Do we get escorts?

Avatar · 04-10-07, 01:02 PM

I thought US subs were escorted in/out of bases?
Whar be the escorts?

SteamWake · 04-10-07, 01:05 PM

Dident have them in SH3 either till the Grey Wolves folks fixed the situation.

joea · 04-10-07, 01:24 PM

Were they?

Didn't know that.

SteamWake · 04-10-07, 01:43 PM

Actually I dont know if WWII subs had them or not. Would make sense though to protect capitol investments.

The WWI escorts were so that sub captains wouldent blunder into nets / mines.

Sailor Steve · 04-10-07, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Dident have them in SH3 either till the Grey Wolves folks fixed the situation.

Actually it was Rubini's original 'Harbour Traffic Mod', done to go with Beery's 'Real U-Boat', that gave us escorts; long before the first GW.

SteamWake · 04-10-07, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Dident have them in SH3 either till the Grey Wolves folks fixed the situation.

Actually it was Rubini's original 'Harbour Traffic Mod', done to go with Beery's 'Real U-Boat', that gave us escorts; long before the first GW.

Ah.. thanks for the clairifications.

Credit due where credit is deserved.

MikeJW · 04-10-07, 05:28 PM

Kind of glad we dont have them since I cant go above 4x TC when near a ship. Yeah, sneak into Osaka harbor at 1 kt an hour at 4x TC because a merchant is beside you and see how fun that is.

04-10-07, 06:34 PM

In a book I read called "Pride runs Deep" (Not based on real boat) the Sub it was based around had escorts out of base... dunno if real boats did.

MikeJW · 04-10-07, 06:38 PM

Real subs had escorts into and out of base so they wouldnt get mistaken for the enemy. Plus, in "nuetral " waters they had specific corridors to use where allied planes werent suppoused to attack a sub.

AirborneTD · 04-10-07, 07:04 PM

Just reading "Wake of the Wahoo" and it was met by an Australian boat (tug I think) which dropped off the harbor pilot onto the sub who then helped guide the boat into the port.

nattydread · 04-10-07, 07:31 PM

I know for sure they had them out of Freemantle and Brisbane. I think they had them out of Pearl and Midway too.

You get corvette or something take you out, he'd then give you a "God's Speed" or "Happy Hunting" message over the blinker signal and turn for home.

Also when approaching for rendevous with escort on returns to port, there would be coded lightgun messages and coded responses for patroling ships and planes. If you see a plane diving in on you with a light blinking on it, you better be quick on the response and use the correct response or you'd get bombed before you had the chance to re-do it.

04-10-07, 01:02 PM	#1
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Do we get escorts? I thought US subs were escorted in/out of bases? Whar be the escorts?

04-10-07, 07:04 PM	#10
AirborneTD Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 204 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Just reading "Wake of the Wahoo" and it was met by an Australian boat (tug I think) which dropped off the harbor pilot onto the sub who then helped guide the boat into the port. __________________ "You know, you might get surrounded." "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded." --Band of Brothers

04-10-07, 01:05 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Dident have them in SH3 either till the Grey Wolves folks fixed the situation.

04-10-07, 01:24 PM	#3
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Were they? Didn't know that.

04-10-07, 01:43 PM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Actually I dont know if WWII subs had them or not. Would make sense though to protect capitol investments. The WWI escorts were so that sub captains wouldent blunder into nets / mines.

04-10-07, 05:28 PM	#7
MikeJW Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 106 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kind of glad we dont have them since I cant go above 4x TC when near a ship. Yeah, sneak into Osaka harbor at 1 kt an hour at 4x TC because a merchant is beside you and see how fun that is.

04-10-07, 06:34 PM	#8
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	In a book I read called "Pride runs Deep" (Not based on real boat) the Sub it was based around had escorts out of base... dunno if real boats did.

04-10-07, 06:38 PM	#9
MikeJW Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 106 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Real subs had escorts into and out of base so they wouldnt get mistaken for the enemy. Plus, in "nuetral " waters they had specific corridors to use where allied planes werent suppoused to attack a sub.

04-10-07, 07:31 PM	#11
nattydread Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 498 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I know for sure they had them out of Freemantle and Brisbane. I think they had them out of Pearl and Midway too. You get corvette or something take you out, he'd then give you a "God's Speed" or "Happy Hunting" message over the blinker signal and turn for home. Also when approaching for rendevous with escort on returns to port, there would be coded lightgun messages and coded responses for patroling ships and planes. If you see a plane diving in on you with a light blinking on it, you better be quick on the response and use the correct response or you'd get bombed before you had the chance to re-do it.