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Post by keyboy on Jan 1, 2017 13:44:52 GMT
Patrol Results Due no later than January 8th 2017.February 1stGentlemen, I won't take up much of your time, as I know that you are preparing to get underway. (MK14 and MK 18 dud rate is now 1 on D6).
In regard to Torpedo load, you will automaticaaly receive: 16 x MK 14 and 8 x MK 18 Torpedoes. You can of course replace upto and including four of your lesser favoured for upto and including four more of your favoured fish.
On PatrolUSS Green Bay - keyboy USS Mako - privepilot USS Bristlemouth - crushedhat USS Weatherfish - nfiltr8tor USS Tiger Shark - jcook119 Currently at Sea
USS Humunuku - tyo USS Seahorse - tamari RefitUSS Poseidon - Gridz - March 1944 USS Skipjack - Silentshark - April 1944 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 InstructionsCDR 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 1944 Jan-JunPatrols
China SeaNone Marianas USS Tiger Shark - jcook119 Marianas - (L)None EmpireUSS Bristlemouth - crushedhat Empire- (T)USS Weatherfish - nfiltr8tor Philippines USS Green Bay - keyboy Philippines - (W)None Marshalls
USS Mako - privepilot
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Post by crushedhat on Jan 3, 2017 3:34:26 GMT
18 March 1944, afternoon, Pearl HarborUSS Bristlemouth enters harbor, her battleflag bearing five new kills, the deck gun mangled, and obvious damage to the hull. Standard Report FormatBoat ID: USS Bristlemouth Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 4 Number of Non-Capital Warships Sank: 1 Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 15,900 Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 2 Months, ready Jun 44, due to Hull damage Awards Requested: 9th Battle Star for Sub 8th Star (3G/1S) to Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew Gold Star to Navy Cross for Cdr Kyle Robinson Narrative: Bristlemouth left Pearl Harbor for the Empire of Japan and her ninth war patrol on 1 February, heartened by news of the landings on Kwajalein. By the time we were passing the Volcano Islands we heard about the revolt on Java and the beginning of the battle for Monte Casino. Cruising off the entrance to the Kii Suido radar detected a small group of incoming vessels on the 21st. Bristlemouth moved to an intercept position and by that afternoon fired 6 torpedoes at a pair of marus, a troop ship of 5,600 tons and a large tanker of 10,500 tons. Both ships were hit, exhibiting multiple explosions though neither sinking. We then were subjected to a lengthy (7 rounds) depth charge attack although the Ataka class escort was not very accurate. Still, it managed to break both the #1 Electric and #4 Diesel from their mounts as well as damaging the pressure hull. After the attack both motors were remounted and we went in pursuit of the injured ships. Despite the extended time undergoing the depth charging the ships were moving slow enough because of damage that we caught up to them shortly after nightfall. Two fish were fired at the smaller vessel and four at the large tanker. The smaller vessel avoided taking any further hits but the tanker blew up quite satisfactorily. This time we eluded detection. Unfortunately, the remaining ship also managed to elude us. The next morning radar indicated another small convoy. By late morning we had two small ship (3,100 tons and 500 tons) and their Otori class GB escort in sight. I split the stern tubes between the two marus. Both suffered multiple explosions, the tanker disintegrating before our very eyes while the troop ship rolled over and sank. The escort attacked, inflicting more damage to the hull and, as we learned upon surfacing, mangling the deck gun. On the first we had another radar contact but it may have been a false echo as we never intercepted any targets. Working our way back to Pearl, we encountered another pair of ships the night of the 4 March near Midway. It turned out to be a small freighter of 900 tons and another Otori class GB. Since we were on the way home I decided to take both the maru and her escort under fire, sending three torpedoes at each. Being small, both ships were ripped apart by multiple hits. The remainder of the trip back to Pearl was uneventful, Bristlemouth tying up alongside Turtle on 18 March. Due to the damage to the pressure hull Bristlemouth will be undergoing refit for two months, ready for patrol again in June. Respectfully submitted, Kyle Robinson, Cdr, USN, commanding USS Bristlemouth
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Post by jcook119 on Jan 6, 2017 3:23:53 GMT
Boat ID: USS Tiger Shark Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 5 Number of Non-Capital Warships Sank: 0 Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 32000 Refit Time: 1 Months, ready for patrol May 44 Awards Requested: Battle Star, Navy Cross
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Post by keyboy on Jan 6, 2017 23:40:06 GMT
Boat Name and ID: USS Green Bay Commander's Name: Mitch Crump Patrol Assignment: Philippines Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 2 - Kori Maru (1100t) and Escort (1200t) Number of War Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 2,300t Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests: crew advancement roll Battle Star for Sub Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew
Crew Names: Crew Skill: Veteran CDR Mitch Crump Chief Engineer Wayne Willis - EXPERT Pharmacist's Mate Felton Masterson Executive Officer Wallace Brooks 3rd Officer Jonas Salmon
February 3rd 1944 Having left Pearl and out to sea, we headed for the Philippines for the second time.
February 13th 1944 Nearly ten days of drills and little else, our lethargy was given a jolt. Just after sundown we reached the midway point of our first patrol area and immediately a light was spotted on the horizon, and whilst the Green Bay was slotted into position at long range, the escorted ship was identified as: the Kori Maru (1100t). I got the XO to plot a solution for a surfaced attack and another test of the improved Mk 14’s once again. Four were fired from the bow tubes; two at the cargo ship and two at its escort. Two MK 14’s missed their targets, however one fish hit each ship and this time there was no audible klunk from them, just detonations. The Kori Maru had a hole ripped into its starboard side and then began to sink quickly. The escort took longer to sink by its stern. There was no detection and therefore we slipped away in the dead of the night and I plotted a course for the next patrol area.
