Ports worth visiting

[Stix]

I'm curious as to what ports are worth a look at to catch capital ships asleep?

I see lots of people visit Scapa, are there any others that are visited by capital ships?

In my first 4 patrols of my GWX campaign i sunk the Hood, Illustrious and Rodney but haven't seen anything since. I'm going to upgrade to IX boat soon but wouldn't mind hunting some more capital ships before then. Any suggestions?

Stix

[mr chris]

I'm curious as to what ports are worth a look at to catch capital ships asleep?

I see lots of people visit Scapa, are there any others that are visited by capital ships?

In my first 4 patrols of my GWX campaign i sunk the Hood, Illustrious and Rodney but haven't seen anything since. I'm going to upgrade to IX boat soon but wouldn't mind hunting some more capital ships before then. Any suggestions?

Stix

Stix,
I would love to know where you found thoes big battle waggons.:yep: :yep:
I have never found anything that big in my career game in either GWX or GW1.1a.

[FongFongFong]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

[Swooth]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

Guess it was just my luck cause when I raided it, I got nothing but destroyers lol

[mr chris]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

Is this in GWX i know it all ways spawned there in GW1.1a but i thought GWX fixed this:shifty: :hmm:

[FongFongFong]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

Is this in GWX i know it all ways spawned there in GW1.1a but i thought GWX fixed this:shifty: :hmm:interesting

what part of this thread specified GWX?

[mr chris]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

Is this in GWX i know it all ways spawned there in GW1.1a but i thought GWX fixed this:shifty: :hmm:interesting

what part of this thread specified GWX?

Just that Stix said at the top in his post that he was running GWX.

[FongFongFong]

if you really want to know what's in some ports,
you should contact the office of Naval Intelligence.

In other words

run Sh3gen.

[mr chris]

if you really want to know what's in some ports,
you should contact the office of Naval Intelligence.

In other words

run Sh3gen.

I never leave port without it:yep: But what you get depends on the settings you use.

[Stix]

Stix,
I would love to know where you found thoes big battle waggons.:yep: :yep:
I have never found anything that big in my career game in either GWX or GW1.1a.

The Hood and Illustrious where up around AN 11 North West of scapa on the edge of the shelf (I try not to patrol shallow waters) very early in the war. I lucked on to both by picking up the taskforce sound contacts with no "taskforce report". The Rodney was travelling in a convoy reported by Bdu.

Stix

[FongFongFong]

if you really want to know what's in some ports,
you should contact the office of Naval Intelligence.

In other words

run Sh3gen.

I never leave port without it:yep: But what you get depends on the settings you use.yes

with that, were back to the old ballance bit
of playability vs 100000% realism.

You can get complete information
or you can get some partial information
as you choose to play.

[mr chris]

Thanks mate i will have a look on my way back to base and way out on my next patrol.:up:

[mr chris]

if you really want to know what's in some ports,
you should contact the office of Naval Intelligence.

In other words

run Sh3gen.

I never leave port without it:yep: But what you get depends on the settings you use.yes

with that, were back to the old ballance bit
of playability vs 100000% realism.

You can get complete information
or you can get some partial information
as you choose to play.
Aye it is a fine balance mate:up:

[Stix]

I don't run SH3 commander or sh3gen. Prefer to go where i'm told, always good to pick up the latest gossip on ship movements around the bars before heading to sea though. I don't trust those naval intel guys.

[andy_311]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

also has the hood there in sept 39

[FongFongFong]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

also has the hood there in sept 39Time for a new career!!

[peterloo]

In early war, (must be in the right time in 1939~1940), scapa flow, firth of forth, liverpool (never, never, too many minefields+patrols),...

Later war, NEVER. Capital ships NEVER dock at ports, but goes with task force. You may be able to inflitrate a base with a Light cruiser and several landing ships, troop transports, and other stuffs with Harbour Traffic v1.47 mod which I used before GWX.

WARNING, ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE PREYS ARE JUICY (I prefer landing ships first since they must go down with 2 fish, with appox. 300 renown falls on my hand), NEVER SURFACE, since TROOP TRANSPORTS OWNS 6 GUNS and a lot of MGs. The Cruiser, of cause the more. I once died due to the greedy mind

You can never sunk all of them, as you don't own enough fish (even XXI is not adequate if u use duds and the weather is no good)

[bigboywooly]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

also has the hood there in sept 39Time for a new career!!

Yes the Hood is there for 5 days in Sept 39

[Stix]

Lock Ewe almost always has a sleeping Nelson BB.

also has the hood there in sept 39Time for a new career!!

Yes the Hood is there for 5 days in Sept 39

I happened across the hood on it's way there in 39, just luck i guess :)

[Jimbuna]

if you really want to know what's in some ports,
you should contact the office of Naval Intelligence.

In other words

run Sh3gen.

EVERY TIME!! :up:

[Hakahura]

Jimbuna is right. SH3 Gen is the way ahead!

