Thank you for suggesting Loch Ewe!

[bigboywooly]

yes you can come across docked ships

they can be sunk but difficult as they are normally backed inbetween concrete walls

I have always found a bow shot about half mtr under and magnetic does the job but check sea floor on some of the bigger draught ships to make sure you can fire one under but there are quite a few in various ports


I am running the grey wolves mod but seem to remember I did come across some in the stock game

Go Getem

[JSalinger]

One phrase: Harbor Traffic Mod!

[andy_311]

I like Loch Ewe am always in there given the chance usually early 1940 nice to start a career takeing out a BB.,then I try to go in 45 only managed it twice in 45 and she's there again in 45 with 2 cruisers(Nelson).

[Umfuld]

I got two battleships in my two trips in there since doing GW.

The last one I got the kill from 12,000m. Didn't even have to go into the port at all.

Cake.

[CybrSlydr]

I've not visited Ewe for about 4 patrols - I think I'll stop by and see who's home.

[JSalinger]

Now Umfuld, how in the heck did you make a kill from 12,000 meters?! That's 36,000 feet! 36,000 feet=cruising altitude of a Boeing 737 jetliner.

[Eichenlaub]

After my recent queries concerning the value of sailing into ports, I decided to attack Loch Ewe myself. I got killed every time though. For some reason, they can spot my VIIC at PD and fire up a horrendous amount of shells. :hmm:

If I had survived however, I would have reaped great benefits. A Fiji, an American Evart (this was in '42 so fair game), A River DE, a T3 Tanker and an Illustrious Fleet Carrier plus some other minor warships. Problem was that the Fleet carrier was hemmed in by walls, making her almost impervious to torpedo attacks.

Some ships were parked, others were docked. Docked ships do not have to be problematic, as they can be docked with their broadsides to you, but once they are in the ports, with their bows to you, sinking them will be difficult.

Anyway, I shall try again real soon, when the weather gets worse and the nights last longer. The early sun may have given me too little time to penetrate and exfiltrate. This is a winter mission!

I am curious as well: how can some one locate, let alone destroy a ship at 12,000 m.?

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

[Umfuld]

Now Umfuld, how in the heck did you make a kill from 12,000 meters

Well look, I don't do metric. So whatever the 12.5km means. I thought it was kilo meters. But really, I don't even know if there's such a thing as kilometers. I may have just made that up.

So whatever the 12,000 it said as a range. Whatever that means, that's how far.

Gosh.

:P

[CybrSlydr]

Ok, I think it's bugged.

I went back in and guess what - another Nelson and Fiji, but the Red Cross ship was gone and a British Cargo was there.

There's no way there are these many Nelson BBs. I've already destroyed 5 of 'em.

I don't think I'm going back to Loch Ewe the rest of this career.

[Umfuld]

Yeah, that was my feeling after the second one.

But man I'll tell ya, if you don't know where the mines are, you really are taking a big risk going into a port. So if you want to chance it, at least there's a payoff.
I'm not going back, I don't think.

[CybrSlydr]

lol You know.... I've never run into a mine. I'm usually going in when it's dark or foggy, I can sail on the surface almost 2/3 of the way in, never spotted, go to PD and line up those ships.

I then surface and Ahead Flank it out, PDing only when shore units engage.

How's Fifth of Clyde or whatever it is?...

[andy_311]

There were only 2 Nelsons built so far I have took out around 4 two more than were built plus I know of 2 area's were the spawn that make 6 which is totally wrong.If 2 were Built then 2 Should turn up in gam not 4,6 etc .

[CybrSlydr]

Yeah, I've taken Loch Ewe out of my "patrol zone".

I think I'm gonna start hanging out around Portugal and North Africa.

[zpn09]

After visiting about 5 ports in england which had absolutely no ships inside (just the patroling warships) I thought that maybe it's because I have an old version. So I check the version and it's 1.0, so I guess it's pretty old. I update to 1.4 go to this port on the eastern side of england (forgot the name). I threw out my sonar guy so his reports wouldn't slow down the time.
I bring up the periscope, go to nav map and BINGO! ships docked a T2 tnaker and a C2 cargo. Nothing special but FINALLY SHIPS DOCKED IN PORT!

[JSalinger]

Yeah, I just went in last night on my way back from annoying the British defense of Norway (sunk a C3 cargo, two Black Swan frigates and a Fiji light cruiser up there) and got into Loch Ewe...saw a T3 tanker and a small merchant, but only got the small merchant (torpedo dud on the T3).

Anyone know when the IXB comes available in '40? I want to be able to hit the Arctic convoys, raid a port or three in England, and still have enough fuel to shoot up some stuff.