Operation Weserübung help

[Gashead]

The first part of this mission is fairly easy as you need to destroy five ships near Narvik and the area is marked on the map.

The next part is to destroy a battleship in Norway's territorial waters.

This area is not marked but I assume that the ship will be somewhere along Norway's coast.

My question is where is it best to hunt for a battleship and does it have to be a certain type of ship like the earlier mission in the Total Germany campaign?

Also on a general note if I fail to find the ship in time do I fail the whole campaign and have to start again?

[EAF274 Johan]

FROM: U-36
TO: Gashead
11 APR 1940 4h00
Enemy Taskforce sighted!
N 67°50' - E 14°15'
Heading 65 Speed 15kn
1 Queen Elisabeth Class BB
4 escorts

Good hunting!

[Nisgeis]

On April 8th, or thereabouts, when you click on the mission icon and it shows you the mission routes, it will show in red the line that the British TF is taking. Just hang around in the circle, at the end of the line, or what I did ws to hang round further in at a more narrow point, to be sure to get it.

[Pumbator]

Well,

I have a problem with this one... I think I may have arrived to Narvik too late.
I sunk The Queen Elizabeth, it was sailing back to England. Then I wanted hunt for the other 5 ships within the patrol area - though sailed many times there and back again, I didn't find ANY enemy merchant/battle ship.

I sunk the battleship on 9th April. From this moment I had no enemy contacts near Narvik. It's 11th May now and I'm starting to get a little upset Anyone had similar problem? I would be grateful for help

[Nisgeis]

You might be too late, after April, Norway becomes a friendly port, so the enemy won't be sending ships there to trade anymore.

[Pumbator]

Unfortunately... I know the history of Norway Invasion, thought that maybe there is a chance to get the mission complete. Thanks for a quick answer.

[Nisgeis]

There's always a chance that there's some random traffic that shouldn't be there. For example, some people have seen enemy shipping in the Kiel canal, but I don't think it's worth hanging around just on the off chance.

[Pumbator]

I've sunk a couple of enemy ships in the Kiel Canal myself... I've loaded and older save from january 1940, I'll get it right this time. But still, I've lost two days. What sense there is in setting june as the missions end time, when you don't have chance to finish it in may? Thanks again for help

[KaptajnNP]

I sunk a battleship that was sailing into Scapa Flow, and it now says that the mission is complete

[Nisgeis]

Welcome aboard KaptajnNP! Was the TF a Queen Elizabeth with a circle of destroyer around it?

[Zedi]

Hi guys. I also need help with this one as the whole day I was trying to find a battleship that can count for completing the mission. Sunk tons of battleships in Scapa without any result on mission status and except Scapa I just can't find any other battleship. Best I found was a convoy along the norvegian coastline with some heavy escort, but thats it.

I also followed the marked red line that show the british task force route starting from April 5 till 12 without any luck. Sunk battleships in Scapa before and after 9 April, same... it not count for the mission. So I'm tired and hopeless. Can anyone pls give me a hint where to search, where to patrol.. I wanna end this campain, is already 2 day since I try to complete it. Thanks in advance.

[KaptajnNP]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Welcome aboard KaptajnNP! Was the TF a Queen Elizabeth with a circle of destroyer around it?

Yes it was
And thank you

[Peni]

I went to the narrows leading to Narvik and the first contact was a task force with a battleship with it. I suggest that you try to go to Narvik territory late March or early April. Early stage of battle of Norway tommies are moving heavily to the Narvik, both cargo and army ships. I had to restart that mission myself because I didn't know how to recon ships.

[Zedi]

I give up, there is no way to end this. Did what Peni sugested, but I arrived at April 7 at the entrance to Narvik channel. Camped the place until April 20 and the only task force I saw was a.. huge convoy guarded by 6 destroyers heading to Narvik They will always arrive there on April 12. I also saw a lot of brit merchant ships heading to Narvik even at April 20, this is just ridiculous.

I don't have any saves before April 5, so I can't restart the mission. And restarting the campaign is not an option. So I'm thinking to cheat and modify the save files so I can get the mission complete.. I really can't see any other viable option. This is a really bad mission design, not to mention that I don't get any help from Bdu or the whole damn german navy with hints about a huge battleship sailing in a hot area when germans are about to take Norway.

[Conrad von Kaiser]

The way I did it was just to sit at the NE corner of the patrol route in the deep part of the channel. Battleship group sailed right into me as I sat waiting for it.