Harbour Raiding

fisherstoys1 · 06-06-09, 08:57 AM

How many people here have taken to harbour raids to make things more interesting??

In the Medd. I got tons of warships this way, many were cruisers. In one campaign I got 12 cruisers alone.

Grant

Redbear · 06-06-09, 09:28 AM

Can't say I'm a fan of that tactic - too easy to get caught in shallow water. I've done it in single missions, but never in the campaign.

BulSoldier · 06-06-09, 09:50 AM

Ive done it once or twice but im not really in to it.It seems too easy and unreal.

Pohl · 06-06-09, 09:55 AM

Lots of stuff to take care of...but yeah sometimes it's worthy, Gibraltar likes to have Heavy Battleships on it in mid 40, but you need to check for mines and submarine nets, even when you hit them at 2 knts the will make you flood, also don't forget the shore batteries and any destroyer that is at dock will go after you if they notice you + you need a easy way out before the entire fleet is on you, also depend on your realism settings, im playing at 7X% and having to wait 7 minutes for a torpedo to load & If I fail to sink the destroyer that is DC me....its just to risky

Sgtmonkeynads · 06-06-09, 11:04 AM

He He He.......

Funny you mention this now. I found my self in a port in Norway the day before the invasion. I just dove to periscope depth and waited for a few hours before all the good guys became bad guys and sank about six mechants that were stationary.

I know...cheating...but... I know the future..so...why not use it a little?

Well, see you guys latter "I've gotta get Back in Time"

fisherstoys1 · 06-06-09, 12:34 PM

I think it's Algiers. But you are always get a Fiji and a Dido there.

As for the patrols I usually take a day sitting off and watching while plotting them, then when they are right I go in.

But that is only with the easy harbours some like Malta I will not touch, I think I have been sunk to many times trying.

Grant

andym · 06-06-09, 04:30 PM

Dodgy old buisness Harbour Raiding,sometimes theres lots to be had and then others theres nothing at all.Recently in St Helena i got 2 Cruisers and several Destroyers and sundry vessels,but took quite a bit of damage in the process.Plenty of pickings in the area of the Straits of Gib.

JHuschke · 06-07-09, 09:36 PM

I used to do harbor raids alot, cause I love sinking ships to get alot of renown..but now I am being realistic and I'd rather patrol the grid I am suppose to like they did in WWII...have to be realistic about everything nowadays!

Bent Periscope · 06-08-09, 10:45 AM

I showed us once in Loch Ewe expecting a couple aof battleships but they weren't there. I blame it on Goering's flyboys and no long believe their intel.

BP

andym · 06-08-09, 11:00 AM

Raid Freetown,go on i dare you!

Ancient Mariner · 06-10-09, 10:29 PM

Mmm heard Freetown's a tough raid,havent continued my last patrol for a few days(issues)but am currently raiding scapa flow in a Type IX in '39 I have a saved my game and if memory serves correctly am busy lining up a battleship,had a few near misses getting into the harbour too,nearly got discovered by a patrolling DD and had to run decks awash through high seas at some points where my boat would have torn her guts out on the sea bed. Hopefully this will be my 1st succesful Scapa Flow raid

BasilY · 06-15-09, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fisherstoys1

How many people here have taken to harbour raids to make things more interesting??

In the Medd. I got tons of warships this way, many were cruisers. In one campaign I got 12 cruisers alone.

Grant

See my poll earlier on this very subject.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=145990

I agree with you that there are plenty of actions away from harbor raids. On this patrol I got 7 carriers. That is much more fun than any harbor raid.

CAPTAIN'S LOG

Date and Time
Grid
Occurrences
05 Sep 1943 0235 Patrol 39
U-161, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: September 5, 1943, 02:35
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid ED39

28 Sep 1943

1216 ED 12 Ship sunk! M/V Eutaw Springs (Modern Tanker), 9018 tons
1216 ED 12 Ship sunk! M/V Royal Oak (Modern Tanker), 9016 tons
1220 ED 12 Ship sunk! S.S. Trego (Medium Tanker), 8701 tons
1253 ED 12 Ship sunk! S.S. Fenris (Medium Tanker), 8327 tons

04 Oct 1943

0018 DM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Jean Jadot (Great Lakes Freighter), 1788 tons
1746 DM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Merkur (Intermediate Tanker), 3490 tons

11 Oct 1943

1044 DB 95 Ship sunk! USS Franklin (Essex class), 27100 tons

12 Oct 1943

0219 DB 95 Ship sunk! S.S. Suderoy (Whale Factory Ship), 12016 tons
1759 DB 92 Ship sunk! S.S. Atlantic City (Intermediate Tanker), 3491 tons

