channel transit

Joe S · 03-08-08, 12:44 PM

I realize orders are orders, but this is a bit silly: I was just transferred to St. Nazaire, and got orders to patrol AN52. One would think the Kiel based boats would be in a better position to patrol the east coast of England. At any rate, I have never gone through the channel unless I had to, but would like to know what the consensus of the group is, should I go through the channel to get to AN52 or take the scenic route? thanks! Joe S

P_Funk · 03-08-08, 12:50 PM

Go around and take the long route cause the channel is a deathtrap... at least if you're using GWX or other mods. If its vanilla yee use then it matters not which way thou goest.

GoldenRivet · 03-08-08, 12:51 PM

Hmmm

go the channel route and let us know how it went. Be sure to leave your money, cigars and dirty books in your bunk box, also we will need a forwarding address and phone number for your wife/girlfriend... just in case.

have a good trip!

headcase · 03-08-08, 01:16 PM

It's not called the English Channel for laughs. Stay out of Der Kanal! Stay out of shallow water!

P_Funk · 03-08-08, 01:40 PM

Stay out of Churchill's Shallow Canal!

emtmedic005 · 03-08-08, 01:42 PM

O yeah the Der Kanal Is fun to go through in a VII and sure it has plenty of good targets. BUT you will prolly be killed in the process hahaha Do it for the Fatherland

3Jane · 03-08-08, 01:55 PM

Nonsense, the channel is a piece of cake. My tried and trusted method works every time. In a VIIB or a IXB.

Umfuld · 03-08-08, 02:01 PM

Go around. Very good chance you will hit a convoy and whatnot on the way up past the West coast of England.

My last patrol I was to go to just North of England. Hit a convoy and used up all my torps before I could get there.
Passed a couple more convoys on the way home I had to let go for lack of torps.

Ah, the happy times

03-08-08, 12:44 PM	#1
Joe S XO Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 409 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	channel transit I realize orders are orders, but this is a bit silly: I was just transferred to St. Nazaire, and got orders to patrol AN52. One would think the Kiel based boats would be in a better position to patrol the east coast of England. At any rate, I have never gone through the channel unless I had to, but would like to know what the consensus of the group is, should I go through the channel to get to AN52 or take the scenic route? thanks! Joe S

03-08-08, 12:50 PM	#2
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Go around and take the long route cause the channel is a deathtrap... at least if you're using GWX or other mods. If its vanilla yee use then it matters not which way thou goest. __________________

03-08-08, 12:51 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Hmmm go the channel route and let us know how it went. Be sure to leave your money, cigars and dirty books in your bunk box, also we will need a forwarding address and phone number for your wife/girlfriend... just in case. have a good trip! __________________

03-08-08, 01:16 PM	#4
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It's not called the English Channel for laughs. Stay out of Der Kanal! Stay out of shallow water! __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

03-08-08, 01:40 PM	#5
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Stay out of Churchill's Shallow Canal! __________________

03-08-08, 01:42 PM	#6
emtmedic005 Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 361 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	O yeah the Der Kanal Is fun to go through in a VII and sure it has plenty of good targets. BUT you will prolly be killed in the process hahaha Do it for the Fatherland

03-08-08, 01:55 PM	#7
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nonsense, the channel is a piece of cake. My tried and trusted method works every time. In a VIIB or a IXB. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

03-08-08, 02:01 PM	#8
Umfuld Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 503 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Go around. Very good chance you will hit a convoy and whatnot on the way up past the West coast of England. My last patrol I was to go to just North of England. Hit a convoy and used up all my torps before I could get there. Passed a couple more convoys on the way home I had to let go for lack of torps. Ah, the happy times