War on the Sea - Tokyo Express Mod || USN Campaign || Ep.3 - The Task Force That Could

[@Wolfpack345]

Sorry about the lack of videos this past week! I actually ended up moving. There may be a few audio issues in this video due to the new office but I should iron all of that out soon :)

[@aceofspadesattorney]

Congrats on moving, man! (: How’s the new place?

[@ancillary9683]

Its okay. This series is awesome!

[@hogandonahue9598]

Take care Wolf! Thanks for the awesome content regardless! Moving sucks!

[@Woad25]

Audio sounded good to me.

[@MichalProzac]

Do you have a proper mancave now?

[@aquila4460]

As your representative of the Bureau of Ordnance, I can assure you that there is no problem whatsoever with the Mark 15 torpedo, and any captain who finds them to be duds should be chastised for tampering with equipment! Otherwise an excellent and fun battle performance.

[@theleva7]

Wait till King finds out!

[@banzeyegaming2234]

How the hell would a captain know how to tamper with a torpedo without blowing it up?

[@sadams12345678]

Technically those were Mark 15 Torpedoes, but they had the same problems as the Mark 14s

[@aquila4460]

@@banzeyegaming2234 Well, a captain tampering with the Torpedos is the only explanation because we from the Bureau of Ordnance build the perfect weapon system for the US navy. (Though, the problem with those Torpedos was that they weren't blowing up and captains were making field repairs that at least slightly improved the situation)

[@rcrawford42]

@@aquila4460 Either field repairs or aiming a bit off from "perfect".

[@fernandomarques5166]

Wolpack: "She's gonna eat two." "Dud. DUD?! Oh my gosh." Me: "First time? Welcome to the Mark 14 experience."

[@anthonychojvang]

IJN: "You gonna die for a couple of duds?" Gridley: "Someone is"

[@snigie1]

They forgot to put the explosive in.

[@TheOsu22]

"OH God call an ambulance... but not for me!"

[@jamesparriott5852]

@@snigie1 Oh, the explosive was in there ... the problem was the Bureau of Ordnance Mark 6 exploder was also in there ... and it DID NOT WORK reliably, and the arrogant assholes that designed it decided it was so perfect and so expensive that they should not actually test it in a single live fire exercise.

[@demanischaffer]

@@jamesparriott5852 Well it was more of the fact that the US military was budget restricted by congress during the interwar period also during a depression

[@45CaliberCure]

@@demanischaffer When your expensive torpedoes don't go boom, you're not saving any money. :)

[@jaynighwolf7585]

I love how the first 30 seconds could be summed up to "I've won all the battles but im losing the war"

[@markjevons3556]

Wolfpack: "I'm really need to start paying attention to my destroyer health." Also wolfpack: "O look at the pretty enemy ships" as he totally ignore his ships health.

[@cookiecraze1310]

Still, all of his battles have been, at the very least, minor victories, and major in the case where he sunk 3 heavy cruisers and 2 other ships at the cost of Gridley and Portland. (Haven't finished the battle but it looks like that will be the case)

[@cookiecraze1310]

Nm American damage control is capable of miracles indeed.

[@floydkershner6591]

I suggest land your current troops and supplies on Rennel and get it upgraded so you have local land based air support.

[@ramal5708]

Rennell is more crucial than Santa Cruz imo, but after occupying Guadalcanal after few weeks or a month into the campaign time-line, I would either establish base on Mailata or upgrade Tulagi/Florida Is. to cover the northern flank, cause cheeky IJN fleet would try to slip in from the northern or western gap of Guadalcanal

[@awhahoo]

@@ramal5708 or just go ahead and land on rennel island. Hadnt even taken guadalcanal.

[@nhanel]

hi

[@alexwieland-ducher8792]

The curse of the Mk 14! It's just in a different series!

[@adamtruong1759]

Mark 15 this time, with higher dud rates thanks to the TTE mod.

[@alexwieland-ducher8792]

@@adamtruong1759Mk14 Mk15 potato patato ;) just in this case they are both equally terrible.

[@combatarms45]

I personally play with duds off purely because I do enjoy not being handicapped out of historical accuracy, like if I could instead use a slider to make them a lil less common then I would use that instead, but unfortunately thats not possible

[@dylanbenway1816]

Make sure to protect the Juneau, the Sullivan brothers are on board!

