Popular hunting grounds?

[TabbyHunter]

So, as we all work for the same...ahhem,..person, were does everyone like to hunt? Also your flotilla and boat class are appreciated.

Personaly, I have hunted Scapa in the early war outa the 7th Flotilla in my VIIB, with, on this new patrol, a battleship and an Auxilerary cruiser in the same area.

Later on when im transfered to St. Naz, i like the Irish sea, as there is useualy a convoy comeing from the north, or, if i feel lucky, i go to Gibraltar for a few DDs.

[papa_smurf]

At the moment im in a VII/B out of Kiel (7/13th Flotilla), and my favourite/most reliable hunting ground has been around Rockall Bank. Always find a steady supply of lone merchants/convoys there:yeah:

[Jankowski]

out around lerwick is where i go.... iia or d and 1st flotilla early war.

[RConch]

July 1941, Type 7C (7th\13th), based at St. Naz.
If possible I head toward AM 52 for singles and convoys.
I have heard rumors of a tanker route somewhere between BE 33 toward BE 58.:salute:

[pickinthebanjo]

In between Ireland and Scotland where it narrows to around 20km, Is the spot I've been using. Anything that passes through is heard or seen

[maillemaker]

AM52, AM53, BF17, Rockall Banks, entire eastern coast of England.

Steve

[Jimbuna]

2nd Flotilla, Type IXB 250km west of Gibraltar....convoy killer.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'm operating out of Bergen, early years and don't seem to make it much further than Ireland before needing to rearm, I don't hit anything, I think the game is to see just how close your torpedoes can get without exploding. Went to Scapa the other day for the first time and was shocked at the (lack of) depth, and my first run-in with a net! Luckily as it was Scapa I'd ensured a full roster at damage control.

[Dissaray]

For the longest time I have operated out of St. Naz with the 7th in a VIIC late in the war. Operating mostly near Ireland, South West by in large. The Rock Wall bank and the Irish sea have been fruteful. Hiting up the convoy routs into and out of England. I have also found sucsess with that boat and base at Gerbralter and off the East coast of Canada and America.

I just reasently picked up a IX in '39 and have been operateing up and down the East coast of Britony.

[papa_smurf]

If your in a type IX/D2, head out to the carribbean, not far from Curraco where you'll find plenty of lone tankers:D

[Dissaray]

I'll have to make my way over to that side. Unfortuantly I am stationd with the 2nd and it is still late in '39 or vary early in '40 and we have yet to be restationed outside of Germany. As soon as we get over to N. France though I have designes on terorising the Caribian.

[TabbyHunter]

For me, Fuel isnt a problem, but batery life is, so i can go just about anywere i want, provided i have the patients to do so.

Also, i found if you dont liek the IIA/D, start with the 7th in '39, and after a few patrols, transfer to the 1st/2nd for a bit, cuts out some travle time, and give you a free 7B.

[The Starfox]

Early war till 1943, I prefer to hunt in the Irish sea. You can quickly find lots of convoys, and the air cover isent too rough. When I hit 43 I normally shift to the deep waters NW of Ireland, one can still find plenty of convoys there, and the much deeper waters allow you to escape the tougher escorts that arrive in 43. Also air cover doesn't seem as bad in this area.

[ryanglavin]

I jump straight to an IX D2 at beginning of 1943. I can't stand early war, not much of a challenge for me anymore.
I prefer Arabian sea and straights of Madagascar.
If I haven't transfered to penang on my opening patrol that usually lasts for 10 months, I would just go to the Caribbean for a bit, then back south.

[frau kaleun]

I've just been on my first patrol south past Gibraltar and then out west of the Canaries, January/February 1940, and have found the area in and around grids DH71/72 an excellent hunting ground. The convoy lanes out of Sierra Leone go right through there, some convoys seem to be heading for England and some turn ENE and cut between Madeira and the Canaries en route to Gibraltar.

Hit one convoy when I first got there that had no warship escort and nothing but an armed freighter for protection. Bagged two large merchants and two ore carriers.

After resupply at Corrientes I swung back around to patrol the same area while working my way north and home. Intercepted another convoy that had one DD escort and another armed freighter - took out the destroyer and then got a 8000+ ton tanker and three ore carriers.

