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Dave Pearson
United Kingdom
Carlisle
Cumbria
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OK, still learning the mechanics of the game so I will play a few more Patrol Games and this will help me get my head around how the system works.
Submarine: USS S-38 SS-143, S-1 Class
Starting Base: Brisbane
Starting Period: September 1942 (WP2)
Patrol Destination: Solomons
Torpedo Status: -1
Ships Sunk: 2
Tonnage Sunk: 5600
Length of Patrol: 3 Weeks
Same format as my last report with dice rolls shown.
Note: Dice rolls and calculations are shown as follows: [{modifier} roll=sum] (sum only if modifier applied)
Note: Attacks etc. are shown with calculations
Week 1
War continues to rage [{0}2][{0}9]. Just as we are about to set off we hear rumour of a big push in the Guadalcanal area, with apparently 12 subs being moved there.
ULTRA reports activity in [{0}2] Empire Pacific and Coral Sea so we better be careful on our transit, but we will not stop in Coral Sea, but press on to our assigned patrol zone..
Solomons from Brisbane through Coral Sea takes one week so off we go.[{-1}0=-1] All looks normal, with nothing to report in transition, and we arrive on patrol.
Week 2
War continues to rage [{0}8].
ULTRA reports activity in [{0}5] Bismark Sea and South China Sea, sure is a lot going on down here.
Right, lets keep our eyes peeled for enemy shipping.
Lookouts report [{0}7] a few ships on the horizon (moderate density) so up we creep.
[{0}2] Its a small convoy (C1), lets see what's there.
I'm using VASSAL here so all 4 ships at top of the war period cups display need to go into the relevant cups, (right click and select to drop into relevant cup) maybe we could get a capital ship here. That would be nice!
So, two columns of 4 and 3 ships.
Lets line up on Column A. Wow, this sub is going to be hard work an attack of 3!!
Up scope and what do we have, rubbish, a 1t 1-0 Merchant and a 1t 2-0 Merchant and two others behind. Tactical rating of 2 is TOUGH!
Lets line up on these two then.
Top revealed 1t 1-0 M gets a TDC and lets see what the 3rd one down is, it's un-revealed but if I place a TDC it will flip, so.....
We have (top down) 1t 1-0 M -1TDC, 1t 2-0 M no TDC, and a 2t 2-0 -2TDC, and one remaining unknown. Again Tactical rating of 2 is TOUGH!
No choice here really, all 3 attack on the 2t 2-0 M -2TDC
(3+0+-1)-(2+0+-2+0+0)=2-0=2, wow a 2 (need to roll 0 or 1 or 2)[{0}5] missed!
Counterattack (0+1+1)-(2+0)=2-2=0 so use the 0 row [{0}4] to no effect.
Lets get closer and see what's in Column B.
Remember we need to reveal the 'rising sun' flags first, and get a -1 on TDC's here.
Lets stay in Column A, and reveal that 'rising sun' in B and the last 'red ball' in A.
Ah, that's GOOD and BAD, a 15t 4-0 Oil Tanker in A BUT an H8 Emily ASW plane on patrol in B!
In A 1t 1-0 M, 1t 2-0 M, 2t 2-0 M, 15t 4-0
in B 'red ball', 'red ball', Emily
That Emily has just spoilt our chances we think!
Lets have TDC's on the 1t 1-0 M and the 2t 2-0 M giving me 0(-1) and +1(0)
All attack onto the 1t 1-0 M, it has the lowest defence value.
(3+0+-1)-(1+2+-1+0+0)=2-2=0, we need to keep away from that Emily! [{0}2] and we miss.
Here comes the Emily on counterattack
(2+1+1)-(2+0)=4-2=2 with a +1 DRM for re-attack [{+1}5=6], he can not find us. Lets get out of here!!!!
After evaluation of our position [{0}8] have no torpedoes left so time to RTB.
Week 3
War continues to rage [{0}1][{0}0] Lots of ULTRA activity.
ULTRA reports [{0}3] & [{0}7] S. China Sea 1, Banda Sea and S. Philippine Sea.
Back in Brisbane with no transition problems [{0}1], and nothing to show for 3 hard weeks at sea.
The scenario introduction said that patrols in the old S-boats were hard.
An attack rating of 3, a Tactical of 2 and an Emily harassing us while trying to line up an attack made life really hard, never mind, there's always the next time!
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Randy Dreger
Australia
Sebastopol
Victoria
I love Melissa, but don't tell her. It's a secret if she can find this. Shhhhh....
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The S-boats do suck.
The funnest (yes it is a real word) patrol is the wolfpack one. Decent torps, decent ratings and some real choices. I suggest you give it a whirl!
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