U.S coast, easy preys in december of 1941 ..GWX

[Hartmann]

I sailed out of lorient at the end of november with my IX-B boat and i headed to U.S coast ignoring one convoy in the middle of the atlantic because i wanted all torpedoes availables when i arrived to my patrol grid in New york waters.

There i waited 5 days submerged at day and surfacing at night for recharge batteries until U.S enters in the war and the green shipping turned to red.

It is a carnage... several single ships withouth convoys or scorts travelling alone in routes in and out of new york harbour, i sunk 7 ships using torpedoes and deck gun with good weather. and i still have 14 torpedoes in my stores.

I have to be careful because there are shallow waters and i saw the first catalina plane after 3 days of operations.(two bombs but missed)
Also my fuel is near to 50 % and i have to save fuel for the return journey.

thanks GWX :up:

[madmike81]

yeah its allot of fun till late 42,the fun all but ends in 43.

then its all about staying alive.

[gimpy117]

I say no. I got jumped in early 42

part of it was that i had the worst watch crew that the bdu could send me, they didn't spot a destroyer untill it was 200 meters away on a ramming run!!

[Flying Fish]

Get a copy of 'Torpedo Junction' (Homer Hickam is the author, I believe). It details much of the U-boat activity of America's east coast in 1942. You'll love it....I can't recommend it enough....enough said. :up:

BTW, you might try your "luck" off of Cape Hatteras.

[Jimbuna]

I sailed out of lorient at the end of november with my IX-B boat and i headed to U.S coast ignoring one convoy in the middle of the atlantic because i wanted all torpedoes availables when i arrived to my patrol grid in New york waters.

There i waited 5 days submerged at day and surfacing at night for recharge batteries until U.S enters in the war and the green shipping turned to red.

It is a carnage... several single ships withouth convoys or scorts travelling alone in routes in and out of new york harbour, i sunk 7 ships using torpedoes and deck gun with good weather. and i still have 14 torpedoes in my stores.

I have to be careful because there are shallow waters and i saw the first catalina plane after 3 days of operations.(two bombs but missed)
Also my fuel is near to 50 % and i have to save fuel for the return journey.

thanks GWX :up:

Just goes to show how historically accurate GWX can be :arrgh!:

[XLjedi]

Get a copy of 'Torpedo Junction' (Homer Hickam is the author, I believe). It details much of the U-boat activity of America's east coast in 1942. You'll love it....I can't recommend it enough....enough said. :up:


...and Operation Drumbeat.

[ReM]

The second (and last) Happy Times.........

[Jimbuna]

The second (and last) Happy Times.........

Precisely ;)