VII Skippers: Where does most of your tonnage come from?

Ducimus · 03-21-06, 02:40 PM

In relation to the other poll i just posted, since i cant post two polls in one post, ill make another poll.

jasondef · 03-21-06, 02:44 PM

I had a VII earlier in my career, when I couldn't find any convoys, just single merchants.

Dowly · 03-21-06, 02:48 PM

Convoys and carriers.

Fender74 · 03-21-06, 03:10 PM

mostly convoys for me.

Happy Times · 03-21-06, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Convoys and carriers.

Never sunk a carrier.

Were do you get them, and with what mods? I play NYGM tw with full reaism. Had a good career come to end when tried to attack a Hunter Killer groups Bogue, it was risky but who wouldnt take the shot..

STEED · 03-21-06, 04:39 PM

I go with convoys in my Type VII

Quillan · 03-21-06, 05:04 PM

Convoys. The only carrier I've ever sunk was the escort carrier out of a hunter killer group in mid 1944 on a prior career. It was my first time out in a XXI and I just couldn't pass it up. I almost didn't get away; those destroyers were GOOD.

Suicide Charlie · 03-21-06, 05:19 PM

So far all of my tonnage has come from lone merchant and cargo ships.

I had a radio contact with a convoy but I only has two torpedos left and they were in the aft tube and aft reserve.

kiwi_2005 · 03-21-06, 05:31 PM

Ive been playing with the Spy_Sat mod for the last couple of patrols its good to have if you want to have a quick game as you will find alot of convoys to choose from, also watching there paths helps you to avoid places where there is no traffic when playing the game with top realism. Sometimes ive spent whole patrols with no tonnage and had to return to base because of low fuel

Oh yeah i could sink a escort or two but im talking about merchants. 1 or 2 patrols have been zero tonnage. Then I enabled the spy__sat and saw that the convoy's path was approx 200miles from where i was patroling. In other words i just missed them.

Of course though this is a cheat you will see all convoys on the map, plus taskforces

Heibges · 03-21-06, 06:17 PM

Convoys.

I use 100% realism, but also play strictly by the tactical principles in the Uboat Commanders Handbook, especially regarding use of the hydrophones and torpedo allocation.

Generally, on 1 out of 3 patrols I will get no contacts, and I have to return to base due to low fuel.

I have never seen a carrier, but had a BB Taskforce pass me once, but I could not get into position for a good shot.

03-21-06, 07:35 PM

Convoy's get Torp (escorts only), DG and FG (depending on ship type) - Task Force's get Torp - Single shipping gets DG/FG (depending on ship type) only. 100% realisim.

Alyebard · 03-22-06, 03:05 AM

Since august 42 i only find 2 convoys, all my tonage was with single or doble ships.

Salvadoreno · 03-22-06, 04:37 AM

On a normal patrol i usually sink 1-2 lone merchants on my way to a patrol area, then get the rest off convoys 3-4.
But im in the med now, and just losing completly. Aborting patrols from damage sinking only 1 ship out of a small convoy. Which is usually just 1 tramp steamer and 2 escorts.

scandium · 03-22-06, 12:57 PM

Mainly convoys.

AlanSmithee · 03-22-06, 01:06 PM

Definately convoys. They're the bread and butter of my VII patrols. With the VII's small size, it's easy to sneak in, do significant damage, then sneak out. Singles are just a bonus.

Still wish I'd see a real taskforce, though. I've spent numerous patols off Gibratar, only to watch reports of task forces up by the British Isles.

View Poll Results: Where does most of your tonnage come from?
Single or tandem ships?	45	56.96%
Convoys.	34	43.04%
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03-21-06, 02:40 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	VII Skippers: Where does most of your tonnage come from? In relation to the other poll i just posted, since i cant post two polls in one post, ill make another poll.

03-21-06, 02:44 PM	#2
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I had a VII earlier in my career, when I couldn't find any convoys, just single merchants. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

03-21-06, 03:10 PM	#4
Fender74 Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 102 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	mostly convoys for me. __________________

03-21-06, 04:39 PM	#6
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I go with convoys in my Type VII __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-21-06, 02:48 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Convoys and carriers.

03-21-06, 05:04 PM	#7
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Convoys. The only carrier I've ever sunk was the escort carrier out of a hunter killer group in mid 1944 on a prior career. It was my first time out in a XXI and I just couldn't pass it up. I almost didn't get away; those destroyers were GOOD. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-21-06, 05:19 PM	#8
Suicide Charlie Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 179 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So far all of my tonnage has come from lone merchant and cargo ships. I had a radio contact with a convoy but I only has two torpedos left and they were in the aft tube and aft reserve.

03-21-06, 05:31 PM	#9
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Ive been playing with the Spy_Sat mod for the last couple of patrols its good to have if you want to have a quick game as you will find alot of convoys to choose from, also watching there paths helps you to avoid places where there is no traffic when playing the game with top realism. Sometimes ive spent whole patrols with no tonnage and had to return to base because of low fuel Oh yeah i could sink a escort or two but im talking about merchants. 1 or 2 patrols have been zero tonnage. Then I enabled the spy__sat and saw that the convoy's path was approx 200miles from where i was patroling. In other words i just missed them. Of course though this is a cheat you will see all convoys on the map, plus taskforces __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

03-21-06, 06:17 PM	#10
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Convoys. I use 100% realism, but also play strictly by the tactical principles in the Uboat Commanders Handbook, especially regarding use of the hydrophones and torpedo allocation. Generally, on 1 out of 3 patrols I will get no contacts, and I have to return to base due to low fuel. I have never seen a carrier, but had a BB Taskforce pass me once, but I could not get into position for a good shot. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

03-21-06, 07:35 PM	#11
Cdre Gibs Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Convoy's get Torp (escorts only), DG and FG (depending on ship type) - Task Force's get Torp - Single shipping gets DG/FG (depending on ship type) only. 100% realisim.

03-22-06, 03:05 AM	#12
Alyebard Medic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Girona - Catalunya Posts: 164 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Since august 42 i only find 2 convoys, all my tonage was with single or doble ships. __________________ Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse Navegar 'es necessari. Viure no

03-22-06, 04:37 AM	#13
Salvadoreno Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	On a normal patrol i usually sink 1-2 lone merchants on my way to a patrol area, then get the rest off convoys 3-4. But im in the med now, and just losing completly. Aborting patrols from damage sinking only 1 ship out of a small convoy. Which is usually just 1 tramp steamer and 2 escorts. __________________

03-22-06, 12:57 PM	#14
scandium Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mainly convoys.

03-22-06, 01:06 PM	#15
AlanSmithee Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Expatriate Posts: 116 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Definately convoys. They're the bread and butter of my VII patrols. With the VII's small size, it's easy to sneak in, do significant damage, then sneak out. Singles are just a bonus. Still wish I'd see a real taskforce, though. I've spent numerous patols off Gibratar, only to watch reports of task forces up by the British Isles. __________________