5,756 [WG] Hapa_Fodder Administrator, Developers, Community Department, WG Staff, In AlfaTesters 3,537 posts 13,903 battles Report post #1 Posted July 4 In the new episode, we're going to tell you about the American submarine, USS Batfish. Read it on the portal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,877 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 5,490 posts 10,518 battles Report post #2 Posted July 4 Just what I needed today. Thanks for sharing. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 [WHARF] Mongoose296 Members 13 posts 30,127 battles Report post #3 Posted July 4 (edited) Good job Hapa Fodder Edited July 16 by BigDaDDieee rant on my part sorry 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,562 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 12,502 posts Report post #4 Posted July 4 Wow someone's looking for a serious slapdown I see... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Nene_10 Members 1 post 6 battles Report post #5 Posted July 4 nbkh hbvbjvfftvh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20 [SINK] FailureToReport Members 40 posts 2,162 battles Report post #6 Posted July 4 USS Silversides is better, fight me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,877 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 5,490 posts 10,518 battles Report post #7 Posted July 5 2 hours ago, FailureToReport said: USS Silversides is better, fight me. I visited her in 2010 at her museum. https://silversidesmuseum.org/ Also visited the LST 393, which is a few miles away. I haven't visited the Batfish, yet. Have you visited both the Silversides and the Batfish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
61 [TXGUN] OKIES_NAVY Members 222 posts 15,236 battles Report post #8 Posted July 5 Wasn't there to be a flag or some other recognition device for contributors to the Batfish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6 [ICU] MetalSplinters Members 19 posts 6,911 battles Report post #9 Posted July 5 Another very well done. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,007 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 14,303 posts 25,241 battles Report post #10 Posted July 5 (edited) About the torpedo loading gear; the museum docent about ten year back opened up the forward topedo tube inner doors when they were trying to get an outer door closed. In one of the sealed tubes, they found a nearly complete set of loading gear, wrapped up in cosmoline paper. Edited July 6 by Estimated_Prophet Removed otter door typo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,562 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 12,502 posts Report post #11 Posted July 6 5 hours ago, Estimated_Prophet said: About the torpedo loading gear; the museum docent about ten year back opened up the forward topedo tube inner doors when they were trying to get an otter door closed. In one of the sealed tubes, they found a nearly complete set of loading gear, wrapped up in cosmoline paper. Okay I know it's a typo but it makes me smile. The otter door... I'm seeing WWII sailors loading trying to stuff some poor sea otter into the tube... "I know man, it makes no sense, but the manual says the tube has an otter door. So chief said load the otters into the topedo tube... " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20 [SQID] ohioan55 Members 26 posts 5,185 battles Report post #12 Posted July 7 I must say Well Done! or Bravo Zulu, which ever you prefer. I finally watched an episode and was impressed, and will now watch them all. Hats off to the folks who did the work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20 [SINK] FailureToReport Members 40 posts 2,162 battles Report post #13 Posted July 7 On 7/4/2020 at 9:28 PM, Wolfswetpaws said: I visited her in 2010 at her museum. https://silversidesmuseum.org/ Also visited the LST 393, which is a few miles away. I haven't visited the Batfish, yet. Have you visited both the Silversides and the Batfish? No I haven't visited both, I just wanted to give my home state's fairly decorated and seemingly always ignored Sub some love ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 [NJSQL] Raven_SF Members 1 post 928 battles Report post #14 Posted July 8 The BatFish is in terrible trouble right now. After the flood in 2019 dang near took her back out to sea, lol. The sub floated off it's moorings and was stopped only when it bumped some trees. It is now in danger od rolling over because they cant get it back to where it was and they need cash to pay for renovations and repairs after the flood. I actually thought it was kind of strange that a sub has flood damage but I don't know why or how it got inside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2 [MTLY-] 1Black_Widow Members 39 posts 13,601 battles Report post #15 Posted July 9 did it first time around will again...we need more history preservation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 [WOLF1] Boomer625 Members 368 posts 1,026 battles Report post #16 Posted July 9 (edited) On 7/5/2020 at 8:28 PM, Herr_Reitz said: Okay I know it's a typo but it makes me smile. The otter door... I'm seeing WWII sailors loading trying to stuff some poor sea otter into the tube... "I know man, it makes no sense, but the manual says the tube has an otter door. So chief said load the otters into the topedo tube... " Otter guided torpedoes coming in next update!!! but why not mermaids or dolphins with build in sonar lol Edited July 9 by Boomer625 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,562 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 12,502 posts Report post #17 Posted July 9 7 minutes ago, Boomer625 said: Otter guided torpedoes coming in next update!!! but why not mermaids or dolphins with build in sonar lol That would be power creep and they haven't even delivered the otter torps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,877 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 5,490 posts 10,518 battles Report post #18 Posted July 9 On 7/4/2020 at 10:17 PM, OKIES_NAVY said: Wasn't there to be a flag or some other recognition device for contributors to the Batfish? A patch was issued to people's accounts in game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,877 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 5,490 posts 10,518 battles Report post #19 Posted July 9 On 7/5/2020 at 5:43 PM, Estimated_Prophet said: About the torpedo loading gear; the museum docent about ten year back opened up the forward topedo tube inner doors when they were trying to get an outer door closed. In one of the sealed tubes, they found a nearly complete set of loading gear, wrapped up in cosmoline paper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,007 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 14,303 posts 25,241 battles Report post #20 Posted July 9 21 minutes ago, Wolfswetpaws said: A patch was issued to people's accounts in game. Never actually got mine. Not even sure I could find the confirmation e-mail to submit a ticket any more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,877 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 5,490 posts 10,518 battles Report post #21 Posted July 9 1 minute ago, Estimated_Prophet said: Never actually got mine. Not even sure I could find the confirmation e-mail to submit a ticket any more. Bummer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
