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Sturmvogel · 10-19-13, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SnipersHunter

@Sturmvogel with which mods do you play ?

I just noticed it was v1.5 and some cwss stuff... + few standalones...

i really like to play us mission with old uss seawolf http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._(SSN-575).jpg

kinda wicked looking sub...

soviet Hotel class is beatiful too

just now im playing with v1.5 with omegu etc and with VIIC

v1.4 enviromental mods are better looking like the water, i like it more... but i now like to play with germany

Sandeu · 10-19-13, 05:43 PM

A long time SH3 player, I have just recently took the plunge into the Pacific. This is a quick pic taken during my first mission in a Narwhal.

Resupply at sea.

ZAGOR64BZ · 10-22-13, 12:12 PM

I ask forgiveness for posting this here(was made with Sh3) but before attempting to do one with Sh4 I wanna know what you old sea rats think of it....keep in mind that was my first try and I'm italian..so be nice

Armistead · 10-26-13, 12:20 AM

Admiral Halsey · 11-09-13, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Did someone set off the Baker Test a few years early?

merc4ulfate · 12-18-13, 08:47 PM

February 1942

Position:
300 miles North by North-East of the Gilbert islands.

Plane spotted, crash dive. I stay outside on the bridge watching as the plane comes in. It is a Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The aircraft is coming at me low and level. It can not be more than 100 feet off the surface of the ocean. At an estimated 500 yards the Mavis suddenly pulls up and away from us and a curious splash is observed in the water.

We are heading down I grab the hatch on my way below and dog her down.

The Mavis. It didn't shoot at us with any guns. It was too far away for any sort of bombing run when she pulled up and besides what hit the water did not explode. What came off the aircraft??

In a odd panicked hunch I head for the sonar and grab the head phones. Turning the direction I point the heads on the bearing of the air craft.

I could not believe what I heard. High speed screws bearing 270.

That wonderfully curious splash had been a torpedo the Mavis had sent my way. Panic increased within me knowing the speed of the incoming fish. Was it set for contact detonation? Magnetic? How deep was it set?

Dive ... come on dive faster. I listened. Turning the heads to follow my predator. 280 ... 290 ... 300 The Mavis tried leading me ... will it hit the bow? Am I deep enough to be under it?

I lost it!

No sound.

I spin the heads around and pick it up on the other side.

We dodged under it.

What a sigh of relief. I did not surface again until later that evening. Since then I have had four more Mavis's come at me all lunching torpedoes at me all giving me a rush as we dove not know if we would get under fast enough.

It is easy enough being the one who fires torpedoes. It is all together different when the fish are on their way to my dwelling under the sea.

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Paladin132 · 01-04-14, 12:15 AM

August 1942

After a successful command of the USS Gar I was transferred to bring a new boat up to speed - the USS Triton. My first patrol is up in the north east Pacific with orders to go there and standby for orders. I figure this has something with the Aleutian campaign that recently completed but I am a bit miffed. I had four good patrols, with my last one culminating in stumbling into the IJN Kido Butai on its way into Midway after a emergency resupply at Midway when I thought my patrol was over and I was on my way back to Pearl.

Put back to sea and went directly to the area and received a radio message to engage enemy merchant shipping. I set a course north and began patrolling the southern part of the islands. All the way to Dutch, where I refueled and came back down then patrolled eastern EURASIA and down into Japan, with no contact. Finally arriving outside of the Uraga Channel where I begin patrolling.

Luckily I arrive as a convoy has formed up and is traveling south, just at daybreak. I am in perfect position and set up an attack on a tanker and a mid-sized freighter.

Up to this point I have not had many problems with the Mk 14 and have managed to swing having mostly Mk 10s onboard. Karma caught up with me this trip though. I fired four torpedoes at the tanker and two at the freighter and then punched it up to standard speed and threw in full right rudder to bring the stern tubes to bear to finish off the freighter.

KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! Way to early. Nothing I can do so I save exposing the scope until I am nearly on my new heading and then look. Sure enough, two torpedoes detonated prematurely on the way to the tanker, one went deep under it and another was a dud! One detonated on the freighter and the other blew right out of the tube! I spin the scope and line up the tanker and put four fish out the stern tubes at her (COMSUBPAC has stressed tankers need priority) and order a dive and standard speed for crush depth. As the scope goes under I see the destroyer heading straight in with a doggone for me.

