Icebergs....can't find any?

[gary1701]

I know it sounds like a silly question, but where can you find the picturesque icebergs for a good background to a screenshot? Have seen a few in screenshots on this forum so they must be about somewhere. I've been up North, way past Greenland and Iceland as far as you can go with no luck. Do you have to head down South (could be difficult with a mark VII!)?

Gary

[Duli]

Its hard to find them, I think that there are only 12 of them at the entire planet (in SH3), and you have to be very lucky to find one, especialy because of TC we are using.

[Type941]

custom missions i made myself. i haven't encountered them in normal game. They actually made like units and can move up to 5knots in whatever direction, so technically they can ram into you if you are on course. But they are not anywhere as they should be.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3844/uberboot142xx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[andy_311]

Never seen them in the campaign North pole or South Pole been there no bergs.But I could be wrong.
But if you d/load the custom missions Ice baby I think it's available on this site there's bucket full of Icebergs.The MIssion unfolds SSE of Iceland and Iv'e been there so many times in a campaign and never found one,

[Iceberg]

I'm right here buddy! :rotfl:

Iceberg

[gary1701]

Thanks for the info guys. Found them on the downloaded mission - very nice. Good screen shot that.

[Spike]

Go north young man,go north. :up:

[gary1701]

Gone north .... and didn't so much as fall of the edge as I hit it! Tooling along on 'map' at time compression and bang, U-802 destroyed with all hands - try again! Went up 'orth again slowly and just come across a big dark grey mass stretching all across the horizon - cheats! Back to the drawing board! :damn:

Gary

[ICBM]

Its hard to find them, I think that there are only 12 of them at the entire planet (in SH3), and you have to be very lucky to find one, especialy because of TC we are using.

?? Only 12?? For crying out loud.. Can we mod this so when sailing high North in winter you will find sailing there VERY hazardous by all the icebergs floating around, and perhaps even some icebergs near Greenland.

*Allready dreams about a suicidal cat 'n mouse chase with a DD in the mids of icebergs * :rock:

Again..only 12? how about 1200..

[Cpl Carrot]

Can we mod this so when sailing high North in winter you will find sailing there VERY hazardous by all the icebergs floating around, and perhaps even some icebergs near Greenland.

Again..only 12? how about 1200..

Fire up the Campaign.RND in the editor and stick them in. No different from adding a ship.

[OuNiS]

I know it sounds like a silly question, but where can you find the picturesque icebergs for a good background to a screenshot? Have seen a few in screenshots on this forum so they must be about somewhere. I've been up North, way past Greenland and Iceland as far as you can go with no luck. Do you have to head down South (could be difficult with a mark VII!)?

Gary


Hey I have just found one. It was about 350 km East from Iceland (AE5694), at 11 Sept. 1940. Maybe we should evidence when and where icebergs was found.

Here are a bunch of screens:

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3508/sh3img7102007114328531op1.th.png (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img7102007114328531op1.png)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2694/sh3img7102007114344875ja5.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img7102007114344875ja5.jpg)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9809/sh3img7102007115111312qd2.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img7102007115111312qd2.jpg)


http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4111/sh3img710200712353296qk5.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img710200712353296qk5.jpg)

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2337/sh3img710200712615828vg2.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img710200712615828vg2.jpg)

[Jimbuna]

Its hard to find them, I think that there are only 12 of them at the entire planet (in SH3), and you have to be very lucky to find one, especialy because of TC we are using.

That is incorrect :nope: There are seven (7) different types. :yep:

Granted, they are not often sighted in game but (in GWX for sure) they are there and they do spawn :arrgh!:

Have a look on this thread :up:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=113994&highlight=icebergs

[Penelope_Grey]

Don't be too keen to see an iceberg, look what happened when the titanic saw one.

[NiclDoe]

go to the north pole and ask Santa for one. :rotfl: :rotfl:

[dmlavan]

I've found them more frequently than I expected on missions along the Murmansk convoy route north of Norway. Typically when I'm at periscope depth listening on sonar I'm tipped off by the report of a merchant that's dead in the water. These are icebergs. I'd say at least once (sometimes 2-3 times) on each mission along this route I come across an iceberg.

[andylegate]

Hey, what happens when you go too far north? I haven't tried that yet. Do you run into the perminate polar ice pack?

[Jimbuna]

Hey, what happens when you go too far north? I haven't tried that yet. Do you run into the perminate polar ice pack?

You come to a huge land mass a bit like a huge grey brick wall :yep:

Better than falling off the end of the world I suppose ;)

[andylegate]

oooooooooo.........

Well, the ice pack would look a bit like that.

Finding icebergs and dolphins are on my list of things to do.......but I keep finding convoys to chase! :D

Then again, running around and sight seeing.......I figure that BdU would get a bit upset with me! :hmm:

[Huskalar]

Finding icebergs and dolphins are on my list of things to do.......but I keep finding convoys to chase! :DThat sure sounds familiar to me. :yep:

[andylegate]

Just occured to me:

I'll more than likely find and Iceberg when I'm not looking for it! Just like I did my dolphins last night!

Of course cruising down around in the Med is more than likely not helping me find any bergs! :sunny:

[jmr]

Here's hoping the next version of GWX will have playable ice bergs!

[Jimbuna]

Just occured to me:

I'll more than likely find and Iceberg when I'm not looking for it! Just like I did my dolphins last night!

Of course cruising down around in the Med is more than likely not helping me find any bergs! :sunny:

Has your hydrophone guy heard the farting shrimp yet ? :hmm:
;)

[andylegate]

Has your hydrophone guy heard the farting shrimp yet ? :hmm:
;)

Say whaaaaa-?????????


Uhm, maybe there are some things best left alone! :o

LOL!

[Jimbuna]

Has your hydrophone guy heard the farting shrimp yet ? :hmm:
;)

Say whaaaaa-?????????


Uhm, maybe there are some things best left alone! :o

LOL!

You want to mate....it's a right stinker :lol:

[AdlerGrosmann]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!

[NiclDoe]

Hey, what happens when you go too far north? I haven't tried that yet. Do you run into the perminate polar ice pack?

You come to a huge land mass a bit like a huge grey brick wall :yep:

Better than falling off the end of the world I suppose ;)
Myth confirmed Jim. I wanted to get to the north pole but a giant wall blocked my way. :yep: :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Pole vault the wall and see if the end of the world is beyond. :lol:

[Steel_Tomb]

I found one north of norway once. Thought it was a merchant...up'd scope to see an Ice Berg about 1000m to port.:rotfl:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!
are we gonna start this again ? :shifty:

i removed my posts couse you were wining about it... mayby i should post em back... but more detailed

[Jimbuna]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!

Sorry I missed your post earlier....what do you mean ? :hmm:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!
Sorry I missed your post earlier....what do you mean ? :hmm:

he mentioned himselve in it, i joked with "OH GOD! BERNARD IS HERE! ALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARM! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:"
then he started to add my name in it and such
so i went a little detailed in it and mentioned that he's more bernard than me...
but i guess il have to be more detailed again :hmm:

[NiclDoe]

Pole vault the wall and see if the end of the world is beyond. :lol:
Im on the case investagating the crime of the myth you sumbited. i will post the results later.

[Jimbuna]

No one has ever come back to report ;)

[AdlerGrosmann]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!

Sorry I missed your post earlier....what do you mean ? :hmm: I spotted him on my :ping: ..so I kept sending pings to see how far he was..right on us. After that I ALARMED my crew and we are prepared for what hes going to do this time!:lol:

[Jimbuna]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!