[@magnum6763]

Was about to say to keep the Juneau from suffering the same fate

[@PlayerLetterR]

I would advise dealing with those fires ASAP as they spread fast. Clicking the compartment that is being repaired usually moves them to a new compartment, and takes priority on one's that are on fire

[@magnum6763]

I think the damage control teams on Gridley and Portland need a raise for keeping their crippled ships afloat, especially Gridely being a tin can and all. Also I think every ship that’s been in combat needs repairs lmao.

[@Spymaster001]

u mean they need some medals

[@magnum6763]

@@Spymaster001 nah man they need a raise. mainly so they can buy some trousers that will stand the weight of their massive balls :D

[@Lennis01]

Gridley's entire aft end was in the black with heavy flooding, and she didn't sink. Kudos to American damage control, which irl was far superior to the Japanese.

[@magnum6763]

@@Lennis01 yea, that happens a lot when a magazine detonates. usually if it was a destroyer then wouldn't really care but if it was a capital ship (or light cruiser) they would scuttle them

[@bluestorm3628]

I say bring all ships in the task force home, they deserve it. Thanks to that victory, The new task force can take over until they are ready to redeploy.

[@smitty2516]

Make vids longer!! I’m a crackhead for this series

[@MyDewEn]

Read my mind brother!

[@ArfiniGa]

Bro 35 minutes pass like 35 seconds. Too much fun

[@daytonmccastle5346]

Yea i agree i really like these videos if you could make em bit longer that would be neat.

[@worldscar6422]

Longer vids! Longer vids!

[@mauritsbutterworth3120]

I scour KZbin every day to see these vids, and I totally agree. Although, I very much appreciate the awesome and exciting content and the work that goes into them. (:

[@Mr.McMuffin]

You should probably sail back to the New Hebrides with the Portland, Atlanta, and the Gridley, Move the new task force up to the remanents of Task Force 1, Purchase a South Dakota Class, Repair all your ships and then make a landing. No need to rush this.

[@sdavis9444]

And get SUBS!

[@Mr.McMuffin]

@@sdavis9444 he said in episode 1 that he was handicapping himself by not doing that on purpose

[@sdavis9444]

@@Mr.McMuffin Ohh yeah.

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

I love that the one turret left firing on that Furutaka was the one that was surrounded by flames, you just know those gunners had the doom sound track going through their heads even though it hadn't been written yet.

[@angrypandaification]

The dull thunk of the dud made me chuckle. I can't believe all of them were duds though.

[@Spymaster001]

the loudest sounds are when there is a loud click instead of a bang

[@familymorotskiy6929]

ME: *sees its time that wolfpack uploads* Also me: *INTENSE REFRESHING KZbin*

[@andrewjackson8956]

Love to see historically accurate American early war torpedo performance.

[@xurxotroche366]

Someone in the torpedo factory should be fired, that's for sure

[@firestorm165]

Or charged with treason

[@cookiecraze1310]

@@firestorm165 put him on a ship and fire torpedo's at it, just to demonstrate what happens when you snort 'dry glue' on the job.

[@commisaryarreck3974]

Factory? I'd say the ordinance board should be put on a ship and have a salvo fired at them to show them the "incredible effectiveness" of their glorious perfect and expensive torpedo's Imagine firing every last tube from a submarine and having every last one be a dud...No shit it's actually happened

[@snigie1]

I'm a million miles away in little old New Zealand wearing my wolf pack shirt around town, crazy how the nets brought us all together

[@JessWLStuart]

This game is quite accurate about duds for USN torpedoes.

[@dmain6735]

I love the expressions :) 'Howdya like like them apples', 'Golly' kind of fits the WW2 game.

[@ryanblount2210]

Wolfpack: "Atlanta's taken heavy damage, and my fleet is all looking a bit roughed up, I think i need to send them back" Also Wolfpack: "oh hey, another task force, y'all go fight it"

[@hansm_0161]

First time commenting despite having been following this awesome channel for a long period of time just because I want to keep seeing this grest series continues! Keep up the great work!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks!

[@andrewcharlton4053]

Been waiting for this one. Loving the campaign.

[@gremfive4246]

I learned the hard way when making a torpedo run to turn off the launchers on the side of the ship opposite you are trying to fire from because they will stay active and try to fire when ever they get in arc.... which it likes to do when one of your own ships are passing by. I had an Atlanta cruiser make a run and then turn 180 just to launch torpedoes right into one of my passing destroyers, the Admiralty was not impressed.

