Patrol from Brest to Freetown

PapaG39 · 12-25-07, 05:43 PM

After 21 patrols I finely made it into Brest & traded my old type IID boat for a nice VIIC...Dang, but this this thing is long...
It is now October 1941 and this will be my first patrol out of Brest with the VIIC boat & I am to go to ET 26 off Freetown, Africa.

I don't know much about this new boat. I have the hydrophone KDB which says that the probes are on the top outside if the boat & prone to damage from DP's

I have the AFA 33 batteries which it says have a longer distance underwater, but not really how far or how long to recharge.

I have the engine GW kapsel... which is drive shaft driven.. Don't know if this is better then the other type or not.

There is a round antenna turning on the island, but I don't know if it does anything or is just for show.

If I read things right I'll be limited to about 8kts for best fuel economy. If I travel much faster for long distances I might not have enough to return. I don't see any gas stations along the way.

It also looks like I will have to stay way off shore to be out of aircraft range when I go by the Gibraltar area.

Where are some of the better areas along the way to Freetown where I might run into enemy traffic?"

I'm kinda lost this far south...Very new to me.

12-25-07, 05:43 PM	#1
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Patrol from Brest to Freetown After 21 patrols I finely made it into Brest & traded my old type IID boat for a nice VIIC...Dang, but this this thing is long... It is now October 1941 and this will be my first patrol out of Brest with the VIIC boat & I am to go to ET 26 off Freetown, Africa. I don't know much about this new boat. I have the hydrophone KDB which says that the probes are on the top outside if the boat & prone to damage from DP's I have the AFA 33 batteries which it says have a longer distance underwater, but not really how far or how long to recharge. I have the engine GW kapsel... which is drive shaft driven.. Don't know if this is better then the other type or not. There is a round antenna turning on the island, but I don't know if it does anything or is just for show. If I read things right I'll be limited to about 8kts for best fuel economy. If I travel much faster for long distances I might not have enough to return. I don't see any gas stations along the way. It also looks like I will have to stay way off shore to be out of aircraft range when I go by the Gibraltar area. Where are some of the better areas along the way to Freetown where I might run into enemy traffic?" I'm kinda lost this far south...Very new to me.