I've taken down over 70000 GRT, I think, in less than a month of patrolling in that region. Plus in the time I've been down there I've had reports of two other convoys coming along the same route, only I didn't have the ammo left to go after them. :wah:

[Dissaray]

I just found my newest favorite spot on the whole Earth. The time is 0839, the date January 16 1940. The place is AM 35. I get word from BDU of an enemy task force and I figure, "what the hell, I'll check it out." My watch officer calls out a contact and I think, 'well at least my intercept course was right..' and swivle my UZO around to the bearing and draw a beed on a tall mast out in the distance. Thanks to the watchful eye of my weapons officer I am well informed that I have found both the HMS Hood and the HMS Revenge as the lead elements of this task force. No aparant escorts. No other sound contacts on the phones. Christmass just arrived early I think.

Apon further investagation I found an escort, four tribal class distroyers. What ever shall I do?

[pickinthebanjo]

and my first run-in with a net! Luckily as it was Scapa I'd ensured a full roster at damage control.

You hit it or your torpedoes hit it? First one I seen was there and I watched as three torpedoes hit it so I figured something had to be down there

[Alpha Von Burg]

Speaking of hunting grounds, is it possible to catch up to the June 6th
D-Day convoy bound for normandy?

"food for thought..."

[Herr-Berbunch]

You hit it or your torpedoes hit it? First one I seen was there and I watched as three torpedoes hit it so I figured something had to be down there

I hit it, was stupidly at 4xTC, have learnt from that!

Now I'm dead, V&W class destroyers destroyed me.

Started again and was last seen just South of Iceland ducking from a Sunderland before activating sticky-keys and crashing me to desktop!

Hey-Ho!

[firefighter26]

Speaking of hunting grounds, is it possible to catch up to the June 6th
D-Day convoy bound for normandy?

Talk about a target rich environment! You could just set your torpedoes to magnetic and fire them down whatever bearing you wanted, at random! Though, I would suspect an insane amount of destroyers and fighters would converge on you so fast it would make your head spin!

I am starting a new career now that I have GWX3.0 installed. Before that, I always had good luck East of Dover at the channel entrance where it bottle necks. Not right at Calais, but further North/East where you enter the channel. I took six unescorted, lone merchants of various size in the same patrol grid, in the same night, in that area on my last patrol.

[Alpha Von Burg]

:06:
So I take it that you can't attack the D-Day Convoy bound for Normandy?

[pickinthebanjo]

Started again and was last seen just South of Iceland ducking from a Sunderland before activating sticky-keys and crashing me to desktop!

Hey-Ho!

lol those damn sticky keys eh, out by gibraltar they got some odd nets (I had to go Under the net then I had to go back to 12m to avoid a deep minefeild (these are on the north coast just as you pass the port on the way to the medetaranian)

[pickinthebanjo]

Anyone know any hot-spots out near Halifax? I'm headed for Canada in mid 41 and have no clue whats where. I figure just south of Halifax could be hot

[Jimbuna]

Many a Liner and a convoy frequent Halifax regularly.

[Wreford-Brown]

I've just started a brand new career in a VIIA and I'm cruising between the Isle of Skye and the Isle of Lewis (south of Stornoway). There's a large number of medium sized merchants and few destroyers but a Swordfish scared the hell out of me last night.

[firefighter26]

Many a Liner and a convoy frequent Halifax regularly.

I would assume since Halifax was a main staging point for cross Atlantic convoys to form up at, that there would be a fair number of targets in the area.

I can't wait to get a long range boat and head over the North America to look around. Hopefully some of the cities and harbours have been put together nicely!

[Jimbuna]

I would assume since Halifax was a main staging point for cross Atlantic convoys to form up at, that there would be a fair number of targets in the area.

I can't wait to get a long range boat and head over the North America to look around. Hopefully some of the cities and harbours have been put together nicely!

Nothing to stop you crossing in a Type VII and linking up with a milch cow either on your way there or on the way back.

[Hook]

At about 8 knots a TypeVII will do over 33000 kilometers in good weather. If you're careful with your fuel, and patient, there's nothing to stop you even without a refuel point. :)

Hook

[pickinthebanjo]

I can't wait to get a long range boat and head over the North America to look around. Hopefully some of the cities and harbours have been put together nicely!

I'm managing to do it from keil in a VIIB without re-fueling, you just have to take it slow

[Alpha Von Burg]

I can't wait to get a long range boat and head over the North America to look around. Hopefully some of the cities and harbours have been put together nicely!

If you do make it to New York, you could post a video it would be nice...
Just a suggestion...