14 Oct 1943

0935 DB 98 Ship sunk! USS Lexington (Essex class), 27100 tons

26 Oct 1943

0512 CC 11 Ship sunk! HMS Attacker (Bogue class), 15390 tons

27 Oct 1943

1450 BB 94 Ship sunk! HMS Tracker (Bogue class), 15390 tons
2017 BB 91 Ship sunk! USS Kalinin Bay (Casablanca class), 10400 tons

29 Oct 1943

1132 BB 91 Ship sunk! USS Breton (Bogue class), 15390 tons

01 Nov 1943

0058 BB 95 Ship sunk! USS Copahee (Bogue class), 15390 tons

13 Nov 1943 1449 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 15
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 182007 tons

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06-06-09, 08:57 AM	#1
fisherstoys1 Seaman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 33 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Harbour Raiding How many people here have taken to harbour raids to make things more interesting?? In the Medd. I got tons of warships this way, many were cruisers. In one campaign I got 12 cruisers alone. Grant

06-06-09, 09:50 AM	#3
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Ive done it once or twice but im not really in to it.It seems too easy and unreal. __________________ By the hour !

06-06-09, 09:55 AM	#4
Pohl Sparky Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 157 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Lots of stuff to take care of...but yeah sometimes it's worthy, Gibraltar likes to have Heavy Battleships on it in mid 40, but you need to check for mines and submarine nets, even when you hit them at 2 knts the will make you flood, also don't forget the shore batteries and any destroyer that is at dock will go after you if they notice you + you need a easy way out before the entire fleet is on you, also depend on your realism settings, im playing at 7X% and having to wait 7 minutes for a torpedo to load & If I fail to sink the destroyer that is DC me....its just to risky __________________ Current Careers: U-177 Type IXD2, 10th Flotilla March 13, 1943 U-3502 Type XXI, 7th/13th Flotilla April 14, 1942 100% realism, GWX 3.0, SH3 Commander 3.2

06-06-09, 11:04 AM	#5
Sgtmonkeynads Ships Secretary Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MilesCity Montana Posts: 583 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	He He He....... Funny you mention this now. I found my self in a port in Norway the day before the invasion. I just dove to periscope depth and waited for a few hours before all the good guys became bad guys and sank about six mechants that were stationary. I know...cheating...but... I know the future..so...why not use it a little? Well, see you guys latter "I've gotta get Back in Time" __________________ Just help someone.....it makes a difference

06-06-09, 12:34 PM	#6
fisherstoys1 Seaman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 33 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	harbours I think it's Algiers. But you are always get a Fiji and a Dido there. As for the patrols I usually take a day sitting off and watching while plotting them, then when they are right I go in. But that is only with the easy harbours some like Malta I will not touch, I think I have been sunk to many times trying. Grant

06-06-09, 09:28 AM	#2
Redbear Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 208 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Can't say I'm a fan of that tactic - too easy to get caught in shallow water. I've done it in single missions, but never in the campaign.

06-06-09, 04:30 PM	#7
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Dodgy old buisness Harbour Raiding,sometimes theres lots to be had and then others theres nothing at all.Recently in St Helena i got 2 Cruisers and several Destroyers and sundry vessels,but took quite a bit of damage in the process.Plenty of pickings in the area of the Straits of Gib. __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

06-07-09, 09:36 PM	#8
JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I used to do harbor raids alot, cause I love sinking ships to get alot of renown..but now I am being realistic and I'd rather patrol the grid I am suppose to like they did in WWII...have to be realistic about everything nowadays!

06-08-09, 10:45 AM	#9
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I showed us once in Loch Ewe expecting a couple aof battleships but they weren't there. I blame it on Goering's flyboys and no long believe their intel. BP

06-08-09, 11:00 AM	#10
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Raid Freetown,go on i dare you! __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

06-10-09, 10:29 PM	#11
Ancient Mariner Torpedoman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere north of Auckland Posts: 114 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Mmm heard Freetown's a tough raid,havent continued my last patrol for a few days(issues)but am currently raiding scapa flow in a Type IX in '39 I have a saved my game and if memory serves correctly am busy lining up a battleship,had a few near misses getting into the harbour too,nearly got discovered by a patrolling DD and had to run decks awash through high seas at some points where my boat would have torn her guts out on the sea bed. Hopefully this will be my 1st succesful Scapa Flow raid