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Post by keyboy on Sept 23, 2016 15:41:06 GMT
Patrol Results Due no later than October 7th 2016.September 1stGentlemen, I won't take up much of your time, as I know that you are preparing to get underway. After the Admiral ordered some torpedo tests and analysed the data from August, all Mk 14's have now had the faulty depth mechanism corrected, so please ensure that any loaded non marked Mk 14's are corrected manually or unloaded from your ships. This should now ensure that your Mk 14 hits will actually explode more often. (MK14 dud rate is now 1-3 on D6) On PatrolUSS Humunuku - tyo USS Guardfish - tamari Currently at SeaUSS Trumpet Fish - blaird - Incomplete USS Tiger Shark - jcook119 - Incomplete USS Skipjack - Silentshark - Incomplete USS Angelfish - privepilot - Incomplete USS Bristlemouth - crushedhat - Incomplete Refit USS Green Bay - keyboy - October 1942 USS Weatherfish - nfiltr8tor - November 1942 Late and Presumed Lost Shoot me a PM and I will get you onto the next patrolUSS Nutshell - kos83 USS Stingray - haplo02 USS Triton - Falto Special InstructionsLCDR Marshall, as the only Narwhal class submarine in the SUBRON 9 you will be on search and rescue every time you go out, and looking for passengers to transport. PatrolsChina SeaNone MarianasUSS Humunuku - tyo EmpireUSS Guardfish - tamari Empire - MNone MarshallsNone
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Post by nfiltr8r on Sept 23, 2016 17:26:55 GMT
Are we enforcing rule 11.6.3- Regarding the Narwhals? Per that rule, they enter refit in Nov. '42, and are fit for patrol again in April '43. Adds torpedo tubes and other upgrades. That would put my boat on the sidelines again for a few more weeks. Not sure if we still have other Narwhal class boats. Thanks.
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Post by crushedhat on Sept 23, 2016 17:37:53 GMT
Maybe Weatherfish can't be spared right now. Of course, it means you don't get the upgrades.
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Post by keyboy on Sept 24, 2016 0:28:17 GMT
Are we enforcing rule 11.6.3- Regarding the Narwhals? Per that rule, they enter refit in Nov. '42, and are fit for patrol again in April '43. Adds torpedo tubes and other upgrades. That would put my boat on the sidelines again for a few more weeks. Not sure if we still have other Narwhal class boats. Thanks. To clarify USS Weatherfish will go out on parol (T) in November and December, so unfortunately the crew will probably spend Christmas on patrol. However, they will get to see in the new year and undergo training for some months after, as the Weatherfish will be upgraded and ready for patrol again in April 1943.
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tamari
Lieutenant Commander
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Post by tamari on Sept 24, 2016 5:08:10 GMT
Boat ID: Guardfish Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sunk: 4 (Plakuyo Maru, 1300 tons / Chita Maru, 2300 tons / Takegawa Maru, 1900 tons / Bangkok Maru, 5400 tons) Number of Warships Sunk: 1 (Escort, 1200 tons) Capital Ships Sunk: Total Tonnage Destroyed: 12,100 Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: 1 month (1 damaged system) (back in service Dec. 1942) Awards Requested: Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia, Navy Cross
Guardfish patrol record and notes:
Second Patrol - September/October 1942
Our R&R is finally over, as we leave Pearl on the way to the heart of the Japanese Empire. Brand new Anti-Aircraft cannons sport a fresh coat of paint. Our request for a 5-inch deck gun was denied by Subron9, as it is expected to be a few months until a spare is available. (The boat's scuttlebutt thinks the Captain missed the 1943 part of the rule despite reading it at least a dozen times.)
We get underway to Japan in the early morning on September 3rd, 1942, with orders to hunt and sink any merchant or naval shipping we encounter.
In Transit to the Empire:
No encounters on the way to Japan. We start to patrol our assigned area Mid-September.
On patrol, September 25th, 1942, 23:30 hours.
