FOX TRAFFIC RECEIVED: Bungo Pete sunk! (56k warning)

Quagmire · 06-05-08, 11:18 PM

I've finally sunk my "white whale". After getting bored in 1944 sighting nothing but lone merchants, I decided to start a new campaign in 1942. This time I went looking for trouble. Thats right, I headed right for the Bungo Suido. Here is the story of the USS Whale...

After poking my bow into the Bungo Straight for a few hours my radar picked up a contact that was headed directly to my position. We dove to periscope depth but I decided to stay shallow as he approached since this skipper was looking for a fight. He came charging right for me. This guy is good, he started pinging at 2000 yards.

Open all stern tubes. Lets give him a salvo and see if we get lucky.

We fired a salvo of four fish and ol' Pete twisted and turned away from the first three. However as he evaded the third fish he walked right into the fourth. This Japanese sailor is gonna need a change of underwear!

But there was no explosion! Was it a dud??? No, even though I set all my fish to run above 5 ft depth this fish decided to run way deep. I'll have to mention this to the boys back at Pearl... :hmm:

With all four stern tubes empty I dive for the deep. My crew prepares for the worst as ol' Pete makes a pinpoint attack run. This is gonna hurt...

As luck would have it, all ahead flank and left full rudder slid the Whale out from under Pete's last can. That was close!

Knowing that the seas were calm I order ballast blown so that I could quickly pop up to periscope depth. Pete's super natural abilities would have kept me down forever so I decided to fight back. Fortunately this is when Pete made his fatal mistake. Just as I poked my scope above the waves he began to cross my bow.

I quickly locked him up in my scope, fired Tube 1 at a 20 degree offset to the left and hoped for the best.

As luck would have it this fish ran true. Sayonara Bungo-San!

What a beautiful sight! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Thanks to Ducimus, Kriller, and all the great modders who made this experience possible.

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Ducimus · 06-06-08, 02:42 AM

Congradulations!

(Although that was an incredibly lucky shot

)

Insert gratuitous bungo pete references here:

kylesplanet · 06-06-08, 07:23 AM

Well at least someone has had some luck with him. Me, I'm a whopping 0-4 against the bastard.

AVGWarhawk · 06-06-08, 07:25 AM

As the saying goes, "Every dog has his day"!

CaptainHunter · 06-06-08, 10:51 AM

Great post loved the story and pic's

etheberge · 06-06-08, 09:28 PM

Very nice, well done!

Be more aggressive

buddha95 · 06-06-08, 10:04 PM

out damn standing, troop

Lagger123987 · 06-07-08, 12:10 AM

Nice kill man, so far I have a 20 to 5 ratio of killing Pete.

Quagmire · 06-08-08, 03:01 PM

Thanks for the compliments guys. I couldn't believe it myself that the first time I went looking for Pete I came out on top. Also I was incredibly lucky that a MK 14 in 1942 actually ran at its assigned depth and then detonated when it should.

I should go buy a lotto ticket.

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EAGLE_01 · 06-09-08, 02:29 AM

Very nice, and great pics.

I got lucky once and hit him with almost the exact same shot. He was alot closer, though, so I just got lucky...

Zero Niner · 06-09-08, 04:39 AM

So, once he's sunk does he stay sunk?

Quagmire · 06-09-08, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zero Niner

So, once he's sunk does he stay sunk?

Yeah, I'd like to know too. Ducimus, care to reply? Does he rise from his grave? I did see lifeboats launch as he went down. I guess the tough SOB could paddle back to shore and take command of another Akikaze.

Humm, if I see him again I think machine gunning the lifeboats may be in order. :hmm:

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kylesplanet · 06-09-08, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quagmire

Thanks for the compliments guys. I couldn't believe it myself that the first time I went looking for Pete I came out on top. Also I was incredibly lucky that a MK 14 in 1942 actually ran at its assigned depth and then detonated when it should.

I should go buy a lotto ticket.

.

The MK14 is what did me in on my first try. My solution was good on a down the throat shot but it went right under him. After that, without the external camera, he has drilled me each time. My last tangle with him was probably my worst, he got me with the very first DC he dropped.

I've been in RFB mode for a while but I have another install with TM and all this talk is getting me itchy.

