tale of 5th patrol in USS Pickerel(SS-177)

Kpt.Schwantke · 04-14-08, 09:15 PM

Well after completing patrol of S. China Sea as instructed, I sent in a status update and they told me pretty much happy hunting wherever you decide to go. I decided to go port-hopping on the japenese mainland in search of the Notorious Yamato BB. I snuck into tokyo bay and searched Tokyo harbor, Chiba harbor, Kisarazu harbor, Kawasaki harbor, Yokohama harbor, and Yokusuka harbor finding nothing but merchant shipping and the occasional shore patrols(subchasers, gub boats, destroyers) but no "capital ships". Being disgusted with this I set my sights on Kobe harbor near Osaka harbor, last time I was there I thought i ran into a bunch of blue-saber wielding jedi. I arrived there in early may '42 and to my satisfaction found a nice grouping of big warships. I proceded in sinking a Kongo BB(32,000 tons), 2 Shokaku carriers(28,000 tons each), a Akisuki DD(2,701 tons) and sunk a sen-toku class submarine which I was not credited for.

. I frigging watched it sink and put another two torps in her hoping she would explode in a violent rage, but nope. having expending all my torps, I sailed back to port. I got promoted to CMDR. and awarded the MOH.

This was my 5th patrol and have been awarded the bronze star twice and the MOH three times...they must like me or something. anyway...what I am getting at is I know the game is dynamic and ships spawn wherever the IJN wants them but does anyone know a good location to hunt a Yamato BB?

Happy Hunting!

04-14-08, 09:15 PM	#1
Kpt.Schwantke Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	tale of 5th patrol in USS Pickerel(SS-177) Well after completing patrol of S. China Sea as instructed, I sent in a status update and they told me pretty much happy hunting wherever you decide to go. I decided to go port-hopping on the japenese mainland in search of the Notorious Yamato BB. I snuck into tokyo bay and searched Tokyo harbor, Chiba harbor, Kisarazu harbor, Kawasaki harbor, Yokohama harbor, and Yokusuka harbor finding nothing but merchant shipping and the occasional shore patrols(subchasers, gub boats, destroyers) but no "capital ships". Being disgusted with this I set my sights on Kobe harbor near Osaka harbor, last time I was there I thought i ran into a bunch of blue-saber wielding jedi. I arrived there in early may '42 and to my satisfaction found a nice grouping of big warships. I proceded in sinking a Kongo BB(32,000 tons), 2 Shokaku carriers(28,000 tons each), a Akisuki DD(2,701 tons) and sunk a sen-toku class submarine which I was not credited for.. I frigging watched it sink and put another two torps in her hoping she would explode in a violent rage, but nope. having expending all my torps, I sailed back to port. I got promoted to CMDR. and awarded the MOH. This was my 5th patrol and have been awarded the bronze star twice and the MOH three times...they must like me or something. anyway...what I am getting at is I know the game is dynamic and ships spawn wherever the IJN wants them but does anyone know a good location to hunt a Yamato BB? Happy Hunting!