Tanker's Paradise - Page 2

Oberon · 12-06-09, 09:53 AM

The area between Scapa (Orkney) and Lerwick (Shetland) islands usually provides some good lone merchants, watch out though because Destroyers hang around up there too. Going south of Scapa usually nets you more Destroyers than merchants sadly. Rarely see any convoy movement through there though.

Jimbuna · 12-06-09, 04:58 PM

One of my favourite spots is about 250km west of Gibraltar....convoys are frequently entering and leaving the Med

Dissaray · 12-06-09, 05:00 PM

I ventured over to that strate, between Ireland and England proper last night. I got gutted by a combo attack from some PT boats and a Empire Class Merchent; I had forgoten that those were armed and took a pounding only to be finished off by what I think was a torpido attack by the two PTs befor I could get under with a crash dive. But I did find the enemy so there is a pluss on that front.

I remember once runing into a masive convoy up by the norther tip of Scotland, just west of the Scapa islands. That was in '42 though. It seems there are a lot more targets in the west by that point int he war.

12-06-09, 07:33 PM

But U123 is a IXB. (The most successful IXB of the war).

Love your charts. They look so cool.

12-06-09, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

One of my favourite spots is about 250km west of Gibraltar....convoys are frequently entering and leaving the Med

I prefer to get alot closer than that.
C'mon Jim, "BE MORE AGGRESSIVE" (kidding).

Lt.Fillipidis · 12-07-09, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

One of my favourite spots is about 250km west of Gibraltar....convoys are frequently entering and leaving the Med

Way too many escort carriers and air coverage in mid-1943 and on.
Mid-to late war i prefer to wander randomly around the ON-ONS-HX convoy routes. Deep waters, usually bad enough weather, no air coverage. But also heavily escorted...

Oh, and another thing.
Abandon all hope, all ye who've been sighted by a K flyer and decided to comfront it. It just can't go down and it can lead to you the whole USN, RN, IJN, KM and the future's Indian fleet that is yet to be completed.

Dissaray · 12-07-09, 01:44 PM

Gibralter dose seem to be a good hunting ground. I ran into two targetable convoys there last night; though I can't say they were two seperate convoys beacous I lost contact with the first one. I also found a Frenchie convoy but it was too late for them to get shot up by me.

I also know it is a good hunting ground 'cause I died there, and if I die there it seems to me there must be some thing worth killing there, other than me that is.

One place I found was good first hand is the east coast of the US around '42. There is signifigant air cover but nothing that you can't run from eays enugh. But to make up for it there is vertualy no war ship partols except on the larger convoys and in the ports. Canada is a good enuf target as well.

BasilY · 12-07-09, 08:27 PM

Gibraltar is great in 1940. I once got Half a Mil GRT of shipping in February by refueling in Spain. Plus the occasional Cruisers and Fleet Carriers as appetizers, Of cause, that place was filled with planes late in the war. .

Weiss Pinguin · 12-07-09, 08:31 PM

I once got caught between 2 convoys while patrolling west of Gibraltar.

Of course, they were both going in opposite directions, so I went with the larger. But more importantly, Vigo is nearby!

Kimmers · 12-08-09, 08:10 AM

the carribean sounds beaut, man, but i never get posted there

Weiss Pinguin · 12-08-09, 10:23 AM

Just finished my first patrol in the Med (1941), any recommended areas?

Dissaray · 12-08-09, 03:41 PM

The Irish sea is nice and I hear the strates of Gibralter have some good times to be had.

Panser · 01-01-10, 01:15 PM

As shown in the highly artisic map of the British Isles a few posts back, the area to the northwest of Ireland (AM) is a great place to pick up convoys, especially in the early years of the war - four major convoy routes converge in this area and quite a few single ships kick around as well. Obviously it gets tougher later in the war with air cover and escorts, but it's one of my preferred hunting grounds and it has a fairly useful depth of water

Jimbuna · 01-02-10, 08:34 AM

250km west of Gibraltar....catch em both coming and going

cawimmer430 · 01-04-10, 09:04 AM

Yep, Gibraltar is a great place to lie in wait and hunt for convoys. I've begun spending a bit more time down there as well.

