At last a single merchant contact
 

10 days without seeing bugger all. Completed my time in my ordered patrol grid and since I was so close to Iceland, I thought id go up there and try and find some single merchants, since back at the dock in lovely Brest, I was told my by fellow kaleuns that you can pick up single merchants leaving Reykjavik.

Well what a suprise! Sound man picks up a contact and 1 hour later we spot this merchant - cool i though gonna be a huge tanker or cargo - look through the binoculars and its a little merchant making for Reykjavik! :down:

Oh well better than nothing - after this I may camp there for a while see if i can pick up another merchant heading for that lonely port.

BTW I am using NYGM cause I have a very old graphics card.

You can't have good patrols all the time can you.

I found that very often patrols that start lousy turn out to be the most rewarding in the end. so be patient! :up:

Just finished my first patrol in my new IXc, in a career from 1939. I have a habit of getting myself sunk on the first patrol in a new boat, but this time I had a problem free patrol. Attacked a convoy and sunk two large cargoes in CF5684, then a large merchant in the BF sector. Too bad it scores no points in the September Ace competition (operation Spinennennetz). :cry:

Don't despair, its happend to me on a few occasions. A good example is form my last patrol which i've just completed in my type VII/C. Got to my patrol grid with no ships sighted - completed patrol, still no ships.
On the way back got to BF15, I managed to sink a large tanker, and a large merchant for 28040 tons.

I have camped there before but i never get anything big only small merchs.

No i wasnt complaining - its really good actually - just like it was in real life - fantastic sim!

wooh i just got off and took out an entire Convoy woohoo at least there was only 2 escorts.

LOL how many ships went down?