How do I sneak into a port if the water is so shallow?

KeptinCranky · 12-24-09, 03:31 PM

It's not all that difficult to be honest...
I've done quite a few of these raids, there really tough ones are Liverpool and some of the southern British ports, I believe Plymouth has such a narrow channel you cannot realistically attempt.

Anything else can be done, if you really want to,
you just have to be ready to take out some patrolling nastys if necessary and take your time.

a good beginners' port to raid would be Danzig and Hela in september 39, just to get a feel of it. then go for the ones that bag you something big like Dunkirk, Loch Ewe, or New York

St Helena is Easy too but watch out for the minefield....

I do have to say that I feel port raiding is silly, I just had to do a lot of it for GWX testing..... Had to make sure they were all alright, no mispaced ships and such...
it just invites you to exploit the limits of SH3s programming where escorts are concerned. they're much easier to avoid in a narrow channel where they can't move properly than in open water, That's why Liverpool was doable.

I much prefer a convoy attack in the western approaches.

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12-24-09, 03:31 PM	#16
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	It's not all that difficult to be honest... I've done quite a few of these raids, there really tough ones are Liverpool and some of the southern British ports, I believe Plymouth has such a narrow channel you cannot realistically attempt. Anything else can be done, if you really want to, you just have to be ready to take out some patrolling nastys if necessary and take your time. a good beginners' port to raid would be Danzig and Hela in september 39, just to get a feel of it. then go for the ones that bag you something big like Dunkirk, Loch Ewe, or New York St Helena is Easy too but watch out for the minefield.... I do have to say that I feel port raiding is silly, I just had to do a lot of it for GWX testing..... Had to make sure they were all alright, no mispaced ships and such... it just invites you to exploit the limits of SH3s programming where escorts are concerned. they're much easier to avoid in a narrow channel where they can't move properly than in open water, That's why Liverpool was doable. I much prefer a convoy attack in the western approaches.