[@arcticcowboy8659]

Stumbled across this series yesterday, came back to finish episode 2 just in time for episode 3 to pop up. Definitely subd to watch the rest.

[@teutoncross3817]

Why don’t you work on damage control? You have repair crews working on empty parts of the ship and letting the fires spread.

[@aquila3958]

Cuz he never had to in his old run, he just sunk ships left and right and never had to worry about damage really

[@Zulgurub]

@@aquila3958 so is he incapable of learning?

[@aquila3958]

@@Zulgurub its just that he never had to and doenst seem it as necessary, one of his dds almost sunk but he didnt do anything and damage control barely fixed the ship

[@Zulgurub]

@@aquila3958 yes and we are criticizing him for it. That's what happens when you fuck up in such an idiotic fashion, you get criticized.

[@phormioofathens4774]

@@Zulgurub lmao daddy chill it’s a video game

[@thomasgreen1816]

Well done sir. I'd recommend a strongly worded letter to the Bureau of Naval Ordnance regarding those torpedos.

[@goodrowj]

You can thank the Bureau of Ordnance for those duds. You're lucky your ship commanders were experienced enough to know to ignore targeting instructions to actually get them to even hit the enemy.

[@TakeTheL-iam]

I was lying in bed, saw the notification, and my first thought was "fuck, it's noon already?

[@worldscar6422]

You’re pfp is cursed.

[@jamesscalzo3033]

Loved the video @Wolfpack345! Can't wait for the next video man! The main thing to remember about the Atlanta-class Light Anti-Aircraft Cruisers is that they were originally intended to act as Destroyer Leaders but because they had Metric, Imperial and American Butt Tons of Anti-Aircraft Guns as well as 8 Twin 5"/38 Caliber Guns they were used in a multitude of roles from Radar Pickett to Anti-Aircraft Support. They had Sonar, Depth Charges and Torpedoes as part of their armament so having them help with Sub Hunts is Really good because you can have 2-3 destroyers go in and make a Depth Charge Attack while the Atlanta just Stays back and keeps the Sub Spotted.

[@adamtruong1759]

30:40 Yeah, I would've broken off temporarily a long while ago in fear of losing compartments and other components.

[@jimjob1212]

man out of all the lets plays i have seen the role play and narration you do make the game so much better. also no one really uses the b17s i know that they are on the edge of there range to be more useful but its fun to see them come out and play. thanks for the work you put in.

[@vf-114jock2]

Wolf tell us how much time and work goes into an episode. I don't think everyone realizes how much work goes into your presentations!!!

[@maximiliandrees363]

It's like he gets hypnotised every time cause he says something what he wanna do and ends up watching his ships gets nearly torn apart cause it's so beautiful

[@mattfitzgerald7836]

Thank you BuOrd, for your contribution to the victory :)

[@sedlacekmartin6630]

Just a few general observations as a player. 1- build an airfield on 3 and immediately port to 3. It allows you to rearm ships (also CVs) without 75h delays. 2- you have a lot of everything in Australia. 3- really check what you are buying for transport and oilers. There are tremendous differences (for example, one type of oiler has capacity 400 not 100 etc.). 4- take a smaller supply convoy (preferably from better types) and transport engineering and oil from Australia. It takes like 3-4 days to get to Rennell island, but it is really worth it. And again and again. 5- Smaller cruiser force is capable of bombarding Shortland island. It really helps in the long run to suppress ports and airfields there to 0. 6- Start manually firing. With little training you are capable of deleting enemy ships like pieces of cake. I was against it but it is really helping and rewarding. Rgrds.

[@sedlacekmartin6630]

Ou, you have only TE mod, not whole package. In that case sorry for point 3.

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

I'm loving this series!

[@JClark2600]

Remember to look at your ammo situation on the remaining ships. Even if they have small amounts of damage they can't fight if they dont have ammo.

[@Alphapara]

Thanks for keeping this playthrough going! Honestly this game was one of those that looked really cool, and that I'd be really into it, but the release reviews were plagued with bugs and riddled with issues, so I've kept it limited to youtube consumption, and the mod playthrough seems really intense and evenly matched!

[@Agmzjordana]

This is an amazing series wolf, thank you. I am watching it like a Netflix series while on confinement during Christmas

[@SilencedMi5]

I feel so lucky - I just finished episode 2 and thought "it'll probably be a while till the next one," but then lo and behold episode 3 was uploaded just now!

