Oh! wot I do?

She-Wolf · 08-26-09, 01:17 PM

Quickie this as have to go out.
I have just started a new career and because I hate the Kiel canal, opted for Wilhelmshaven as home port . I thought I did this once before, and still started with a VIIA (?) which is the lowest of the low - and which in my view is how it should be. However, when the game began this time, I found myself in charge of a huge complement of men, with a sleek U-boat twice the size of dear old Rotbile ( Rusty Old Tub But I Love Er).

Now while I do hanker for oodles of torps and lots of revs and all that stuff, I know full well that I would not be put in charge of a dinghy in real life, so I do not feel comfy skippering this superior vessel before I have 'earned' it. What did I do wrong, how did I get this higher rated boat, is there an option to have VIIA and Wilhelmshaven - or am I to stay in Kiel until I have a few patrols and a lot more renown under me jumper? Gotta go

Sledgehammer427 · 08-26-09, 01:29 PM

Looks like you got placed with a VIIB (the VIIA is not modeled in game)
My guess is you were looking for a Type II.
If you haven't already, look into SHIII Commander, it allows you to pick your starting date, home port, and U-boat type and number.
Since I suppose you are using GWX the U-boats and start dates listed in the manual serve no good purpose
Hope I helped!

P.S. usually you can grab a type II in 1939 in the first or 7th flotillas, even though you hate the Kiel kanal, SHIII Commander has a menu where you can mess with the time compression for your event. like "near land" can be moved up from like 4x to 1024x.

Brag · 08-26-09, 02:34 PM

He, he. Enjoy your new boat and go sink 'em all

Red Heat · 08-26-09, 02:53 PM

Hello

If win a new command and U-boot, enjoy because the VII B type its a outstanding U-boat, with very usefull performances, a true WOLF!

She-Wolf · 08-26-09, 04:24 PM

Brag, Red Heat, despite your encouragement, I am going to poke around in SH3 Commander as Sledgehammer says and see if I can have a type II AND Wilhelmshaven. If not I will time compress my way through the canal and plod on with Rotbile until I have earned me 'wings'.... which could take some time...., but not tonight night-night all

Pisces · 08-27-09, 02:19 PM

In GWX 2.1 I started in the 7th Fl. (at Konigsberg, on the Russian/Polish border) and transfered to the 2nd Fl. (in Willemshaven )after the 1st patrol as done. I didn't even have to go through the Kanal once.

She-Wolf · 08-28-09, 04:38 PM

perhaps I was in GWX 2 when I managed it before then.. ho hum

Sailor Steve · 08-29-09, 02:14 PM

Here's a thought: Start out of Kiel in a Type II. Use SH3 Commander to set your starting Patrol Grid at AO95. Go sink some Polish ships.

Jimbuna · 08-29-09, 03:16 PM

Don't forget, you need to complete 3 patrols or serve 6 months (or the other way round.....I forget) before you can transfer.

Pisces · 08-30-09, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Don't forget, you need to complete 3 patrols or serve 6 months (or the other way round.....I forget) before you can transfer.

Perhaps during the war, but those rules didn't seem to hold in august 1939.

Jimbuna · 08-30-09, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pisces

Perhaps during the war, but those rules didn't seem to hold in august 1939.

Yeah, didn't realise it was pre-war

09-23-09, 01:43 AM

Unless you have to go south, why bother with the canal?
Timewise, it's faster to go through and around Danmark.
And, as a bonus, once you get past Læsø, you've a fair chance of finding targets.

Sailor Steve · 09-23-09, 10:39 AM

No, gamewise it's faster to go around Denmark. The Kanal saves time in real life and within the game; it just takes longer as a player.

I always use the Kanal, and have my Near Land TC set for 128x. It takes me about 15 minutes to transit from Kiel to Brunsbuttel.

Zilch · 09-23-09, 12:05 PM

Good to know about that TC tweak in SH3 Commander...takes me forever to get through the Canal at 4X. I should have taken the time to RTFM, eh?

By the way, I gotta take the opportunity to state my love of the Type VIIB. The Type II is fun, though. Good on you for wanting to go to battle with 5 torpedoes. I did my 3 patrols in it at first. It'll make a wise tactician of you, that's for sure.

09-23-09, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

No, gamewise it's faster to go around Denmark. The Kanal saves time in real life and within the game; it just takes longer as a player.

