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Post by keyboy on Oct 8, 2016 19:24:35 GMT
Patrol Results Due no later than October 15th 2016.January 2nd Gentlemen, I won't take up much of your time, as I know that you are preparing to get underway. With all the changes over the past four months in regard to the Mk 14's, I can assure you that the depth Mechanism has been fully corrected and the more efficient Mk 14's will be loaded onto your boats. This should now ensure that your Mk 14 hits will actually explode more often. (MK14 dud rate is now 1-3 on D6). There have been six subs using the corrected torpedoes from Subron 9 during the past two months and the failure rate is still over 50% and this information has been passed up the line. If your success rate is higher and you are doing something different, then it is ESSENTIAL that you notify me at once. Also, we have been given the Philippines to patrol as of today.
On PatrolUSS Green Bay - keyboy Currently at SeaUSS Guardfish - tamari RefitUSS Tiger Shark - jcook119 - February 1943 USS Skipjack - Silentshark - March 1943 USS Humunuku - tyo - March 1943 USS Bristlemouth - crushedhat - March 1943 USS Angelfish - privepilot - March 1943 USS Weatherfish - nfiltr8tor - April 1943 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 USS Trumpet Fish - blaird 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. [P1p] Patrol Assignment 1943 Jan-JunPatrols
China SeaNone China Sea - MNone MarianasUSS Green Bay - keyboy EmpireNone Empire - MNone PhilippinesNone
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Post by keyboy on Oct 11, 2016 12:12:25 GMT
Boat Name and ID: USS Green Bay Commander's Name: Mitch Crump Patrol Assignment: Marianas Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 4 Komei Maru (2900t), Sugiyama Maru (4400t), Ryokai Maru (4700t), and Kakuai Maru (2600t) Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Number of War Ships Sank: 1 CA Kako (8800t) Total Tonnage Destroyed: 23,400t Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests: Navy Cross for CDR Mitch Crump Battle Star for Sub Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew
Crew Names: CDR Mitch Crump Chief Engineer Wayne Willis - EXPERT Pharmacist's Mate Felton Masterson Executive Officer Wallace Brooks 3rd Officer Jonas Salmon
January 3rd 1943 Having left Pearl and out to sea, I got our expert engineer Wayne Willis to look over the torpedoes and it appears that we got the first batch of the new Mk i4’s with additional changes. There was only 24 delivered and we had them all (Random event)
January 13th 1943 Just after dawn we reached our patrol area and immediately smoke was spotted on the horizon, and whilst the Green Bay was slotted into position at medium range, the two escorted ships were identified as: the Komei Maru (2900t) and the Sugiyama Maru (4400t). I wasn’t prepared to wait all that time stalking till night, so I got the XO to plot solutions for a submerged attack and test out the improved Mk 14’s. Three were fired from the bow at each of the cargo ships. The three MK 14’s hit the smaller ship and whilst there was an audible klunk from one of them, the other two did explode and rip a hole in the port side of the smaller ship and it took less than five minutes for the crew to jump overboard and the Komei Maru to sink below the waves. All three of the other torpedoes were on target and all detonated. There was a huge explosion and the Sugiyama Maru sank without survivors. The escort couldn’t get a bearing and we made our slow and quiet escape from the scene.
January 28th 1943 A fortnight had passed and there had been no contacts at all. Just after lunch there was a ping on the radar; it was a single ship with escort and so I decided we would make a submerged attack and see if we could sink the cargo ship from up close. We avoided detection getting into position, before all four Mk 14’s were fired from the aft tubes, with two heading for the Ryokai Maru (4700t) and two heading for its escort. Both torpedoes hit the cargo ship; one just plopped towards the sea bed and the other broke the ship in two. Both of the Mk 14’s hit the escort and once again, only one exploded. Whilst this slowed the escort down, it still steamed towards our tell tale torpedo trail. Needless to say, we were detected and evasive manoeuvres prevented the depth charges from taking out anything other than one of the electric motors. I took her down to near test depth and the escort had lost our trail. Even though it circled the surrounding area for over an hour, our silence prevented further detection and we stayed put until the escort was out of range. The evening saw us surface and my genius engineer and his crew fired up the damaged electric motor and had it running efficiently before midnight.
February 8th 1943 A week into the new month and little to show for it apart from more angles and dangles training. The evening watch commander spotted a faint glow on the horizon and the crew were galvanised into action. We stayed surfaced and approached with caution, until we had a positive identification; a small passenger ship under escort. We remained at long range and the XO plotted the solution. All four aft tubes were used and we submerged to avoid detection. Everybody must have been focussed on the attack, as three of the torpedoes hit the Kakuai Maru (2600t) from long range. Again, one just clunked the hull; whilst the other two exploded both side of centre and the passenger ship broke in two. From this range I knew the escort would have trouble getting a bearing and was proven correct as we made our escape.
February 19th 1943 A week and a half later we reached the end of our patrol and started to make our way back to base
February 22nd 1943 We were traversing the Tropic of Cancer, when during the evening I was alerted to a contact and a sighting. Having looked through the identification charts and book, we discovered that we had a cruiser in our sights and it was my decision whether or not to attack the Kako; a heavy cruiser of some nearly nine thousand tons. All the aft torpedoes had been used, so I felt there was little point in remaining surfaced to take advantage of firing a full load and increasing our chance of being detected. We remained at long distance and launched a full spread from the bow tubes all at the cruiser, ignoring any escorts. It was a bit of a gamble and it paid off as three of the Mk 14’s hit, with only one being a dud. The first struck to starboard abreast the No. 1 turret. The other torpedo hit further aft, in the vicinity of the forward magazines and boiler rooms. Kako had all of her portholes open, and within 5 minutes she rolled over on her starboard side and exploded as sea water must have reached her boilers. At 2315, Kako disappeared bow first. The escort could not detect us and instead picked up survivors as we slipped away quietly.
February 27th 1943 Arrived back at Pearl Harbor, after traversing the rest of the Tropic of Cancer without incident on our way back to the Hawaiian Islands. Refit will be completed during March.
I will need to report the data for the torpedo results of this patrol:
Torpedoes Fired: 20 Torpedoes on target: 16 Torpedoes on target and failed to detonate: 4 Failure Rate of Mk 14 Torpedo: 25%
USS Green Bay will be ready for the April patrol
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Post by keyboy on Oct 11, 2016 13:05:03 GMT
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