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kepabar2001
05-23-07, 06:46 PM
I recently got my type IX, excited to do some patrols down near freetown (I'm Dec '41 right now). Now, historically this was some good hunting for type IXs early on in the war, but I have yet to have a single kill during two extended patrols down there. In fact, I've only received one report of merchant traffic (when I moved to intercept, it was the storm of the century however and I never saw him)! WTF? Is there some secret grid that they're all passing through that I don't know about or is this pretty common for everyone?

It's a bummer because with the lack of action with my type IX so far, I'm yearning for my days of patrolling just outside britain with my VII...
johan_d
05-23-07, 07:11 PM
The ocean is BIG, and with that small radius of listening its easy to miss a lot. Check the charts to see the shipping lanes, or and if and or .. use GWX3, much more traffic.

Take care Kamerad.
Telgriff
05-23-07, 08:33 PM
When I went down there in early 1940, all I found was a heap of destroyer traffic constantly going back and forth. Picked up about 6 different DD's doing laps.
kepabar2001
05-23-07, 08:55 PM
Yea, I saw the same group of destroyers. They patrol all up along the coast north of Freetown. Ironic considering there doesn't seem to be any merchant traffic to protect...

And I am using GWX3, but unfortunately still haven't really seen anything.
wireman
05-24-07, 07:38 PM
Yes. June of '41, and have been following a north bound convoy for 5 days. Have sank 2 tankers, 2 cargo, and one flower. Picked them up off of Freetown.
Lagger123987
05-24-07, 09:51 PM
Where's Prisontown?
GoldenRivet
05-24-07, 10:04 PM
GWX3???

i go on a four day trip and i miss something like that???

please expand on this
Brag
05-24-07, 10:19 PM
Convoys from Freetown move close to a north-south line south of the Cape Verde line. You should be able to find one and follow it attacking every night. Good sport there. :up:

Pick a point about 50 kms east of Sal Island, draw a line toward the south and place yourself on that line NW of Freetown, you're bound to intercept a convoy
azn_132
05-25-07, 12:31 AM
Where's Prisontown?

U mean Freetown, around Africa.
Lagger123987
05-25-07, 01:02 AM
Where's Prisontown?

U mean Freetown, around Africa.

No, there's a Prisiontown, it is next to Freetown.
Kpt. Lehmann
05-25-07, 02:00 AM
Yea, I saw the same group of destroyers. They patrol all up along the coast north of Freetown. Ironic considering there doesn't seem to be any merchant traffic to protect...

And I am using GWX3, but unfortunately still haven't really seen anything.

Some patrols are like that... just like in real life. Hang in there.