I always use the Kanal, and have my Near Land TC set for 128x. It takes me about 15 minutes to transit from Kiel to Brunsbuttel.

Belay my last. If you say it's faster to use the kanal, I accept that as Truth.
I only joined the forum a short time ago but, I've been reading the posts for about 2 years now, and you Sailor Steve, are one of the people I greatly respect. I always enjoy your posts, Mate.

08-26-09, 01:17 PM	#1
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Oh! wot I do? Quickie this as have to go out. I have just started a new career and because I hate the Kiel canal, opted for Wilhelmshaven as home port . I thought I did this once before, and still started with a VIIA (?) which is the lowest of the low - and which in my view is how it should be. However, when the game began this time, I found myself in charge of a huge complement of men, with a sleek U-boat twice the size of dear old Rotbile ( Rusty Old Tub But I Love Er). Now while I do hanker for oodles of torps and lots of revs and all that stuff, I know full well that I would not be put in charge of a dinghy in real life, so I do not feel comfy skippering this superior vessel before I have 'earned' it. What did I do wrong, how did I get this higher rated boat, is there an option to have VIIA and Wilhelmshaven - or am I to stay in Kiel until I have a few patrols and a lot more renown under me jumper? Gotta go __________________

08-26-09, 01:29 PM	#2
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Looks like you got placed with a VIIB (the VIIA is not modeled in game) My guess is you were looking for a Type II. If you haven't already, look into SHIII Commander, it allows you to pick your starting date, home port, and U-boat type and number. Since I suppose you are using GWX the U-boats and start dates listed in the manual serve no good purpose Hope I helped! P.S. usually you can grab a type II in 1939 in the first or 7th flotillas, even though you hate the Kiel kanal, SHIII Commander has a menu where you can mess with the time compression for your event. like "near land" can be moved up from like 4x to 1024x. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

08-26-09, 02:34 PM	#3
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08-26-09, 02:53 PM	#4
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Hello If win a new command and U-boot, enjoy because the VII B type its a outstanding U-boat, with very usefull performances, a true WOLF! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-26-09, 04:24 PM	#5
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Brag, Red Heat, despite your encouragement, I am going to poke around in SH3 Commander as Sledgehammer says and see if I can have a type II AND Wilhelmshaven. If not I will time compress my way through the canal and plod on with Rotbile until I have earned me 'wings'.... which could take some time...., but not tonight night-night all __________________

08-27-09, 02:19 PM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	In GWX 2.1 I started in the 7th Fl. (at Konigsberg, on the Russian/Polish border) and transfered to the 2nd Fl. (in Willemshaven )after the 1st patrol as done. I didn't even have to go through the Kanal once. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

08-28-09, 04:38 PM	#7
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	perhaps I was in GWX 2 when I managed it before then.. ho hum __________________

08-29-09, 02:14 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Here's a thought: Start out of Kiel in a Type II. Use SH3 Commander to set your starting Patrol Grid at AO95. Go sink some Polish ships. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-29-09, 03:16 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,844 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Don't forget, you need to complete 3 patrols or serve 6 months (or the other way round.....I forget) before you can transfer. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-23-09, 01:43 AM	#12
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Unless you have to go south, why bother with the canal? Timewise, it's faster to go through and around Danmark. And, as a bonus, once you get past Læsø, you've a fair chance of finding targets.

09-23-09, 10:39 AM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No, gamewise it's faster to go around Denmark. The Kanal saves time in real life and within the game; it just takes longer as a player. I always use the Kanal, and have my Near Land TC set for 128x. It takes me about 15 minutes to transit from Kiel to Brunsbuttel. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-23-09, 12:05 PM	#14
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Good to know about that TC tweak in SH3 Commander...takes me forever to get through the Canal at 4X. I should have taken the time to RTFM, eh? By the way, I gotta take the opportunity to state my love of the Type VIIB. The Type II is fun, though. Good on you for wanting to go to battle with 5 torpedoes. I did my 3 patrols in it at first. It'll make a wise tactician of you, that's for sure. __________________ Depth charges pounding your flanges loose? Hedgehogs dislodging your precious bulkheads? Use Beemans Gum! Freshens breath and doubles as an adhesive in a pinch. The gum of choice aboard U-54!