Science Hypothetical: The Navy drafted you in WWII. - Page 4

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 03:32 PM

I found a database of major American WWII ships the other day and pulled it into Excel. Then I found information on crew sizes. Now I have a simple simulator.

So if you were drafted into the Navy in World War II and were assigned to a large ship (e.g., submarine, destroyer, cruiser, or larger), I can now randomly assign you to a ship. Report in this thread to get your assignment.

I'll tell you your ship, and then it's up to you to look it up and see where it went and what happened to it. If the ship took casualties, let me know how many were killed and wounded and I'll do a random draw to see if you would have survived.

As for me, I would have been one of 700 sailors aboard:

Juneau** Atlanta-class Light Cruiser**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Juneau_(CL-52)

That's not really a good thing. I hung out with a nice set of five brothers from Iowa, the Sullivans, but we saw some bad things.

We launched early in 1942 and did some early runs in the Atlantic and Caribbean before heading to the Pacific Theater. Right out of the gate in the Pacific we had to rescue sailors from an aircraft carrier that sank from a sub attack, and then we headed to Guadalcanal.

Our task force fought off four attacks from the Japanese, one of which took down another aircraft carrier.

Then another big Japanese group attacked, and we took a torpedo. We headed off toward Vanuatu for repairs, running with two other damaged ships, when we were attacked again by a Japanese sub. We took another torpedo which blew the ship to smithereens and we sank in 20 seconds.

The other two ships assumed there were no survivors and took off running. In actuality, 100 of the crew survived the sinking, but only about 10 survived the next eight days until rescue aircraft found them.

Based on a random dice roll, I went down with the ship, so my naval career ended late in 1942. I hope America won.

Chief_For_Life58 · 10-09-2014, 04:08 PM

Sign me up im ready to kill some sourkrouts

jLoy88 · 10-09-2014, 04:12 PM

Sign me up! hopefully on that fancy USS Arizona looks new and purrty.

Al Bundy · 10-09-2014, 04:14 PM

Bundy, reporting for duty. Sir.

Mike in SW-MO · 10-09-2014, 04:34 PM

Permission to come aboard, sir!

I'm ex-Navy. What the hell.

DaveNull · 10-09-2014, 04:38 PM

Sign me up.

Molitoth · 10-09-2014, 04:41 PM

**TimBone** · 10-09-2014, 04:42 PM

Checking in!

GloucesterChief · 10-09-2014, 04:42 PM

Son of a Sailor here reporting for duty.

jLoy88 · 10-09-2014, 04:47 PM

I am gonna defect to Canada if I don't get ship orders soon.

**mlyonsd** · 10-09-2014, 04:50 PM

I would but I volunteered for the Army Air Corp and I'm still flying around somewhere on a B-17.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kman34

Barely passed the physical...[flat feet]...Ready to serve my country.

Okay, the draft board is back up and running.

You are aboard...

Monaghan** Farragut-class Destroyer**

Probably a silent g in the silent deep.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otter

Joining the seamen

Wasp (Wasp-class)** Wasp-class Aircraft Carrier**

Hey, I think I may have rescued you before I died.

**Buehler445** · 10-09-2014, 05:04 PM

In. Let's kill some nazis!

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Put me in Coach

You are on ....

Juneau** Atlanta-class Light Cruiser**

Hey, we're shipmates! Oh, and you died on the ship, too.

stumppy · 10-09-2014, 05:06 PM

Been watching the AHC channel all day. I'm ready to kill some Jap bastards.

10-09-2014, 03:32 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3308491 VARSITY	Hypothetical: The Navy drafted you in WWII. I found a database of major American WWII ships the other day and pulled it into Excel. Then I found information on crew sizes. Now I have a simple simulator. So if you were drafted into the Navy in World War II and were assigned to a large ship (e.g., submarine, destroyer, cruiser, or larger), I can now randomly assign you to a ship. Report in this thread to get your assignment. I'll tell you your ship, and then it's up to you to look it up and see where it went and what happened to it. If the ship took casualties, let me know how many were killed and wounded and I'll do a random draw to see if you would have survived. As for me, I would have been one of 700 sailors aboard: Juneau Atlanta-class Light Cruiser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Juneau_(CL-52) That's not really a good thing. I hung out with a nice set of five brothers from Iowa, the Sullivans, but we saw some bad things. We launched early in 1942 and did some early runs in the Atlantic and Caribbean before heading to the Pacific Theater. Right out of the gate in the Pacific we had to rescue sailors from an aircraft carrier that sank from a sub attack, and then we headed to Guadalcanal. Our task force fought off four attacks from the Japanese, one of which took down another aircraft carrier. Then another big Japanese group attacked, and we took a torpedo. We headed off toward Vanuatu for repairs, running with two other damaged ships, when we were attacked again by a Japanese sub. We took another torpedo which blew the ship to smithereens and we sank in 20 seconds. The other two ships assumed there were no survivors and took off running. In actuality, 100 of the crew survived the sinking, but only about 10 survived the next eight days until rescue aircraft found them. Based on a random dice roll, I went down with the ship, so my naval career ended late in 1942. I hope America won.
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