What to do in August 1939 and some other notes

jscharpf · 01-06-13, 12:00 AM

Just started a new career using GWX. So I'm off to sea in August of 1939.
Since everyone is neutral, what exactly can I do? I suppose I could go lie and wait somewhere in the north sea for the war to start.
In a previous career, I tried waiting near Danzig. That was a mistake!
Now I am starting over, just floating around the English Channel. Wish they would give me some pirates to chase or something lol!

Also, I learned not to dock at Riga. Spawning in they put me inside a building! Good thing I saved.

VONHARRIS · 01-06-13, 01:53 AM

Do nothing.
Make a dummy trip just outside the harbor and back.
Your next patrol date will be around or after the war starts.

Sailor Steve · 01-06-13, 11:04 AM

I run a practice patrol: Out from the dock, quick trip around the harbor and back to the dock (which is unnecessary - all you really need to do is start the patrol then exit immediately). I then open SH3 Commander and qualify all my crew. Next step is to set 'Days In Base' to 18. My first 'real' patrol then starts on August 19, which is when historically 14 boats were sent out to the North Atlantic to wait for "whatever". I then have a little over a week cruising around my assigned grid until the "whatever" takes place.

An alternative is to set 'Days In Base' to 25, which starts your patrol on August 26, giving you just enough time to get to your grid before the war starts.

Or you can just select September 1 as your start date.

01-06-13, 12:00 AM	#1
jscharpf Frogman Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 296 Downloads: 325 Uploads: 0	What to do in August 1939 and some other notes Just started a new career using GWX. So I'm off to sea in August of 1939. Since everyone is neutral, what exactly can I do? I suppose I could go lie and wait somewhere in the north sea for the war to start. In a previous career, I tried waiting near Danzig. That was a mistake! Now I am starting over, just floating around the English Channel. Wish they would give me some pirates to chase or something lol! Also, I learned not to dock at Riga. Spawning in they put me inside a building! Good thing I saved.

01-06-13, 11:04 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I run a practice patrol: Out from the dock, quick trip around the harbor and back to the dock (which is unnecessary - all you really need to do is start the patrol then exit immediately). I then open SH3 Commander and qualify all my crew. Next step is to set 'Days In Base' to 18. My first 'real' patrol then starts on August 19, which is when historically 14 boats were sent out to the North Atlantic to wait for "whatever". I then have a little over a week cruising around my assigned grid until the "whatever" takes place. An alternative is to set 'Days In Base' to 25, which starts your patrol on August 26, giving you just enough time to get to your grid before the war starts. Or you can just select September 1 as your start date. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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01-06-13, 01:53 AM	#2
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Do nothing. Make a dummy trip just outside the harbor and back. Your next patrol date will be around or after the war starts.