Tanker Alley! (map inside)

Uboat-48 · 09-12-11, 10:27 PM

Hello all,

I just joined the site as I'm hoping to learn some new tactics from fellow SH3 players.
I have been playing SH3 off and on for the last 5 years and I absolutely love the game.

Anyways, I wanted to share a sweet spot that I found while patrolling the waters NW of Gibraltar.
I call this area "Tanker Alley" as I have encountered a never ending parade of Tankers on this route.
Tanker Alley is located in the NE quadrant of CF33.
Go 12.3 Kms south of the Northern boundary of CF33(NE) and 45 Kms West of the Eastern boundary of CF33(NE) when measured at a scale of 0-13 Kms.
I'm playing vanilla SH3 so I don't know if this sweet spot well work with GWX.

I have completely cleaned house in this area as every 6-8 hours a tanker or 2 will come by like clockwork at the exact same bearing.
The Tankers are all of US origin and they are usually T2's and T3's with no escorts.

I have created a reference map to help you pinpoint the sweet spot.
Let me know if you're having trouble finding the sweet spot and please let me know how you make out.

Thanks,
Zak

VONHARRIS · 09-13-11, 12:27 AM

Is it on stock game or GWX?

HW3 · 09-13-11, 01:39 AM

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I'm playing vanilla SH3 so I don't know if this sweet spot well work with GWX.

Gerald · 09-13-11, 01:44 AM

@Uboat-48. Welcome to SubSim,

Fish In The Water · 09-13-11, 04:08 AM

This definitely hits the spot...

Welcome aboard Zak!

Jimbuna · 09-13-11, 05:53 AM

wouldn't be so accurate in GWX because waypoints have been reandomised in a great many areas.

theroc44 · 09-14-11, 08:24 PM

i got a question about the map , is it possible to super impose the nautical lon lat system on top of the german grid system?

Pisces · 09-15-11, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by theroc44

i got a question about the map , is it possible to super impose the nautical lon lat system on top of the german grid system?

The borders of the grids in the game are parallel to latitude and longitude lines. I just don't understand what you mean to gain from it.

Uboat-48 · 09-15-11, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by theroc44

i got a question about the map , is it possible to super impose the nautical lon lat system on top of the german grid system?

I would give you a lat and long if I knew it but I just used the measurement from known borders which is actually pretty accurate if you measure at the right scale.
I'm now able to hit the sweet spot on every patrol by using the measurement rulers in game.

Uboat-48 · 09-15-11, 03:40 PM

Does anyone know which port city these US tankers are originating from and which port city they are heading to?
I only know that they intersect my point at a specific bearing but I would be very interested to know the start and end points.

It's very strange that every single tanker is of US origin.

Fish In The Water · 09-15-11, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Uboat-48

Does anyone know which port city these US tankers are originating from and which port city they are heading to?

You could always 'grill' the campaign layer (with the mission editor) 'till it spills the beans...

09-12-11, 10:27 PM	#1
Uboat-48 Watch Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 22 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Tanker Alley! (map inside) Hello all, I just joined the site as I'm hoping to learn some new tactics from fellow SH3 players. I have been playing SH3 off and on for the last 5 years and I absolutely love the game. Anyways, I wanted to share a sweet spot that I found while patrolling the waters NW of Gibraltar. I call this area "Tanker Alley" as I have encountered a never ending parade of Tankers on this route. Tanker Alley is located in the NE quadrant of CF33. Go 12.3 Kms south of the Northern boundary of CF33(NE) and 45 Kms West of the Eastern boundary of CF33(NE) when measured at a scale of 0-13 Kms. I'm playing vanilla SH3 so I don't know if this sweet spot well work with GWX. I have completely cleaned house in this area as every 6-8 hours a tanker or 2 will come by like clockwork at the exact same bearing. The Tankers are all of US origin and they are usually T2's and T3's with no escorts. I have created a reference map to help you pinpoint the sweet spot. Let me know if you're having trouble finding the sweet spot and please let me know how you make out. Thanks, Zak Last edited by Uboat-48; 09-12-11 at 11:36 PM.

09-13-11, 01:44 AM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	@Uboat-48. Welcome to SubSim, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-13-11, 04:08 AM	#5
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	This definitely hits the spot... Welcome aboard Zak! __________________ "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell.

09-13-11, 05:53 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	wouldn't be so accurate in GWX because waypoints have been reandomised in a great many areas. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-14-11, 08:24 PM	#7
theroc44 Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 261 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	i got a question about the map , is it possible to super impose the nautical lon lat system on top of the german grid system? __________________ "A few stood against many that is all that matters"

09-13-11, 12:27 AM	#2
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Is it on stock game or GWX?

09-15-11, 03:40 PM	#10
Uboat-48 Watch Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 22 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Does anyone know which port city these US tankers are originating from and which port city they are heading to? I only know that they intersect my point at a specific bearing but I would be very interested to know the start and end points. It's very strange that every single tanker is of US origin.