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Collie
04-19-06, 08:09 AM
I'm playing SHIII over a year and have yet to see a liner

Is there any time of year/region/particular year where they can be found?

tycho102
04-19-06, 10:41 AM
There is maybe a 10% chance of seeing one in the America-to-Britain convoys, 1940-1942. I've dropped a couple of them in my first 20 patrols, or so.

Much higher probability down towards Trinidad and the Caribbean, but they will be singles and moving p-r-e-t-t-y darn fast. In fact, you could probably find liners by how fast they are moving; any single that is moving "hauling ass" speed (20kts), that's libel to be one.

andy_311
04-19-06, 04:54 PM
Snap never seen one yet alone that is seen one or two in a convoy last one I encountered was in a convoy in grid ED98 and she was armed to the teeth.

Khayman
04-20-06, 02:53 AM
Lone liners do happen, as I've posted in http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=50743&highlight=passenger.

I sank it on the 24 June 1944 in BE 62, S.S. Magarite (Passenger Liner), 24442 tons. :)

thyro
04-20-06, 03:57 AM
If you are playing SH3 with GW then just go to...

Freetown and New York (best) and you have them there.

VonHelsching
04-20-06, 04:13 AM
FYI, user Uboat234 released a beta of an amazing liner. Check the mods section for a post named "news ship".

Frenssen
04-20-06, 07:16 AM
I saw a liner once SW of Ireland. A beautiful ship painted white with yellow funnels. She was sailing at 19 knots and she was out of torpedo range so I could only admire her from a distance.

Cpt.Thorne
04-21-06, 12:56 AM
Convoys leaving from Halifax have quite often Liner in the middle. Quite hard to get to them but they are there. All you need is IX boat and setup and ambush them in the deep waters. Ofcourse they are not always there, but that´s where I have seen most of them.
Good Hunting

andy_311
04-21-06, 06:25 PM
If you are playing SH3 with GW then just go to...

Freetown and New York (best) and you have them there.


Hmm remember it well Freetown that's the place where it's only 11m deep last time I went there all I got was loads of dc's and 10% hull integrity left when I left those shallows (u-177 IXD2)