I rig for silent running once I pass the thermal layer and drop down to two knots. I thought she had us with echo ranging but she broke off to our port beam and finally I hear a detonation from the tanker. Just one. Sonar thinks two others were duds and one just dropped off (another deep runner I think).

An hour passes and I hear nothing finally so I creep up to periscope depth. Sure enough, that tanker is still there, creeping along with a small fire on deck. I have reloaded two tubes so I close to within 800 yards and let her have both of those tubes and a third that was reloaded while maneuvering.

One detonated. It was enough.

Returned to Pearl and while I was talking it over with the skipper of another boat one of the "investigators" from BuOrd was there... Good thing I am going back to see tomorrow... I broke the @%$@%'s jaw I think.

Admiral Halsey · 01-04-14, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paladin132

Returned to Pearl and while I was talking it over with the skipper of another boat one of the "investigators" from BuOrd was there... Good thing I am going back to see tomorrow... I broke the @%$@%'s jaw I think.

We've all wanted to do that more then once. Those supposedly "perfect" torps once gave me a dry patrol when not a single one worked.

merc4ulfate · 01-13-14, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Oh hell and I thought it was bad the other day when the waves were crashing over the periscope ... this has that beat by a mile. I was just reading yesterday about the Barb having her 20mm sheilding blown off the boat in a storm. She could not even keep her depth at 120 feet the waves were so bad.

Armistead · 01-13-14, 11:15 PM

Well, you can make them big as you want, but you have to find balance within reason or it effects too many aspects of game play. Wish there was a way to connect large wave patterns to storms only....

Sailor Steve · 01-13-14, 11:33 PM

It would be greatly appreciated if in the future you would edit out the picture when quoting, especially when yours is the very next post. There is really no reason to have the same picture three posts in a row.

Cybermat47 · 01-14-14, 02:24 PM

Japanese Submarine I-15, Batavia Harbour, 3rd of June 1943

fireftr18 · 01-14-14, 09:33 PM

Nice screen shot!

OldWulf85 · 01-15-14, 08:37 AM

Nice !

HertogJan · 01-19-14, 06:05 PM

Got bombed 250Nm south of Wake, planes never made it home tho

Hanging over railling to check the damage. O.M.G

Had to rotated crew's to keep repairs going, flodding in torpedo room was still 80% when I docked at Pearl.

Almost there, just a few hours more

Love the sunrise over Hawaii, very clear skies

Only which I didn't have the same weather near Wake

So glad I made it....

Gonna buy a round or two for the guy's

10-26-13, 12:20 AM	#4549
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	__________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

12-18-13, 08:47 PM	#4551
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	Flying Fish February 1942 Position: 300 miles North by North-East of the Gilbert islands. Plane spotted, crash dive. I stay outside on the bridge watching as the plane comes in. It is a Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The aircraft is coming at me low and level. It can not be more than 100 feet off the surface of the ocean. At an estimated 500 yards the Mavis suddenly pulls up and away from us and a curious splash is observed in the water. We are heading down I grab the hatch on my way below and dog her down. The Mavis. It didn't shoot at us with any guns. It was too far away for any sort of bombing run when she pulled up and besides what hit the water did not explode. What came off the aircraft?? In a odd panicked hunch I head for the sonar and grab the head phones. Turning the direction I point the heads on the bearing of the air craft. I could not believe what I heard. High speed screws bearing 270. That wonderfully curious splash had been a torpedo the Mavis had sent my way. Panic increased within me knowing the speed of the incoming fish. Was it set for contact detonation? Magnetic? How deep was it set? Dive ... come on dive faster. I listened. Turning the heads to follow my predator. 280 ... 290 ... 300 The Mavis tried leading me ... will it hit the bow? Am I deep enough to be under it? I lost it! No sound. I spin the heads around and pick it up on the other side. We dodged under it. What a sigh of relief. I did not surface again until later that evening. Since then I have had four more Mavis's come at me all lunching torpedoes at me all giving me a rush as we dove not know if we would get under fast enough. It is easy enough being the one who fires torpedoes. It is all together different when the fish are on their way to my dwelling under the sea. ================ Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157 1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5 1_TMO_25_small_patch RSRDC_TMO_V502 RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1 Traveller Mod v2.6 TMO #1 Real Environment mod install Traveller Mod 2.6 Patch 1 - ISE v3 Patch #4 Warships retextured Traveller Mod 2.6 No Midway Transfer Traveller Mod 2.6 No DC Camera Shake Traveller Mod 2.6 Larger Search Patterns Traveller Mod 2.6 Harder Enemy AI Escorts Traveller Mod 2.6 Automatic Ship ID Traveller Alternate Main Loading Screens Convoy Routes TMO+RSRD tambor198's TMO+RSRDC missions pack ================= __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

