SH3 advice: Gibraltar by daylight

[Boompus]

Hello,

I'm doing the single mission Gibraltar now. Almost in Grid CG96.
The problem is: it's sunrise, patrols all over the place and submerged (150m) with lowering CO2 en 50% batt. I think this is hopeless... or is there a tactic for a happy end..?

Thnx for reading this transmission (now they know for sure that I'm down there somewhere...;-))

[QC01]

Reverse course , out of sight of patrol's , surface , recharge batteries and oxygen , wait for bad weather if possible , proceed surfaced in the dead of night , dive only when imminent danger . Best of Luck and Good hunting !

[Torplexed]

Get as far through on the surface as you can, and when you dive hug the African coast. That's all I can say. :salute:

[Boompus]

Reverse course , out of sight of patrol's , surface , recharge batteries and oxygen , wait for bad weather if possible , proceed surfaced in the dead of night , dive only when imminent danger . Best of Luck and Good hunting !

Thnx. I think they sent the whole fleet to hunt me. I sunk one of them earlier on. Bad tactic of me I guess. That made me the hunted.

[QC01]

Thnx. I think they sent the whole fleet to hunt me. I sunk one of them earlier on. Bad tactic of me I guess. That made me the hunted.
You are now the Hunted , dive deep , silent running , if one Destroyer , use the hydrophone to determine it's run then full flank speed when you hear the depth charges dropping , count the splash's , second to last drop , drop to slow or play dead by full stop , repeat procedure , if two destroyers play dead , one will be listening to you while the other makes it's run . Best of Luck . You are about to experience the Pucker Factor !

[Boompus]

You are now the Hunted , dive deep , silent running , if one Destroyer , use the hydrophone to determine it's run then full flank speed when you hear the depth charges dropping , count the splash's , second to last drop , drop to slow or play dead by full stop , repeat procedure , if two destroyers play dead , one will be listening to you while the other makes it's run . Best of Luck . You are about to experience the Pucker Factor !

Yep... I'm afraid so. Isn't there a "The Enemy Below" mod? Hunted by only one destroyer ? :timeout:

[Boompus]

Get as far through on the surface as you can, and when you dive hug the African coast. That's all I can say. :salute:

Heading SE... that could be the trick..

[Jimbuna]

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Torplexed]

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

Yeah. Charge the enemy with your deck gun a-blazing. They'll scatter. :D

[Victor Schutze]

Make a 180 degree turn is safest :yep:

[Boompus]

Yeah. Charge the enemy with your deck gun a-blazing. They'll scatter. :D
That's one of the problems. Deck gun is damaged. So plenty of reasons to surface for a longer period...:arrgh!:

[Boompus]

Make a 180 degree turn is safest :yep:

According to history..no sub survived this. :cool:

[Torplexed]

That's one of the problems. Deck gun is damaged.

Well, there's always the time-honored tactic of ramming. :O:

[Boompus]

Well, there's always the time-honored tactic of ramming. :O:
No option... I promissed Doenitz to reach La Spezia.:damn:

[Jimbuna]

No option... I promissed Doenitz to reach La Spezia.:damn:

So you've now found a use for all that rotten veg....surface and pelt it at em http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Victor Schutze]

No option... I promissed Doenitz to reach La Spezia.:damn:

So you're in the same situation as in DAS BOOT. :eek:
God speed Kaleun. :gulp:

[Missing Name]

Pull back, wait till an hour after dusk. Hug the African coast at high speed, in water just deep enough to crash dive.

[Boompus]

So you're in the same situation as in DAS BOOT. :eek:
God speed Kaleun. :gulp:

Yep.... and the game is now: Silent Hunted:wah:

[flag4]

According to history..no sub survived this. :cool:


... I think they got in but didnt get out...?

[Alpha Von Burg]

According to history..no sub survived this. :cool:

Then you can be the one to change that Kaleun.

God speed.:salute:

[Alpha Von Burg]

Then you can be the one to change that Kaleun.

God speed.:salute:

As for advice, I'd say that this is suicide, but I wouldn't say impossible.

You can try the "are you mad" trick and go in flak speed surfaced or the sneaky sneaky submerged trick. Or better yet turn around while you still can, damage your boat on the way home and tell Deonitz that you tried but sustained heavy damage and could continue.

But I really think you should try, I'm itching to hear your story and I hope you make it out alive.

Good Hunting :salute:

[u crank]

Piece of cake.

Use your Klingon cloaking device. No wait wrong......nuts.