On my last patrol I was returning to base and had four torpedoes left. I decided to sneak into Scapa Flow (blessed by extremely bad weather) to see if there's anything worth sinking. What was lying in Scapa Flow? An Illustrious Fleet Carrier! I couldn't believe it! So I set myself up on its starboard side, fired a salvo of my last four torpedoes at it and proceeded to sneak out. All four torps impacted and sunk her!

The year is mid 1940 in my current career.

12-06-09, 04:58 PM	#17
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	One of my favourite spots is about 250km west of Gibraltar....convoys are frequently entering and leaving the Med __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-07-09, 08:31 PM	#24
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	I once got caught between 2 convoys while patrolling west of Gibraltar. Of course, they were both going in opposite directions, so I went with the larger. But more importantly, Vigo is nearby! __________________

12-08-09, 08:10 AM	#25
Kimmers Bosun Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the desert yo Posts: 63 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	the carribean sounds beaut, man, but i never get posted there __________________

12-08-09, 10:23 AM	#26
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Just finished my first patrol in the Med (1941), any recommended areas? __________________

01-02-10, 08:34 AM	#29
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	250km west of Gibraltar....catch em both coming and going __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-06-09, 09:53 AM	#16
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The area between Scapa (Orkney) and Lerwick (Shetland) islands usually provides some good lone merchants, watch out though because Destroyers hang around up there too. Going south of Scapa usually nets you more Destroyers than merchants sadly. Rarely see any convoy movement through there though.

12-06-09, 05:00 PM	#18
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I ventured over to that strate, between Ireland and England proper last night. I got gutted by a combo attack from some PT boats and a Empire Class Merchent; I had forgoten that those were armed and took a pounding only to be finished off by what I think was a torpido attack by the two PTs befor I could get under with a crash dive. But I did find the enemy so there is a pluss on that front. I remember once runing into a masive convoy up by the norther tip of Scotland, just west of the Scapa islands. That was in '42 though. It seems there are a lot more targets in the west by that point int he war.

12-06-09, 07:33 PM	#19
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	But U123 is a IXB. (The most successful IXB of the war). Love your charts. They look so cool.

12-07-09, 01:44 PM	#22
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Gibralter dose seem to be a good hunting ground. I ran into two targetable convoys there last night; though I can't say they were two seperate convoys beacous I lost contact with the first one. I also found a Frenchie convoy but it was too late for them to get shot up by me. I also know it is a good hunting ground 'cause I died there, and if I die there it seems to me there must be some thing worth killing there, other than me that is. One place I found was good first hand is the east coast of the US around '42. There is signifigant air cover but nothing that you can't run from eays enugh. But to make up for it there is vertualy no war ship partols except on the larger convoys and in the ports. Canada is a good enuf target as well.

12-07-09, 08:27 PM	#23
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Gibraltar is great in 1940. I once got Half a Mil GRT of shipping in February by refueling in Spain. Plus the occasional Cruisers and Fleet Carriers as appetizers, Of cause, that place was filled with planes late in the war. .

12-08-09, 03:41 PM	#27
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	The Irish sea is nice and I hear the strates of Gibralter have some good times to be had.

01-01-10, 01:15 PM	#28
Panser Machinist's Mate Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lincs, UK Posts: 124 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	As shown in the highly artisic map of the British Isles a few posts back, the area to the northwest of Ireland (AM) is a great place to pick up convoys, especially in the early years of the war - four major convoy routes converge in this area and quite a few single ships kick around as well. Obviously it gets tougher later in the war with air cover and escorts, but it's one of my preferred hunting grounds and it has a fairly useful depth of water

01-04-10, 09:04 AM	#30
cawimmer430 Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yep, Gibraltar is a great place to lie in wait and hunt for convoys. I've begun spending a bit more time down there as well. On my last patrol I was returning to base and had four torpedoes left. I decided to sneak into Scapa Flow (blessed by extremely bad weather) to see if there's anything worth sinking. What was lying in Scapa Flow? An Illustrious Fleet Carrier! I couldn't believe it! So I set myself up on its starboard side, fired a salvo of my last four torpedoes at it and proceeded to sneak out. All four torps impacted and sunk her! The year is mid 1940 in my current career.