Where to find passenger liners?

[Syxx_Killer]

I've had this game for quite a while now (just shortly after patch 1.2 was released). I have never seen a stinkin passenger liner. Where do you find them? I have literally been over the entire ocean. It's like they are avoiding me... :dead:

[FAdmiral]

I just saw one in a 20 ship convoy near AM52. I would have
loved to sink it but it was an American ship and during July,
1940 they are still neutral....


JIM

[Syxx_Killer]

Are you using a mod like the improved convoys one?

[FAdmiral]

I use only patch 1.4b and the older RUB 1.41
I don't want to make any big changes till I start
another campaign.....


JIM

[ReM]

I sunk a few loners off the Western tip of Ireland. Somewhere in early 1943. Those were lucky encounters 'cause they were tilting full speed (25+ knts).
I managed to spot one inside a convoy in '42. I was unable to get a hit on it because the convoy was defended by 8 dd's that kept harassing me.
My game is an almost clean 1.4 install with only some minor graphic tweeks....

A while ago when I had world mod 2 installed, I turned the Western Approaches into a graveyard for passenger liners: too much of them!

Although I have been lucky enough to have found some passenger liners, I have never spotted a juicy Task Force.... :damn:

I guess luck is a big factor in this fine game!

[ReM]

Syxx killer,
I only saw your signature just now.........
Do I sense some frustration there? :lol:

[Syxx_Killer]

Syxx killer,
I only saw your signature just now.........
Do I sense some frustration there? :lol:

Yeah. Just a little. ;) :lol:

Although I have been lucky enough to have found some passenger liners, I have never spotted a juicy Task Force....

Hmmm... Now, you see I have the opposite. You see liners, I don't. I have seen quite a few task forces. I think the best spot for finding them is to scour around the Med for a while. I saw three when I was down there. Only managed to successfully attack one, though. :shifty:

[TreverSlyFox]

Don't know if RUB changes the Standard shipping lanes. But the "Standard" Passenger Liner lanes run from the middle of BC77 to the middle of BE36. There is actually 2 lanes that run side by side about 30 KM apart.

[Kalach]

I just found one in my last patrol :P

[capt_frank]

someone mentioned that if you draw a line from liverpool to new york you'll find them on the southerly side of the line.

[magick]

don't sink all the liners, I want to sink one also:)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8897/uindexpagesehrohr9ka.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fishmachine]

You can find a lots and lots of them in large convoys before 1942. They all cruise under american flags, so are simply untouchable. As the 1942 arrives, they almost disappear and are a lot harder to see, but you can still find them in a big convoys, where they are easy prey.
You also have a slim chance to find them standalone in their cruise across atlantic. But they tend to go 20knt or better and chance of succesful intercept is low. But if you already find one, try to get yourself noticed ASAP. They slow down and start evasive maenuvres, which makes them easier to intercept. They make a BIG target, and are not very durable, which makes them easy to sink.
Example:
Passenger liner spotted!
http://willow.iie.uz.zgora.pl/~fishman/SH31.jpg
Fast running and going away...
http://willow.iie.uz.zgora.pl/~fishman/SH32.jpg
But after a few cannon shells nearby it slows down and lets me fire torpedoes uder it's keel. Liner almost avoids them, but one detonates under the bow, slowing it down. I keep running at flank ahead, nailing it with shells, when suddenly realising, than running full speed straight at a target of a size of passenger liner might not be the best idea ;) Back emergency!
http://willow.iie.uz.zgora.pl/~fishman/SH33.jpg
Finally after a few shots more it goes down nicely!
http://willow.iie.uz.zgora.pl/~fishman/SH34.jpg

[magick]

Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?

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[Fishmachine]

Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?


You can use Ctrl+F11 combo to make screenshots. You can find them later in the main Sh3 directory.

[magick]

Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?


You can use Ctrl+F11 combo to make screenshots. You can find them later in the main Sh3 directory. ok thx, I will try that! greetings

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7479/s5s098pp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[KodiakPA]

http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spysat1hm.jpg

Here is an image showing some of the convoy and liner routes. The little squares are all liners. In the stock RND layer of the game liners have a low detaction probability so finding one is difficult. Take a look at the image and it should give you a good idea of where to look.

Good hunting. :arrgh!:

[grey004]

Syxx,
I found that on the far western side of grid BF14 running SSW into grid BE39 then running WSW,is a favourable spot.
Liners run through that route roughly every 7 to 10 days game time,there is also a T3 and T2 tanker route running NNE in grid BE39.
The both routes cross over each other near enough mid point eastern edge of same grid.

While the Liners run alone,the tankers are in pairs.The downside is its also frequently patrolled by single and sometimes DD groups of upto 7 ships.

I've noticed that TF's and a number of Convoys run the same grid,also a C3 and combination x 1,run N/S and vice versa through mid grid.

Nearly forgot,sometimes Liners run through BE36 East to west across same grid,these are few and far between though.

Hope the info is of any use,Happy Hunting.