Would you try it, enter the Inland sea? - Page 3

nattydread · 02-23-07, 10:07 PM

Looks like a little blue suppository.

La Perouse(sp?) Strait was a common way of getting into the Sea of Japan. It was mined, but the depths were for submerged vessels. Surface vessels coul dget through with no problem if I remember correctly. This usually meant a surfaced night run, it only took part of a night at flank to get through I think.

I believe they suspect Wahoo had been damaged from a depth charging she took a day or so before. I believe I remember there neing a IJN report that stated they saw an oil trail(or maybe Capt. O'Kane of the USS Tang speculatd this). She either hit a mine trying to slip through wounded and submerged or was caught on the surface trying to limp out. I believe IJN reports 2 or 3 DD/DEs or something catching her...but this is all from memory. I need to go back and read it again.

There were two sinkings that choke me up everytime, the lose of the Wahoo and Capt Morton & crew, and the sinking of the USS Tang by a here own circling torpedo. It was the last fish, at night, on the surface against a wounded ship they were trying to finish off before going home. He survived only because the explosion threw him clear from the bridge/conning tower, i think only couple others survived too.

Immacolata · 02-24-07, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by zaza

Once I lived in Matsuyama, the near of Kure base.

We call that shallow channel "Seto nai kai"

Strait that isnt big?

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If I were captain of US sub, I never go there!!!
Too narrow ! If go surface, there is many ships,
fishing ship, boats, and many people lives near sea!
Easy to find.

Even today (about 15years ago) Often I read the newspaper
some ship were hit to another ship.
Too many ships!:hmm:

I wonder how Ubi chose to populate the area in-game. Hope it will be the Pacific version of The Channel and Gibraltar in SH3

hyperion2206 · 02-24-07, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaza

Once I lived in Matsuyama, the near of Kure base.

We call that shallow channel "Seto nai kai"

Strait that isnt big?

Quote:

If I were captain of US sub, I never go there!!!
Too narrow ! If go surface, there is many ships,
fishing ship, boats, and many people lives near sea!
Easy to find.

Even today (about 15years ago) Often I read the newspaper
some ship were hit to another ship.
Too many ships!:hmm:

I wonder how Ubi chose to populate the area in-game. Hope it will be the Pacific version of The Channel and Gibraltar in SH3

I'm pretty sure that the waters around Japan will be heavily guarded. The question is how good the escorts are. Will every ship have some sort of ASDIC?

Crosseye76 · 02-25-07, 04:25 AM

The Inland Sea, probably not. I think we'll get our fill of shallow water combat as we start hunting in the South China Sea.

Sulikate · 02-25-07, 08:42 AM

I think I'd risk and enter the inland sea. I'd probably have some nice shallow water DC evading

Morts · 02-25-07, 08:53 AM

i'd do it

Safe-Keeper · 02-25-07, 09:00 AM

So it's kind of the English Channel of the Pacific? If so, I'm going on.

Morts · 02-25-07, 09:00 AM

or japanese channel:rotfl:

Sulikate · 02-25-07, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

So it's kind of the English Channel of the Pacific? If so, I'm going on.

Yep!

ps: I hope there aren't as many minefields there

Barkhorn1x · 02-25-07, 09:34 AM

I'm going in too!

Barkhorn.

marky · 03-01-07, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

When you get SHIV would try to tage your sub into the Inland Sea? I assume its like taking your sub into the Irish Sea in SHIII.

The Inland sea is shown on this map.
http://www.geocities.com/subskipper/Map1.jpg

and they called ME a tonnage whore

:rotfl:

as for me id consider it, id certainly follow a carrier or battleship or tanker in there

Deep-Six · 03-01-07, 01:19 AM

If ordered I would do it, and I do like challanges.

kiwi_2005 · 03-01-07, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

When you get SHIV would try to tage your sub into the Inland Sea? I assume its like taking your sub into the Irish Sea in SHIII.

The Inland sea is shown on this map.
http://www.geocities.com/subskipper/Map1.jpg

Hell yeah! I did it in SH1 and in SH2 Pacific Aces Campaign. I'll do it again in SHIV. Besides the pacific is a big ocean its pretty lonely out their your end up wanting to go inland. I remeber leaving pearl harbour in Pacific Aces and theirs nothing till you get close to inland or if ya lucky you might find a convoy but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack at times.

zaza · 03-02-07, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

So it's kind of the English Channel of the Pacific? If so, I'm going on.

Ohhhhhh what a brave man you are !!!

I think it's more narrower than English channel !!!

If SH4 will reproduce sea traffic correctly on history,
1941~1943 :there will be too many IJN war ships there,
1944~1945 :there will be too many magnetic mine, sound mine etc,
which had dropped by US bomber B-29

02-25-07, 04:25 AM	#34
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Inland Sea, probably not. I think we'll get our fill of shallow water combat as we start hunting in the South China Sea. __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

02-25-07, 08:42 AM	#35
Sulikate Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Korea Posts: 834 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I think I'd risk and enter the inland sea. I'd probably have some nice shallow water DC evading __________________ Se flutua e não fala quack, afunde-o!

02-25-07, 09:00 AM	#37
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	So it's kind of the English Channel of the Pacific? If so, I'm going on. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

03-01-07, 01:19 AM	#42
Deep-Six Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 399 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	If ordered I would do it, and I do like challanges. __________________

02-23-07, 10:07 PM	#31
nattydread Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 498 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Looks like a little blue suppository. La Perouse(sp?) Strait was a common way of getting into the Sea of Japan. It was mined, but the depths were for submerged vessels. Surface vessels coul dget through with no problem if I remember correctly. This usually meant a surfaced night run, it only took part of a night at flank to get through I think. I believe they suspect Wahoo had been damaged from a depth charging she took a day or so before. I believe I remember there neing a IJN report that stated they saw an oil trail(or maybe Capt. O'Kane of the USS Tang speculatd this). She either hit a mine trying to slip through wounded and submerged or was caught on the surface trying to limp out. I believe IJN reports 2 or 3 DD/DEs or something catching her...but this is all from memory. I need to go back and read it again. There were two sinkings that choke me up everytime, the lose of the Wahoo and Capt Morton & crew, and the sinking of the USS Tang by a here own circling torpedo. It was the last fish, at night, on the surface against a wounded ship they were trying to finish off before going home. He survived only because the explosion threw him clear from the bridge/conning tower, i think only couple others survived too.

02-25-07, 08:53 AM	#36
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	i'd do it

02-25-07, 09:34 AM	#40
Barkhorn1x Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Davie, FL Grid DM 23 Posts: 544 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I'm going in too! Barkhorn.