A Brief Introduction to the Pacific Submarine War - Page 2

loftyheights · 03-12-08, 06:26 PM

Hello there, I'm new to SH but find it totally phenom. I like to think I'm fairly knowledgable about WW2 but never realise how much the US sub fleet endoured. You guys know your ****. I knew all about the atlantic war and the major battles in the pacific (midway, guadal canal etc.) but playing SH4 and reading your posts has made me research and it was pretty awful for the sub crews of the US fleet out there.

As I said Im knew to the game, does anyone have 1 particular tip that might help me progress?

Cheers Lofty!

loftyheights · 03-12-08, 06:29 PM

Hello there, I'm new to SH but find it totally phenom. I like to think I'm fairly knowledgable about WW2 but never realise how much the US sub fleet endoured. You guys know your ****. I knew all about the atlantic war and the major battles in the pacific (midway, guadal canal etc.) but playing SH4 and reading your posts has made me research and it was pretty awful for the sub crews of the US fleet out there.

As I said Im knew to the game, does anyone have 1 particular tip that might help me progress?

Cheers Lofty!

Sailor Steve · 03-12-08, 10:46 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

Sledgehammer427 · 05-29-08, 07:01 AM

there we go, the name of that boat has eluded me since i read this post.

the USS Puffer was the submarine that was under for 37 some odd hours.
the men did have to suffer through 125 degree heat, and, when entering a compartment a meager 100 degrees they suffered horrible cases of the shivers, many of them thought they were suffering seziures!

Fearless · 07-10-08, 08:37 PM

Awesome read

Top stuff Ducimus

Lionman · 08-14-08, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by loftyheights

Hello there, I'm new to SH but find it totally phenom. I like to think I'm fairly knowledgable about WW2 but never realise how much the US sub fleet endoured. You guys know your ****. I knew all about the atlantic war and the major battles in the pacific (midway, guadal canal etc.) but playing SH4 and reading your posts has made me research and it was pretty awful for the sub crews of the US fleet out there.

As I said Im knew to the game, does anyone have 1 particular tip that might help me progress?

Cheers Lofty!

Welcome aboard matey.

And to those who wrote the major part of this thread - many thanks - it all needs saying - many times.

kparaziel · 04-18-14, 12:56 PM

Great history lesson, thanks!!

Jimbuna · 04-19-14, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kparaziel

Great history lesson, thanks!!

Welcome to SubSim

Aktungbby · 04-19-14, 01:36 PM

kparaziel!

ReallyDedPoet · 04-19-14, 03:38 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM : )

Ofacet · 05-12-14, 03:22 PM

This... was... wonderful... *silent weeping* congratulations sir!

pratolano · 06-06-14, 12:41 PM

Six years later, I just wanted to say thanks for a great post and history lesson! I love this stuff. Extreme respect to those who served.

World_Devastator · 06-06-14, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pratolano

Six years later, I just wanted to say thanks for a great post and history lesson! I love this stuff. Extreme respect to those who served.

I firmly agree!

thegrindre · 02-12-15, 05:59 AM

Excellent! This was very exhilarating.

AdmiralHairdo · 10-02-20, 11:25 PM

Fantastic post, I really feel that I learned a lot. I especially loved the contemporaneous photos.

I have never heard of Howard Gilmore, but that story really pulls at the heart strings too.

03-12-08, 06:26 PM	#1
loftyheights Nub Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi there Hello there, I'm new to SH but find it totally phenom. I like to think I'm fairly knowledgable about WW2 but never realise how much the US sub fleet endoured. You guys know your ****. I knew all about the atlantic war and the major battles in the pacific (midway, guadal canal etc.) but playing SH4 and reading your posts has made me research and it was pretty awful for the sub crews of the US fleet out there. As I said Im knew to the game, does anyone have 1 particular tip that might help me progress? Cheers Lofty!

03-12-08, 10:46 PM	#3
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05-29-08, 07:01 AM	#4
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	there we go, the name of that boat has eluded me since i read this post. the USS Puffer was the submarine that was under for 37 some odd hours. the men did have to suffer through 125 degree heat, and, when entering a compartment a meager 100 degrees they suffered horrible cases of the shivers, many of them thought they were suffering seziures! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

07-10-08, 08:37 PM	#5
Fearless Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,046 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 1	Awesome read Top stuff Ducimus __________________ Fearless System Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core 16 Thread CPU, 3.8GHz Base Clock, 4.7GHz Boost, 105W TDP, 32MB L3 cache \| MSI GeForce RTX3060Ti 8Gb Graphics \| Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32Gb (2x16Gb) 3200 MHz CL16 DDR4 Ram \| Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD 1TB \| Seagate Barracuda 2.5in 2TB HDD \| AOC QHD 165 Hz FreeSync HDR curved 31.5in Monitor \| ASUS ROG Strix LC 240 ARGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler White Edition \| ASUS ROG Strix Gold 750W Modular Power Supply \| Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case White.

04-18-14, 12:56 PM	#7
kparaziel Bilge Rat Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Great history lesson! Great history lesson, thanks!!

03-12-08, 06:29 PM	#2
loftyheights Nub Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hello there, I'm new to SH but find it totally phenom. I like to think I'm fairly knowledgable about WW2 but never realise how much the US sub fleet endoured. You guys know your ****. I knew all about the atlantic war and the major battles in the pacific (midway, guadal canal etc.) but playing SH4 and reading your posts has made me research and it was pretty awful for the sub crews of the US fleet out there. As I said Im knew to the game, does anyone have 1 particular tip that might help me progress? Cheers Lofty!

04-19-14, 01:36 PM	#9
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,907 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! kparaziel! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-19-14, 03:38 PM	#10
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome to SUBSIM : ) __________________ Back in the Day

05-12-14, 03:22 PM	#11
Ofacet Nub Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 4 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	This... was... wonderful... silent weeping congratulations sir!

06-06-14, 12:41 PM	#12
pratolano Watch Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 16 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Six years later, I just wanted to say thanks for a great post and history lesson! I love this stuff. Extreme respect to those who served.

02-12-15, 05:59 AM	#14
thegrindre Engineer Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 211 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 1	Excellent! This was very exhilarating. __________________ a.k.a. Rick Silent Hunter 4 Gold v1.5 Intel core 2 duo @ 2.33GHz nVidia Gforce 8800 GTX 768mb 4 gigs ram w/4 gig virtual memory Windows XP Pro w/SP 3 on a 32 bit system At my age, 'Happy Hour' is a nap!

10-02-20, 11:25 PM	#15
AdmiralHairdo Nub Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 4 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Fantastic post, I really feel that I learned a lot. I especially loved the contemporaneous photos. I have never heard of Howard Gilmore, but that story really pulls at the heart strings too.