The way I see it, is whether he believes what they say or not, in R/L no sensible Kaleun would leave ever laeve port without talking to a Naval Intelligence Officer. There are lives at stake here gentelmen!

Piece of intel I've got for the community....

Nov 39, Scapa Flow. A s&!% load of Destroyers but...

1 Aux Cruiser and..... The Hood !!!

[Corsair]

Shooting still standing ships in harbours is no sport. ;)

[Hakahura]

Getting in and out is the sport... The kills the reward!

Besides Herr Prien thought it was a good idea, and if its good enough for him...

[Sailor Steve]

And throughout the entire war he was the only one who got away with it. After October 1939 the British beefed up security to the extreme, and harbor raids should be next to impossible.

[Biggles]

I guess the GWX team tweaked this fact a bit, wouldn't be funny otherwise.....

BTW, anyone visited NY in GWX? Is it hard to get in?

[FongFongFong]

Shooting still standing ships in harbours is no sport. ;)try it sometime in GWX

[robj250]

I just finished my patrol in AN21 (my first patrol with GWX - October 39) and was wondering if it was worthwihile to go into Lerwick Harbour.

Or should I just sit in between Lerwick and Scapa Flow and wait for convoys. or go into Scapa Flow.

Now going into harbours, should I do it at night or day?

Rob

[AVGWarhawk]

The best port to visit is my home port where the alcohol is flowing the chicks are free:cool:

[Morts]

langyearsby is a good one

no protection (so far (1941)) there is a heavy transport and a whale factory ship
and a medium tanker i think. + a few more

[Jimbuna]

langyearsby is a good one

no protection (so far (1941)) there is a heavy transport and a whale factory ship
and a medium tanker i think. + a few more

SHUSH!!......careless talk costs ships ;) :rotfl:

[Morts]

ha:rotfl:

[Corsair]

Shooting still standing ships in harbours is no sport. ;)try it sometime in GWX

I don't because it was not the purpose of U boats. One time only been all the way up to Bristol early war on a special assigment from SH3Gen to sink an auxiliary cruiser. I had to try twice because of fog and the aux. cruiser was gone, so I sunk a 9000 t Troop transport to pass my nerves.;) The fog was in fact the main problem...
Only times I go in ports is for rearming from german cargo ships. I love the open sea and don't feel comfortable in shallow places...:D (I don't reload saves when I am dead...)

[robj250]

In my Intelligence report (for my first patrol in October 1939) it mentions two ports, that are interesting because of what they contain, but I cannot find them. They are Longyearbyen and Dunkerques, but I've looked all over the map and I cannot find these ports. I am presently between Shetland Inseln and Orkney.

Can anyone tell me where these harbours are?

Thanks
Rob

Also, where can I get topo maps that contain the Brisith Iles, Greenland and Iceland and over to the east of norway and down to Gibraltar?

[Corsair]

Don't know about the first one but Dunkerque is a french port on the Channel near from Calais. This is where the british embarked what was left of their expeditionary forces after the invasion of France.
On the map I guess it appears under its german name of Dünkirchen...

[robj250]

Don't know about the first one but Dunkerque is a french port on the Channel near from Calais. This is where the british embarked what was left of their expeditionary forces after the invasion of France.
On the map I guess it appears under its german name of Dünkirchen...

Longyearbyen 78°13N; 15°33E

does that help

[Corsair]

Yep it does... this is Svalbard off Northern Norway, also known as Spitzberg... Ice and polar bears...

[bigboywooly]

From where you are Rob Longyearbyen will be closer
Head east along the Norwegian northern coastline - toward Murmansk - then hang a left before Bear Island

[robj250]

Thank you mates

Rob

[Lovro]

I hit scapa flow in the 1940 but after all the pain of getting in(avoiding 3 DDs in shallow water) all I found anchored was a poor DD and a small cargo... talk about dissapointment:down: (still blew them up... just for the sake of it:ping:)

[robj250]

I hit scapa flow in the 1940 but after all the pain of getting in(avoiding 3 DDs in shallow water) all I found anchored was a poor DD and a small cargo... talk about dissapointment:down: (still blew them up... just for the sake of it:ping:)

At the moment, I'm almost to Scapa Flow, Oct 39, I might go in and have a looksee.

Rob

[Deep-Six]

U-123 is on her way to Scapa Flow. (3 BBs, 1 AuxCA):o :o :o :o

[Jimbuna]

Hmm...."U-123 type IXB, one of the 'big boys'"...good luck kaleun I salute your bravery :arrgh!: :up:

[Biggles]

anyone been to New York yet?

[robj250]

U-123 is on her way to Scapa Flow. (3 BBs, 1 AuxCA):o :o :o :o

I hope your gonna have some good luck, 'cause I think I might just follow you in.:lol:
Rob

[andy_311]

anyone been to New York yet?

Next port of call just been assigned to CA98 hope it's better in GWX every time I go there it rains.

Anouther port worth visiting is Dunkirk in 39 a french PPL ,brit large tanker,medium cargo,and a couple of polish DD's

[andy_311]

Sunk H.M.S Anson last night (35900 tons) in LE Nov 3rd 1941,seemed someone got there before me because the hospital ship was ablaze (not me)

[EM2(SS)]

Dunkirk at the beggining of Operation Dynamo has a few nice targets as well.

I snuck in afteer dark and rode in decks awashed most of the way (nice foggy night). Only an armed trawler on gaurd and he is to close to shore to matter. Found an Aux Cruiser parked out front and 3 Liners!!!!, troop transport and multitudes of other smaller targets. The 2 bigger liners were docked in such a manner that they couldn't be fired at . So went to PD and took out Aux cruiser and the small 12,000 ton (lol) Liner.

[Hakahura]

Try out Loch Ewe:up:

October 10th 1939 I did'nt even have to go in I met a taskforce coming out

HMS Rodney, HMS Nelson, HMS Hood, an Illustrious carrier, 2 Southampton Cruisers and about 8 destroyers



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[Falcon666]

anyone been to New York yet?

I was there once before GWX, and to my amazement there weren't any ships in harbour, after I got past two destroyers and some corvettes.

[Jimbuna]

It's totally different now in GWX....trust me :up:

Welcome aboard kaleun :arrgh!:

[azn_132]

The only ports I visted is the port of Bangkok!!!(Just kidding but I try to add an extra port in the Gulf of Thailand).

[Sea Wolf]

When in NYGM I visited Malta, Alexandria and New York. There wern't any ships! I havn't tried it in GWX yet. Scapa is a great place to visit, taking the west channel is really easy to get into.

[johan_d]

Watch out around Scapa, a lot of bomber planes flying around, someone is not happy there!.

[Jimbuna]

When in NYGM I visited Malta, Alexandria and New York. There wern't any ships! I havn't tried it in GWX yet. Scapa is a great place to visit, taking the west channel is really easy to get into.

You'll find 'traffic' in just about every port you visit in GWX :up:

[azn_132]

When in NYGM I visited Malta, Alexandria and New York. There wern't any ships! I havn't tried it in GWX yet. Scapa is a great place to visit, taking the west channel is really easy to get into.

You'll find 'traffic' in just about every port you visit in GWX :up:
My next patrol grid is around loch ewe so let see the nelson is there or other ships.

[Teho]

I guess i'ts Dunkirk thats the best target early in the war. No protection at all, just 3-4 stationary destroyers. Also features a large tanker, a passenger liner, a couple of smaller ships and some neutrals. Visited it 2 times now, and it gave me 1300 of renown per each visit. :|\\

[mr chris]

I guess i'ts Dunkirk thats the best target early in the war. No protection at all, just 3-4 stationary destroyers. Also features a large tanker, a passenger liner, a couple of smaller ships and some neutrals. Visited it 2 times now, and it gave me 1300 of renown per each visit. :|\\

I would keep that one quiet mate or you never know your shooting gallary might dissapear if the devs pick up on this unproctected shiping.:up:

[bigboywooly]

I guess i'ts Dunkirk thats the best target early in the war. No protection at all, just 3-4 stationary destroyers. Also features a large tanker, a passenger liner, a couple of smaller ships and some neutrals. Visited it 2 times now, and it gave me 1300 of renown per each visit. :|\\

I would keep that one quiet mate or you never know your shooting gallary might dissapear if the devs pick up on this unproctected shiping.:up:

;)
:rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

AARRGGHHHH!!......too late :arrgh!: :rotfl:

[andy_311]

Not actually a harbour bash but anyone who is in the 10th flottila have a sail to the Suramansee Sept 44 there's 1 big juicy American TF there doing only 10knts consisting of a Nevada Class BB two Essex Class Carriers, and around a dozen Fletcher class DD's.

[robj250]

AARRGGHHHH!!......too late :arrgh!: :rotfl:

Oh Yea? Was it historically correct that Dunkirk had a minefield in October 1939???

[TriskettheKid]

From what I've seen, the following ports are always bustling with ships:

Scapa Flow (1939-40 only, really)
Loch Ewe (Usually has about 20-30k worth of tonnage, more if 1940 or later)
Boston
NYC
Galveston (again, not a ton, but consistent for the times I've been there)
Belfast
Dover

Those are the ones I've infiltrated the most since starting with GWX. There are various non-major port cities that usually have shipping in them, too. There's one north of Bergen that is undefended and has about 34K tons to sink in it.

[robj250]

From what I've seen, the following ports are always bustling with ships:

Scapa Flow (1939-40 only, really)
Loch Ewe (Usually has about 20-30k worth of tonnage, more if 1940 or later)
Boston
NYC
Galveston (again, not a ton, but consistent for the times I've been there)
Belfast
Dover

Those are the ones I've infiltrated the most since starting with GWX. There are various non-major port cities that usually have shipping in them, too. There's one north of Bergen that is undefended and has about 34K tons to sink in it.

Now out of the ones listed above, I haven't found any history that states that Dunkirk had minefields in Oct 1939.