I may have to pay ole Pete a visit.

06-05-08, 11:18 PM	#1
Quagmire Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 335 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	FOX TRAFFIC RECEIVED: Bungo Pete sunk! (56k warning) I've finally sunk my "white whale". After getting bored in 1944 sighting nothing but lone merchants, I decided to start a new campaign in 1942. This time I went looking for trouble. Thats right, I headed right for the Bungo Suido. Here is the story of the USS Whale... After poking my bow into the Bungo Straight for a few hours my radar picked up a contact that was headed directly to my position. We dove to periscope depth but I decided to stay shallow as he approached since this skipper was looking for a fight. He came charging right for me. This guy is good, he started pinging at 2000 yards. Open all stern tubes. Lets give him a salvo and see if we get lucky. We fired a salvo of four fish and ol' Pete twisted and turned away from the first three. However as he evaded the third fish he walked right into the fourth. This Japanese sailor is gonna need a change of underwear! But there was no explosion! Was it a dud??? No, even though I set all my fish to run above 5 ft depth this fish decided to run way deep. I'll have to mention this to the boys back at Pearl... :hmm: With all four stern tubes empty I dive for the deep. My crew prepares for the worst as ol' Pete makes a pinpoint attack run. This is gonna hurt... As luck would have it, all ahead flank and left full rudder slid the Whale out from under Pete's last can. That was close! Knowing that the seas were calm I order ballast blown so that I could quickly pop up to periscope depth. Pete's super natural abilities would have kept me down forever so I decided to fight back. Fortunately this is when Pete made his fatal mistake. Just as I poked my scope above the waves he began to cross my bow. I quickly locked him up in my scope, fired Tube 1 at a 20 degree offset to the left and hoped for the best. As luck would have it this fish ran true. Sayonara Bungo-San! What a beautiful sight! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! Thanks to Ducimus, Kriller, and all the great modders who made this experience possible. . __________________ The day publishers figured out that they could sell flashy first person shooters to teenagers in numbers greater than sand on a beach was the day that quality simulations died. --Col. Tibbets UBI SHIV Forums I guess they should have made SH4 an open boat where we run around inside and shoot each other a 1000 times. They seem to handle those games with numerous patches. --Longam UBI SHIV Forums A sad day has dawned... Last edited by Quagmire; 06-05-08 at 11:34 PM.

06-06-08, 07:23 AM	#3
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Well at least someone has had some luck with him. Me, I'm a whopping 0-4 against the bastard. __________________

06-06-08, 07:25 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	As the saying goes, "Every dog has his day"! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-06-08, 09:28 PM	#6
etheberge Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 345 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 10	Very nice, well done! Be more aggressive __________________ 11 War Patrols / 56 ships sunk or damaged for 212,022 tons Zero casualties throughout the war Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, after German surrender

06-06-08, 10:04 PM	#7
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06-06-08, 02:42 AM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Congradulations! (Although that was an incredibly lucky shot ) Insert gratuitous bungo pete references here:

06-06-08, 10:51 AM	#5
CaptainHunter Loader Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 86 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Great post loved the story and pic's

06-07-08, 12:10 AM	#8
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	Nice kill man, so far I have a 20 to 5 ratio of killing Pete. __________________

06-08-08, 03:01 PM	#9
Quagmire Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 335 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the compliments guys. I couldn't believe it myself that the first time I went looking for Pete I came out on top. Also I was incredibly lucky that a MK 14 in 1942 actually ran at its assigned depth and then detonated when it should. I should go buy a lotto ticket. . __________________ The day publishers figured out that they could sell flashy first person shooters to teenagers in numbers greater than sand on a beach was the day that quality simulations died. --Col. Tibbets UBI SHIV Forums I guess they should have made SH4 an open boat where we run around inside and shoot each other a 1000 times. They seem to handle those games with numerous patches. --Longam UBI SHIV Forums A sad day has dawned...

06-09-08, 02:29 AM	#10
EAGLE_01 Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dayton, OH. Posts: 127 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Very nice, and great pics. I got lucky once and hit him with almost the exact same shot. He was alot closer, though, so I just got lucky...

06-09-08, 04:39 AM	#11
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	So, once he's sunk does he stay sunk?