Do you hunt in neutral harbours?
 

Just wondering whether fellow kaluens pop into neutral harbours to see whether there are any enemy merchant shipping to bag.

On my first IX patrol, I popped into Rekyavik harbour on a whim. Found a British fishing boat which I sunk by gunfire.

Then in my 2nd (current) patrol, I visited the Azores. Bagged a medium tanker (13000T! :eek: ) & a small merchant.

Any others try this?

I know in RL you can't do this without creating a diplomatic ruckus, but this is GWX... ;)

Short answer: Yes

Long Answer: Hunting in Neutral Harbours can be really profitable. If the docked ships are not armed you can even use your deck gun to take them out.

Neutral harbors
 

Yes. I have done it a couple of times. Once in a Portgeese harbor in the Atlantic. It was an island, and I don't remember the name. It had one Brit tanker which I put a fish into and a bunch of Italian ships which of course I left alone.

:-? Finally got to US Shores and killed ten men. Its called ground the boat in one meter of water. Had to back off and go east. :shifty:

Still having fun though.

Bob

Once or twice i got a Liner the other day 13000 tons was very ahppy at that 2 Fish and lots of deck and AA fire:up:

No, I've never hunted a neutral harbor....I might now, though.

Seconded :o

Any advise where?

I looked into Ponta Delgado in the Azores, found a small Brit freighter outside the breakwater, sent an eel into it. It sank from "internal" explosion.:smug: I never soil the Kriegsmarine's sterling reputation and respect of neutral sovereignty. :smug: :smug: :smug:

I suppose what you find depends on the time of year. I got lucky in the Azores - Oct/Now 1939.

I think this is only feasible in a Type IX where you have the capacity to range far & wide. A Type VII is just too short ranged.

OT: I'm having a successful 2nd patrol - 63000+ tons, 13 ships incl one tanker I sank in the Azores. Only 2 eels left, less than 25% fuel remaining. I'm off the west coast of Ireland and I'l only attack targets that I stumble across - I don't think I have enough fuel for detours and chases at high speeds!

Yes, raiding neutral ports is very profitable. You can get alot of renown out of a pleasent visit to a port.

Doesnt anyone know of any uboats raiding ports such as New York and other neutrals , during WW2??

there was lots of urban myths about this but it never happened there were jollys there to show the force of the kriegsmarine but never to blow the crap outa stuff:up:

I don't raid any harbours...:D

you know you want to do it i bagged a fiji class and a large tanker and a liner last night muhahahaha and watched 2 harbour patrol dd's blow themselfs up with there own DC's:up:

same here

Always were a look to see if I can pick off a big one.

too easy and not historical...;)