And I thought the Mediterranean was emtpy...

[RAM]

Turns out... I found every ship in that sea. Or something .

[Threadfin]

Good work skipper. I am also in the Med, career number 2. Started in U-96 in France in Jan 1941, ran the strait in March, and upgraded to a VIIC/41 in June. So far its been a playground, seeing very few enemy warships and just one aircraft since entering the Med. Single-ship traffic is heavy, and with the unique geography of the med forming choke points, they are easy to find.

I was wondering if all the ships we would find here would be on the small side, as it was in the war. But the full roster sails these waters, I think the T2 is the only merchant type we have yet to see here. So big bags, like yours, are there for the taking. My best so far is 66k in my Med adventure. But I usually fire two fish just to avoid getting big scores and never attack a ship initially with a deck gun.

Average patrol is not even two weeks. Everything is so close here that we usually have fulfilled the primary objective less than two days out. On patrol for two weeks, then a month's refit is how we've been doing it to slow the operational pace just a touch.

The calendar has just ticked over in to 1942, and once the Torch landings occur in November, things will start to look more perilous indeed. We must enjoy it while it lasts.

Good hunting

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice

[Threadfin]

I grew, not bored exactly, but restless with the action in the Med and decided I wanted to be a Drumbeat boat, and transferred to La Rochelle. I'll be back, either this career, or maybe starting a new one later in the war, as I want to see what the Med becomes in the last two years of the war. Curious if task forces are a thing?


In the year we spent here I found one allied convoy, and several German ones. No major warships encountered. But gobs of solo traffic.


The path we took is a good one though if a player wants to get in to VIIC/41 early without too many patrols to get there.


I'm interested in any reports other skippers have about their time in the Med, and especially any major warship contacts (type, grid location).

[RAM]

Well in two patrols I did find a convoy, but just that one. It's true that other than that it's all been single ships.

Have been subjected to air attack several times, though.

At this rate I'd have completed the Mediterranean Campaign in just 3 patrols. I already have the BP reward for the 2nd stage of the campaign, so once the campaign is complete I plan to move to a VIIC/41 boat and rebase to France.

I want convoys . What am I gonna do .

[Threadfin]

What is the date in your Med career? I just finished Drumbeat, January 1, 1943 and was thinking of going back to the Med to see what it is like later in the war. Undecided on our next step.