Briefing:

You are captain of the "Haddock", urgently diverted from a routine patrol to ensure safe passage of the fleet carrier "Gomer Pyle" approaching Palau from the northeast on its way to the Celebes Sea. It has just been learned the super-battleship "Yamato" and a heavy cruiser will attempt engaging the "Pyle" southeast of Koror. You are approaching Palau from the west and must pass through Malakal Harbor to your final waypoint in vicinity of where the "Pyle" is expected to run into trouble. There you must do your best to thwart Japanese plans.

You are not alone. The battleship "Mildred P. Braithwaite" and a cruiser are speeding to the rescue but may arrive too late to prevent disaster if you do not first engage the "Yamato". The "Pyle" has an escort but it's no match for a battleship. There's an allied patrol operating off the east coast to act as a diversion and this may prove helpful in dealing with the enemy destroyer you may find there.

Note that Malakal Harbor is very shallow and periscope depth is impossible once you come over the reef. Your boat will, therefore, be exposed to Japanese shore batteries. Be careful as there will be a lot of sniping and not much you can do about it. Consider crossing parts of the harbor partially submerged if things get too hot. If you average 10 knots or thereabouts you should arrive on time.

Your contribution will be rated a success if the "Gomer Pyle" gets past the southeast entrance to Malakal Harbor. There is no way to associate a goal with any unit other than your submarine so judge for yourself if you have saved the "Pyle". Use the map views to determine what has become of the "Pyle" and reward yourself appropriately if it is sailing off to the south.

Very nice night visuals if you use the camera views.

Mission Download and Installation

To download this mission, click here. You will receive a virus warning or some other cautionary advice because this file has an .EXE extension.

If that makes you nervous, click here to download an ordinary ZIP file which you can extract yourself (WinXP will do it automatically). Be sure to specify a destination directory named \SM12 Palau Gauntlet on some suitable drive.

The first download is a self-extracting .EXE file. Simply double click the file to extract. The default extraction location is \SM12 Palau Gauntlet

It is up to you to you in either case to modify this folder specification to point to a valid disk drive. For example, you might modify the string to look like C:\SM12 Palau Gauntlet. In both types of download/extraction the process provides a clear opportunity to enter this information.

When extraction is completed, copy or move the extracted folder and its contents to C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\Data\SingleMissions  (it is assumed you used the default installation location for Silent Hunter. If you used something else, modify the destination accordingly). You may rename the folder either before or after copying to anything you want but remember, you must also rename the two files in the folder so that the part of the name to the left of the extensions (.mis and .tsr) is identical to the folder name. If you don't, the simulation will not be able to find the mission.

The mission will appear in your "Quick Missions" game menu as "Palau Gauntlet".