Shooting up sampans: it wasn't all that easy

LukeFF · 12-30-08, 07:25 PM

...as this report from the Pollack shows:

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1222: Lat. 6d.-05'N; Long. 153d.-27.5'E - periscope sighted object which appeared to be a small sailboat.

1300: Closed object with 20mm. guns manned and 4" gun crew standing by in the conning tower. Determined object to be partly sunk and abandoned sampan of about 10 tons. Closed to 500 yards and fired 180 rounds of 20mm. and 60 rounds of 45 cal. (Thompson Sub Machine Gun) for indoctrination and training purposes. Backed clear, made another run and fired 5 rounds of 4"-50 cal. for same purpose. Results:~ One bird of Nipponese leanings definitely sunk; six more thoroughly scared; sampan now draws about two feet more water; 4" gun crew abashed because sampan was not blown out of the water.

SteamWake · 12-30-08, 07:34 PM

It was a shipment of Balsa

No really I dont know, but they were mostly wood but you wold think after all those rounds it would be driftwood.

Task Force · 12-30-08, 10:03 PM

Yea, those Sampans seem to be tougher than they look.

NEON DEON · 12-31-08, 12:42 AM

Fluckey's encounter with a large sampan:

"In half an hour, I welcomed Tom back aboard. Nine down, six to go. Backing clear,

we sank her with one 5 inch shell.

These single shots at the waterline from 100 yards saved a lot of ammuntiion."

Excerpt was From the book Thunder Below, page 391 paragraph 7 that was written by Admiral Eugene Fluckey the comander of USS Barb.

A Very Super Market · 12-31-08, 12:43 AM

Got a bit sidetracked there, eh?

NEON DEON · 12-31-08, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Got a bit sidetracked there, eh?

???

Care to elaborate?

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NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	Fluckey's encounter with a large sampan: *"In half an hour, I welcomed Tom back aboard. Nine down, six to go. Backing clear,* *we sank her with one 5 inch shell.* *These single shots at the waterline from 100 yards saved a lot of ammuntiion."* Excerpt was From the book Thunder Below, page 391 paragraph 7 that was written by Admiral Eugene Fluckey the comander of USS Barb. __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!

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12-30-08, 07:34 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It was a shipment of Balsa No really I dont know, but they were mostly wood but you wold think after all those rounds it would be driftwood.