War with America

ddiplock · 05-22-08, 08:21 PM

On return from my last patrol, I recieved a simple message from BdU saying "Restrictions against American shipping have now been removed"

Now, its December 25th 1941, and I have an urge now to hop into a IXC boat, and hit the harbour of New York if there's anything in there, or something juicy near the US coast.

My patrol I just finished had me down near Freetown, and in a VIIC boat I had barely enough fuel to get back to base. So, especially now American shipping is free game, I'm thinking its time for a IXC boat.

U94 has served me and my crew well, but its time to make a boat change.

IXC....here I come!!!!

And America, watch out, as Kaleun Marten Braune will be popping into your harbours soon. Keep your ships locked up unless you want em sunk

Jimbuna · 05-23-08, 05:32 AM

I've always preferred the IX boats....more firepower and better range

Good Hunting

Platapus · 05-23-08, 05:36 AM

Could always take the small realism hit and select unlimited fuel if you really want to do a few missions in the gulf and then get back to the east missions.

Even with TC it can be a long trip to the states and back

ddiplock · 05-23-08, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Could always take the small realism hit and select unlimited fuel if you really want to do a few missions in the gulf and then get back to the east missions.

Even with TC it can be a long trip to the states and back

Well, I don't mind that. The longest patrol to date infact was the patrol I completed down near Freetown. A 44 day patrol it was. But, I've always wanted to see the Statue of Liberty from the view of my Periscope.

And if I get lucky, maybe we'll sink a battleship while we're sightseeing

ddiplock · 05-23-08, 07:59 AM

Can I just ask, for the Kaleuns who make the long trip to the coast of the US, what speed do you guys normally sail at? I'm closing in on the US coast, and in a IXC boat, and i've used up nearly half of my fuel. I've been sailing at ahead 1/3, cruising at 11 knots and diving regularly to run the batteries rather than my diesels.

but, i'm wondering if i'll even be able to make it home now when my mission off the coast is complete.

Does anyone go for a fuel stop in the Canary Islands before they head to the US coast?

cheers guys

irish1958 · 05-23-08, 08:14 AM

Does anyone go for a fuel stop in the Canary Islands before they head to the US coast?
Yes, but it depends upon the type of boat I have.

VonDos · 05-23-08, 08:24 AM

IX sunk more!

predavolk · 05-23-08, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddiplock

Can I just ask, for the Kaleuns who make the long trip to the coast of the US, what speed do you guys normally sail at? I'm closing in on the US coast, and in a IXC boat, and i've used up nearly half of my fuel. I've been sailing at ahead 1/3, cruising at 11 knots and diving regularly to run the batteries rather than my diesels.

but, i'm wondering if i'll even be able to make it home now when my mission off the coast is complete.

Does anyone go for a fuel stop in the Canary Islands before they head to the US coast?

cheers guys

Drop to 9, 8, 7or 7 knots (I usually choose 9) and you'll see a big jump in your range vs. ahead 1/3 (11 knots).

Bosje · 05-23-08, 10:05 AM

eh? i made it to New York from st nazaire at 2/3 speed (12 kts) in a VIIC
made it back to U-some-or-other supply sub off the coast and then hopped back home from convoy to convoy

an interesting 2,5 months

Jimbuna · 05-23-08, 01:44 PM

That is precisely how it was done on occasion in RL

Brag · 05-23-08, 02:37 PM

I've made 2 trips to Caribbean and one to USA coast doing 7 knots . Returned with slightly less than 20% fuel remaining in the bunkers.

ddiplock · 05-23-08, 07:07 PM

Well, i think i'm gonna have to use the "Return to Base" option after this patrol. I've burned up too much fuel to make it back across the Atlantic when i'm finished in New York.

Lesson for next time

oops. :hmm:

Hartmann · 05-23-08, 07:28 PM

I´ve made some trips to the us coast.

in the first i started one month before us enter in the war, so i arrived in front of new york 10 days before the war declaration in a Ix-B boat.

it was very funny see at close range and surfaced some U.S destroyers sailing like in a holidays time.
Great mistake boys...after some days i return to germany with 80.000 tons of allied shipping, all in lone ships without any protection and in well know routes, and with good weather so i can finish some ships with the gun and sunk some fishing boats.

I had fuel for arrive and return but in my patrol zone i stayed dived during the day and recharging batteries at night because i was near to the 50 % of fuel expended.

predavolk · 05-25-08, 08:34 PM

I'm also moving from Africa/Freetown to the US (I hope!) in early 1942, so I have a question for those who have been there. Do the merchant ships have deck guns fitted like the British merchants? Seems like it would be good deck-gunning territory.

richardphat · 05-25-08, 08:44 PM

What is the maximum nautica miles a IX model can last if it use the recommand speed for its kind. For a VII model i think it is around 8000 nm at 8 knots, not sure, i always play 100% unrealism!

05-22-08, 08:21 PM	#1
ddiplock Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 552 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	War with America On return from my last patrol, I recieved a simple message from BdU saying "Restrictions against American shipping have now been removed" Now, its December 25th 1941, and I have an urge now to hop into a IXC boat, and hit the harbour of New York if there's anything in there, or something juicy near the US coast. My patrol I just finished had me down near Freetown, and in a VIIC boat I had barely enough fuel to get back to base. So, especially now American shipping is free game, I'm thinking its time for a IXC boat. U94 has served me and my crew well, but its time to make a boat change. IXC....here I come!!!! And America, watch out, as Kaleun Marten Braune will be popping into your harbours soon. Keep your ships locked up unless you want em sunk

05-23-08, 05:32 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've always preferred the IX boats....more firepower and better range Good Hunting __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-23-08, 05:36 AM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Could always take the small realism hit and select unlimited fuel if you really want to do a few missions in the gulf and then get back to the east missions. Even with TC it can be a long trip to the states and back __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-23-08, 08:14 AM	#6
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Does anyone go for a fuel stop in the Canary Islands before they head to the US coast? Yes, but it depends upon the type of boat I have. __________________ Irish1958

05-23-08, 08:24 AM	#7
VonDos Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 2,352 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 60	IX sunk more! __________________ Those, others and WIP ships are avaiable in my SHIPYARD here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=136508

05-23-08, 07:59 AM	#5
ddiplock Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 552 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Can I just ask, for the Kaleuns who make the long trip to the coast of the US, what speed do you guys normally sail at? I'm closing in on the US coast, and in a IXC boat, and i've used up nearly half of my fuel. I've been sailing at ahead 1/3, cruising at 11 knots and diving regularly to run the batteries rather than my diesels. but, i'm wondering if i'll even be able to make it home now when my mission off the coast is complete. Does anyone go for a fuel stop in the Canary Islands before they head to the US coast? cheers guys

05-23-08, 10:05 AM	#9
Bosje Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 732 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	eh? i made it to New York from st nazaire at 2/3 speed (12 kts) in a VIIC made it back to U-some-or-other supply sub off the coast and then hopped back home from convoy to convoy an interesting 2,5 months __________________ And when an 800-ton Uboat has you by the tits... you listen!

05-23-08, 01:44 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That is precisely how it was done on occasion in RL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-23-08, 02:37 PM	#11
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I've made 2 trips to Caribbean and one to USA coast doing 7 knots . Returned with slightly less than 20% fuel remaining in the bunkers. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

05-23-08, 07:07 PM	#12
ddiplock Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 552 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Well, i think i'm gonna have to use the "Return to Base" option after this patrol. I've burned up too much fuel to make it back across the Atlantic when i'm finished in New York. Lesson for next time oops. :hmm:

05-23-08, 07:28 PM	#13
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	I´ve made some trips to the us coast. in the first i started one month before us enter in the war, so i arrived in front of new york 10 days before the war declaration in a Ix-B boat. it was very funny see at close range and surfaced some U.S destroyers sailing like in a holidays time. Great mistake boys...after some days i return to germany with 80.000 tons of allied shipping, all in lone ships without any protection and in well know routes, and with good weather so i can finish some ships with the gun and sunk some fishing boats. I had fuel for arrive and return but in my patrol zone i stayed dived during the day and recharging batteries at night because i was near to the 50 % of fuel expended. __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

05-25-08, 08:34 PM	#14
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm also moving from Africa/Freetown to the US (I hope!) in early 1942, so I have a question for those who have been there. Do the merchant ships have deck guns fitted like the British merchants? Seems like it would be good deck-gunning territory.

05-25-08, 08:44 PM	#15
richardphat Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 682 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	What is the maximum nautica miles a IX model can last if it use the recommand speed for its kind. For a VII model i think it is around 8000 nm at 8 knots, not sure, i always play 100% unrealism!