Finished my 1st GWX3.0 career

[meduza]

On her maiden voyage, U-51 sailed out of the Kiel, passed through the Canal, and then collided with something southeast of Helgoland. :oops: Instant death. Was it a mine, another vessel, or some uncharted reef? I'll never know.

The whole patrol lasted about 12 hours, my shortest ever...

[mr chris]

Sounds like you hit a mine.:dead:
Donitz will not be happy.:nope:
Now go and get yourself in another boat and show us what you really can do.:arrgh!:

[irish1958]

A known minefield. Stay away from there.

[meduza]

You're right, it was a mine. I checked campaign.scr. :D I was totally unaware of that minefields, I guess the BdU forgot to send me the info. :roll:

The funny thing is that I passed through these miniefields a dozen of times, it was my main route out of Kiel and Wilhelmshafen. :nope:

[Hanomag]

It was only a matter of time then before your luck ran out!!! :arrgh!:

[meduza]

It was only a matter of time then before your luck ran out!!! :arrgh!:
Better that it happened now, at the start of career, than on the return from a successful patrol. :D

[Red Heat]

You're right, it was a mine. I checked campaign.scr. :D I was totally unaware of that minefields, I guess the BdU forgot to send me the info. :roll:

The funny thing is that I passed through these miniefields a dozen of times, it was my main route out of Kiel and Wilhelmshafen. :nope:

Its all so my route in the beginning of the War.
But i must admit...i never had problems with a mine field, i think its because i never sail to close to land...

[meduza]

Its all so my route in the beginning of the War.
But i must admit...i never had problems with a mine field, i think its because i never sail to close to land... Avoid the area S and ENE form Helgoland, up to 30km from shore.

Here (http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8118/helgolandminefieldsnb4.jpg) is the map of the minefields, don't view it if you consider it a spoiler. :D

[Faamecanic]

JEEZE.... I got that way EVERY TIME!!! :o Didnt know there were mines there!!

[Mittelwaechter]

Due to serious lag I try to stay outside the 30 km zones around ports.
Visited Helgoland only once, to see what's to find there.

My shortest career was out of Kiel harbour basin - across the bay - straight into the shore. All hands lost!
Watching all the nice harbour traffic and floating docks in F12, Bernard simply forgot to tell the navigator to follow the "out of Kiel" course.

[Red Heat]

Its all so my route in the beginning of the War.
But i must admit...i never had problems with a mine field, i think its because i never sail to close to land... Avoid the area S and ENE form Helgoland, up to 30km from shore.

Here (http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8118/helgolandminefieldsnb4.jpg) is the map of the minefields, don't view it if you consider it a spoiler. :D

Impressive "devil death ground"... :help:

[Weiss Pinguin]

JEEZE.... I got that way EVERY TIME!!! :o Didnt know there were mines there!!
lol, I pass closeby everytime I head up to the AM/AN grids. :doh: I've been a lot luckier than I thought!

[piri_reis]

Same here, never knew there were mines there!

[Brag]

Some time ago, I wanted to take a little tour of Helgoland. Fortunately some kind soul autokaboomed himself there and posted on the forum.

[A Very Super Market]

Good god, I think half the Kriegsmarine have gone through that minefield!



How the hell will keep the British out?

[meduza]

Some time ago, I wanted to take a little tour of Helgoland. Fortunately some kind soul autokaboomed himself there and posted on the forum.
:rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl:

Meduza, that's great! Umm...I mean that sucks!:damn:

When I read your title I was thinking "How in the world...?" Then, as I clicked on it I thought "You know, I wonder if he didn't..."

I guessed right.

But there will be lots of others.:sunny:

[bigboywooly]

Tis a British minefield
To keep the Germans out
:rotfl:
of the North Sea

Unfortunately there were far more mines floating about in RL than SH3 can handle
Germany laid the westwall barrage on 3rd Sept 39 for around 12 days right from Dutch coast to the Skagerrak

From KM Emden operational history

03 Sep 39 Participated in laying of Westwall mine barrage in North Sea with Nurnberg, Koln, Konigsberg and Leipzig, 16xDD 10xTB & 3xML.

Of course the German barrage left mine free zones for uboats\KM units to enter and exit German waters so the British - having a guess at where they would be by using known ship lanes would mine those areas them selves hoping the Germans wouldnt know

Be nice to lay all known minefields but game would ctd for most as so intensive

[Jimbuna]

I followed you out Meduza.....you didn't hear my warning cries :lol:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6765/sh32008061215325789cz6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[papa_smurf]

Me thinks its a desk job for you after that debarcle:nope:

[meduza]

I followed you out Meduza.....you didn't hear my warning cries :lol:


Radioman: Herr Kaleun, there's some fellow behind us, shouting "Mine field".
Bernard (recently given his 1st command): What about his field? Never mind him...
Watch officer: Herr Kaleun, a mine, bearing 000!
Bernard: What mine!? Can't you see it's a dolphin?? Full speed ahead!
The mine: KABOOOM!
Bernard (going down with his 1st command): blurb... an exploding dolphin! :doh:... blurb

:D

[Jimbuna]

I followed you out Meduza.....you didn't hear my warning cries :lol:


Radioman: Herr Kaleun, there's some fellow behind us, shouting "Mine field".
Bernard (recently given his 1st command): What about his field? Never mind him...
Watch officer: Herr Kaleun, a mine, bearing 000!
Bernard: What mine!? Can't you see it's a dolphin?? Full speed ahead!
The mine: KABOOOM!
Bernard (going down with his 1st command): blurb... an exploding dolphin! :doh:... blurb

:D

LOL :lol:

[Task Force]

Ive never hit a mine, but ive came close to them in my English channel crossings. (yes I still do them every once in a while.) but U-45, has had a encounter with a sub net out when going out of lorient.

[meduza]

Ive never hit a mine, but ive came close to them in my English channel crossings. (yes I still do them every once in a while.) but U-45, has had a encounter with a sub net out when going out of lorient. On one occasion I hit my own net twice, with my brand new XXI :oops:. I was going out of Bergen, going through the wrong fjord (like I used to in stock game), and forgot to check the maps...