[@ceutermark8271]

Yea your cruiser force is looking a bit rough so not a bad idea to send them back to be repaired and reload on ammo or switch out the damaged ships for new ones until those are repaired.

[@deannaisCrAzY]

Just started watching this series and it’s awesome. Keep up the great work can’t wait to watch the next episode. I bought this game just because of this series and can’t wait to do my USA play through.

[@Dv087]

AWESOME VID👍 don't mean to be an armchair general some advice: 1:after bombing with Kingfishers have them run they're worth gold as they're your long range eyes/2: ID all enemies at beginning of battle pause/ other than that bravo I love your channel and been watching you since the very beginning Silent Hunter 3 videos. Have never mastered SH3 game as you have. Again Bravo 🎉

[@danielkjm]

I wish you post more often, this game and this mod are Awesome

[@Yuzzix]

Been waiting for a new video from you, glad im still awake when you uploaded this video, now i can sleep comfortably.

[@jumpferjoy1st]

Always a highlight your "War on the Sea" vids. I can sit, eat my tea and chill with 30+ min of entertainment.

[@brandonferretti9907]

E-eat your tea?

[@jumpferjoy1st]

@@brandonferretti9907 "Tea", is both the drink and early dinner. :-)

[@haydenc2742]

Man that was one HECK of a battle...and those dang dud torpedo's jeez!!!! I would say bring the entire force home for repairs and get back some command points Keep em coming!!!!

[@VuldEdone]

Now this is what this game should look like. Tense surface battles with better US gunnery and superior IJN torpedoes. At least that's the impression I get from your vids' and it's a delight to watch.

[@ooler]

Re-watching this series, till something new starts on your channel.

[@MenserInventiveStudios]

"It's just a flesh wound, I've had worse" - The Task Force That Could

[@torcaofficial7086]

omg You are the only person i can watch this game everyone else speaks thru toasters

[@gmanfps1007]

Well I didnt know this game existed till i saw your videos, thanks! Figuring it out and the learning curve is tough but your vids help.

[@rossnelson9576]

I’ve been waiting for this. I wasn’t really interested in the IJN campaign, and had been waiting for a USN one

[@winghungyuen2726]

Got hooked to this series recently and still got to watch the rest of your Japanese play through. Keep it up, hopefully you can get better torpedoes but that may be wishful thinking.

[@Daffa137]

If you want to cheese it wolf you can set your Kingfisher's altitude high enough at 2800-3000 ft above the Japanese fleet, that way their secondaries will focus on your scout planes instead of your ship while in the same time leaving your Kingfishers unscathed lol.

[@rcrawford42]

The torpedo that hit the Kuma should have detonated. The early US torpedoes failed mainly on direct strikes; off-angle or glancing blows didn't crush the trigger.

[@yaboikarl1692]

I love your content m8. It's all so well structured and captivating. I'm a little impatient by nature, so most other videos that are 45 minutes or more, i would honestly get bored and turn them off. But the majority of your videos keep me watching with much anticipation and interest. Thanks for these amazing videos!! And maybe re-do the Japanese campaign with the mods you have installed?

[@HerrLindstrom]

Good show! The IJN will have to seriously reconsider its plans in the south pacific post haste as they take losses such as this! Do remember you can counter flood non essential compartments to reduce listing. This function has recently saved one of my heavy cruisers in my campaign ;)

[@HerrLindstrom]

Also I'd like to remind you to set up air patrols over port Moresby and off the coast of Australia. For me the IJN sent several transports with destroyers and I didn't exactly have an answer for them except for some Dauntlesses

[@rustiboy1144]

I think I started crying when the Gridley pulled it off

[@AcePilot_]

Man I love the intros for these videos, they sound super professional

[@willbshaw]

Great series. Consider having all ships fire at a single target until its dead, then change target.

[@feldweible]

Your Cruisers seemed to spend a lot of time only being able to engage with their forward turrets. You often point your capital ships AT the enemy effectively making them cross your T. You cut your Cruisers firepower by a third on more than one occasion without need.

[@owencao417]

These ships deserve medals of honor

[@gordondavenport3366]

Hey GREAT JOB Wolfpack !! , But seriously you need to invest in at least 3 maybe 4 submarines , so that you can keep some of their task forces at bay & start collecting those command points !

[@herbertsroyce3942]

I know there can be Intellectual property issues , but the night engagement sound track in In Harms way would be really cool prior to your battles.