March 18th 1944 Over a month has passed and there have been no contacts, as a result the crew have had little to do and the food is now being rationed. Fuel is low due to lack of combat and so had to make the decision to return home.
March 26th 1944 As we were beginning our journey back home through the Tropic of Cancer, the deck officers spotted an Aichi B7A and the crew called immediately for a crash dive. Despite the lack of action during this patrol, my veteran crew performed well and we submerged successfully without taking any damage and avoided its single torpedo.
March 30th 1944 Arrived back at Pearl Harbor, after traversing the rest of the Tropic of Cancer after the incident on our way back to the Hawaiian Islands. Refit will be completed during April.
I am not reporting the torpedo statistics; far too embarrassing.
USS Green Bay will be ready for the May patrol
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Post by privepilot on Jan 8, 2017 16:54:00 GMT
AAR: SS-454 Mako GATO Class Date of patrol start: 21/02/1944 Date of patrol end: 15/04/1944 Patrol Assignment: Marshalls Islands Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 2 (1 Freighter, 1 Passenger) Capital Ships Sank: 1 FF (900t) 1 CV (Kaga) Total Tonnage Destroyed: 33,800t Special Assignment Completed: N/A Torpedoes Fired / Hit / % / Dud / % / 20 / 14 / 70% / 3 / 21% Submarine Damage: Aft torpedo door SD Radar Hull x2 Refit Time: 2 Months (6/44) Awards Requested: Navy Cross w/Gold Star Purple Heart for Exec LW (Shoulder) Posthumous Purple Heart for Pharmacist Mate Battle Star x6 SPCI x6 Patrol Description: It was a chilly Monday morning, The 21st of February, when the crew of The SS-Mako slipped her ties and headed west! Her patrol area was the Marshalls. This was her first cruise with the new MK-18 electric torpedo and I was excited to use them. According to the OrdBureau, our dud worries were in the past. I was hoping to prove them right this trip. We had our first encounter on the 9th of March. It was 9:40hrs, and sunny. We located a small convoy and closed to medium range submerged. We fired two torpedo at each ship, including the Fast Frigate escort. We scored one hit on each freighter and two solid hits on the Frigate. One of the hits on the Frigate failed to explode, but the other broke her back and sank her quickly. Both of the merchant ships were sunk due to excellent placement of the torpedoes! The first was the 2300t Freighter, Teikyu Maru. The 2nd was the 2500t passenger liner Nigtaka Maru. The Frigate was identified as the Yaku (900t). Not long after that, our lookouts spotted what looked like a large ship on the western horizon. We closed and identified the CV Kaga! The crew was very excited to have a shot at such a target! We were able to move into firing position and launched 8 MK-14’s at 20:32hrs. I scored six hits, including one failed to explode. It was a beautiful sight to see her lose steam and start to list heavily. We could not stay put, tho, because the escort, who appeared to be well trained, was on our scent. We had to endure at least three separate attacks, with more than 10 close misses! Our Exec was jostled and jarred his shoulder, but we did not find out the worst until we sent him to sick-bay. There we found the doctor crushed by a large cabinet that had been torn loose from its mounts. The loss of the Doc , who was loved by all, tempered our excitement over killing a Jap CV! This attack destroyed our SD radar and smashed the aft torpedo tube door. Events would prove that to be a sad loss. After just a couple of hours being banged around, we heard the escort move off, then stop. Fearing a trap, we slowly went to periscope depth and were able to witness the crew of the Kaga leaving her and climbing aboard the escorts. It was not long after we saw this that something deep inside the carrier exploded and she sank stern first. Moving away, we repaired what we could and committed our doctor to the deep. On Sunday the 19th of March, at 21:10hrs, we found another small convoy, consisting of a large freighter and a HUGE tanker! She had to be over 10,000 tons! I implored the torpedo crew to fix the stern tubes, to no avail. All I had was 6 MK-18’s in the bow. I decided to fire 2 at the freighter, in hopes of at least damaging her and 4 torpedoes at the tanker. I wanted her! We scored one hit on the freighter and she slowed considerably. We scored three hits on the Tanker but one failed to explode. DAMN! The two hits we scored slowed her, but she looked like she was going to stay afloat. The escort was not super well trained, only giving us a minor working over. We surfaced and stayed in touch with the tanker, hoping the escort would leave, so we could close and shell her with the deck gun, but that proved to be impossible because he stayed and covered her until it was getting too light to stay on the surface. We submerged to periscope depth and watched them sail away. I was very frustrated. We had perfectly good torpedoes in the stern, that I could not launch. That was the end of enemy engagements for the balance of the cruise. We did have one SJ report, but found nothing. We entered port on Saturday the 15th of April, and tied up at 23:28hrs. Time to get a big fat steak and a shower!
Signed:
Commander, Charles Frank Commander SS-454 Mako
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Post by nfiltr8r on Jan 9, 2017 4:15:04 GMT
Boat Name and ID: USS Weatherfish Commander's Name: Marshall Patrol Assignment: Empire (T) Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 2 - Nagawagwa Maru (1000t) and Bangkok Maru (5400) Number of War Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 6400t Special Assignment Completed: Yes Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests: Battle Star for Sub Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew
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Post by keyboy on Jan 9, 2017 10:03:15 GMT
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