We finally get a contact on the radar - a couple of small freighters with a small escort vessel. I decide to make a close-range run and empty the stern tubes into the two freighters.
We avoid the escort and fire the aft tubes - and get an explosion on both targets! Maybe the brass really did get us some improved fish. The sonar reports breakup sounds from both vessels - a great start to our patrol!
Well, it was, until the escort heads straight at us and starts to attack. We take on some water but quickly open the distance and evade further hits. When we surface the ship just before dawn, we discover that the deck gun is jammed. Not a great thing to happen so far from home, but we still have 20 torpedoes - we will stay on station.
2 ships sunk - Plakuyo Maru, 1300 tons / Chita Maru, 2300 tons
September 30th, 0840 hours.
Another contact on radar - a ship and its escort. It's another small freighter - we'll stay at combat range for the day attack and fire two fish out the back again.
We get a hit - and a quick peek shows the freighter broken in half! So far so good with this batch of warheads.
This escort moves to rescue survivors instead of attacking - and we move off and disengage.
1 ship sunk - Takegawa Maru, 1900 tons
October 5th, 1200 hours.
We spot a small frigate patrolling along the coast - and decide she's not worth the ammunition to engage, given the success of our patrol so far.
October 11th, 0115 hours.
As we near the end of our fuel reserves, I wonder if that frigate was our last good target and I should have engaged her as I enjoy some deck time under the stars. Our radar reports a pair of contacts, however - perhaps we get one more chance!
As we get into visual range, we see what looks like an armed merchant and a genuine (Veteran) DD escort. Certainly a difficult target, but it's ironic that we couldn't have used our damaged deck gun in this situation. I decide on a standard range submerged attack - 4 fish at the merchant, 2 at the escort. I consider firing our last 2 aft torpedoes at the escort as well, but decide it would get ugly(ier) if we missed.
My XO is amazing - we get 2 hits on the merchant and one on the escort, with major explosions wrecking both ships! Nicely done, crew! We head home with our heads held high.
2 ships sunk - Bangkok Maru, 5400 tons, Escort, 1200 tons
October 28th, 0930 hours.
The trip home is smooth, and we arrive at Pearl Harbor with 4 merchant and 1 warship pennants flying as we dock. With only the jammed deck gun to fix, the crew knows we should be back to sea far quicker than after the first patrol. It looks like we will spend the New Year far from home.
Final tally - 5 ships sunk, 12,100 tons total.
Close Log, Second Patrol, USS Guardfish
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tyo
Lieutenant Commander
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Post by tyo on Sept 25, 2016 23:51:18 GMT
Boat ID: Humunuku Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sunk: 2 (Indus Maru @ 4400 tons, Shozan Maru @ 5900) Number of Warships Sunk: 0 Capital Ships Sunk: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 10,300 tons Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: 4 months (1 normal refit, +1 excessive systems damaged, +2 hull damage). Back in service Mar 1943. Awards Requested: Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia
After Action Report:
With a heavy heart I report that able seaman Jake Neal was KIA during action off the Marianas.
On Sept 13th we detected a convoy. But our bad luck with torpedoes continued. We hit a Freighter with two duds. Then the convoy escort detected us and unleashed a fury from which Seaman Neal was killed when one of our aft torpedoes broke free and crushed him.
Seeking vengence we followed the convoy and took down the Indus Maru (4400t) and Shozan Maru (5900t). We received another pummeling but it was worth it.
Sept 28th we detected one ship under escort. Our aim was poor and the one hit proved a dud. We escaped detection.
Oct 15th we detected two ships under escort. We hit the Yodogawa Maru (6400t) twice but one was a dud. She did not sink. The escort slammed us for hours. We finally escaped but our fuel tank sustained damage which we could not repair. Dismayed we let the Yodogawa go and returned to port. We dearly wanted the third ship on this patrol.
Lt Cmdr Tom Shoals
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Post by keyboy on Sept 29, 2016 21:39:05 GMT
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