Operation Drumbeat

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 02:37 PM

Ive just started my 24th patrol. Its Boxing day 1941 and Im en route to grid CA64 340km SE of New York. Im in U-123 a TypeIXB. Wish me luck. I will keep you all updated.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:13 PM

Jan 10 1942 grid CB94. Nothing to report so far. Weather has been ok. Im worried about fuel but the navigator assures me we will get back.

Dread Knot · 03-15-14, 03:23 PM

Should you make into New York Harbor give my regards to Broadway.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:26 PM

Jan 13 1942 grid CA64. Ive reached the assigned grid. Still no contacts?

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:35 PM

Jan 14 1942 1600 grid CA64. Aircraft sighted. Crash dived to evade.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:41 PM

Jan 14 1942 2114 grid CA64. Surfaced to resume patrol.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:46 PM

Jan 15 1942 0148 grid CA56. Have left CA64 and I have set course for CA52 to carry out another 24 hour patrol. Still no ships encountered. (I sincerely hope this thread gets some action).

Riccardo1975 · 05-31-14, 05:40 AM

Hello Scott

Dec 19th 1941 and heading WNW toward Halifax. Its taken me hours to get here in my Type IXC. I hope the East coast has more ships than what you found or Im going back to Tangiers/Freetown! Lol

Sailor Steve · 05-31-14, 07:01 AM

Good reports so far. Minimal but entertaining. Keep up the good work.

scott_c2911 · 05-31-14, 11:05 AM

They are minimal mainly because I haven't got much of an imagination for story telling but I originally started this post as it was the first time my game was stable enough for me to attempt the mission and I was interested to see if SH3 recreated it well. I was also, through luck, commanding U-123 the most famous boat during the operation. I am still playing and I am still in command of U-123. My installation has survived to March 1943 despite several blue screens leading to corrupt files, corrupted saves and at one point I had to completely format my HD due to a virus I picked up attempting to patch SH4. (Avoid gamespot, use ubi.com). The rule to follow here is backup, backup and backup some more if you want to keep playing from where you left off. My XP rig has not fully recovered from the virus (I am using XP SP2 with no updates) and is now offline for good and I am using it as a console. It is basically an x-box with a keyboard lol. I am lucky that I have a Vista laptop to do my downloading. I just wanted to let people know that since Microsoft have dumped XP to rot the biggest battle I have fought (that hasn't been in game) has been keeping the computer and therefore the game running. Most of you use later versions of windows and better PCs but I have had no luck getting any stability on them, (I have tried Vista and 7). All is now well and I am struggling to survive the Allied onslaught of aircraft. THE AIR GAP IS A MYTH!

Sailor Steve · 06-04-14, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by scott_c2911

They are minimal mainly because I haven't got much of an imagination for story telling

I wasn't criticizing. I like minimal. I tend to write straight-up patrol reports myself, with no commentary at all.

Riccardo1975 · 05-31-14, 02:28 PM

Good reports Scott. Just sank a medium cargo in the Hudson bay with one torp and 11 105mm rounds. Glad I didnt turn back at Bermuda.

Fourfifties · 06-04-14, 12:29 PM

I read Operation Drumbeat recently (as well as O'Kane's books) and that was my inspiration to reinstall SH3 after many years. I'm playing with GWX at the moment. What are people's opinion on how well GWX models drumbeat or are there mods that do it better? In GWX, where are the hot spots on the U.S. coast? Is Cape Hatteras busy with shipping like it was historically?

Aktungbby · 06-04-14, 12:42 PM

Fourfifties!

belatedly; We missed you on your first post 5/31

Fourfifties · 06-10-14, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Fourfifties!

belatedly; We missed you on your first post 5/31

Thank you, belatedly, for the belated welcome. Nice community here

03-15-14, 02:37 PM	#1
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Operation Drumbeat Ive just started my 24th patrol. Its Boxing day 1941 and Im en route to grid CA64 340km SE of New York. Im in U-123 a TypeIXB. Wish me luck. I will keep you all updated. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:13 PM	#2
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 10 1942 grid CB94. Nothing to report so far. Weather has been ok. Im worried about fuel but the navigator assures me we will get back. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:26 PM	#4
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 13 1942 grid CA64. Ive reached the assigned grid. Still no contacts? __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:35 PM	#5
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 14 1942 1600 grid CA64. Aircraft sighted. Crash dived to evade. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:41 PM	#6
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 14 1942 2114 grid CA64. Surfaced to resume patrol. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:23 PM	#3
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Should you make into New York Harbor give my regards to Broadway.

03-15-14, 03:46 PM	#7
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 15 1942 0148 grid CA56. Have left CA64 and I have set course for CA52 to carry out another 24 hour patrol. Still no ships encountered. (I sincerely hope this thread gets some action). __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

05-31-14, 05:40 AM	#8
Riccardo1975 Gunner Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gulf of Aden dodging Catalinas. Posts: 93 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Hello Scott Dec 19th 1941 and heading WNW toward Halifax. Its taken me hours to get here in my Type IXC. I hope the East coast has more ships than what you found or Im going back to Tangiers/Freetown! Lol

05-31-14, 07:01 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good reports so far. Minimal but entertaining. Keep up the good work. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-31-14, 11:05 AM	#10
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	They are minimal mainly because I haven't got much of an imagination for story telling but I originally started this post as it was the first time my game was stable enough for me to attempt the mission and I was interested to see if SH3 recreated it well. I was also, through luck, commanding U-123 the most famous boat during the operation. I am still playing and I am still in command of U-123. My installation has survived to March 1943 despite several blue screens leading to corrupt files, corrupted saves and at one point I had to completely format my HD due to a virus I picked up attempting to patch SH4. (Avoid gamespot, use ubi.com). The rule to follow here is backup, backup and backup some more if you want to keep playing from where you left off. My XP rig has not fully recovered from the virus (I am using XP SP2 with no updates) and is now offline for good and I am using it as a console. It is basically an x-box with a keyboard lol. I am lucky that I have a Vista laptop to do my downloading. I just wanted to let people know that since Microsoft have dumped XP to rot the biggest battle I have fought (that hasn't been in game) has been keeping the computer and therefore the game running. Most of you use later versions of windows and better PCs but I have had no luck getting any stability on them, (I have tried Vista and 7). All is now well and I am struggling to survive the Allied onslaught of aircraft. THE AIR GAP IS A MYTH! __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

05-31-14, 02:28 PM	#12
Riccardo1975 Gunner Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gulf of Aden dodging Catalinas. Posts: 93 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Good reports Scott. Just sank a medium cargo in the Hudson bay with one torp and 11 105mm rounds. Glad I didnt turn back at Bermuda.

06-04-14, 12:29 PM	#13
Fourfifties Swabbie Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 8 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I read Operation Drumbeat recently (as well as O'Kane's books) and that was my inspiration to reinstall SH3 after many years. I'm playing with GWX at the moment. What are people's opinion on how well GWX models drumbeat or are there mods that do it better? In GWX, where are the hot spots on the U.S. coast? Is Cape Hatteras busy with shipping like it was historically? Last edited by Fourfifties; 06-04-14 at 01:17 PM.

06-04-14, 12:42 PM	#14
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,017 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard Fourfifties! belatedly; We missed you on your first post 5/31 __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!