Blockade of Germany

WolfgangKurtz · 03-11-10, 05:38 AM

area I have managed to sink 2 Carriers both around the plymouth area
my problem is the 5 ships I have sunk 3 along the red line (Northern Patrol) but have not been credited with any ships

it then sent me to just off Iceland where i sunk another ship

still no credit

they show on my stats on the Captains page but not on the Blockade pop up
Anyone completed this part and have a suggestion it would be appreciated

as i am running out of time to get this one done It ends 1st March and i am at Jan 15 already
Wolf

gutted · 03-11-10, 05:40 AM

They have to be warships from what i understand. You're trying to damage a blockade afterall.

I ALMOST completed this. I got the carrier and sunk 4 armed troop transports (which counted), but couldn't find another warship to sink in time. None of the unarmed merchants i sank in the area counted towards the goal.

Jander · 03-11-10, 05:41 AM

The 5 ships you have to sink are 5 auxiliary cruisers. Only those count.

gutted · 03-11-10, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jander

The 5 ships you have to sink are 5 auxiliary cruisers. Only those count.

I just checked the museum and you are correct. The ships i sunk must have been the Auxilliary Armed Merchant Cruisers.

They apparently use the same picture in the rec. manual. Must be the same ship, but one has guns.

WolfgangKurtz · 03-11-10, 05:57 AM

Thanks now all i need to do is find these guys

Jander · 03-11-10, 06:02 AM

look for them at the east end of the red arrow, north of england - I found two or three of them there.

Conrad von Kaiser · 03-11-10, 10:57 AM

The auxillary cruisers are the ones that look like merchants but have a built on deck structure towards the back I'm guessing? Come up as warship contacts on the sonar as well?

I've been sinking those primarily and am about 2/5th's of the way done. It's January, 2 months left but it's a pain trying to find them sometimes lol. Still no luck on the Carrier either. Even infiltrated Scappa Flow and Portland harbors with no luck finding her

Ziggy · 03-11-10, 11:08 AM

Some blockade, all the blockade vessels are hiding. I really am not looking forward to this mission from what I have heard. I have had bad experiences infiltrating harbors in this game.

Viper114 · 03-11-10, 11:19 AM

So Auxiliary Armed Merchant Ships count, too? Damn, I better double check the Merchant contacts I spot when they pop up. I sunk two in the area but they didn't count, so I haven't bothered with any Merchant contacts since. Now I know better. I did find and sunk two Troop Transports, which did count, but those seem to be rare...

ShadowWolf Kell · 03-12-10, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper114

So Auxiliary Armed Merchant Ships count, too? Damn, I better double check the Merchant contacts I spot when they pop up. I sunk two in the area but they didn't count, so I haven't bothered with any Merchant contacts since. Now I know better. I did find and sunk two Troop Transports, which did count, but those seem to be rare...

They'll show up at a Warship contact, not a Merchant.

I ran across one steaming along at 17 knots. Looked like a troop transport but it was armed with deck guns. Took some pot shots at me after I nailed it with 4 torpedos and it was still cruising along at 11 knots.

As for the carrier, I haven't had a whole lot of luck myself. I figured after I did my patrol near Iceland, I'd head south and try to find the carrier. Found and followed a lot of planes flying around in the area and dodged quite a few 3-5 destroyer group task forces. No carrier though.

I'm taking a western approach mission next and figure I'll just look for the carrier then. Regardless of which mission you're on, as long as you get the correct target types in the proper area, you'll receive credit. I sunk 4 or 5 merchants while looking for the carrier, even though I wasn't specifically tasked for hunting in that area. Counted towards the 100,000 limit.

I'm figuring it'll be the easiest to do (which is why I was saving it for last) since this was my prime hunting ground in SH4 with OM installed. Once America declared war, it just got better but it was pretty good even in 39.

Lou_Peckinpaugh · 03-12-10, 07:53 PM

do we have to wait until 1 june 1940? until this part of campaign will be finished? because i got them missions done, and i went back to Kiel, and theres nothing going on..so i went for another patrol without specific mission, i tried to load save from before entering port, but that didn't change a thing.

ReFaN · 03-12-10, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou_Peckinpaugh

do we have to wait until 1 june 1940? until this part of campaign will be finished? because i got them missions done, and i went back to Kiel, and theres nothing going on..so i went for another patrol without specific mission, i tried to load save from before entering port, but that didn't change a thing.

The invasion on Norway will come along soon enough, just continue Hunting.

Jeevz · 03-12-10, 07:57 PM

If you click on the mission cross and look at the map you'll see it says to search for the carrier near the Atlantic channel entrance not up near the patrol line. I actually got the carrier while doing the 100k tons missons, now I'm trying to find 5 aux. cruisers. 2 months left.

