Any useful info on the Liverpool to Murmansk convoy/s?

Paul Riley · 05-16-09, 04:17 PM

In my current mission to patrol AE67 I plan to set up a new patrol somewhere in the Denmark Strait after initial 24hrs have expired,in order to attack supplies heading for Russia,as heavy fighting is now taking place at Stalingrad.I would like some useful information on traffic passing through this area,as this will be my first foray into said area,such as,

- Dates of formation and disbanding of specific convoy/s (I am in Nov 42)
- Types of shipping expected in this area,normal merchants,tankers,etc
- Approximate course of convoy/s through grid AD33,NE,NNE,etc
- Average speed of outbound convoy/s (From UK),slow,med etc
- Military strength of convoy/s (if any is expected that is),low,med etc
- Expected air cover around Iceland

I appreciate most of this info will be random from many people's experiences,but any info of any kind will be useful.

Lastly,does the game allow you to sail into areas of water without a grid reference?,as I plan to attack traffic as it heads towards Russia for as long as is needed,if I find them that is.

Thanks.

Paul Riley · 05-17-09, 03:50 AM

Guess I was asking for the practically impossible on this one,as every game is probably going to be different anyway.

Can someone at least tell me what month in 42 the JW convoy to Russia forms up?I looked online it was actually December.I am in Nov so...hmm,quite a dilemma,I could wait in the Denmark Strait until December,see what happens,and sail back home sometime in the new year,after sending my personal regards to Stalin.

Torplexed · 05-17-09, 09:38 AM

Here's a wikipedia link that lays out all the JW and PQ convoy departure dates. However, I'm not sure even GWX simulates the Arctic convoys in this much detail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_...f_World_War_II

Good luck on your attempt to interdict supplies to Uncle Joe. Bear in mind that the majority of Lend-Lease supplies eventually entered Russia through Vladivostok and the Persian corridor.

airwolf48453 · 05-17-09, 10:31 AM

http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/jw/index.html here is a site that talks about all convoy's this link is for JW as requested.

Paul Riley · 05-17-09, 10:34 AM

Thanks very much,both of you

Paul Riley · 05-17-09, 10:39 AM

Shame we dont have snow and ice modelled in SH3,I would love to sail through an arctic blizzard,knowing it is far worse for my prey to travel through such conditions.It would have added so much realism and depth when going through the northern routes.I don't suppose there IS a mod out there somewhere that attempts to model this?,like modifying the rain graphics somehow?worth a thought at least

05-16-09, 04:17 PM	#1
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Any useful info on the Liverpool to Murmansk convoy/s? In my current mission to patrol AE67 I plan to set up a new patrol somewhere in the Denmark Strait after initial 24hrs have expired,in order to attack supplies heading for Russia,as heavy fighting is now taking place at Stalingrad.I would like some useful information on traffic passing through this area,as this will be my first foray into said area,such as, - Dates of formation and disbanding of specific convoy/s (I am in Nov 42) - Types of shipping expected in this area,normal merchants,tankers,etc - Approximate course of convoy/s through grid AD33,NE,NNE,etc - Average speed of outbound convoy/s (From UK),slow,med etc - Military strength of convoy/s (if any is expected that is),low,med etc - Expected air cover around Iceland I appreciate most of this info will be random from many people's experiences,but any info of any kind will be useful. Lastly,does the game allow you to sail into areas of water without a grid reference?,as I plan to attack traffic as it heads towards Russia for as long as is needed,if I find them that is. Thanks. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes Last edited by Paul Riley; 05-17-09 at 05:58 AM.

05-17-09, 03:50 AM	#2
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Guess I was asking for the practically impossible on this one,as every game is probably going to be different anyway. Can someone at least tell me what month in 42 the JW convoy to Russia forms up?I looked online it was actually December.I am in Nov so...hmm,quite a dilemma,I could wait in the Denmark Strait until December,see what happens,and sail back home sometime in the new year,after sending my personal regards to Stalin. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

05-17-09, 09:38 AM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Here's a wikipedia link that lays out all the JW and PQ convoy departure dates. However, I'm not sure even GWX simulates the Arctic convoys in this much detail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_...f_World_War_II Good luck on your attempt to interdict supplies to Uncle Joe. Bear in mind that the majority of Lend-Lease supplies eventually entered Russia through Vladivostok and the Persian corridor. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

05-17-09, 10:31 AM	#4
airwolf48453 Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 103 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/jw/index.html here is a site that talks about all convoy's this link is for JW as requested. __________________ A Point Of Great Significance...Is The Keen Sensitivity Of The Wolf To The Condition Of It's Prey. In Judging What He Can Handle And What Should Prudently Be Left Alone, The Wolf Brings To His Daily Work Sophisticated Skills Completely Beyond Our Human Keen. These Are Made Possible By Inborn Capacities Effectively Tuned And Developed In The Young Wolf Through An Apprenticeship That Only The Capable Survive.

05-17-09, 10:34 AM	#5
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Thanks very much,both of you __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

05-17-09, 10:39 AM	#6
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Shame we dont have snow and ice modelled in SH3,I would love to sail through an arctic blizzard,knowing it is far worse for my prey to travel through such conditions.It would have added so much realism and depth when going through the northern routes.I don't suppose there IS a mod out there somewhere that attempts to model this?,like modifying the rain graphics somehow?worth a thought at least __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes