Whats the most distant patrol in your type VII?

NipplesTheCat · 11-07-06, 04:25 AM

Whats the most distant patrol youve done in your type VII?

Kaleun_Saxi · 11-07-06, 04:29 AM

June 1940 - Wilhelmshaven to BF15 (south of Ireland) - not that far, really. Was fortunate enough to encounter a big convoi in bad weather, sunk a DD, one C2, one C3, one troop transporter and two small freighter.

Tijn · 11-07-06, 04:36 AM

As i patrol the convoy routes sometimes i go al the way to canada (flemmis cape) to hunt convoys. It's not really that far but still gives you some room for action.

Grtz Tijn

Tijn · 11-07-06, 04:38 AM

*My first doublepost* oeps

Kapitan · 11-07-06, 05:28 AM

Brest to AK37 if i had done it in a straight line there wouldnt have been an issue but because i made tonnes of deturs along te way i arrived back in port with a little under 5% of diesel left or there abouts.

Tijn · 11-07-06, 05:50 AM

I'm also not going in a straight line bit below Ijsland just to cover the concoy routes. It's just that i like the hunting ground near AK and AJ.

Grtz Tijn

Kapitan · 11-07-06, 05:51 AM

Im after a carrier kill i know theres one in norfolk and well i want to get it sometime within the next 5 months.

NipplesTheCat · 11-07-06, 05:38 PM

I have been extremely tempted to see if I can make it to Norfolk in my type VII. I want that carrier. I have no idea if I can make it, or how much fuel ill have to work with if I do, but I do know that every patrol I go on I always have plenty of extra fuel. Maybe ill head out that way after my next patrol. I need to pay a visit to Freetown first.

Ducimus · 11-07-06, 05:52 PM

Oh im sure you can get there. Infact i know you can. Getting back however might prove to be problematic.

NipplesTheCat · 11-07-06, 06:14 PM

Oh har har har. You think youre better than me because your boat has longer range? Well ive got news for you,....you arent!

P.S. I plan on running out of fuel a few miles from base and riding one of my own torpedos the rest of the way to shore.

andy_311 · 11-07-06, 06:16 PM

Lorient to GR89 on the return trip took out a 14knt convoy could'nt actually miss ii it spawned right in front of me all ships were Tankers and a Bouge class carrier in the centre.

NipplesTheCat · 11-07-06, 06:34 PM

Lucky find. I was forced to let the first and only carrier ive ever seen pass me by on the horizion at 21knts. There was no way I could catch it. Too fast, besides I was hiding under a tanker in Gibralter with DDs all over looking for me. It broke my heart.

Ducimus · 11-07-06, 06:55 PM

You know back when i first started SH3 i was totally into type 7's. Over time i found myself drawn to far off shores, and drumbeat in 42. I'd sit there and plot and scheme my entire patrol to get over there to do it. But eventaully reality sunk in.

Assuming i got over there (which i would have), my ability to loiter would be limited. I woudlnt have enough fuel to chase any targets or search any signficant distance for targets. But thats a moot point anyway because without a milk cow, going to there is a 1 way ticket. And even while over there, i wouldnt have enough torpedo's to make the trip worth while. It takes on the average 20 to 25 days to cross the atlantic. Those 14 fish on a type 7 you'll go through all too quickly.

Your bottom line with long range patrols with a type 7 is you NEED a milk cow. If it wasnt for the fact that using a milk cow effectually ends your patrol, id use them more often. As they are, they end your patrol and give you an unreasitic relaod of fish and fuel. But since you need one.... thats better then no milk cow at all.

Subwolf · 11-07-06, 07:15 PM

From pen to lighthouse in Wilhelmshaven, Bernard became seasick.

kiwi_2005 · 11-07-06, 07:23 PM

I never go on long patrols with the type 7's always stay around britain hunting for convoys and i pretty much worked it out where the convoys spawn AM54 is a good spot or anywhere near it. Theres also a taskforce that must come from Gilbrator which heads straight up to the AM grids then makes a right towards AN grids then disappears, never manage to attack it as im always in the wrong position. It travels numerous times between 1939 - 1942

11-07-06, 04:25 AM	#1
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Whats the most distant patrol in your type VII? Whats the most distant patrol youve done in your type VII?