Vikinger · 03-12-10, 07:59 PM

Here is a spoiler.

Only ships that counts is:

Frigate.
Corvette
Auxiliary crusiers (Armoured merchants)

Its a small bug in the description for this mission that does not tell what to look for. Further on in other missions you wil lget a hint what to look for.

Safe-Keeper · 03-12-10, 08:03 PM

Yup, if you fire up the mission editor you'll see that it calls for Frigates, Corvettes and Aux. Cruisers specifically. There are several mods out for the campaign already (mostly reducing the absurd tonnage requirements), and I've posted a request in one of the threads to edit the strings file for the Blockade of Germany mission to include the valid target types.

03-11-10, 05:38 AM	#1
WolfgangKurtz Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norfolk UK Posts: 23 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Blockade of Germany area I have managed to sink 2 Carriers both around the plymouth area my problem is the 5 ships I have sunk 3 along the red line (Northern Patrol) but have not been credited with any ships it then sent me to just off Iceland where i sunk another ship still no credit they show on my stats on the Captains page but not on the Blockade pop up Anyone completed this part and have a suggestion it would be appreciated as i am running out of time to get this one done It ends 1st March and i am at Jan 15 already Wolf __________________ Wolf

03-11-10, 05:40 AM	#2
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	They have to be warships from what i understand. You're trying to damage a blockade afterall. I ALMOST completed this. I got the carrier and sunk 4 armed troop transports (which counted), but couldn't find another warship to sink in time. None of the unarmed merchants i sank in the area counted towards the goal. __________________ Solution Solver 2.3.2 - Visual Targeting Tools & Aids

03-11-10, 05:41 AM	#3
Jander Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gleisdorf, Styria, Austria, Europe, Earth Posts: 48 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 1	The 5 ships you have to sink are 5 auxiliary cruisers. Only those count. __________________ long-time-reader, seldom-poster

03-11-10, 05:57 AM	#5
WolfgangKurtz Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norfolk UK Posts: 23 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thanks now all i need to do is find these guys __________________ Wolf

03-11-10, 06:02 AM	#6
Jander Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gleisdorf, Styria, Austria, Europe, Earth Posts: 48 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 1	look for them at the east end of the red arrow, north of england - I found two or three of them there. __________________ long-time-reader, seldom-poster

03-11-10, 10:57 AM	#7
Conrad von Kaiser Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 105 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	The auxillary cruisers are the ones that look like merchants but have a built on deck structure towards the back I'm guessing? Come up as warship contacts on the sonar as well? I've been sinking those primarily and am about 2/5th's of the way done. It's January, 2 months left but it's a pain trying to find them sometimes lol. Still no luck on the Carrier either. Even infiltrated Scappa Flow and Portland harbors with no luck finding her

03-11-10, 11:08 AM	#8
Ziggy Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 111 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Some blockade, all the blockade vessels are hiding. I really am not looking forward to this mission from what I have heard. I have had bad experiences infiltrating harbors in this game.

03-11-10, 11:19 AM	#9
Viper114 Seaman Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So Auxiliary Armed Merchant Ships count, too? Damn, I better double check the Merchant contacts I spot when they pop up. I sunk two in the area but they didn't count, so I haven't bothered with any Merchant contacts since. Now I know better. I did find and sunk two Troop Transports, which did count, but those seem to be rare... __________________ "We are all legends. Our only choice is how to end the tale."

03-12-10, 07:53 PM	#11
Lou_Peckinpaugh Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	do we have to wait until 1 june 1940? until this part of campaign will be finished? because i got them missions done, and i went back to Kiel, and theres nothing going on..so i went for another patrol without specific mission, i tried to load save from before entering port, but that didn't change a thing.

03-12-10, 07:57 PM	#13
Jeevz A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	If you click on the mission cross and look at the map you'll see it says to search for the carrier near the Atlantic channel entrance not up near the patrol line. I actually got the carrier while doing the 100k tons missons, now I'm trying to find 5 aux. cruisers. 2 months left. __________________ Commence to Jigglin

03-12-10, 07:59 PM	#14
Vikinger Captain Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 514 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 6	Here is a spoiler. Only ships that counts is: Frigate. Corvette Auxiliary crusiers (Armoured merchants) Its a small bug in the description for this mission that does not tell what to look for. Further on in other missions you wil lget a hint what to look for. __________________

03-12-10, 08:03 PM	#15
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yup, if you fire up the mission editor you'll see that it calls for Frigates, Corvettes and Aux. Cruisers specifically. There are several mods out for the campaign already (mostly reducing the absurd tonnage requirements), and I've posted a request in one of the threads to edit the strings file for the Blockade of Germany mission to include the valid target types. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.