Stories and Patrol Logs + Screenshots and Videos (merged) - Page 14

04-06-07, 10:17 AM

Well since in my thread I was ordered to give pics of meh uber graphics... I shall deliver...

Japans most heavily guarded convoy.

Hiding.

Hunted:

Poor heavy cruiser ran out of gas any needed a tow..

Thats all for now, image shack just gave out on me.

Lorgar · 04-06-07, 01:20 PM

This is what happens when you over tweek torpedoes
Dont know why this would be fun lol

Onkel Neal · 04-06-07, 03:54 PM

Ahoy! All you proud SH4 skippers of the SUBSIM forums:

I'm requesting permission to use some of your fantastic screenshots in my Silent Hunter 4 review. If you see your screen in the review tomorrow, feel free to post here and take your bow.

thanks
Neal

tankeriv · 04-06-07, 04:12 PM

If you like this one it's all yours.

sqk7744 · 04-06-07, 05:35 PM

Aye aye Skip, er.. Neal, use any you like.

sqk7744 · 04-06-07, 05:38 PM

So there I was Yamada, scraping Barnacles and Inspecting the Anchor, when I here this noise and look over to my left, and what do I see... (underwater photography enhanced image)

sqk7744 · 04-06-07, 05:42 PM

An Idea here folks...

You know what would be cool... a mod that posts:
Boat name, Patrol #, Date (maybe time), Lat - Long, geo reference and a short note into the Ship's Log when taking a screen shot ctrl+F11. Or at best a caption box one could type in. Would make reading those Patrol Log memorable moments, alot more fun and immersive.

Example:

USS Thresher War Patrol 1,
19 December 1941,
02:30 hours,
Lat 26° 11' 45N Long 127° 38' 45E,
-Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.

-- Pacific Wolf --

sqk7744 · 04-06-07, 05:52 PM

Jealous of Subs...now how DID we get here?

Enhanced underwater image:

04-06-07, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahoy! All you proud SH4 skippers of the SUBSIM forums:

I'm requesting permission to use some of your fantastic screenshots in my Silent Hunter 4 review. If you see your screen, feel free to post here are take your bow.

thanks
Neal

Aye, go ahead.

sqk7744 · 04-06-07, 06:06 PM

sorry folks, last one...
"After a busy night at the office, A quiet slip at the Toyohama Yatch Club seemed quite fitting. Not to mention laying low from the very attentive membership commitee of 3 HK6's.

Elder-Pirate · 04-06-07, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahoy! All you proud SH4 skippers of the SUBSIM forums:

I'm requesting permission to use some of your fantastic screenshots in my Silent Hunter 4 review. If you see your screen, feel free to post here are take your bow.

thanks
Neal

No prob here Neal.

Forth of July

Sunrise on the pacific.

WOW what a gal.

04-06-07, 07:58 PM

Some more beautifull and some witty pics.
Night Watch.

Nightwolf.

Ouch.

Stormy Seas.

Destroyer Escort.

More to come.

Mush Martin · 04-06-07, 09:52 PM

[edit] This String moved to Screenshots from Easter eggs thread

I Ran a Search on this thread to see if this had been posted already
I dont know if you would or wouldnt call this an easter egg
but my secret Spy mission aboard the IJN Seaplane Carrier Chitose
disguised as an AI sailor sure was revealing.

Mush Martin · 04-06-07, 09:54 PM

So Wadda ya think Does this qualify or no?

Peever · 04-06-07, 10:03 PM

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Osaka…

En-route to Osaka to drop off an agent, with only a few hours to reach the drop-off point, radar picks up a large inbound convoy. The bright clear skies meant there was no way to avoid them on the surface and so my only hope was to dive to the bottom of the rather shallow bay and hope to avoid the numerous destroyers that were bound to be protecting the ships. To the bottom I dove and ordered the ship to run silent. With bated breath we waited as the ships drew closer. Sonar was picking up contact after contact including a disturbingly high number of war ships. This was not going to be easy.