Never mind. :O:

[Alpha Von Burg]

Advice: like someone mentioned earlier, surface some where safe to recharge and stuff. Once that's done, go out further into the ocean to test how far and how long you can stay submerged. It's a good idea to know the limits of your boat before attempting something as daring as this. Once you know these two factors then you are ready to go. Use your new data to measure the farthest point to submerge and farthest point to surface. Staying submerged is your safest bet. You can use you sonar to track any income patrols and know where to turn or when to stop or when you think it's safe to go at a higher speed under water. I recommend that you stay on silent run for the duration you are underwater. I did this once, but that was up at Dover Strait earlier in the war. Gibgraltar is very different but the same tactics should work, with some luck of course.

So I say all the best to you Kaleun :salute:

[Boompus]

Piece of cake.

Use your Klingon cloaking device. No wait wrong......nuts.

Never mind. :O:

You got a point here... I think the only difference between a German WW2
U Boat and a Bird of Prey is the cloacking device and propulsion... ;-)
Some Klingon music parts sound the same as of Das Boot (the Gibraltar scene). :cool:

[Boompus]

Advice: like someone mentioned earlier, surface some where safe to recharge and stuff. Once that's done, go out further into the ocean to test how far and how long you can stay submerged. It's a good idea to know the limits of your boat before attempting something as daring as this. Once you know these two factors then you are ready to go. Use your new data to measure the farthest point to submerge and farthest point to surface. Staying submerged is your safest bet. You can use you sonar to track any income patrols and know where to turn or when to stop or when you think it's safe to go at a higher speed under water. I recommend that you stay on silent run for the duration you are underwater. I did this once, but that was up at Dover Strait earlier in the war. Gibgraltar is very different but the same tactics should work, with some luck of course.

So I say all the best to you Kaleun :salute:

Thnx..
I think that my big mistake was that I attacked (and sunk) one of them before entering the strait of Gibr. Now I have 7 ships above me (at 150m) waiting .. close to Africa..

[Boompus]

Depth charges: I want to release some oil and put some clothes in the tubes... is that possible in this game?

[not using GWX or other major mods]

[Torplexed]

Depth charges: I want to release some oil and put some clothes in the tubes... is that possible in this game?

[not using GWX or other major mods]

At some point you can release purpose built decoys which give off bubbles which can confuse the escort sonar operators.


The whole jettisoning debris tactic is probably a Hollywood invention. A few scraps of debris would do nothing to get the escorts off your back. The escort Captain would believe that he has damaged you, not killed you. Signs that a U-boat may be destroyed besides the obvious noises associated with a sub's hull collapsing were large air bubbles and large volumes of oil. This could not be replicated with a few scraps of debris.

[Boompus]

Weird... I think the whole Brittish Navy is hunting me now. Looks like Winston C. himself was on the ship I destroyed..? :cool:
Getting close to: Mission Impossible

[PappyCain]

http://uboat.net/maps/gibraltar.htm

(http://uboat.net/maps/gibraltar.htm)You can zoom in on the map - 26 U-boats were lost.

Also: http://uboat.net/ops/mediterranean.htm

[Luno]

Boompus, once a destroyer is aware of your presence it can call in a bunch of warships from the immediate vicinity.

I played a Gibraltar mission in which I had maybe 14 ships over my head. I got away after some careful evasive maneuvers (flank speed and turning when the destroyer is overhead) and then silent running at 50 rpms to creep away.

It took hours, but I got away and the destroyers eventually dispersed. I checked the outside camera (this was a single-mission) and I saw a bunch of star-shells all over the place, but not where I was. :cool:

I think there were so many that they had to worry more about bumping into each other than getting a shot at me :arrgh!:


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[brett25]

ive gotten through gibralta before, just keep your distance from the destroyers and weave around them, use flank when possible to move the ball down field, stay close to africa, but remain in deep water,and then slip around to ceuta and hide, once your through. You can recharge when stationary btw (perhaps a bug, I asked whether this was the case in reality on this forum in a past post) just go all stop and use compression and wahch you battery recahrge:woot:

its alot of fun down there, my favorite place in the game. good luck!

[Boompus]

Boompus, once a destroyer is aware of your presence it can call in a bunch of warships from the immediate vicinity.

I played a Gibraltar mission in which I had maybe 14 ships over my head. I got away after some careful evasive maneuvers (flank speed and turning when the destroyer is overhead) and then silent running at 50 rpms to creep away.

It took hours, but I got away and the destroyers eventually dispersed. I checked the outside camera (this was a single-mission) and I saw a bunch of star-shells all over the place, but not where I was. :cool:

I think there were so many that they had to worry more about bumping into each other than getting a shot at me



Quiet busy on the surface indeed. Day or night makes no difference it seems..:cry: Thnx

[Boompus]

ive gotten through gibralta before, just keep your distance from the destroyers and weave around them, use flank when possible to move the ball down field, stay close to africa, but remain in deep water,and then slip around to ceuta and hide, once your through. You can recharge when stationary btw (perhaps a bug, I asked whether this was the case in reality on this forum in a past post) just go all stop and use compression and wahch you battery recahrge:woot:

its alot of fun down there, my favorite place in the game. good luck!

:DL Good tip... recharge without diesel engines running...:salute:

[Luno]

If you're underwater, then I'm 99.99% sure that that's a bug.

[Boompus]

If you're underwater, then I'm 99.99% sure that that's a bug.

Hiding here for a while... let's find out :cool:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4610/sh3img532012204449695.jpg

[brett25]

You can recharge when stationary btw

sorry I wasnt clear-you have to be on the surface with diesels running but all stop:salute:

[Hinrich Schwab]

Gibraltar isn't that bad. It was the first mission I finished in SH3 when I bought it back in 2010. Day or night doesn't matter much. All one has to do is plot a course along the African coast, go as deep as you are able and go silent. It takes several hours and you will deplete a bunch of your air, but it is manageable. I would not want to try Gibraltar on the surface at all. Radar ignores fog and darkness.:ping:

[Boompus]

I wonder if this is a "great escape" ... (periscope depth)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6809/oplos.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Hiding here for a while... let's find out :cool:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4610/sh3img532012204449695.jpg

Youe orange Umark might give you away :03:

[Boompus]

Youe orange Umark might give you away :03:

:damn: I knew I did something wrong... that Umark will cost me a medal :damn:

[Harald_Lange]

Turn that external camera off, best thing I ever did, makes the game so much more fun. Not so good for screenshots I suppose though :D

[Alpha Von Burg]

Just make sure you don't run a ground, that is hitting shallow ground. That's definitely going to ruin your day.

I would congratulate you on your way to crossing the strait but I might only jynx you.:cool:

So if luck has anything to do with this then I hope your luck continues.:salute:

Good luck and good hunting

[Boompus]

Just make sure you don't run a ground, that is hitting shallow ground. That's definitely going to ruin your day.

I would congratulate you on your way to crossing the strait but I might only jynx you.:cool:

So if luck has anything to do with this then I hope your luck continues.:salute:

Good luck and good hunting

You mean ... Good luck and good surviving :D

[Jimbuna]

:damn: I knew I did something wrong... that Umark will cost me a medal :damn:

LOL :DL

[Alpha Von Burg]

You mean ... Good luck and good surviving :D

:D That would make more sense :D

[brett25]

Turn that external camera off

yes this really brings out the realism

[Boompus]

yes this really brings out the realism

Realism is at maximum... my wife left me because I grow a beard :wah:

[u crank]

Realism is at maximum... my wife left me because I grow a beard :wah:

:har::har::har:

Now that's hardcore simming!

[Boompus]

So far.. so good. :woot:

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1526/survz.jpg

[brett25]

so you made it through, and carved a path of destruction by the looks of it:salute: good work

[Boompus]

so you made it through, and carved a path of destruction by the looks of it:salute: good work
Well.. I made it. 2 torpedoes left. Amazing.. the same nurses I saw in other bases. :O: Time to go... http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3571/spezia1.jpg


I think I take another transportation this time. Bye nurses... till the next mission :D

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4617/poaj.jpg

[Kafka BC]

.. the same nurses I saw in other bases. :O:


Naw, I think they have nicer legs. Italian girls, love em...Roman holiday anyone?

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/4474/laspezianicelegs.jpg

Congrats on making it through. :salute:

I started reading your thread and tried the mission a few days ago. I had forgotten how interesting it could be, so I posted some shots (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1850993&postcount=10231) in the screenshot thread of my endeavor.

[Boompus]

Naw, I think they have nicer legs. Italian girls, love em...Roman holiday anyone?

Congrats on making it through. :salute:

I started reading your thread and tried the mission a few days ago. I had forgotten how interesting it could be, so I posted some shots (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1850993&postcount=10231) in the screenshot thread of my endeavor.

Thnx. a real survival mission. Should be the longest Singe Mission in SH3.
(not using major Mods)

Good hunting! :salute::salute: