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TreverSlyFox · 08-04-05, 10:09 PM

Type 941,

Don't know if the Realism Level affects the number of ships the AI tosses out, it might. The actual Passenger Liner Travel Lanes are fairly easy to find, it'll just take some time on a patrol.

In BC77/78 There is a tip of shallow water sticking out, in BC77 about middle of the grid draw a line to the middle of grid BE36. Now sit back at about 512 TC and watch the radio reports come in and any ship shown heading to BE36 along that line is most likely a passenger liner if it shows a speed of FAST. Now keep refining that course line as radio reports come in later showing the same ship. You'll find out that there are 2 lanes about 30 Km apart that the passenger liners usually take.

Once you have those 2 lanes identified just plot a course from BE36 to BC77 BETWEEN those 2 lanes. Or if you don't want to waste a lot of fuel if your Patrol area isn't near them just plot a course between them in BE36 and sit and wait at the western edge of BE36 or in BE35.

The line runs through just about middle of BC 77 to 92, BD 49 to 64 and BE 28 to 36. I have the old grid map from AOD that shows all the grid numbers. If you drew a line from the middle of BC77 to BE36 you'ed be pretty close with just that base line I think.

AT 90-100% realism it would be a lot harder to fine without the "Map Updates" but I think just the base line would get you close enough. Once you find one Passenger liner there will be more following that lane and course he's on and another parallel lane within 30Km NNW or SSE depending on which lane he's in.

Once I found the lanes I sunk 8 Passenger liners in a week of travel down the lanes to CA38 and all were sunk before BC77, I actually STOPPED shooting or I'ed been out of torps before I got to my Patrol Area of CA38.

Lots of luck.

08-04-05, 10:09 PM	#21
TreverSlyFox Bosun Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 65 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Type 941, Don't know if the Realism Level affects the number of ships the AI tosses out, it might. The actual Passenger Liner Travel Lanes are fairly easy to find, it'll just take some time on a patrol. In BC77/78 There is a tip of shallow water sticking out, in BC77 about middle of the grid draw a line to the middle of grid BE36. Now sit back at about 512 TC and watch the radio reports come in and any ship shown heading to BE36 along that line is most likely a passenger liner if it shows a speed of FAST. Now keep refining that course line as radio reports come in later showing the same ship. You'll find out that there are 2 lanes about 30 Km apart that the passenger liners usually take. Once you have those 2 lanes identified just plot a course from BE36 to BC77 BETWEEN those 2 lanes. Or if you don't want to waste a lot of fuel if your Patrol area isn't near them just plot a course between them in BE36 and sit and wait at the western edge of BE36 or in BE35. The line runs through just about middle of BC 77 to 92, BD 49 to 64 and BE 28 to 36. I have the old grid map from AOD that shows all the grid numbers. If you drew a line from the middle of BC77 to BE36 you'ed be pretty close with just that base line I think. AT 90-100% realism it would be a lot harder to fine without the "Map Updates" but I think just the base line would get you close enough. Once you find one Passenger liner there will be more following that lane and course he's on and another parallel lane within 30Km NNW or SSE depending on which lane he's in. Once I found the lanes I sunk 8 Passenger liners in a week of travel down the lanes to CA38 and all were sunk before BC77, I actually STOPPED shooting or I'ed been out of torps before I got to my Patrol Area of CA38. Lots of luck. __________________ Be polite, be courtious, be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.