11-07-06, 04:29 AM	#2
Kaleun_Saxi Torpedoman Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 112 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	June 1940 - Wilhelmshaven to BF15 (south of Ireland) - not that far, really. Was fortunate enough to encounter a big convoi in bad weather, sunk a DD, one C2, one C3, one troop transporter and two small freighter. __________________ Kaleun Saxi USS Drum

11-07-06, 05:28 AM	#5
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Brest to AK37 if i had done it in a straight line there wouldnt have been an issue but because i made tonnes of deturs along te way i arrived back in port with a little under 5% of diesel left or there abouts. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

11-07-06, 05:51 AM	#7
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Im after a carrier kill i know theres one in norfolk and well i want to get it sometime within the next 5 months. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

11-07-06, 07:23 PM	#15
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I never go on long patrols with the type 7's always stay around britain hunting for convoys and i pretty much worked it out where the convoys spawn AM54 is a good spot or anywhere near it. Theres also a taskforce that must come from Gilbrator which heads straight up to the AM grids then makes a right towards AN grids then disappears, never manage to attack it as im always in the wrong position. It travels numerous times between 1939 - 1942 __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-07-06, 04:36 AM	#3
Tijn Loader Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nijmegen Posts: 83 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	As i patrol the convoy routes sometimes i go al the way to canada (flemmis cape) to hunt convoys. It's not really that far but still gives you some room for action. Grtz Tijn

11-07-06, 04:38 AM	#4
Tijn Loader Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nijmegen Posts: 83 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	My first doublepost oeps

11-07-06, 05:50 AM	#6
Tijn Loader Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nijmegen Posts: 83 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I'm also not going in a straight line bit below Ijsland just to cover the concoy routes. It's just that i like the hunting ground near AK and AJ. Grtz Tijn

11-07-06, 05:38 PM	#8
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I have been extremely tempted to see if I can make it to Norfolk in my type VII. I want that carrier. I have no idea if I can make it, or how much fuel ill have to work with if I do, but I do know that every patrol I go on I always have plenty of extra fuel. Maybe ill head out that way after my next patrol. I need to pay a visit to Freetown first.

11-07-06, 05:52 PM	#9
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Oh im sure you can get there. Infact i know you can. Getting back however might prove to be problematic.

11-07-06, 06:14 PM	#10
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Oh har har har. You think youre better than me because your boat has longer range? Well ive got news for you,....you arent! P.S. I plan on running out of fuel a few miles from base and riding one of my own torpedos the rest of the way to shore.

11-07-06, 06:16 PM	#11
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Lorient to GR89 on the return trip took out a 14knt convoy could'nt actually miss ii it spawned right in front of me all ships were Tankers and a Bouge class carrier in the centre.

11-07-06, 06:34 PM	#12
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Lucky find. I was forced to let the first and only carrier ive ever seen pass me by on the horizion at 21knts. There was no way I could catch it. Too fast, besides I was hiding under a tanker in Gibralter with DDs all over looking for me. It broke my heart.

11-07-06, 06:55 PM	#13
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	You know back when i first started SH3 i was totally into type 7's. Over time i found myself drawn to far off shores, and drumbeat in 42. I'd sit there and plot and scheme my entire patrol to get over there to do it. But eventaully reality sunk in. Assuming i got over there (which i would have), my ability to loiter would be limited. I woudlnt have enough fuel to chase any targets or search any signficant distance for targets. But thats a moot point anyway because without a milk cow, going to there is a 1 way ticket. And even while over there, i wouldnt have enough torpedo's to make the trip worth while. It takes on the average 20 to 25 days to cross the atlantic. Those 14 fish on a type 7 you'll go through all too quickly. Your bottom line with long range patrols with a type 7 is you NEED a milk cow. If it wasnt for the fact that using a milk cow effectually ends your patrol, id use them more often. As they are, they end your patrol and give you an unreasitic relaod of fish and fuel. But since you need one.... thats better then no milk cow at all.

11-07-06, 07:15 PM	#14
Subwolf Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA/Norway Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	From pen to lighthouse in Wilhelmshaven, Bernard became seasick.