What are you up to in your current camapign (lets get a sticky going)

Bubblehead1980 · 08-26-20, 04:02 PM

Taking this idea from SH3 forum. Tell us what you are up to in your current campaign?

Boat name/class
Homeport
Patrol

Details etc.

About to begin 2nd patrol USS Pollock SS-180 (Porpoise Class) out of Pearl Harbor, assigned to area off Truk. Patrol will coincide with the invasion of Guadalcanal.

First patrol out of Aleutians June-July 44. Sunk 4 merchants with torpedoes. Sunk two Daihatsus near Kiska. Plane from Attu bombed us (SD radar failed to detected and lookouts did not spot until 6,000 yards. DD's from Holtz Bay steamed into area and detected us while pumping water out aft torpedo. DD landed a close charge, which caused flooding in control room and bow torpedo room. Subs , rated for 250 feet test depth sunk to 530 feet before could stop the plunge. More charges followed but heavy seas seemed to save us. Charges were well above us at 250-300 feet. Eventually slipped away and repaired damage. Went on to sink two more ships, torpedo failures caused to miss out on two targets, including a DD as two ran right under the DD even though set shallow.Returned home.

Kieldk · 08-27-20, 05:29 AM

19 January 1942
Just returned from my First patrol with USS Tuna ss-203 Tambor Class Submarine

The boat did well considering it’s not even a year since commisioning

Returned Too Midway after patroling the Home waters near Honshu and sunk an incredibly 40.000 tons of enemy shipping .

Primarily Big merchants and a modern tanker

Avoided Air patrols during day by being submerged

Received the Navy Cross for this brilliant First patrol
We have now recieved orders that we are going too the waters around Shanghai

The Crew are eager to get going

4H_Ccrashh · 08-27-20, 05:59 AM

USS Sailfish (Sargo Class)
12 December 1941
Cavite Naval Base , Philippines.

First mission to deliver supplies to Formosa. No enemy contacts.

After completion, I sent a status report and was given new orders to patrol northwest of Luzon near Convoy College.

Picked up distant sound contact , surfaced and racing south to prosecute.

Kieldk · 08-27-20, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4H_Ccrashh

USS Sailfish (Sargo Class)
12 December 1941
Cavite Naval Base , Philippines.

First mission to deliver supplies to Formosa. No enemy contacts.

After completion, I sent a status report and was given new orders to patrol northwest of Luzon near Convoy College.

Picked up distant sound contact , surfaced and racing south to prosecute.

No court Martials given ?

The ppl still remember the former name of your submarine Squalus...
and ive heard rumors about the Word Squalfish
being Said

Bubblehead1980 · 08-27-20, 07:23 AM

USS Pollack SS-180
Porpoise Class
Transferred to Brisbane after first patrol
Departed for assigned area off Truk on July 20 1942

While in en route via Solomon Sea a surfaced IJN submarine came into view just after dawn. SJ radar did not make contact.Managed to slip ahead undetected and dove off projected track on silent running. Submarine came into view making 15 knots. From 1100 yards fired three Mark 14 torpedoes. Two prematurely exploded 50 yards or less from target. The submarine was able to avoid the third torpedo, barely. As it passed just ahead of the bow, the magnetic exploder was triggered. The sub's engines stopped, seems the shock wave damaged the sub(?). Set up to fire fourth bow torpedo, on final observation saw it pick up speed, so held to adjust solution. Sub's engines started up again and began fleeing at high speed but seemed to be going under, "diving" (AI subs cant dive in SH 4, likely taking on water due to damaged hull from the close torpedo explosion). Adjusted speed, fired fourth torpedo. The sub's conning tower was under as torpedo passed over and exploded. Sound could still hear the sub's props. As I recently added AI torpedo mod to IJN subs (not sure if works yet) was worried about torpedoes, so ordered 250 feet and evasive movement. Lost contact with sub soon after. No credit in log for sunken submarine.

