Science Hypothetical: The Navy drafted you in WWII. - Page 5

**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.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

I'll be quite honest with you, if I was drafted for any war of any kind that I would have over a 0.25% chance of death, I'm moving to another country. Not a chance in hell I'm risking my life.

I don't care what you call me. I'd be a terrible terrible person to be on your team in war. We'd be out in the trenches, you'd be like, okay I'm going in first, you come in behind me where all of those guys shooting are at and cover me. I'd be like, are you ****ing crazy, they are trying to kill people up there.

Sorry, buddy. You can't run in World War II. We're killin' Nazis. You can be a pacifist on ...

Steamer Bay** Casablanca-class Escort Carrier**

**Donger** · 10-09-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

In. Let's kill some nazis!

It's been all Japanese (PACFLEET) so far, I think.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

In.

You are on the ship with the beautiful large signature on the prow.

Hancock** Essex-class Aircraft Carrier**

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Reporting to the U.S. Pacific Fleet ...

... Bunker Hill lost a total of 346 sailors and airmen killed, 43 more missing (and never found), and 264 wounded. She was heavily damaged and was sent to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard for repairs. She was still in the shipyard when the war ended in mid-August 1945.

Great story. Oh, and (rolling dice) you died. Tough break.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dmahurin

Im in.

Independence** Independence-class Light Carrier**

Oh, hey. Someone else was also on the Independence.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sorter

Aye.

Intrepid** Essex-class Aircraft Carrier**

Wait, I thought that was a Star Trek ship. It was also a carrier?

**TrebMaxx** · 10-09-2014, 05:13 PM

Just passed my physical ready for my orders.

cmh6476 · 10-09-2014, 05:14 PM

I'm no draft dodger sir

Mr. Laz · 10-09-2014, 05:14 PM

U.S. should make 2 years of service mandatory directly out of High School .

maybe 4

**Donger** · 10-09-2014, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Intrepid** Essex-class Aircraft Carrier**

Wait, I thought that was a Star Trek ship. It was also a carrier?

And a museum!

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bevischief

Reporting for duty.

Massachusetts** South Dakota-class Battleship**

South Dakota class? Is that one of the older battleships? I have to look that up.

Eh, pretty new. 1938. I'm used to always hearing about Iowa-class battleships. This one had some interesting assignments, including attacking the French Navy. That's kind of unusual.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallas Chief

Cool thread I'm in too!

Guam** Alaska-class Large Cruiser**

You have to look this one up. I have no knowledge of it at all.

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Reporting for duty sir.

Arizona** Pennsylvania-class Battleship**

Oh, dude. That sucks.

1,177 deaths, and (rolling dice), you're one of them. You never even knew what hit you.

Pilsner · 10-09-2014, 05:21 PM

E-4!

Er... What's my assignment?

**Rain Man** · 10-09-2014, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

Sign me up im ready to kill some sourkrouts

Washington** North Carolina-class Battleship**

Man, we had a lot of big ships that I've never heard of.

Other than Pearl Harbor, did we lose a battleship in WWII? I think that probably ended up being safe duty.

10-09-2014, 03:32 PM
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