GWX - through the english channel

seahunter · 06-24-07, 07:29 AM

Firstly hi everyone, I've just registered.

I've had SH3 for only about 3 weeks and downloaded the GWX v1.03 expansion last week (loving it btw

) and well I'm looking for some help!

It's probably because I'm just a newbie sub commander and thus not very good

, but I can't seem to get through the english channel without seemingly attracting every military ship within a 50km range!!

FYI
Home port - Wilhelmshaven
It's my third patrol (still 1939) and I've coped respectably with the first two patrols - both NE British Isles. I have been assigned patrol grid BE99 north-west of spain so it makes sense to go through the channel to get there. However no matter what I try it seems that they know I am there

. Tried sneaking through at night at periscope depth - got caught. Tried belting it through at flank speed at night - got caught. Tried silent running along the bottom ( channel not very deep though about 40m) - have to surface to get air and recharge batteries and subsequently - got caught.

Was thinking of just ignoring the patrol zone and go elsewhere, but I know it can be done and I want to overcome it. The Gibraltar straight must be impassible!

I'd appreciate any help on this guys as I'm getting quite frustrated

oh I'm in a type VIIB if that makes any difference.

abel29a · 06-24-07, 07:32 AM

NEVER go through the channel in GWX. End of story

(To many mines and patrols, and to little water to hide in)

As for the patrol grid, I'd install SH3 Commander if I was you, and change it to something more sensible, or go there at 8 knots and maybe you have enough fuel.

Jimbuna · 06-24-07, 07:46 AM

STAY OUT OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL!!

Welcome aboard Kaleun

danlisa · 06-24-07, 07:47 AM

Go the long way around, north of Scotland. Set speed to 7-8 kts and you will be able to get there & back with fuel to spare.

Oh, BTW....

Stay out of the CHANNEL

The Gib straight is not impassable because it is deep.

Even without changing your patrol grid, you can still make it in a VIIB.

Use your Nav Officer! Plot your course, set your speed, then ask the NO for a report on 'maximum distance at this speed'. Remember, you need to get back home.

seahunter · 06-24-07, 07:55 AM

Oooookkkkaaaayyy! I'll stay out of the channel already!

Thanks guys, its the scenic route for me.

GibsonSG · 06-24-07, 08:01 AM

I have made it through the Channel in GWX, 1939....Once.

I will not be trying it again though...it took me 4 days of sneaking along to get through alive.

Puster Bill · 06-24-07, 08:55 AM

Really, in 1939 you should be able to get through the Channel. Historically it was done. After that, well, viel gluck with that.

WolfOfCampscapel · 06-24-07, 07:59 AM

High speed on the surface, at night. Hope for bad weather (ideally heavy fog and high winds). Lie at all stop on the bottom from sunrise to sunset.

That's how I snuck through the last time, in my IXB, no less. Only light fog for much of the route, which was scary.

But it's still 1940 and happy times. I expect it to be impossible when the verdammtes allies discover radar.

Vacillator · 06-25-07, 07:43 AM

Here's a few more thoughts from an earlier thread I started:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ighlight=Kanal

General gist is don't do it...

Welcome to the service by the way!

irish1958 · 06-25-07, 08:28 AM

I got through the English Channel one time. In 1939 just before the war started, I went through at flank speed. When I was through, I was out of fuel tho.

bruschi sauro · 06-26-07, 10:11 AM

English Channel? No thank you... are you a kamikaze?
Ciao

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 06-26-07, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruschi sauro

English Channel? No thank you... are you a kamikaze?
Ciao

aye sir

panzermeyer · 06-26-07, 12:40 PM

I wish I read this thread earlier. I started my career with the 2nd Flottila. I have a patrol grid off the west coast of Ireland. I thought I would be able to make it through the channel before Sept. 3rd. I got half way through when the war broke out.

Now I am submerged fighting off a destroyer (I think, a V&W Warship?). I managed to fire to torpedos at it, straight at the front of it. One detonated right below its keel, cripiling the ship. Now it is trying to get away, altough very slowly, at 5knts. Though I dare not to surface as they have fired at my periscope once.

So now I am in the middle of the channel, about to take out this warship, but now I am afraid of what lies ahead.

Jimbuna · 06-26-07, 02:35 PM

Quote:

So now I am in the middle of the channel, about to take out this warship, but now I am afraid of what lies ahead.

The parents and siblings

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 06-26-07, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panzermeyer

I wish I read this thread earlier. I started my career with the 2nd Flottila. I have a patrol grid off the west coast of Ireland. I thought I would be able to make it through the channel before Sept. 3rd. I got half way through when the war broke out.

Now I am submerged fighting off a destroyer (I think, a V&W Warship?). I managed to fire to torpedos at it, straight at the front of it. One detonated right below its keel, cripiling the ship. Now it is trying to get away, altough very slowly, at 5knts. Though I dare not to surface as they have fired at my periscope once.