Made submerged run for rest of the day at 4 knots, surfaced at night and headed for patrol area....

Kieldk · 08-27-20, 12:06 PM

Radio Report from USS Tuna SS-203

February 19 1942
23:15 PM

Sunk Large tanker East of shanghai

14816 Tons

4 torpedoes expended - 1 dud

Returning to Patrol area

will keep radio Silence for the next 3 Hours

4H_Ccrashh · 09-11-20, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4H_Ccrashh

USS Sailfish (Sargo Class)
12 December 1941
Cavite Naval Base , Philippines.

First mission to deliver supplies to Formosa. No enemy contacts.

After completion, I sent a status report and was given new orders to patrol northwest of Luzon near Convoy College.

1428: Picked up distant sound contact , surfaced and racing south to prosecute.

1510: Tracked target southwest through Luzon Straights. Sighted large tanker Nippon Maru (10,000 tons).

1547: Fired three torpedoes at 1500 yards. 60 deg AOB, fish set to slow speed, contact, depth 10 feet, Three degree spread.

Observed two hits. On aft of amidships the other forward amidships. Target burned and sank immediately. No lifeboats.

Cleared the area to the west.

Bubblehead1980 · 09-12-20, 06:57 PM

March 1943
USS Drum out of Brisbane.

Initial assignment was patrol off Bougainville . Sunk a large troopship and a DD off Rabaul. Moved to attack enemy reinforcement convoy heading from Rabaul to Lae . Made contact March 3 40 /NM east of Lae as convoy rounded Huon Peninsula. While closing USAAF and RAAF aircraft arrived and savaged the convoy sinking six transports and 5 DD. Observed but unable to get into proper firing position.

Currently en route to new patrol area. Truk Rabaul shipping lanes N of Kavieng/Bismark chokepoint.

Macgregor the Hammer · 08-28-20, 10:03 AM

Fall of the Rising Sun Ultimate v1.2

USS Gudgeon SS-211 Tambor Class
Pearl Harbor
LtCdr. Ian ‘Sandy’ MacDonald
July 1942, 4 weeks out of Pearl

First patrol area: Southern Marshalls
Spent 5 days patrolling the assigned area with no enemy contact. We parked ourselves on the convoy resupply route from Truk and Wake Island. COMSUBPAC reassigned us to an area north of the first assignment. 3 days into the patrol, sonar reported a merchant 12 miles away. Attack party began the track and we set-up for a 90° zero gyro shot. The biggest concern was the surface chop. Seas were 4’-5’ due to a recent storm and I debated using the deck gun. We set the torpedoes to run a 5’. Surprisingly, none of them broached. Out of 4 torpedoes, 1 hit, 1 dud and 2 misses. The target was a Japanese auxiliary freighter, about 5000 tons. She was hit amidships and it was fatal. She instantly started to list and finally capsized and sank.

The tracking party officers and myself sat down in the ward room and reviewed the attack. We look at what went right and what needs improvement. The one item we all agreed on was a torpedo attack with high seas has to get much closer to the target track, a run <1000 yards. These review sessions are very helpful in developing better skills and team work.

Bubblehead1980 · 08-28-20, 02:26 PM

TMO
USS Pollack SS-180

August 28 1942 East of Truk

After participating in the Battle of Savo Island, refueled and rearmed, headed for patrol area off Truk that was previously diverted from.

East of Truk on August 28 around 0600 SD radar made contact forcing us down. While submerged, sound picked up heavy prop noises. At periscope depth could see large pagoda style mast in the distance. Radar depth brought SJ contacts. Went to GQ and closed at 6 knots submerged.

The plane flew into sight, it was a "Jake" single engine floatplane, screening for the contacts.Apparently it spotted us as soon could hear the roar of DD's racing in a high speed on sound. Went to silent running and 250 feet. Closed projected track of contacts. Two DD's roared overheard one pinged but thermal layer protected us they ran right over searching.

