GWX action

ridgewayranger · 07-31-07, 03:57 AM

Hi All,
Having finally got GWX running to my satisfaction I started a career in 1940, which is based in Lorient. I got one ship in my second patrol but since then, 6 patrols without seeing anything. Please, does it get any better? I've actually started playing RUB 1.45 which has plentiful opportunities.
R.R.

joegrundman · 07-31-07, 04:09 AM

sounds like you've been really unlucky to me.

Or perhaps there is some other reason....

Be more agressive!

ReM · 07-31-07, 04:14 AM

Visit grid BE 39, you will find lots of ships there....

You could also take a look at this: you can see where the boats are on the map!

The boats are there; it's just that you're not there where they're here....nevermind

Penelope_Grey · 07-31-07, 04:19 AM

On the F5 screen there is a map in the top left hand corner of the screen whcih you can pull out and it will show you the areas of high naval traffic and also the approximate convoy routes. If you want to bump into plenty of targets go to the western approaches and also working the area around Gibralter, while very dangerous, it also very rewarding in terms of opportunities to sink things.

Me personally I hang around those two areas.

Finnbat · 07-31-07, 04:33 AM

Sound strange that you dont fins anything on so many patrols.
How long do stay at the sea ? If you just drive to the patrol grid and then back home, it is not meant to be that way. Patrol grid is just a place to go anddo that 24 hrs job, but then the real work starts by seeking the enemy untill it is found.

The seas are full of vessels to be found.

ReM · 07-31-07, 04:37 AM

You could also have a look in the GWX manual; there are a lot of historical events modelled in GWX....imagine what happy hunting there will be off Dunkirk during operation Dynamo.

07-31-07, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

If you want to bump into plenty of targets go to the western approaches and also working the area around Gibralter, while very dangerous, it also very rewarding in terms of opportunities to sink things.

Me personally I hang around those two areas.

To dangerous to hang around there especially to a fine lady like you

. Let me accompany you next time

(Just joking

)

Penelope_Grey · 07-31-07, 04:47 PM

Oh no, feel free to come along... but the first sign of trouble I will use you as a decoy for my escape.

3Jane · 07-31-07, 04:24 AM

Spending more time submerged using your hydrophone will improve things, if you don't already that is. Even in clear conditions you can miss a lot of potential targets. Silent running, to avoid detection at 2 Kts at a moderate depth like 30 Mtr.

joegrundman · 07-31-07, 04:33 AM

and play with the 16km mod on

07-31-07, 03:57 AM	#1
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	GWX action Hi All, Having finally got GWX running to my satisfaction I started a career in 1940, which is based in Lorient. I got one ship in my second patrol but since then, 6 patrols without seeing anything. Please, does it get any better? I've actually started playing RUB 1.45 which has plentiful opportunities. R.R.

07-31-07, 04:09 AM	#2
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	sounds like you've been really unlucky to me. Or perhaps there is some other reason.... Be more agressive! __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

07-31-07, 04:14 AM	#3
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Visit grid BE 39, you will find lots of ships there.... You could also take a look at this: you can see where the boats are on the map! The boats are there; it's just that you're not there where they're here....nevermind __________________ Daddy cool

07-31-07, 04:19 AM	#4
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	On the F5 screen there is a map in the top left hand corner of the screen whcih you can pull out and it will show you the areas of high naval traffic and also the approximate convoy routes. If you want to bump into plenty of targets go to the western approaches and also working the area around Gibralter, while very dangerous, it also very rewarding in terms of opportunities to sink things. Me personally I hang around those two areas. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

07-31-07, 04:33 AM	#5
Finnbat A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 78 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Sound strange that you dont fins anything on so many patrols. How long do stay at the sea ? If you just drive to the patrol grid and then back home, it is not meant to be that way. Patrol grid is just a place to go anddo that 24 hrs job, but then the real work starts by seeking the enemy untill it is found. The seas are full of vessels to be found. __________________

07-31-07, 04:37 AM	#6
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	You could also have a look in the GWX manual; there are a lot of historical events modelled in GWX....imagine what happy hunting there will be off Dunkirk during operation Dynamo. __________________ Daddy cool

07-31-07, 04:47 PM	#8
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh no, feel free to come along... but the first sign of trouble I will use you as a decoy for my escape. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

07-31-07, 04:24 AM	#9
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Spending more time submerged using your hydrophone will improve things, if you don't already that is. Even in clear conditions you can miss a lot of potential targets. Silent running, to avoid detection at 2 Kts at a moderate depth like 30 Mtr. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

07-31-07, 04:33 AM	#10
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	and play with the 16km mod on __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill