Indian Ocean

dc1962 · 05-28-06, 11:43 AM

Anyone found a good hunting spot in the Indian Ocean? I've sat of the Bab el Mandab for two weeks with nothing but the odd UK aircraft.

baxter · 05-28-06, 01:30 PM

I've had good luck along the southeast coast of Africa.

CCIP · 05-28-06, 01:58 PM

There's a bit of traffic (and more than a few planes) that I've seen between Sri Lanka and India, too.

Puster Bill · 05-28-06, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dc1962

Anyone found a good hunting spot in the Indian Ocean? I've sat of the Bab el Mandab for two weeks with nothing but the odd UK aircraft.

So, all you saw were some Lysanders?

JSalinger · 05-28-06, 08:18 PM

I don't get why even go hunting in the Indian Ocean...I mean, if you want to go to an extremity, go to the Carribean and hit the inter-island tanker convoys. And heck, if you really are going to operate in the Indian Ocean, raid Colombo Harbor or hit one of the South African ports...

Does anyone know if the Persian Gulf is modelled?

Hylander_1314 · 05-28-06, 08:52 PM

Speaking of the Indian Ocean, are there any maps that show the grids for the areas outside the of the game map? I was given a patrol grid of KP38 or PK38 or something along those lines, but I've no idea where those coordinates are.

Thanks in advance!

lonehawknz · 05-29-06, 05:18 AM

Cool. Never realised BdU actually could do that??!! Obviously the barebones structure is there ready for SH4 with the Far East grids already laid out!

Anyone here ever been to Soerabaja or Penang on Taifun patrol? I haven't. Is it nice?

XXi · 05-29-06, 05:28 AM

Right now, I`m on my way to the Sri Lanka - India. Still near Madagascar ,though. There`s some traffic between Madagascar and Africa. Not much, but I`ve sank few lone merchants, 4000-7000 BRT.
So, perhaps I`ll visit Penang.

andy_311 · 05-29-06, 06:44 AM

I personnally havent found much In the Idian ocean have found a bit off trafic of the coast of Aden and a lot of planes though.

JScones · 05-29-06, 07:01 AM

Ducimus has done some work on the Indian Ocean, including moving the 12th Flotilla to Penang in 1943. Have a look at the changelog in http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ad.php?t=93647

XXi · 05-30-06, 06:11 AM

There are few vessels S-SSW of Ceylon, approx. 150-500 km off the shores. Yesterday I `ve finished off three merchants there.
So far, my Patrol lasts 97 days. Probably I`ll head back to Bordeaux and then - to Penang, in 1944.

05-28-06, 11:43 AM	#1
dc1962 Bosun Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 69 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Indian Ocean Anyone found a good hunting spot in the Indian Ocean? I've sat of the Bab el Mandab for two weeks with nothing but the odd UK aircraft.

05-28-06, 01:58 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	There's a bit of traffic (and more than a few planes) that I've seen between Sri Lanka and India, too. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-28-06, 08:18 PM	#5
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't get why even go hunting in the Indian Ocean...I mean, if you want to go to an extremity, go to the Carribean and hit the inter-island tanker convoys. And heck, if you really are going to operate in the Indian Ocean, raid Colombo Harbor or hit one of the South African ports... Does anyone know if the Persian Gulf is modelled? __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

05-29-06, 05:28 AM	#8
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Right now, I`m on my way to the Sri Lanka - India. Still near Madagascar ,though. There`s some traffic between Madagascar and Africa. Not much, but I`ve sank few lone merchants, 4000-7000 BRT. So, perhaps I`ll visit Penang. __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

05-30-06, 06:11 AM	#11
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	There are few vessels S-SSW of Ceylon, approx. 150-500 km off the shores. Yesterday I `ve finished off three merchants there. So far, my Patrol lasts 97 days. Probably I`ll head back to Bordeaux and then - to Penang, in 1944. __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

05-28-06, 01:30 PM	#2
baxter 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York Posts: 282 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've had good luck along the southeast coast of Africa.

05-28-06, 08:52 PM	#6
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Speaking of the Indian Ocean, are there any maps that show the grids for the areas outside the of the game map? I was given a patrol grid of KP38 or PK38 or something along those lines, but I've no idea where those coordinates are. Thanks in advance!

05-29-06, 05:18 AM	#7
lonehawknz Mate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 52 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Cool. Never realised BdU actually could do that??!! Obviously the barebones structure is there ready for SH4 with the Far East grids already laid out! Anyone here ever been to Soerabaja or Penang on Taifun patrol? I haven't. Is it nice?

05-29-06, 06:44 AM	#9
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I personnally havent found much In the Idian ocean have found a bit off trafic of the coast of Aden and a lot of planes though.

05-29-06, 07:01 AM	#10
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Ducimus has done some work on the Indian Ocean, including moving the 12th Flotilla to Penang in 1943. Have a look at the changelog in http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ad.php?t=93647