The minutes ticked by and the ships drew ever closer. Then the pinging started. Damn these shallow waters. The first destroyer closed in on the sub while four of his friends started steaming to catch up. After the first wave of depth charges I didn't have high hopes of being able to get out of this alive so I set I direct course for the convoy. Perhaps I could lose the destroyers by hiding under the merchant ships. Despite the constant barrage of depth charges from the destroyers I made it to the convoy without taking any serious damage.

At first everything seemed like it was going to work. By sailing under the merchant ships the destroyers could not get to me and thus a great naval traffic jammed formed as merchants tried to move out of the way for the destroyers. Just as I was about to breath a sigh of relief an urgent shout emits from the conning tower. Warship closing fast! What? A new destroyer? Something doesn't seem right. There seems to be as many escorts for this convoy as there are merchants.

The pinging starts again as this new destroyer barrels right towards the sub. Here we go again I think to myself. Then it happens. The command room is filled with the sound of a rather large explosion followed by several more. What the hell was that? That was no depth charge! For a moment there was nothing but silence. Then the sounds of more small explosions and the sweet sounds of bulkheads collapsing.

It is then I realize that the pinging of the incoming destroyer has stopped. Brining the ship up to periscope depth I look through the scope towards the bearing of the once inbound destroyer to see nothing but a burring oil slick where the ship should be.

What….the….hell? Did it hit a mine? Several splashes are made in the water near the burning oil slick. Then several more and for a brief instant I see the silhouette of a plane. HAhahaha! I burst out laughing uncontrollably at the realization of what just happened. It would appear that a very eager and very, very novice pilot was trying to help out with the sub hunt by dropping some bombs on my location. Unfortunately for the Japanese this pilot was WAY off the mark and dropped his ordinance right on the destroyer! How ironic; saved by the very plane set out to kill me.

Turning the scope around I see the other destroyers are just starting to get unstuck from the traffic jam and so I start to make my escape. Deciding to make a sweep of the area with the periscope I notice a large grey silhouette off in the distance. Considering that this tiny convoy had such a high number of escorts I had a hunch that the lone silhouette in the distance was a carrier and most likely the one that launched the plane that saved me. I was tempted to go after it but thought better of it as the destroyers were making their way past the merchants now and I couldn't count on inept pilots saving me again so I crept away and made my escape.

04-06-07, 10:17 AM	#196
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	As requested... Well since in my thread I was ordered to give pics of meh uber graphics... I shall deliver... Japans most heavily guarded convoy. Hiding. Hunted: Poor heavy cruiser ran out of gas any needed a tow.. Thats all for now, image shack just gave out on me.

04-06-07, 01:20 PM	#197
Lorgar Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 28 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	over tweeked This is what happens when you over tweek torpedoes Dont know why this would be fun lol

04-06-07, 05:35 PM	#200
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Screenshots and Videos MARK II Aye aye Skip, er.. Neal, use any you like.

04-06-07, 05:38 PM	#201
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Screenshots and Videos MARK II So there I was Yamada, scraping Barnacles and Inspecting the Anchor, when I here this noise and look over to my left, and what do I see... (underwater photography enhanced image)

04-06-07, 05:42 PM	#202
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Screenshots and Videos MARK II An Idea here folks... You know what would be cool... a mod that posts: Boat name, Patrol #, Date (maybe time), Lat - Long, geo reference and a short note into the Ship's Log when taking a screen shot ctrl+F11. Or at best a caption box one could type in. Would make reading those Patrol Log memorable moments, alot more fun and immersive. Example: USS Thresher War Patrol 1, 19 December 1941, 02:30 hours, Lat 26° 11' 45N Long 127° 38' 45E, -Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. -- Pacific Wolf -- Last edited by sqk7744; 04-07-07 at 01:46 PM.

04-06-07, 03:54 PM	#198
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,283 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Ahoy! All you proud SH4 skippers of the SUBSIM forums: I'm requesting permission to use some of your fantastic screenshots in my Silent Hunter 4 review. If you see your screen in the review tomorrow, feel free to post here and take your bow. thanks Neal

04-06-07, 04:12 PM	#199
tankeriv A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 78 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If you like this one it's all yours.

04-06-07, 05:52 PM	#203
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Screenshots and Videos MARK II Jealous of Subs...now how DID we get here? Enhanced underwater image:

04-06-07, 06:06 PM	#205
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Screenshots and Videos MARK II sorry folks, last one... "After a busy night at the office, A quiet slip at the Toyohama Yatch Club seemed quite fitting. Not to mention laying low from the very attentive membership commitee of 3 HK6's.

04-06-07, 07:58 PM	#207
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	More pics.. Some more beautifull and some witty pics. Night Watch. Nightwolf. Ouch. Stormy Seas. Destroyer Escort. More to come.

04-06-07, 09:52 PM	#208
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	[edit] This String moved to Screenshots from Easter eggs thread I Ran a Search on this thread to see if this had been posted already I dont know if you would or wouldnt call this an easter egg but my secret Spy mission aboard the IJN Seaplane Carrier Chitose disguised as an AI sailor sure was revealing. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial Last edited by Mush Martin; 04-08-07 at 08:03 AM.

04-06-07, 09:54 PM	#209
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	So Wadda ya think Does this qualify or no? __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

04-06-07, 10:03 PM	#210
Peever Nub Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Osaka… En-route to Osaka to drop off an agent, with only a few hours to reach the drop-off point, radar picks up a large inbound convoy. The bright clear skies meant there was no way to avoid them on the surface and so my only hope was to dive to the bottom of the rather shallow bay and hope to avoid the numerous destroyers that were bound to be protecting the ships. To the bottom I dove and ordered the ship to run silent. With bated breath we waited as the ships drew closer. Sonar was picking up contact after contact including a disturbingly high number of war ships. This was not going to be easy. The minutes ticked by and the ships drew ever closer. Then the pinging started. Damn these shallow waters. The first destroyer closed in on the sub while four of his friends started steaming to catch up. After the first wave of depth charges I didn't have high hopes of being able to get out of this alive so I set I direct course for the convoy. Perhaps I could lose the destroyers by hiding under the merchant ships. Despite the constant barrage of depth charges from the destroyers I made it to the convoy without taking any serious damage. At first everything seemed like it was going to work. By sailing under the merchant ships the destroyers could not get to me and thus a great naval traffic jammed formed as merchants tried to move out of the way for the destroyers. Just as I was about to breath a sigh of relief an urgent shout emits from the conning tower. Warship closing fast! What? A new destroyer? Something doesn't seem right. There seems to be as many escorts for this convoy as there are merchants. The pinging starts again as this new destroyer barrels right towards the sub. Here we go again I think to myself. Then it happens. The command room is filled with the sound of a rather large explosion followed by several more. What the hell was that? That was no depth charge! For a moment there was nothing but silence. Then the sounds of more small explosions and the sweet sounds of bulkheads collapsing. It is then I realize that the pinging of the incoming destroyer has stopped. Brining the ship up to periscope depth I look through the scope towards the bearing of the once inbound destroyer to see nothing but a burring oil slick where the ship should be. What….the….hell? Did it hit a mine? Several splashes are made in the water near the burning oil slick. Then several more and for a brief instant I see the silhouette of a plane. HAhahaha! I burst out laughing uncontrollably at the realization of what just happened. It would appear that a very eager and very, very novice pilot was trying to help out with the sub hunt by dropping some bombs on my location. Unfortunately for the Japanese this pilot was WAY off the mark and dropped his ordinance right on the destroyer! How ironic; saved by the very plane set out to kill me. Turning the scope around I see the other destroyers are just starting to get unstuck from the traffic jam and so I start to make my escape. Deciding to make a sweep of the area with the periscope I notice a large grey silhouette off in the distance. Considering that this tiny convoy had such a high number of escorts I had a hunch that the lone silhouette in the distance was a carrier and most likely the one that launched the plane that saved me. I was tempted to go after it but thought better of it as the destroyers were making their way past the merchants now and I couldn't count on inept pilots saving me again so I crept away and made my escape.