FOTRS V1.8 w Nippon Maru and Nihon mods, in addition to
interiors ,with a few small custom mods.
100 difficulty, cams off, contacts on.
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Started first patrol in latest FOTRS in USS Triton SS-201 (Tambor Class)
out of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
December 9
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Weather| Clear. Winds 0 kts
Sea State| 1
Moon| None
0900| Departed Submarine Base Pearl Harbor, T.H. for assigned area.
1230| Trim Dive.
1300| Surface.
December 10
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Weather| Clear. Wind 6 kts at 000
Sea State|1
Moon| Quarter
0630| Trim Dive
0700| Surface.
December 11
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Weather| 9 KTS at 000
Sea State| 1
Moon| None
0630| Trim Dive.
0700| Surface.
Conducted dive, emergency, as well as simulated
gunnery, torpedo fire control drills throughout the day.
Otherwise, normal underway routine en route to assigned area.
December 12
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Weather| Clear. Winds 9 kts at 000
Sea State| 1
Moon| None
0640| Trim Dive
0710| Surface.
Underway routine en route to assigned area.
Conducted drills.
December 13
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Weather| Clear. Winds 25 kts at 028
Sea State| 4
Moon| None
0635| Trim Dive
0715| Surface.
Underway routine en route to assigned area.
Conducted drills.
December 14
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Weather| Clear. Winds 23 kts at 028
Sea State| 4
Moon| Partial
0730| Trim Dive
0750| Surface.
Underway routine en route to assigned area.
Conducted drills.
December 15
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Weather| Clear. Winds 0 knots
Sea State| 0
Moon| Partial
0730| Trim Dive
0750| Surface.
Underway routine en route to assigned area.
December 16
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Weather| Clear. Wind 0 knots.
Sea State| 0
Moon| None
0750| Trim Dive
0810| Surface.
Underway routine en route to assigned area.
Conducted drills.
December 17
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Weather| Clear. Wind 0 knots
Sea State| 0
Moon| Partial
0930| Dive. Per orders submerged for transit during daylight,
as was was now within 500 NM of known enemy airfield at
Kwajalein Atoll.
Following trimming of boat
and dive to test depth of 250 ft, conducted underway
procedure of continuous sound checks, rising to periscope depth
every half hour for visual observations. Returned to 90 ft during
interim between observations.
2000| Surfaced.
December 18
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Weather| Clear. Wind 0 knots.
Sea State| 0
Moon| Quarter
0900| Dive. Conducted normal underway submerged routine.
2022| Surface.
December 19
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Weather| Clear. Winds 0 knots.
Sea State| 0
Moon| Quarter
0000| Entered assigned area.
Transit time| 10 days
0910| Dive. Submerged for patrol ten miles East of
Kwajalein Atoll.
1710| Sound contact bearing 110 long range. Possible warship.
Turned to investigate.
1721| Spotted enemy destroyer, believed to be Mutsuki Class.
Favorable setup, opted for attack.
1723| GENERAL QUARTERS-TORPEDO.
1750| Target changed course, unable to attack.
1800| Secured General Quarters.
2100| Surface.
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