Grid BF47 , is this a bug or does traffic in fact pass through this area?

Doolar · 03-30-10, 05:35 PM

i'm going to try BF47

Exakt · 03-30-10, 05:49 PM

The area around BF17 is always a good spot, but the entry to the Gibraltar straight, can be very nice too...

03-30-10, 05:55 PM

Only if Jimbuna didn't clean it out yet.

Paul Riley · 03-31-10, 03:28 AM

Looking forward to whatever develops over the next few days.
Just a quick summary of our recent events of the patrol so far.Last night we broke out of the channel (our second passage through the channel,but may bypass it on the way home) and are on the final leg towards our patrol grid.Regarding the channel it was crawling with what looked like torpedo boats,lone destroyers and bloody Romanian merchants,and we had to make many high speed surface evasive runs against the patrol boats,and were not spotted once throughout the entire channel transit,save for a lone plane that flew overhead and never attacked us.
I also came THAT close from opening fire on a Romanian ship believing it was French! god that yellow in their flag can be so deceptive at night

Thanks for the intel to all that contributed

eagleboy · 03-31-10, 10:54 AM

Just happened to be assigned to BF47 in Decmber 1939. First 24 hours there was nothing. Second 24 hours yielded a British Medium Cargo in BF476 heading due North.

Canovaro · 03-31-10, 11:57 AM

On 03 June 1940 Kptlt. Kramer (U-49) encountered a British Heavy Merchant heading NNE 017 in sector BF4778

That's all I can say

Source: Operation Spinnennetz.

Paul Riley · 04-01-10, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canovaro

On 03 June 1940 Kptlt. Kramer (U-49) encountered a British Heavy Merchant heading NNE 017 in sector BF4778

That's all I can say

Source: Operation Spinnennetz.

Good job

Paul Riley · 04-01-10, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eagleboy

Just happened to be assigned to BF47 in Decmber 1939. First 24 hours there was nothing. Second 24 hours yielded a British Medium Cargo in BF476 heading due North.

Last night I nailed a medium cargo for just over 5000 GRT in BF42 heading 70 degrees at 7kts,heading for what looks like directly towards the mouth of the channel (if I extend his course line it matches perfectly with the channel,or not far off).Looks like I may already be on a major shipping lane already! I then logged its co ordinates into my co ordinates book for future use.
Also seems like I may have experienced a fault with the torpedoes too,I decided to try 2 magnetics (spread 2 deg) against the cargo set for 10m,1 hit square under the funnel the other aimed at the foremast passed right under it (the infamous depth keeping problem).Finished the bugger with 30 rds or so from the deck gun.I really need to get some gunners trained up for next patrol!,30 rds is a bit expensive.
Let the happy times commence!

03-30-10, 05:49 PM	#2
Exakt Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ville de Quebec (not the HMCS) Posts: 106 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	The area around BF17 is always a good spot, but the entry to the Gibraltar straight, can be very nice too... __________________ U-46 Leutnant z. S. Jakob Bock U-47 ObLt z. S. Jaana Galland ObLt z. S. Ernst Wagner (BdU)

03-31-10, 03:28 AM	#4
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Looking forward to whatever develops over the next few days. Just a quick summary of our recent events of the patrol so far.Last night we broke out of the channel (our second passage through the channel,but may bypass it on the way home) and are on the final leg towards our patrol grid.Regarding the channel it was crawling with what looked like torpedo boats,lone destroyers and bloody Romanian merchants,and we had to make many high speed surface evasive runs against the patrol boats,and were not spotted once throughout the entire channel transit,save for a lone plane that flew overhead and never attacked us. I also came THAT close from opening fire on a Romanian ship believing it was French! god that yellow in their flag can be so deceptive at night Thanks for the intel to all that contributed __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-31-10, 10:54 AM	#5
eagleboy Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 14 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Just happened to be assigned to BF47 in Decmber 1939. First 24 hours there was nothing. Second 24 hours yielded a British Medium Cargo in BF476 heading due North. __________________ Fly Eagles Fly. On the road to Victory...

03-30-10, 05:35 PM	#1
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 919 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	i'm going to try BF47

03-30-10, 05:55 PM	#3
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Only if Jimbuna didn't clean it out yet.

03-31-10, 11:57 AM	#6
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	On 03 June 1940 Kptlt. Kramer (U-49) encountered a British Heavy Merchant heading NNE 017 in sector BF4778 That's all I can say Source: Operation Spinnennetz.