So now I am in the middle of the channel, about to take out this warship, but now I am afraid of what lies ahead.

if yer nutz then take him out and sail on...
if yer not nutz then DO NOT sink it... else you could get some more buggers on yer butt

06-24-07, 07:29 AM	#1
seahunter Nub Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 4 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	GWX - through the english channel Firstly hi everyone, I've just registered. I've had SH3 for only about 3 weeks and downloaded the GWX v1.03 expansion last week (loving it btw ) and well I'm looking for some help! It's probably because I'm just a newbie sub commander and thus not very good , but I can't seem to get through the english channel without seemingly attracting every military ship within a 50km range!! FYI Home port - Wilhelmshaven It's my third patrol (still 1939) and I've coped respectably with the first two patrols - both NE British Isles. I have been assigned patrol grid BE99 north-west of spain so it makes sense to go through the channel to get there. However no matter what I try it seems that they know I am there . Tried sneaking through at night at periscope depth - got caught. Tried belting it through at flank speed at night - got caught. Tried silent running along the bottom ( channel not very deep though about 40m) - have to surface to get air and recharge batteries and subsequently - got caught. Was thinking of just ignoring the patrol zone and go elsewhere, but I know it can be done and I want to overcome it. The Gibraltar straight must be impassible! I'd appreciate any help on this guys as I'm getting quite frustrated oh I'm in a type VIIB if that makes any difference.

06-24-07, 07:32 AM	#2
abel29a Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 101 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	NEVER go through the channel in GWX. End of story (To many mines and patrols, and to little water to hide in) As for the patrol grid, I'd install SH3 Commander if I was you, and change it to something more sensible, or go there at 8 knots and maybe you have enough fuel. __________________ "Sieben Tankern schlug die letze Stund, die U-Falle sank träger. Zwei Frachter liegen mit auf Grund, Versenkt vom Paukenschläger." - Reinhard Hardegen, U-123 GWX 1.03 and loving it....

06-24-07, 07:46 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	STAY OUT OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL!! Welcome aboard Kaleun __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-24-07, 07:47 AM	#4
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Go the long way around, north of Scotland. Set speed to 7-8 kts and you will be able to get there & back with fuel to spare. Oh, BTW.... Stay out of the CHANNEL The Gib straight is not impassable because it is deep. Even without changing your patrol grid, you can still make it in a VIIB. Use your Nav Officer! Plot your course, set your speed, then ask the NO for a report on 'maximum distance at this speed'. Remember, you need to get back home. __________________

06-24-07, 08:01 AM	#6
GibsonSG Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 18 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have made it through the Channel in GWX, 1939....Once. I will not be trying it again though...it took me 4 days of sneaking along to get through alive. __________________ There are only 2 kinds of ships...Submarines, and Targets.

06-24-07, 07:55 AM	#5
seahunter Nub Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 4 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Oooookkkkaaaayyy! I'll stay out of the channel already! Thanks guys, its the scenic route for me.

06-24-07, 08:55 AM	#7
Puster Bill Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: BA8758, or FN33eh for my fellow hams. Posts: 833 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Really, in 1939 you should be able to get through the Channel. Historically it was done. After that, well, viel gluck with that. __________________ The U-Boat Commander of Love

06-24-07, 07:59 AM	#8
WolfOfCampscapel Mate Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the fjords Posts: 58 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	High speed on the surface, at night. Hope for bad weather (ideally heavy fog and high winds). Lie at all stop on the bottom from sunrise to sunset. That's how I snuck through the last time, in my IXB, no less. Only light fog for much of the route, which was scary. But it's still 1940 and happy times. I expect it to be impossible when the verdammtes allies discover radar.

06-25-07, 07:43 AM	#9
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's a few more thoughts from an earlier thread I started: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ighlight=Kanal General gist is don't do it... Welcome to the service by the way!

06-25-07, 08:28 AM	#10
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I got through the English Channel one time. In 1939 just before the war started, I went through at flank speed. When I was through, I was out of fuel tho. __________________ Irish1958

06-26-07, 10:11 AM	#11
bruschi sauro Frogman Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florence Italy Posts: 307 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	English Channel? No thank you... are you a kamikaze? Ciao

06-26-07, 12:40 PM	#13
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I wish I read this thread earlier. I started my career with the 2nd Flottila. I have a patrol grid off the west coast of Ireland. I thought I would be able to make it through the channel before Sept. 3rd. I got half way through when the war broke out. Now I am submerged fighting off a destroyer (I think, a V&W Warship?). I managed to fire to torpedos at it, straight at the front of it. One detonated right below its keel, cripiling the ship. Now it is trying to get away, altough very slowly, at 5knts. Though I dare not to surface as they have fired at my periscope once. So now I am in the middle of the channel, about to take out this warship, but now I am afraid of what lies ahead.