Good Hunting Grounds for an IXB

[Scheisskopf]

I have an IXB in November 1940 and was just wondering where the best hunting grounds were for single merchants because im still getting the hang of attacking convoys in GWX

Thanks

Schkpf :-j

[AVGWarhawk]

BF22 is active. With the fuel you carry you can go just about anywhere:up:

[EmeAzul]

Schkpf, head down to ED 7* or 8* (between Curacao and Port of Spain) for lots of single Tanker traffic. T3's, T2's and T1's mostly, but a few Cargo ships as well. Cheers EmeAzul

[Jimbuna]

There are numerous grids you can go...AM52 as my suggestion :arrgh!:

[Heibges]

Maybe go tool around in the Azores for a few weeks?

[melnibonian]

Anywhere around the British and Irish Coast and in the area around Gibraltar and Freetown. Later on you can also try the areas around Cuba, Mexico and the whole US Eastern Coast. Good Hunting:up:

[Ducimus]

In 1940? I think id take me a little cruise over to the Halifax / St Johns area and find me a convoy to latch on to, or raid St Johns harbor. Just don't go in too far into St johns, theirs a few mines there as i recall.

[Iron Budokan]

Merchants, including tankers, come through BF17 all the time.

[Jimbuna]

In 1940? I think id take me a little cruise over to the Halifax / St Johns area and find me a convoy to latch on to, or raid St Johns harbor. Just don't go in too far into St johns, theirs a few mines there as i recall.

:o 1940!!.sorry I never read your original post properly :damn:
So I'd go with Ducimus then.....the staging grounds/collection points for mega numbers of convoys.......Halifax/St. Johns :yep: :rock: :up:

[Brag]

I have assigned Bernard the job of gathering intellingence from this thread. I see his crayons are smoking over the charts. :roll:

[Scheisskopf]

thanks for the suggestions guys

i think ill check out freetown/gibralter first and then i think it would be aboot time i visit Canada, eh

later on i think ill definately upgrade to a IXC and go to the US coast a little bit

[Ducimus]

In 1940? I think id take me a little cruise over to the Halifax / St Johns area and find me a convoy to latch on to, or raid St Johns harbor. Just don't go in too far into St johns, theirs a few mines there as i recall.

:o 1940!!.sorry I never read your original post properly :damn:
So I'd go with Ducimus then.....the staging grounds/collection points for mega numbers of convoys.......Halifax/St. Johns :yep: :rock: :up:

I acutally had one of those convoy's spawn on top of me once. Didnt help i had 1024 TC on at the time, while crusing close inshore on the surface. One moment empty sea's, next moment im in the middle of a huge convoy with two escorts shelling me from 3,000 meters away. It was... quite painful.

[Scheisskopf]

thanks guys for all the great suggestions

i just had a very successful patrol with over 43000 tons all around the Freetown/Gibralter area

[Roads88]

Lots of singles come through Gibraltar at the time your looking at. Its a great chock point. Some TFs too.:up:


I love the IXB, with Fubar's Camo skin its even better.:yep: