One Fruitful Patrol

Commander Gizmo · 10-29-08, 01:09 PM

Take a look at how I spent my December, 1939. Sailing at 3 knots submerged in a large diamond pattern really seems to work here. In one month, I sank 50,549 tons.

The entire month there was no wind until I reached home port, so I made good use of my the deck gun as well. Take a look at one shot from my deck gun hitting from 45 degrees did to this poor merchant. It seems most of my prey was hauling something very explosive below decks. I capsized 5 of the ships with a single torpedo, but this one takes the cake!

At times I couldn't even sink one merchant before another single would sail into the area. You'd think that after a month, they'd have started to go around. During the whole of this partrol, I saw only two destroyers and only from a great distance. Can't wait to get my IX and play some cat and mouse.

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GoldenRivet · 10-29-08, 01:22 PM

thats a good spot,.... i try to pass through there a lot

nikbear · 10-29-08, 01:24 PM

Two of my favourite killing zones

you can have some great results there(as you did

)and you have the benefit of deep water

and hardly any planes early on

Red Heat · 10-29-08, 04:26 PM

Well done...one of my favorites "hunting grounds" too...

Steeltrap · 10-29-08, 06:37 PM

Yup. I've done the same in that area. Unless there's uninterrupted visibility, I dive to 30-40m and go to 1kt, shifting course 60deg every 30 mins. You'll hear anything nearby well outside visibility, and you have no risk from planes etc.

Brag · 10-29-08, 07:00 PM

Excellent work, Commander Gizmo. I particularly liked the picture of the passenger/cargo breaking! They are real bastards to sink.

10-29-08, 01:09 PM	#1
Commander Gizmo Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 4	One Fruitful Patrol Take a look at how I spent my December, 1939. Sailing at 3 knots submerged in a large diamond pattern really seems to work here. In one month, I sank 50,549 tons. The entire month there was no wind until I reached home port, so I made good use of my the deck gun as well. Take a look at one shot from my deck gun hitting from 45 degrees did to this poor merchant. It seems most of my prey was hauling something very explosive below decks. I capsized 5 of the ships with a single torpedo, but this one takes the cake! At times I couldn't even sink one merchant before another single would sail into the area. You'd think that after a month, they'd have started to go around. During the whole of this partrol, I saw only two destroyers and only from a great distance. Can't wait to get my IX and play some cat and mouse. [EDIT to fix images]

10-29-08, 01:22 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	thats a good spot,.... i try to pass through there a lot __________________

10-29-08, 01:24 PM	#3
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Two of my favourite killing zonesyou can have some great results there(as you did)and you have the benefit of deep waterand hardly any planes early on __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

10-29-08, 04:26 PM	#4
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Well done...one of my favorites "hunting grounds" too... __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

10-29-08, 07:00 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Excellent work, Commander Gizmo. I particularly liked the picture of the passenger/cargo breaking! They are real bastards to sink. __________________ 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/

10-29-08, 06:37 PM	#5
Steeltrap Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 818 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yup. I've done the same in that area. Unless there's uninterrupted visibility, I dive to 30-40m and go to 1kt, shifting course 60deg every 30 mins. You'll hear anything nearby well outside visibility, and you have no risk from planes etc.