Who else is holding up the honour of the Fleet Boats? - Page 3

G2B · 01-22-10, 09:43 PM

USS Spearfish heading for patrol area in the Lombok Straight, had reports of enemy may be trying to capture Bali. May have to attempt night surface action due to shallow waters.

Going to stick with the PTO and the Hula Girls

But maybe if they had SHV with Fleet Boat add on I might be tempted.

HMCS · 01-22-10, 10:17 PM

USS Finback (SS-230) on patrol off Honshu after patrolling the Aleutians. July, 1942.

gutted · 01-22-10, 11:25 PM

I wont.

I prefer U-Boats & the Atlantic.

jazman · 01-23-10, 01:26 AM

I need my luxury yachts. American Fleet Boats forever!

magic452 · 01-23-10, 02:55 AM

By Razark

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Yeah, there's a lot of life left for these fleet boats. Besides, who wants to give up air conditioning and the ice cream machine?

Ice cream machine?
by the way they are carrying on in the SH5 thread I think a popcorn machine would be more appropriate.

Magic

razark · 01-23-10, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by magic452

Ice cream machine?

You can find it listed here: http://www.maritime.org/pr/factsheet.htm
I recall a number of boats had ice cream machines installed. Good food was one of the perks of the fleet boats; helps keep morale up.

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Originally Posted by magic452

by the way they are carrying on in the SH5 thread I think a popcorn machine would be more appropriate.

Yes, but there's no room for it on a Type VII.

Munchausen · 01-25-10, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

You mean as an aid to assist plotting from your stadimeter readings?

Yes. Exactly. Take a stadimeter reading and then mark (with "pencil") the spot where the "X" plots out on the Nav map. If it could be done ... well, there goes RR's rationale for keeping "map updates" on. (Well, half the rationale, anyway. There's still no "realistic" method of plotting a radar contact ... without also plotting visual contacts.)

AVGWarhawk · 01-25-10, 01:30 PM

Reporting for duty sir!

I'm partial to the fleets. I make no mystery of that. I will buy SH5. It looks interesting and should be a good change of water color when I need it.

Nisgeis · 01-25-10, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchausen

Yes. Exactly. Take a stadimeter reading and then mark (with "pencil") the spot where the "X" plots out on the Nav map. If it could be done ... well, there goes RR's rationale for keeping "map updates" on. (Well, half the rationale, anyway. There's still no "realistic" method of plotting a radar contact ... without also plotting visual contacts.)

Something is in the works regarding that for radar contacts.

Ducimus · 01-25-10, 09:39 PM

Inner Sound · 01-26-10, 09:12 AM

Thanks for putting that up Ducimus.

There's a brilliant photo at 3:02 in that video. Anyone point me the savable original? Quite fancy it for a desktop.

Syxx_Killer · 01-26-10, 11:51 AM

Yesterday I reinstalled SH4 on my computer (only sub sim I have installed). I've come to the conclusion that I prefer only SH4. I've got nothing against U-Boats, but I strongly prefer the USN. For me, it is the Silent Service all the way! After using the Fleet Boat and then using a U-Boat, I REALLY missed my Fleet Boat!

I loved Silent Service on the NES back in the day and SH4 has reminded me of that ever since it came out. Every time I start SH4, I swear I can hear the SS theme song playing.

Wilcke · 01-26-10, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

Yesterday I reinstalled SH4 on my computer (only sub sim I have installed). I've come to the conclusion that I prefer only SH4. I've got nothing against U-Boats, but I strongly prefer the USN. For me, it is the Silent Service all the way! After using the Fleet Boat and then using a U-Boat, I REALLY missed my Fleet Boat!

I loved Silent Service on the NES back in the day and SH4 has reminded me of that ever since it came out. Every time I start SH4, I swear I can hear the SS theme song playing.

Happy Hunting!

Ducimus · 01-26-10, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

Yesterday I reinstalled SH4 on my computer (only sub sim I have installed). I've come to the conclusion that I prefer only SH4. I've got nothing against U-Boats, but I strongly prefer the USN. For me, it is the Silent Service all the way! After using the Fleet Boat and then using a U-Boat, I REALLY missed my Fleet Boat!

I loved Silent Service on the NES back in the day and SH4 has reminded me of that ever since it came out. Every time I start SH4, I swear I can hear the SS theme song playing.

I think this is why i keep plugging away at modding Sh4. Trying to make the most out of it, because fleetboat sims don't come around very often.

edit: as that video goes, i wonder what the guy used as a background song. I really like it.

Hitman · 01-26-10, 12:21 PM

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There's a brilliant photo at 3:02 in that video. Anyone point me the savable original? Quite fancy it for a desktop.

Which one, the sub surfacing labelled P3, or the crew with shells for the deck gun?

01-22-10, 09:43 PM	#31
G2B XO Join Date: May 2009 Location: Guam, I think Posts: 420 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	USS Spearfish heading for patrol area in the Lombok Straight, had reports of enemy may be trying to capture Bali. May have to attempt night surface action due to shallow waters. Going to stick with the PTO and the Hula Girls But maybe if they had SHV with Fleet Boat add on I might be tempted. __________________

01-22-10, 10:17 PM	#32
HMCS Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Squaresville, daddy-O. Posts: 394 Downloads: 186 Uploads: 0	USS Finback (SS-230) on patrol off Honshu after patrolling the Aleutians. July, 1942. __________________ "Turning enemy ships into marine habitat since 1986!" Mods Loaded:TMO 2.2, RSRDC, MaxOptics, Strategic Map Symbols, Stop The Shouting OR: RFB, RSRDC, Maxoptics, SCAF, Strategic Map Symbols and the sanity-saving "stop the shouting".

01-23-10, 01:26 AM	#34
jazman Commander Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crush Depth Posts: 449 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	I need my luxury yachts. American Fleet Boats forever! __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

01-25-10, 01:30 PM	#38
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Reporting for duty sir! I'm partial to the fleets. I make no mystery of that. I will buy SH5. It looks interesting and should be a good change of water color when I need it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-22-10, 11:25 PM	#33
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	I wont. I prefer U-Boats & the Atlantic.

01-25-10, 09:39 PM	#40
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2

01-26-10, 09:12 AM	#41
Inner Sound Sparky Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 152 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Thanks for putting that up Ducimus. There's a brilliant photo at 3:02 in that video. Anyone point me the savable original? Quite fancy it for a desktop.

01-26-10, 11:51 AM	#42
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Yesterday I reinstalled SH4 on my computer (only sub sim I have installed). I've come to the conclusion that I prefer only SH4. I've got nothing against U-Boats, but I strongly prefer the USN. For me, it is the Silent Service all the way! After using the Fleet Boat and then using a U-Boat, I REALLY missed my Fleet Boat! I loved Silent Service on the NES back in the day and SH4 has reminded me of that ever since it came out. Every time I start SH4, I swear I can hear the SS theme song playing.