View Full Version : Raidin the Port: Port Said
WilhelmSchulz.
10-24-06, 06:06 PM
A while back I started to post rundowns on ports I had raided. For this issiue of Raidn the Port(as I now call it) I decided to raid Port Said. This is my first raid since GW.
Port Said
Port Said is the second farthest port in GW(farthest in stock). It looks like a death trap with the front entrance only 1.4km wide. But if you come stright in you will miss the minefields closer inshore but you will runinto the DD's patroling outside.
The route in
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2646/said1pb8.jpg
You count the lines http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/498/said2gb3.jpg
Running away fron point of dection. I managed to lop one off.
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2213/said3od6.jpg
IN!
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5388/said4ff3.jpg
The port consisied of a Large Merchant, Troop Transport, Tug, Armed Tralwer, V&W LST and a Dido LC. It was these last too in the corner I constrated on. The habor had a depth of around 15-16m
The ships.
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3/said5qj9.jpg
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8493/said7du8.jpg
Dido hit.
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4507/said8ax7.jpg
Dido sitting on the bottom(LST sunk in the backround)
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8861/said9df3.jpg
While geting into postion to sunk the LST and Dido the Tug nearly ran my scope over without ever noticing it.
If he only knew
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3219/said6ie1.jpg
After I had sank the ships I noticed you could get in Via the Suez Canal. Unfourtunly my PC CTD'd before I got out or saved. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif
If you have a port youd like to see in "Raidn the Port please let me know. AND DONT SAY N.Y, SCAPA OR LOCH EWE!
Good Luck and Good Hunting,Wilhelm
NightCrawler
10-24-06, 09:32 PM
Well you have balls, to enter that snake-pit like that specialy with 8 DD on ya neck.
and sunk a Dido... very nice....
I had bad experiance with entering Harbors. i set my torps to low(like 5 degrees) and after i fireing, the torp will go over the ground, and then torp stop...
maybe i set the torp next time at 0....
JSalinger
10-24-06, 10:55 PM
How about Gibraltar? :D Or maybe...oh, I dunno...Capetown? Something in the Black Sea? Ah...a neutral port or three! :)
Btw, I'm curious about the order in which you attacked your targets...not meaning to criticize, but if it was me, I would've gone in this order:
1) V & W
2) Troop Transport
3) Large Merchant
4) Dido LC
5) LST
6) Tug
7) Armed Trawler
*shrugs* Unless I misinterpreted your navigational charts, which I might have, this makes more sense...but of course, you were there, I wasn't, so I think you'd be the wiser Kaleun on that one. :)
I've raided three ports with GW so far in my current campaign.
SouthEnd in 1939, near london (a couple targets, wasn't all that great.. but it was 1939).
Freetown in late '41 (found a passenger liner moored there)
and Norfolk, Virginia in early '42 (lots of BIG cargos & tankers)
WhiteW0lf
10-25-06, 12:26 AM
I am not impressed unless you do it without godseye view and without map contacts activated and also without those hydrophone lines.
What did the Port say? The Port Said Ouch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Too obvious to overlook.
What did the Port say? The Port Said Ouch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Too obvious to overlook.
Knock knock?
What did the Port say? The Port Said Ouch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Too obvious to overlook.
Knock knock?
Al right I'll bite.
Who's there?
What did the Port say? The Port Said Ouch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Too obvious to overlook.
Knock knock?
Al right I'll bite.
Who's there?
Thor.
What did the Port say? The Port Said Ouch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Too obvious to overlook.
Knock knock?
Al right I'll bite.
Who's there?
Thor.
Thor who
mr chris
10-25-06, 04:37 AM
Are those pics touched up with a photo programe? as i just love the light blue sea:yep:
Biggles
10-25-06, 06:40 AM
I've raided three ports with GW so far in my current campaign.
SouthEnd in 1939, near london (a couple targets, wasn't all that great.. but it was 1939).
Freetown in late '41 (found a passenger liner moored there)
and Norfolk, Virginia in early '42 (lots of BIG cargos & tankers)
You raided Norfolk? I hear that's a bloody nightmare...got any pics on that one? (Or the other ones for that matter?)
A raid on Murmansk maybe?
Key West?
Miami? I'd like to see those....
Oh,and what about Reykjavik? Is Icelands capitol in the game? If it is, than it should be concidered hostile.....
Sadly, Scapa Flow is absolutely unrealistic in GW. It took me some time to wait for the exact date and time Prien went in, but there were far too many destroyers actively searching and the wrong ships in the wrong places etc. YouŽll probably know all about it already.
Cheers, AS
What did the Port say? The Port Said Ouch! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Too obvious to overlook.
Knock knock?
Al right I'll bite.
Who's there?
Thor.
Thor who
Thor Pedo
:rotfl::rotfl:
DanBiddle
10-25-06, 07:15 AM
Thor Pedo
:rotfl::rotfl:
Oh dear oh dear. So funny though :D
Thor Pedo
:rotfl::rotfl:
Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!:rotfl:
WilhelmSchulz.
10-25-06, 05:14 PM
How about Gibraltar? :D Or maybe...oh, I dunno...Capetown? Something in the Black Sea? Ah...a neutral port or three! :)
Btw, I'm curious about the order in which you attacked your targets...not meaning to criticize, but if it was me, I would've gone in this order:
1) V & W
2) Troop Transport
3) Large Merchant
4) Dido LC
5) LST
6) Tug
7) Armed Trawler
*shrugs* Unless I misinterpreted your navigational charts, which I might have, this makes more sense...but of course, you were there, I wasn't, so I think you'd be the wiser Kaleun on that one. :)
Well I went for the Higher renown ships. And I have allready raided Gibralter and posted it here.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=96689&highlight=Gibralter
@Mr. Chris - no, I don't have Photoshop that it the sea color for the Med in GW. :ping:
When 1942 rolls around in my IXB ill raid Norlfolk.
WilhelmSchulz.
10-25-06, 05:19 PM
I am not impressed unless you do it without godseye view and without map contacts activated and also without those hydrophone lines.
Ahh you dont know a good job when you see one. Or you are jelous that I did it and you just acting un impresed.
Biggles
10-26-06, 06:00 AM
I am not impressed unless you do it without godseye view and without map contacts activated and also without those hydrophone lines.
Ahh you dont know a good job when you see one. Or you are jelous that I did it and you just acting un impresed.
You should remember that there is many hardcore captains here playing on 100%, and that some think that these stuff are like "cheating".
I am very impressed, belive me, since I've only raided Dover once (nothing in there, at least not in stock SHIII)
Keep it up mate:up:
Jimbuna
10-26-06, 06:14 AM
The water colour looks fantastic :rock: ...are you using GW? :D
Well, whatever you do don't take the Suez Canal approach. I managed to survive the Suez trip and took the route in through the backend of Port Said, but the channel is so narrow and shallow that my IXD took a hell of a battering. I did sink a number of the suckers and with silent running managed to get out into the Med.
Biggles
10-26-06, 03:47 PM
Is there any shipping in Suez?
I only saw some merchants at the south end and a few planes but other than that nothing until you reach Port Said. Rather a boring trip if you ask me, nothing but sand dunes.
mr chris
10-27-06, 08:38 AM
I only saw some merchants at the south end and a few planes but other than that nothing until you reach Port Said. Rather a boring trip if you ask me, nothing but sand dunes.
Hopefully the will be some more traffic on the canal when GWX is realesed. You never know as those guy are doing a hell of a lot of work.
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