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Sonar Guy
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How far are you guys in campaign? I was expected to be retired on after my 5th patrol. But low and behold im off to Mission 6 soon.
uss Grunion Now I do expect to go after this one though.. We will see. |
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Ace of the Deep
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Im on patrol 8 out of Pearl. Im in the USS Tuna...Gato class. Just bagged 2 passenger liners with aft deck gun...a sweet 30,000+ tons
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Frogman
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I am on Patrol 8, but I'm getting rather bored, for the fourth trip in a row I am taking someone to Okinawa, prior to that I had three in a row passenger trips to the Philippines. Out of 8 patrols only 1 has been a standard "Go and sink something" patrol. I feel it should be the other way around, more "normal" patrols than special missions.
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Lucky Jack
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Ace of the Deep
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Navy Dude
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I'm taking my time with it all, savoring the moments. I usualy wait till I get a day with lots of spare time (like tonight!) and I do a patrol. My crew is on leave right now till we embark on our third patrol to the East China Sea...
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XO
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Setting 73%.
6 patrols in , its Jan 43. Last patrol I sunk over 56,000tn, 3 large oil tankers and 6 other ships. My first Large oil tankers took 10 torps each to sink, this time, I was sitting between 2 lanes 1 tanker bow other stern. Bow tanker got all 6 and the aft one got all 4. Both exploded and sunk (Im not sure if its because I now set the torps to within 1.5mts of there draft). I went after the 3rd Large oil tanker in the convoy and with only 1 torp reloaded I thought about not wasting it on a 10,000tn tanker. But I thought I may slow it down, so I got ahead of it and lay in wait. Right on here 90 I let her have it! Boom.. Splash died down and seconds later some flames and smoke, then BOOOM a fireball and up she went. 10,000tn Large Oil tanker with 1 torp. ![]() But I have now got a total of over 250,000tns from my 6 missions. |
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Lucky Jack
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MacArthur sure did a love affair with the Philippeans. I guess it was his paradise:hmm:
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Frogman
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There is an historical precedent for a boat becoming a special ops specialist.
His Majesty's Submarine Seraph was used for several very important special ops, including landing General Mark Clark in North Africa for secret talks with the Vichy French, picking up the French General Giraud from Casablanca (for diplomatic reasons on this mission she became the USS Seraph) and dropping "The Man Who Never Was" in Spanish waters. |
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Engineer
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Patrol 9 but I am only just reaching a year (Dec. 41, now Dec. 42) I wonder if retirement is based on time and not patrols?
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Ace of the Deep
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It's based on performance and time.
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Sailor man
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In my first career I was retired after 8 patrols and one year and half of campaign (Dec. 41-May 43).
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Ace of the Deep
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Did you get an option to stay in combat?
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Sailor man
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In my case I never got the option to stay.
They told me in my last and best patrol that I was going to be mothballed with my boat ![]() But then that I had a successful career as industrialist! I have done 1 patrol than patched to 1.1 and completed other 7 patrols. |
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