01-13-14, 11:15 PM	#4555
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Well, you can make them big as you want, but you have to find balance within reason or it effects too many aspects of game play. Wish there was a way to connect large wave patterns to storms only.... __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

01-13-14, 11:33 PM	#4556
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It would be greatly appreciated if in the future you would edit out the picture when quoting, especially when yours is the very next post. There is really no reason to have the same picture three posts in a row. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-14-14, 02:24 PM	#4557
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,386 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 22	Japanese Submarine I-15, Batavia Harbour, 3rd of June 1943 __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

10-19-13, 05:43 PM	#4547
Sandeu Nub Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	A long time SH3 player, I have just recently took the plunge into the Pacific. This is a quick pic taken during my first mission in a Narwhal. Resupply at sea.

10-22-13, 12:12 PM	#4548
ZAGOR64BZ Mate Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 52 Downloads: 231 Uploads: 0	I ask forgiveness for posting this here(was made with Sh3) but before attempting to do one with Sh4 I wanna know what you old sea rats think of it....keep in mind that was my first try and I'm italian..so be nice

01-04-14, 12:15 AM	#4552
Paladin132 Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 44 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	August 1942 After a successful command of the USS Gar I was transferred to bring a new boat up to speed - the USS Triton. My first patrol is up in the north east Pacific with orders to go there and standby for orders. I figure this has something with the Aleutian campaign that recently completed but I am a bit miffed. I had four good patrols, with my last one culminating in stumbling into the IJN Kido Butai on its way into Midway after a emergency resupply at Midway when I thought my patrol was over and I was on my way back to Pearl. Put back to sea and went directly to the area and received a radio message to engage enemy merchant shipping. I set a course north and began patrolling the southern part of the islands. All the way to Dutch, where I refueled and came back down then patrolled eastern EURASIA and down into Japan, with no contact. Finally arriving outside of the Uraga Channel where I begin patrolling. Luckily I arrive as a convoy has formed up and is traveling south, just at daybreak. I am in perfect position and set up an attack on a tanker and a mid-sized freighter. Up to this point I have not had many problems with the Mk 14 and have managed to swing having mostly Mk 10s onboard. Karma caught up with me this trip though. I fired four torpedoes at the tanker and two at the freighter and then punched it up to standard speed and threw in full right rudder to bring the stern tubes to bear to finish off the freighter. KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! Way to early. Nothing I can do so I save exposing the scope until I am nearly on my new heading and then look. Sure enough, two torpedoes detonated prematurely on the way to the tanker, one went deep under it and another was a dud! One detonated on the freighter and the other blew right out of the tube! I spin the scope and line up the tanker and put four fish out the stern tubes at her (COMSUBPAC has stressed tankers need priority) and order a dive and standard speed for crush depth. As the scope goes under I see the destroyer heading straight in with a doggone for me. I rig for silent running once I pass the thermal layer and drop down to two knots. I thought she had us with echo ranging but she broke off to our port beam and finally I hear a detonation from the tanker. Just one. Sonar thinks two others were duds and one just dropped off (another deep runner I think). An hour passes and I hear nothing finally so I creep up to periscope depth. Sure enough, that tanker is still there, creeping along with a small fire on deck. I have reloaded two tubes so I close to within 800 yards and let her have both of those tubes and a third that was reloaded while maneuvering. One detonated. It was enough. Returned to Pearl and while I was talking it over with the skipper of another boat one of the "investigators" from BuOrd was there... Good thing I am going back to see tomorrow... I broke the @%$@%'s jaw I think.

01-14-14, 09:33 PM	#4558
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,526 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Nice screen shot! __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

01-15-14, 08:37 AM	#4559
OldWulf85 Engineer Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: DEU Posts: 218 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Nice ! __________________ We joined the navy to see the world. And what did we see? We saw the sea

01-19-14, 06:05 PM	#4560
HertogJan Weps Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 357 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Oops but made it!! Got bombed 250Nm south of Wake, planes never made it home tho Hanging over railling to check the damage. O.M.G Had to rotated crew's to keep repairs going, flodding in torpedo room was still 80% when I docked at Pearl. Almost there, just a few hours more Love the sunrise over Hawaii, very clear skies Only which I didn't have the same weather near Wake So glad I made it.... Gonna buy a round or two for the guy's