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Originally Posted by azn_132
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Originally Posted by WOD
I think I have made 15 (or so) attempts to invade Scapa Flow since playing GWX
All I know for sure 3 from the east side and 5 from the west side were successful. All others ended in death....so a bit over 50% success. But I only do this if my patrol grid is AMXX....and I find nothing to sink and in the beginning of the career til mid 40....(I hate to come home with a pretty empty log *lol*). Iīve no lust to drive from lorient right the way north....I prefer getting to close to gibraltar *lol*...although it ends in death not so often...only a few times.
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U got guts homeboy. |
The way in is the easy one....this was only 1 time my death....the other failed attempts ended up in death have been always resulted in the way out.
My strategy is invading at night with calm seas, in rough seas Iīve tried it 2 times...had no chance, couldnīt hold depth and conning tower always broke the surface....and on the way in Iīm mostly all but not quiet. Every escort which comes in sight will be sunk...The only prob in the beginning is that he has to know where I am...but thatīs quite easy. Driven with flank speed :-p....And when the time comes when he is on the way right towards my postion...I use steam-magnetics....350-400m...my course straight in his direction. So I have 5-6 eels less (for 5 or 6 escorts) when Iīm in but Iīve got a bit of time til the next escorts will appear...but Iīm able to sink at least 2 more ships whichs lay in port....The prob is always the way out....no torps and pretty much escorts. The most successful way out havent been directly east of scapa most time.....It was the way round west north then east ....then going home. And in the night at surface (if nothing is in sight) always with flank speed, so long it is possible...Its quite a risky manouver but no risk no fun....although how I already said only til mid 40 I pray sometimes for suicide missions :rotfl: From end 41 on I wouldnīt try to get in. In the early years the chances are quite good to survive with more or less boat damage....but surviving counts
