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lucasner
02-08-12, 11:54 PM
8 patrols...survived from Aug 39 to March 40... coming out of Wilhemshaven...just like all the posts before me reported...BOOM...major flooding...fought it for about 5 minutes and all my guys were dead...

On to Oct 1940, Lorient...IXB...
Falkirion
02-09-12, 12:21 AM
GWX? If yes then the minefield maps are included in the map screen in game. Sucks that it happened now mate. Always follow the harbor pilot out and in when you can, avoids incidents like this.
Jimbuna
02-09-12, 06:24 AM
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9177/sperrnetze.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/sperrnetze.jpg/)
Harald_Lange
02-09-12, 09:25 AM
Man have I been lucky... I'm on my 7th patrol right now. Phew!
lucasner
02-09-12, 10:50 AM
No, it was East of Heligoland. I cleared the island by quite a bit, because I had heard of mines off the East shore...but I guess they went out ALOT farther than I had imagined.

I always pay attention to the minefield maps...adds more environment to the game I think.
Jimbuna
02-09-12, 11:42 AM
Minefields around Helgoland

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5721/75240040.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/688/75240040.jpg/)
Missing Name
02-09-12, 11:45 AM
Follow your escort on the way out of port. They're supposed to take the bang for you, as it were.
maillemaker
02-09-12, 12:27 PM
Yup - never go east of Helgoland.

Steve
lucasner
02-09-12, 12:55 PM
Wow...if those maps accurately show the locations of the minefield...I have passed through them EVERY time I departed on patrol for 8 patrols!!! HaHa
RConch
02-09-12, 02:18 PM
It is good to be lucky!
Victor Schutze
02-09-12, 03:54 PM
It happened to my boat some years ago next to Helgoland in 15 m/s weather. I was coming back from a long patrol at full speed. I thought then that the boat hit the bottom in the shallow waters there. Damages were minor.

I always slow down passing around Helgoland since then.

I suspected mines as well, but I don't recall mines to be shown in any GWX map... or I missed it.
Gargamel
02-09-12, 06:25 PM
historically, the brits mined the areas marked on Jims map beccause as we all know, they tend to be choke points coming out of wilmhaven.
PappyCain
02-09-12, 09:15 PM
In AOD, if I recall, could not one request an escort back to base?

:salute:
Gargamel
02-10-12, 12:08 AM
While technically eye candy in sh3 (gwx), the minesweepers do follow a safe path. So while you can't request an escort, like a taxi, you can wait for one to show up, like a bus.

But they don't go out to helgoland.
Jimbuna
02-10-12, 11:36 AM
The minesweepers/escorts run in an eternal loop so witing for one would make sense but I look at the port map to see what the safe passage is.
Fubar2Niner
02-10-12, 05:11 PM
While technically eye candy in sh3 (gwx), the minesweepers do follow a safe path. So while you can't request an escort, like a taxi, you can wait for one to show up, like a bus.

But they don't go out to helgoland.


Do you have to wait for hours seemingly, then three come at once? :03:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner