Waiting for the war...

Kpt. Weyprecht · 06-16-08, 11:30 AM

During the week-end I could finally go for a little hunt - I don't have much time for playing and I got once more frustrated.
I got my copy of the Submarine Commander by Ben Bryant and wanted to try out what I learned. I started an alternative career in the 2nd Flotilla, under a beautiful blue sky (thanks!) and sailed - through the Channel since it was in August - to my BF16 grid which I knew to be the best one. Even before getting there I recieved the Funkspruch from GWX saying that Uboote of the 1st and 2nd Flotillas shouldn't return to their bases... Twenty days of aqiting for the war to begin is long even using the time compression, especially when all those ships are sailing around and I can't torpedo them! Between September 1st and 3rd i got oe convoy of British ships with escort including one Polish destroyer which I tried to attack but I screwed it up. Anyway I was surprised to find such a formation at that moment.
Then the sea became empty... Except one single freighter which I almost got, during the night and on surface, TDC off and using just the chart of deflection angles... But when I got close I saw the American Ensign!
Is there any means of choosing the date of departure more precisely so I don't have to stay at sea 20 days just waiting? I verified that U-34 for exemple left Wilhelmshaven at August 19th and they scored 2 ships sunk and one captured when homebound. Or I'd better make a tour in the North Sea and go back before the war starts just to give some experience to my crew?
Or I simply switch my Start Date in SHIII Commander to September? It zould be nice anyway to be on position just in time.

06-16-08, 11:30 AM	#1
Kpt. Weyprecht Gunner Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Paris, France Posts: 97 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Waiting for the war... During the week-end I could finally go for a little hunt - I don't have much time for playing and I got once more frustrated. I got my copy of the Submarine Commander by Ben Bryant and wanted to try out what I learned. I started an alternative career in the 2nd Flotilla, under a beautiful blue sky (thanks!) and sailed - through the Channel since it was in August - to my BF16 grid which I knew to be the best one. Even before getting there I recieved the Funkspruch from GWX saying that Uboote of the 1st and 2nd Flotillas shouldn't return to their bases... Twenty days of aqiting for the war to begin is long even using the time compression, especially when all those ships are sailing around and I can't torpedo them! Between September 1st and 3rd i got oe convoy of British ships with escort including one Polish destroyer which I tried to attack but I screwed it up. Anyway I was surprised to find such a formation at that moment. Then the sea became empty... Except one single freighter which I almost got, during the night and on surface, TDC off and using just the chart of deflection angles... But when I got close I saw the American Ensign! Is there any means of choosing the date of departure more precisely so I don't have to stay at sea 20 days just waiting? I verified that U-34 for exemple left Wilhelmshaven at August 19th and they scored 2 ships sunk and one captured when homebound. Or I'd better make a tour in the North Sea and go back before the war starts just to give some experience to my crew? Or I simply switch my Start Date in SHIII Commander to September? It zould be nice anyway to be on position just in time.