Observations from first Med patrol.

Bridger · 01-04-08, 06:48 AM

Have completed my first mediterranean patrol, and as alot of you very experienced Kaleuns have pointed out it is a different and challenging theatre of operations.
1) There are no large convoys and the ratio of escorts to merchants is significantly larger.
2) No single sitting duck merchants, all single merchants have at least one escort( most i came across had 2).
3) Weather is hazy and a lot of fog, visibility is very limited and had to use my sound man a lot more than in the atlantic.
4) Lots of taskgroups and warships.

Having recently read a lot about U-Boat operations in the med, i found the experience very realistic and challenging, in reality u-boats struggled in the med theatre( with a few exceptions, Barham/Ark Royal etc), and during the first month only 2 small barges and a coaster were sank by u-boats, so my first patrol in oct 41:-1 small merchant sank finished on a very realistic note.

Paajtor · 01-04-08, 03:45 PM

thx for the headsup, I'v just started my 1st Med-patrol in GWX2.

Bridger · 01-05-08, 02:10 AM

Good Hunting herr kaleun !

01-04-08, 06:48 AM	#1
Bridger Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 59 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Observations from first Med patrol. Have completed my first mediterranean patrol, and as alot of you very experienced Kaleuns have pointed out it is a different and challenging theatre of operations. 1) There are no large convoys and the ratio of escorts to merchants is significantly larger. 2) No single sitting duck merchants, all single merchants have at least one escort( most i came across had 2). 3) Weather is hazy and a lot of fog, visibility is very limited and had to use my sound man a lot more than in the atlantic. 4) Lots of taskgroups and warships. Having recently read a lot about U-Boat operations in the med, i found the experience very realistic and challenging, in reality u-boats struggled in the med theatre( with a few exceptions, Barham/Ark Royal etc), and during the first month only 2 small barges and a coaster were sank by u-boats, so my first patrol in oct 41:-1 small merchant sank finished on a very realistic note. __________________ "It is the duty of every captain to have faith in his men" Kapitanleutnant Wolfgang Luth.

01-04-08, 03:45 PM	#2
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	thx for the headsup, I'v just started my 1st Med-patrol in GWX2. __________________

01-05-08, 02:10 AM	#3
Bridger Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 59 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Good Hunting herr kaleun ! __________________ "It is the duty of every captain to have faith in his men" Kapitanleutnant Wolfgang Luth.