USA - Eastern Seaboard.....U-Boat Patrol Tactics

Ducimus · 06-08-06, 08:40 PM

Offhand id say your not going to find any warships other then DD's and armed trawlers. I do know in Unfied campaign theres a task force that orginates somwhere south of NY, and runs through the straights between the Eastern florida coast and the bahamas, rounds florida, skips the gulf of mexico i think, and heads down towards panama. At least, thats as near as i can descern from the reports ive gotten about them.

Most of the merchant traffic which traverses the whole length of the eastern seaboard, is closer inshore up on the continental shelf in about 20-30 meters of water. If you hate shallow water as much as i do, DB98, and the sector just northh of it is a good spot to frequent.

I think the waters NE of New York, towards halifix, but SE of halifax is somtimes productive as well.

JSalinger · 06-08-06, 10:55 PM

I read somewhere that if you want to bag a liner or two, there's a route for them going from Halifax to Liverpool.

And no, I haven't gotten any there yet. lol I'm in the middle of raiding Curacao in my Type IXB.

perisher · 06-09-06, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JSalinger

I'm in the middle of raiding Curacao in my Type IXB.

That's a good one. A target rich environment if ever there was one. Waters nice and deep right up to the harbour. I hit it in early 1943 and got four tankers!

bookworm_020 · 06-09-06, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JSalinger

I read somewhere that if you want to bag a liner or two, there's a route for them going from Halifax to Liverpool.

And no, I haven't gotten any there yet. lol I'm in the middle of raiding Curacao in my Type IXB.

If your waiting off Halifax the liners come in from the SSE, about 30km of the coast, this goes on till 43', but you also intercept convoys around here as well. BF 13 or 15 NW coner is other place to intercept Liners.

Good and good hunting

JSalinger · 06-09-06, 08:29 AM

It was good hunting! LOL Okay, results from raiding Curacao are as follows: 3x T3 sunk (couldn't believe it myself until I actually looked at my patrol log), 1x T2, 1x C2 sunk. And I looked at my latest patrol orders this morning...BDU's sending me to the Arctic.

They always send me somewhere unproductive after a successful patrol, it never fails. lol

Keelbuster · 06-09-06, 07:09 PM

Look for the main passageways north of Curacao, turning NW towards the Keys. I've had a bit of single merchant (cough) hunting there. Otherwise, the best hunting ground, in my mind, is where the St. Lawrence meets the atlantic. Huge convoys, Liners, etc. Lush, abundant tonnage.

Kb

Ducimus · 06-09-06, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Keelbuster

I've had a bit of single merchant (cough) hunting there.

Your back!

As for single merchants.. Not in MY game

After mid 42 i have them spawning in mini convoys of 3 ships with at least two elite DE's to give me something to think about

Keelbuster · 06-09-06, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Your back!

Har - yea. Glad that you've beefed the single merchants up. I remember losing my favourite boat in a 3 ship convoy - 1 troop transport, 2 Black swans, clear weather, med. I was careless, and they were relentless. But yea - I'm back, kinda. I got lost in Hitman- blood money for a bit. Different kind of silent hunter. Finished it every which way. But right now I'm back on ol' u45, july 43, heading back to bergen and hoping to get my schnorkel. Career tonnage >1.1m.

I want this one to end so that I can start TW2

Kb

06-08-06, 10:55 PM	#2
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I read somewhere that if you want to bag a liner or two, there's a route for them going from Halifax to Liverpool. And no, I haven't gotten any there yet. lol I'm in the middle of raiding Curacao in my Type IXB. __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

06-09-06, 08:29 AM	#5
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It was good hunting! LOL Okay, results from raiding Curacao are as follows: 3x T3 sunk (couldn't believe it myself until I actually looked at my patrol log), 1x T2, 1x C2 sunk. And I looked at my latest patrol orders this morning...BDU's sending me to the Arctic. They always send me somewhere unproductive after a successful patrol, it never fails. lol __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

06-09-06, 07:09 PM	#6
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Look for the main passageways north of Curacao, turning NW towards the Keys. I've had a bit of single merchant (cough) hunting there. Otherwise, the best hunting ground, in my mind, is where the St. Lawrence meets the atlantic. Huge convoys, Liners, etc. Lush, abundant tonnage. Kb __________________

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06-08-06, 08:40 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Offhand id say your not going to find any warships other then DD's and armed trawlers. I do know in Unfied campaign theres a task force that orginates somwhere south of NY, and runs through the straights between the Eastern florida coast and the bahamas, rounds florida, skips the gulf of mexico i think, and heads down towards panama. At least, thats as near as i can descern from the reports ive gotten about them. Most of the merchant traffic which traverses the whole length of the eastern seaboard, is closer inshore up on the continental shelf in about 20-30 meters of water. If you hate shallow water as much as i do, DB98, and the sector just northh of it is a good spot to frequent. I think the waters NE of New York, towards halifix, but SE of halifax is somtimes productive as well.