The crew & I just chuckle as we back out to deeper waters.

[AVGWarhawk]

I think Morton and O'Kane were the perfect compliment to each other. They drove each other to excel,but they also kept each other from overly rash actions. Though the Wewak harbor incident was bordeline nuts.

Agree on all points "Sink the Sunza B*tches"....Morton.

Hit'em Harder....I have to read up on this skipper also!

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Payoff

Agreed, night time is the right time for troop insertion. I just wish they would quit hitting my boat and capsizing. At least they do continue rowing inverted trying to reach their objective. The crew & I just chuckle as we back out to deeper waters.

I make sure I'm at a full stop. Hit the drop off button and put the sub in reverse. This usually keeps them away from your sub.

[UnSalted]

I go submerged until I'm about 5 miles offshore, then run at 1/3 on the surface at night only until I'm a mile from shore and wait for the "Are you ready to ditch this stowaway?" question. Then it's a Stop and immediate 2/3 astern for a mile or two, then 2/3 ahead and get the Heck outta Dodge.

I went Emergency Full one time and sank myself. Still not sure how but I did it.

[pocatellodave]

Thanks for all the come backs.I threw the ol Sterlet in full backup as soon as the raft cleared,and bugged outta there as quick as I could.I began the insertion just at twilight,and thats the reason the plane bugged me a lot.The sad part comes now. Just a few hundred miles southeast,I began tracking a convoy,had my time compression to high,and a tin can crippled me on the surface,I dived,but too much damage,and the Sterlet just kept on going down.
O'Kane and Morton were sure aggressive.I read one of O'kanes books,and it was good reading.I really enjoyed Griders book as well.He gives a very good account of Sub life in the U.S. Navy.
Pocatellodave

[greyrider]

i was wondering, when you have done your special ops missions, have you ever been jumped, ambushed, or otherwise attacked
while trying to accomplish the mission?
troop insertions and spies going ashore is all fine and dandy, but at those points in shallow water,
i want the unexpected to happen, i want the danger,like in sh1, japanese patrol boat patrolling close to shore, destroyer spotted headed your way by watch crew,
this is where the action and emergency would be, and it would be nice to either get out of dodge fast, fight, or hide, either before the mission is
complete or shortly thereafter.
it should'nt happen all the time, but it should sometimes, they had people watching thier shores too, just like back here,
my mom told me about blackout curtains, and patrols along the coast, either civil defense or actual militery personnel

[daft]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Out of the bunch I think Morton was a little unstable but it was a good mix that kept them in check. Notice it all went to hell when O'Kane is given Tang. Mortons voice of reason was now gone. Very interesting story between two personalities here.

Personally, I'm a Fyfe/USS Batfish fan. Talk about a cool character with another sub out in the dark, not just one time but three in three nights. He sunk them all, very cool when you matching fire with fire. Definitely one Skipper I would like to meet! That took a large set of kahunas to track three Japanese submarines in total darkness just using the radar that had to be turned off and on repeatedly so the Japanese would not pick up the Batfish. True, thrilling stuff there!!!

Agreed, Batfish really has an interesting story to tell. Although I have to admit that O'Kane's repeated night approaches on a Japanese cruiser (Tang's fourth or fifth patrol I think) on the surface has to be the most insane attack attempt I've ever read about. How in the world could anyone think of such a thing as trying to chase down a cruiser so late in the war when the enemy most certainly had radar capabilities.