Made a run at 2/3 speed for 10 minutes and slowed, came to scope depth.Right there at 7,000 yards, a CVE leading a battleship with one DD screening, while other DD's and plane were about 6,000 yards astern of us.Dropped scope went to 80 feet, closed quietlly.

Next observation revealed a Taiyo Class CVE and Yamato Class BB. They were alerted, zigging at 14.5 knots. Closed to 1000 yards of Yamato and fired all four Mark 14's. Began turn so fire the two stern tubes. Raised scope. First torpedo prematurely exploded 20 yards from ship, other three all hit home, one amidships, one under the number one forward gun turret and one just astern of the superstructure.

Fired stern tubes, one prematurely exploded shortly after leaving tube. Other hit the stern near props, sound pattern reduced on sonar, indicating one screw had stopped but the BB kept on moving.

Went to 250 feet as the DD was closing in. Other two arrive don scene with the plane and proceeded to give most intense depth charge have had in a while. Forced down to 350 feet, two detonated close by. Minor damage except the trim and hydraulic pumps were heavily damaged(90% and 80%) , boat some leaks, minor flooding in control room and conning tower. After pumping water with pumps not working, boat was tough to control but managed to get away after 4 hours . Remained submerged rest of day, made repairs.

The patrol continues..

Note: In real life, USS Flying Fish attacked Yamato off Truk on 28 August 1942. CO reported hits, but turns out were premature explosions.

A while back when redoing the japanese task force layers, using the tabular record of movement, I recreated the Yamato and Musashi's historical movements in the sim. This makes their appearances pretty rare(as were in real life) and a special thing if locate and attack. A few pseudo historical appearances are included for fun, talking a handful. Also redid the damage profile, these ships are difficult to sink, as were in real life. Testing it 10-20 torpedoes plus bomb hits from aircraft, much as in real life.

Kieldk · 08-28-20, 04:54 PM

Just went from FOTRSU to TMO Again
i missed the harder escorts

Patrol Report
USS Tuna SS-203

February 2 1942

just got back to Pearl after a harsh start on the war

we set sail on the December 9th from pearl towards the Luzon Strait

Spottet an enemy convoy south of Convoy College

when aproaching on the surface at night, we got spottet by the escorts and was forced to abort and dive deep

before we where able to dive we where hit twice by enemy fire

with flooding in the engine rooms and the control room the situation was bad!

we managed to repair the hull and maintain safety depth just below the thermal layer

after evading the Escorts, myself and the other Officers aboard agreed on returning to Pearl to have the sub taken too drydock for repairs

on the way home we spottet and sank an enemy freighter for 8000Tons

that was our only kill this first patrol

The Admiral told me he was glad that we survived but i know deep inside he was disapointed at us.

I gave him my word, that the next time USS Tuna would be better prepared for what was waiting out there

-Captain Kiel

Kieldk · 09-09-20, 01:12 PM

USS Seal SS-183

June 24th 1942

Japanese papers claim that one of their task forces where attacked by an American Submarine in the Java Sea

They threw depth charges in the water , and saw wreckage and oil

The only sub we had in the area was the USS Seal
And she has been overdue for more than a month and are therefore presumed Lost with all hands

ETR3(SS) · 09-01-20, 12:18 AM

Campaigns? You guys are starting campaigns?

Kieldk · 09-02-20, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

Campaigns? You guys are starting campaigns?

Sorry I do not get the point of your post?

This topic is for campaigns yes
Where we tell our stories from our patrols :-)

Bubblehead1980 · 09-05-20, 02:26 PM

November 6, 1942
USS Pollack SS 180
(TMO 2.5 custom mods )

Departed Brisbane 0700 fro patrol area in Truk-Rabaul shipping lanes. 6 hours out of Brisbane spotted a surfaced submarine. Immediately dove and closed to identify, it was a Gato clas submarine heading for Brisbane. Surfaced and waved them on.