[@beatus72]

At this point I find myself checking wolfpacks channel every day, just to see if the next episode of this series is already online. He definetly needs to increase the frequency though. :) Come on buddy! You can do it!

[@rexwilliamson6452]

Wolf, have you considered leaving 1 DD in the rear of your formation for when you decide to launch torpedoes? The triangulation might lead to a higher hit probability since ships cannot angle against both spreads (duds aside).

[@bobkohl6779]

Cost of all those torpedos could buy you several destroyers. Promoting IJN heavy cruisers to submarines! 😉

[@rustiboy1144]

"Are you engaging the plane??" >guns aimed the entire opposite direction of Japanese fleet

[@ningen1980]

Of course Portland got an ass kicking. Going broadside to a Kuma. ANGLE YOUR BOATS DUDE!

[@magnum6763]

Angling won’t stop HE damage. And that reduces his firepower which leads to the ability for the Japanese ships to take more shots and damage him further. If you think angling is practical you must be a World of Warships player

[@fiery_ginger7530]

Im addicted to this series

[@dmaggio4011]

good show..... you are good.... but you are also lucky..... getting the yamato with the b17 was very fortunate.... i really am enjoying watching this series..... hurry now....

[@klauss.2696]

loving the series so much, looking forward to the next one

[@bigmac60]

Very engrossing. Well done.

[@julieclark1765]

Before anyone says anything no wolfpack345 does not have expanded arsenal installed which houses the 20 yamatos

[@lenku]

Another great video, thanks for posting

[@antilarge7860]

Those duds were absolutely hilarious my man.

[@lt_darkseekerantique3911]

Me thinking I clicked on the Japanese WOS series: A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

[@admiralrob777]

Thanks for the video I just bought the game I also hope to learn from the Master haha keep up the good work

[@juk-hw5lv]

24:09 That's rough buddy - anyone got the unintended reference?🌊🪨🔥🌀?

[@richardarcher7177]

Portland and Gridley are due a long visit to Bremerton.

[@wolfbyte3171]

Furutaka: *Muffled eurobeats*

[@Augustus087]

Wolfpack, any thought to the possibility of Kamakaze-ing with a large group (8) of destroyers at 38 knots, getting in close, then turning and letting loose with a whole bunch of torpedoes? What do you think of the merits of that tactic?

[@alexandervogel4892]

I had the same thought. Wondering if this would be effective.

[@TEGRULZ]

Really fun to watch, gotta be honest, the agony I feel of you having to think about some of these ship classes lol. It happens though.

[@garyhendershot9153]

I think you got 3 torpedo hits... but they went bump instead of boom... Have to have a talk with those armament manufacturers!

[@smc1942]

Think about it... Yamato was commissioned in December 1941. She did nothing at Midway, but guzzle fuel. Committed to action at Guadalcanal, she was sunk before reaching the island. Her guns never fired on an enemy ship. She wasn't a year old. After a lengthly investigation, it was determined She was lost due to failure of damage control teams to extinguish fires, and contain flooding.

[@aurorathearcticwolf4243]

year late but you are wrong the Yamato was sunk in 1945 (historically) while sailing for Okinawa to try and stop the invasion, her sister ship Musashi was sunk during the Leyte operations. When it comes to War on The Sea of course, none of that matters since funny game is funny game.

[@jilthunder2276]

Your torpedos in fact DID hit something; they just did not explode ;)

[@aceofspadesattorney]

When can we expect more of this amazing series? (:

[@vf-114jock2]

Airfield on Rennel is essential but a level 3 port will allow you to re-arm all your ships and planes on Aircraft Carriers

[@Augustus087]

Nice! Looking forward to the next installment =)

[@caerleon9176]

The key is to make rennell level 3 port and resupply, hit and run night time attacks and put all your subs in the area.

[@tefras14]

25:12 That is just pure undiluted luck

[@christianmoore7932]

I don't know if it is a factor in this game but those torpedoes are meant to hit a ship perpendicular so if they don't it will dud

[@on69hzsergej15]

Operation Magazine just released the Kido Butai

[@bman228899]

Absolutely perfect timing

[@WinterWolf1045_]

Is there any way to get rid of the 200 ship destroyed cap?

[@45CaliberCure]

Nice! Shame about the torps, but sadly, it's historically accurate. Can you imagine the frustration for the actual sailors? Full disclosure, my Great Uncle worked at the torpedo factory in Alexandria, VA during the war. Hope he didn't fuck things up for anyone. :)