I finally got to visit Belchen during a patrol that started off as the pits. I chased a convoy that I never found and sank nothing until I came across a 110 ton trawler and decided to sink it with gunfire to exercise my gun crew.

They were pathetic and in the end I think the poor little vessel just died of boredom. In despair I continued west and then bingo, with nothing in sight I dived and listened at the hydrophone. Just as well I did because I picked up a fast moving vessel. Turned out to be a 25,000 ton troop ship that was crossing my bows. Flank speed and just enough time to fire four T1 Eels before it zoomed past at 21 knots. Not even sure how many hit but up it went (with LOTS of lifeboats afterwards).

Then I noticed for the first time Belchen on the chart and thought why not top up and go to Canada and see what is there. So pulled up alongside, refuelled and rearmed and away I went.

Now some questions. On passage to Canada I came across a convoy and had a chance to target a heavy cargo and fired off two eels (both dud) but if I did, I had five escorts make my life hell for three hours and took quite a bit of damage before escaping.

After repairs I noticed that my fuel was REALLY low which meant I had to head back to Belchen (where I am now) to refuel. The question is can you lose fuel when attacked.

Other question. I saw in the convoy a tanker that was burning, I then saw on my chart a type IX submarine that was astern of the convoy. Other than in harbour I have never come across another Uboat. Clearly from the burning tanker it must have attacked the convoy. Does this happen?

Long story short. I am having dinner this evening with the skipper of the supply boat and will sail back to Canada at dawn.

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Supply
 

Now we have another two-year necro???

I never used Re-suply
 

It will messed up the credit, medals and next patrol is 0, so you miss grid patrol credit...

i always use slow ahead 3knots under water and 7knots surface, dive at day and charge at night, you will see you save huge on diesel, example if i start sailing from wilhelmhaven and my patrol grid is CG85, i could reach with VII u boot all the way to Ivory coast and heading back to Wilhelmshaven without re-fueling in portugal or spain...

same thing if i change home-base from Wilhelmshaven to Brest.....

I learned my lesson with using "re-supply" options...

but it's up to you...

Wilhelmshaven - CG85 / 2 routes / real distances
 

Now this thread is really going for the record :D

I didn't even account for a necro-necro in my scoring system.


This is new territory.

Indeed

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Why are you surprised? People here are constantly "advised" to check for existing threads before posting new ones, so the guy just took an existing one and posted in it. :D

I'm not surprised at all. I just find it funny when people dig up four-year-old threads to make a comment. I'm not criticizing at all, just teasing. It's not nearly as bad as when someone does it to make a joke, nor as good as when someone does it to ask a question.

It was a valid necro. On topic etc.... Just a rare double necro.

I can't seem to answer your question. But what I can do it point out your questions and hope they get answered. But a question outright from me. What mod is this refueling ship under? GWX? And if so are helpful ally AI (as stated in Mowgli's question) also in GWX?

There are AI allies in the air and surface - planes, ships and u-boats and they will shoot if they stumble on the enemy. However there are no allies that submerge.

Is this in the base game or just GWX?

Both.

How to resupply?
 

This is gonna be like reviving an Egyptian mummy, but let's give it a try. (last post 2012, thread started 2008)

I am new to GWX3.0. So the status is like that: It's 1939 and I am stationary at 0kts very close to Belchen resupply ship - less than a cable away. How do I resupply - refuel, load torpedoes and ammo? Is there a key combination that triggers the resupplying process? Or should I take a certain position - e.g. port side, less than 20yds away?

Hit esc, then dock at Belchen, like it was a port, not a ship.

And that is almost 31/2 years necro.:sunny:

Please, tell me that it finally made it... Is it a record??? :rotfl2:

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