November 8th 0554 in the Coral Sea near 1750 S 15455 E lookouts reported a surfaced submarine at 034. In the morning haze difficult to id Closed in silently at GQ and identified it as a japanese I class heading 180 at 13 knots. Closed to 1200 yards and fired two mark 14 torpedoes.Raised scope just orior to expected impact time, the submarine had disappeared. Went to 250 feet and crept out. Two explosions were later heard as torpedoes reached end of their run.

Remained submerged res tof day, surfaced after dark. Voyage to patrol are continues.

(This is one of the subs I added otoTMO. They randomly reach their last waypoint and delete, simulating a sub raondmly "diving". Quite frusrating and makes them elusive targets.

08-26-20, 04:02 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	What are you up to in your current camapign (lets get a sticky going) Taking this idea from SH3 forum. Tell us what you are up to in your current campaign? Boat name/class Homeport Patrol Details etc. About to begin 2nd patrol USS Pollock SS-180 (Porpoise Class) out of Pearl Harbor, assigned to area off Truk. Patrol will coincide with the invasion of Guadalcanal. First patrol out of Aleutians June-July 44. Sunk 4 merchants with torpedoes. Sunk two Daihatsus near Kiska. Plane from Attu bombed us (SD radar failed to detected and lookouts did not spot until 6,000 yards. DD's from Holtz Bay steamed into area and detected us while pumping water out aft torpedo. DD landed a close charge, which caused flooding in control room and bow torpedo room. Subs , rated for 250 feet test depth sunk to 530 feet before could stop the plunge. More charges followed but heavy seas seemed to save us. Charges were well above us at 250-300 feet. Eventually slipped away and repaired damage. Went on to sink two more ships, torpedo failures caused to miss out on two targets, including a DD as two ran right under the DD even though set shallow.Returned home. Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 09-07-20 at 12:39 PM.

08-28-20, 10:03 AM	#9
Macgregor the Hammer Chief Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Minnesota Posts: 325 Downloads: 535 Uploads: 1	Fall of the Rising Sun Ultimate v1.2 USS Gudgeon SS-211 Tambor Class Pearl Harbor LtCdr. Ian ‘Sandy’ MacDonald July 1942, 4 weeks out of Pearl First patrol area: Southern Marshalls Spent 5 days patrolling the assigned area with no enemy contact. We parked ourselves on the convoy resupply route from Truk and Wake Island. COMSUBPAC reassigned us to an area north of the first assignment. 3 days into the patrol, sonar reported a merchant 12 miles away. Attack party began the track and we set-up for a 90° zero gyro shot. The biggest concern was the surface chop. Seas were 4’-5’ due to a recent storm and I debated using the deck gun. We set the torpedoes to run a 5’. Surprisingly, none of them broached. Out of 4 torpedoes, 1 hit, 1 dud and 2 misses. The target was a Japanese auxiliary freighter, about 5000 tons. She was hit amidships and it was fatal. She instantly started to list and finally capsized and sank. The tracking party officers and myself sat down in the ward room and reviewed the attack. We look at what went right and what needs improvement. The one item we all agreed on was a torpedo attack with high seas has to get much closer to the target track, a run <1000 yards. These review sessions are very helpful in developing better skills and team work. __________________ "It's impossible to make anything fool proof....Fools are too ingenious!"

09-09-20, 01:12 PM	#12
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	USS Seal SS-183 June 24th 1942 Japanese papers claim that one of their task forces where attacked by an American Submarine in the Java Sea They threw depth charges in the water , and saw wreckage and oil The only sub we had in the area was the USS Seal And she has been overdue for more than a month and are therefore presumed Lost with all hands __________________ We are at war,”. and now we are caught right in the middle of it - Capt. Rahn Last edited by Kieldk; 09-09-20 at 02:26 PM.

09-01-20, 12:18 AM	#13
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Campaigns? You guys are starting campaigns? __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

08-27-20, 05:29 AM	#2
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	19 January 1942 Just returned from my First patrol with USS Tuna ss-203 Tambor Class Submarine The boat did well considering it’s not even a year since commisioning Returned Too Midway after patroling the Home waters near Honshu and sunk an incredibly 40.000 tons of enemy shipping . Primarily Big merchants and a modern tanker Avoided Air patrols during day by being submerged Received the Navy Cross for this brilliant First patrol We have now recieved orders that we are going too the waters around Shanghai The Crew are eager to get going

08-27-20, 05:59 AM	#3
4H_Ccrashh Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 111 Downloads: 488 Uploads: 0	USS Sailfish (Sargo Class) 12 December 1941 Cavite Naval Base , Philippines. First mission to deliver supplies to Formosa. No enemy contacts. After completion, I sent a status report and was given new orders to patrol northwest of Luzon near Convoy College. Picked up distant sound contact , surfaced and racing south to prosecute.

08-27-20, 07:23 AM	#5
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	USS Pollack SS-180 Porpoise Class Transferred to Brisbane after first patrol Departed for assigned area off Truk on July 20 1942 While in en route via Solomon Sea a surfaced IJN submarine came into view just after dawn. SJ radar did not make contact.Managed to slip ahead undetected and dove off projected track on silent running. Submarine came into view making 15 knots. From 1100 yards fired three Mark 14 torpedoes. Two prematurely exploded 50 yards or less from target. The submarine was able to avoid the third torpedo, barely. As it passed just ahead of the bow, the magnetic exploder was triggered. The sub's engines stopped, seems the shock wave damaged the sub(?). Set up to fire fourth bow torpedo, on final observation saw it pick up speed, so held to adjust solution. Sub's engines started up again and began fleeing at high speed but seemed to be going under, "diving" (AI subs cant dive in SH 4, likely taking on water due to damaged hull from the close torpedo explosion). Adjusted speed, fired fourth torpedo. The sub's conning tower was under as torpedo passed over and exploded. Sound could still hear the sub's props. As I recently added AI torpedo mod to IJN subs (not sure if works yet) was worried about torpedoes, so ordered 250 feet and evasive movement. Lost contact with sub soon after. No credit in log for sunken submarine. Made submerged run for rest of the day at 4 knots, surfaced at night and headed for patrol area....

08-27-20, 12:06 PM	#6
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Radio Report from USS Tuna SS-203 February 19 1942 23:15 PM Sunk Large tanker East of shanghai 14816 Tons 4 torpedoes expended - 1 dud Returning to Patrol area will keep radio Silence for the next 3 Hours

09-12-20, 06:57 PM	#8
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	March 1943 USS Drum out of Brisbane. Initial assignment was patrol off Bougainville . Sunk a large troopship and a DD off Rabaul. Moved to attack enemy reinforcement convoy heading from Rabaul to Lae . Made contact March 3 40 /NM east of Lae as convoy rounded Huon Peninsula. While closing USAAF and RAAF aircraft arrived and savaged the convoy sinking six transports and 5 DD. Observed but unable to get into proper firing position. Currently en route to new patrol area. Truk Rabaul shipping lanes N of Kavieng/Bismark chokepoint.

08-28-20, 02:26 PM	#10
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	TMO USS Pollack SS-180 August 28 1942 East of Truk After participating in the Battle of Savo Island, refueled and rearmed, headed for patrol area off Truk that was previously diverted from. East of Truk on August 28 around 0600 SD radar made contact forcing us down. While submerged, sound picked up heavy prop noises. At periscope depth could see large pagoda style mast in the distance. Radar depth brought SJ contacts. Went to GQ and closed at 6 knots submerged. The plane flew into sight, it was a "Jake" single engine floatplane, screening for the contacts.Apparently it spotted us as soon could hear the roar of DD's racing in a high speed on sound. Went to silent running and 250 feet. Closed projected track of contacts. Two DD's roared overheard one pinged but thermal layer protected us they ran right over searching. Made a run at 2/3 speed for 10 minutes and slowed, came to scope depth.Right there at 7,000 yards, a CVE leading a battleship with one DD screening, while other DD's and plane were about 6,000 yards astern of us.Dropped scope went to 80 feet, closed quietlly. Next observation revealed a Taiyo Class CVE and Yamato Class BB. They were alerted, zigging at 14.5 knots. Closed to 1000 yards of Yamato and fired all four Mark 14's. Began turn so fire the two stern tubes. Raised scope. First torpedo prematurely exploded 20 yards from ship, other three all hit home, one amidships, one under the number one forward gun turret and one just astern of the superstructure. Fired stern tubes, one prematurely exploded shortly after leaving tube. Other hit the stern near props, sound pattern reduced on sonar, indicating one screw had stopped but the BB kept on moving. Went to 250 feet as the DD was closing in. Other two arrive don scene with the plane and proceeded to give most intense depth charge have had in a while. Forced down to 350 feet, two detonated close by. Minor damage except the trim and hydraulic pumps were heavily damaged(90% and 80%) , boat some leaks, minor flooding in control room and conning tower. After pumping water with pumps not working, boat was tough to control but managed to get away after 4 hours . Remained submerged rest of day, made repairs. The patrol continues.. Note: In real life, USS Flying Fish attacked Yamato off Truk on 28 August 1942. CO reported hits, but turns out were premature explosions. A while back when redoing the japanese task force layers, using the tabular record of movement, I recreated the Yamato and Musashi's historical movements in the sim. This makes their appearances pretty rare(as were in real life) and a special thing if locate and attack. A few pseudo historical appearances are included for fun, talking a handful. Also redid the damage profile, these ships are difficult to sink, as were in real life. Testing it 10-20 torpedoes plus bomb hits from aircraft, much as in real life.

08-28-20, 04:54 PM	#11
Kieldk Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 103 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Just went from FOTRSU to TMO Again i missed the harder escorts Patrol Report USS Tuna SS-203 February 2 1942 just got back to Pearl after a harsh start on the war we set sail on the December 9th from pearl towards the Luzon Strait Spottet an enemy convoy south of Convoy College when aproaching on the surface at night, we got spottet by the escorts and was forced to abort and dive deep before we where able to dive we where hit twice by enemy fire with flooding in the engine rooms and the control room the situation was bad! we managed to repair the hull and maintain safety depth just below the thermal layer after evading the Escorts, myself and the other Officers aboard agreed on returning to Pearl to have the sub taken too drydock for repairs on the way home we spottet and sank an enemy freighter for 8000Tons that was our only kill this first patrol The Admiral told me he was glad that we survived but i know deep inside he was disapointed at us. I gave him my word, that the next time USS Tuna would be better prepared for what was waiting out there -Captain Kiel

09-05-20, 02:26 PM	#15
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	November 6, 1942 USS Pollack SS 180 (TMO 2.5 custom mods ) Departed Brisbane 0700 fro patrol area in Truk-Rabaul shipping lanes. 6 hours out of Brisbane spotted a surfaced submarine. Immediately dove and closed to identify, it was a Gato clas submarine heading for Brisbane. Surfaced and waved them on. November 8th 0554 in the Coral Sea near 1750 S 15455 E lookouts reported a surfaced submarine at 034. In the morning haze difficult to id Closed in silently at GQ and identified it as a japanese I class heading 180 at 13 knots. Closed to 1200 yards and fired two mark 14 torpedoes.Raised scope just orior to expected impact time, the submarine had disappeared. Went to 250 feet and crept out. Two explosions were later heard as torpedoes reached end of their run. Remained submerged res tof day, surfaced after dark. Voyage to patrol are continues. (This is one of the subs I added otoTMO. They randomly reach their last waypoint and delete, simulating a sub raondmly "diving". Quite frusrating and makes them elusive targets.