Hunting in the Med?

[Jimbuna]

I'm in the Med at the mo for the first time...not as much traffic as the Atlantic but a change all the same...heres hoping GWX livens this theatre up a bit :hmm:

[Sir Big Jugs]

Getting in to the med is easy. Real easy. Even late-war.

Here's how to do it:
Once you are coming closer to Gibraltar, have your best watch crew on deck. Once the watch crew spots the patrolling warships, crash dive to ~180m. When there, rig for silent running and plot a course straight through the Gib straight. Set speed ~2 knots. After this, dismiss your radio & sonar operators (to stop TC from being interrupted every 10th second) and put TC to 512x. Read a book while waiting. Needless to say, when You are cleared through, get to a safe distance, wait for the night and surface, recharging batteries and letting the crew rest.
Voila!

I've done it this way many many times, and so far it has always been a succesful tactic.

[STEED]

I just finished in the Med and enjoyed the clear warm waters unlike the murky cold Atlantic.

[Warmonger]

Lots of loners there, easy hunting really. I'm on my 2nd career starting from La Spezia during 1942 and 1943. I almost always can expend my torps and even deck gun ammo, getting 25-35k GRT every patrol. Good hunting grounds are the regions north of Algeria and around Malta.

There are only a few convoys, several task groups and very few planes (I play with TGW).

[tycho102]

Originally Posted by Sir Big Jugs

Getting in to the med is easy. Real easy. Even late-war.

Yeah, I know. What the heck!?!?! Das Boot totally had a tough time in comparison. I don't even bother going to 180m. I dive to maybe 130, and just cruise through. Make a few corrections to keep me away from directly-beneath escorts, but not much else.

As for traffic, I usually hit some of the small ports. There's usually a boat or two tied up.

[gord96]

is the Med deep? or does it have alot of shallow areas?

[Ducimus]

It's deep. The hardest part about getting into the med, is establshing WHEN to dive. Eaasy to figure that out, just dive anywhere and see how long you can stretch your boat's o2 and batts. Mark the start point, and end point when you surfaced, that distance is your endurance. get your compass out, draw a few lines on gibralter and you'll know when you have to dive and about where you'll be when you'll HAVE to surface.

[andy_311]

You will never get to the end of the suez whatever way you go N or South in a Ix boat air cover is very heavy even if you dive your dead meat.

[Biggles]

I always feels proud after getting through Gibraltar............a personal challange if you ask me.....