harbour raids

cobalt · 07-05-06, 06:44 PM

so how difficult are port raids using gw? i'm about to attack freetown in dec 41', will i have enough of a challenge?

Ducimus · 07-05-06, 06:48 PM

off the top of my head....

Freetown might be doable in EARLY 41. Im not sure what subnets or mines exist. I only know that theres a at least 1 tin can, probably 2. A fast moving patrol boat, and the waters shallow for a good long ways. So if you get caught your in BIG trouble. On top of that the harbor is enclosed and you won't have a good shot at the majority of shipping within said harbor.

Safe-Keeper · 07-05-06, 06:56 PM

Try Scapa Flow and you're up for a real challenge. Getting in is fairly easy (approach from the east and you'll get a good look on the barricade ships

), but getting out is so darned hard.

It's got a harbour in the northern end of the bay (don't know if it used to, but it does now!), but it's a long way out from there, with plenty of ships and shallow waters.

One mistake I did was to assume that once I sunk a ship, the enemy knew where I was, due to their numbers and the lack of depth. So after firing my torpedoes, I set throttle to flank and tried to dash out, since "they knew where I was anyway". Bad idea. Stay on Silent Running until detected, then make a run for it!

Ducimus · 07-05-06, 07:06 PM

Every harbors a little different. Some i think are a bit harder then scapa. Scapa i think is acutally a little easier now with the terrain changes.

andy_311 · 07-06-06, 05:10 AM

I found Freetown a bit easy to enter and reek havoc, my fav's early war are Southend and Dover and later in the war New York and Sydney.

Safe-Keeper · 07-06-06, 05:12 AM

I managed to sneak into this harbour at night and sink several ships, including a passenger liner!

I got in smoothly, got out smoothly, got back to port smoothly.

Then I learned that it was a neutral passenger liner

.

HunterICX · 07-06-06, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

I managed to sneak into this harbour at night and sink several ships, including a passenger liner!

I got in smoothly, got out smoothly, got back to port smoothly.

Then I learned that it was a neutral passenger liner

.

:rotfl: Ow crap, thats hard.
well, I,m a wimp guys, I,m currently hanging around loch ewe, Just missed an Enemy Taskforce with 2 Revenge cruisers . and I want to see if there is an Nelson in the Harbour of Loch Ewe, i,m in 1939, but I,m scared of what I will find there. so any tips of entering Loch ewe without to much problems? Hope the weather stays as it is now (Calm, Medium Fog, and i,m going to enter at night) great weather event for an Suprise Raid.

-EDIT-

NO NO NO NO NO NO and NO!
I bloody smashed myself into a bloody mine!!! Loch Ewe is not the place to be....I couldnt surface nor PD I just nailed myself into an bloody mine!!!! AND YES THE NELSON WAS THERE

Stupid Stupid Stupid....

I,m dead by floodings

07-05-06, 06:44 PM	#1
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	harbour raids so how difficult are port raids using gw? i'm about to attack freetown in dec 41', will i have enough of a challenge?

07-05-06, 06:56 PM	#3
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Try Scapa Flow and you're up for a real challenge. Getting in is fairly easy (approach from the east and you'll get a good look on the barricade ships), but getting out is so darned hard. It's got a harbour in the northern end of the bay (don't know if it used to, but it does now!), but it's a long way out from there, with plenty of ships and shallow waters. One mistake I did was to assume that once I sunk a ship, the enemy knew where I was, due to their numbers and the lack of depth. So after firing my torpedoes, I set throttle to flank and tried to dash out, since "they knew where I was anyway". Bad idea. Stay on Silent Running until detected, then make a run for it! __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-06-06, 05:12 AM	#6
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I managed to sneak into this harbour at night and sink several ships, including a passenger liner! I got in smoothly, got out smoothly, got back to port smoothly. Then I learned that it was a neutral passenger liner. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-05-06, 06:48 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	off the top of my head.... Freetown might be doable in EARLY 41. Im not sure what subnets or mines exist. I only know that theres a at least 1 tin can, probably 2. A fast moving patrol boat, and the waters shallow for a good long ways. So if you get caught your in BIG trouble. On top of that the harbor is enclosed and you won't have a good shot at the majority of shipping within said harbor.

07-05-06, 07:06 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Every harbors a little different. Some i think are a bit harder then scapa. Scapa i think is acutally a little easier now with the terrain changes.

07-06-06, 05:10 AM	#5
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I found Freetown a bit easy to enter and reek havoc, my fav's early war are Southend and Dover and later in the war New York and Sydney.