Sorry I missed your post earlier....what do you mean ? :hmm: I spotted him on my :ping: ..so I kept sending pings to see how far he was..right on us. After that I ALARMED my crew and we are prepared for what hes going to do this time!:lol:

Ah....right :hmm:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

Hmm..I never seen shrimp on my sonar..but I spotted a Bernard/Mohr on there!
Sorry I missed your post earlier....what do you mean ? :hmm: I spotted him on my :ping: ..so I kept sending pings to see how far he was..right on us. After that I ALARMED my crew and we are prepared for what hes going to do this time!:lol:

*opens the tower and contol room's hatch and lets the sub flood* :arrgh!:

[NiclDoe]

Result Jim:
You go right to Hell with Satan. Heres how Bernard help me dind where it was and here you go http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:HjAe8Ind-eNz_M:http://www.kenmusgrave.com/hell2.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kenmusgrave.com/hell2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://socrates58.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html&h=320&w=640&sz=61&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=HjAe8Ind-eNz_M:&tbnh=69&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHell%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den% 26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN)

[AdlerGrosmann]

:dead: Bernard actually helped someone!!! Oh my god!! *Me*-Sonarman..send 1 ping!(BeeeeeeeeeDUNG) *Enemy Bernard moving fast! 0-360 degrees!*


(Head starboard/ahead flank then fire both Aft tubes!) (Offizier):smug: Yes Herr adler!

[I-25]

Hey, what happens when you go too far north? I haven't tried that yet. Do you run into the perminate polar ice pack?
You come to a huge land mass a bit like a huge grey brick wall :yep:

Better than falling off the end of the world I suppose ;) Myth confirmed Jim. I wanted to get to the north pole but a giant wall blocked my way. :yep: :yep:
Yupp iv been there too.
only once in campaign iv seen a berg.

[XXi]

I`ve encountered several icebergs in north-mid-Atlantic, like 1000 nm from Greenland and there were few near Spitsbergen - I`ve found few patrol vessels around the place, was ridiculous...but interesting, in certain way.
Besides, there`s interesting dependency you know. If I`m looking for merchants, I find icebergs. When I`m looking for icebergs I don`t find any but keep spotting the merchants :hmm:

[NiclDoe]

XXi its the Brits crazy idea to fool Icebergs as merchants becuase iceebergs can take the torps and not sink which they deadly if you get too close.

[XXi]

Damn it !
It looks you`re right :lol: These Brits, the tricky ones !

[NiclDoe]

Churchill wanted an iceberg carrier.

[XXi]

Churchill wanted an iceberg carrier.

Well I know of Habakuk project. Interesting one and not that stupid - it would be very hard to put down such ice carrier. AFAIR it has not been made because before the production really started there it was already 1943 and the situation was beeing slowly put under control, besides the costs were enormous.

[seafarer]

Churchill wanted an iceberg carrier.

Hey, pykrete is amazing stuff - even a relatively thin block can stop a 7.62mm rifle round at very close range, and it melts very slowly. And the proposed pykrete carriers were more like massive floating islands, up to 2000ft in length.

There is a plaque on the shores of Patricia Lake (Jasper, Alberta) where the only prototype structure was built (and then abandoned in late 1943 - it was argued there was little use for such massive floating airfields by that time, and the money would be better spent on other projects).

[kurtz]

From Wikipedia;

At the Quebec Conference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Conference) of 1943 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943) Mountbatten brought a block of Pykrete along to demonstrate its potential to the bevy of admirals and generals who had come along with Winston Churchill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt). Mountbatten entered the project meeting with two blocks and placed them on the ground. One was a normal ice block and the other was Pykrete. He then drew his service pistol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_pistol) and shot at the first block. It shattered and splintered. Next, he fired at the Pykrete to give an idea of the resistance of that kind of ice to projectiles. The bullet ricochetted off the block, grazing the trouser leg of Admiral Ernest King (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_King) and ending up in the wall. The Admiral was impressed by Mountbatten's unorthodox demonstration


Whereas the rest of the room (I guess here), were less impressed with Mountbattens intellectual prowess:D

[seafarer]

History channel video

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/235665/2_million_ton_pykrete_aircraft_carrier_in_ww2/

[Jimbuna]

Interesting :up: