Your favourite hunting grounds

[Leandros]

Generally, without specifying any time, I would mention these Areas:

The sound between Lands End and Scilly Isles. Just position yourself in the middle and bide your time. Stay submerged at day and ventilate early night and morning. If any warships approach silence the boat and lay quiet. If it is near enough use an electric torp without moving around.

Another favourite is outside Lerwick at the Shetlands. Plenty of destroyers skirting to and from. The water is rather shallow on the outside so if you sink any their masts shall show above the surface. Once five of those were shown beside each other.

Of course, there is constant traffic on the western approach to Gibraltar. Use the same tactics as above.

If you are looking for large convoys the place to be is just outside the north-western approaches, north of Ireland. Position yourself outside of the shallowing water. You shall usually get reports from the BdU on large convoys and if you stay submerged you shall pick up something almost every day. Later during the war you might as well stay surfaced as you pick up the escorts' radar transmissions on a longer range than the sonar.

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Leandros

Generally, without specifying any time, I would mention these Areas:

The sound between Lands End and Scilly Isles. Just position yourself in the middle and bide your time. Stay submerged at day and ventilate early night and morning. If any warships approach silence the boat and lay quiet. If it is near enough use an electric torp without moving around.

Another favourite is outside Lerwick at the Shetlands. Plenty of destroyers skirting to and from. The water is rather shallow on the outside so if you sink any their masts shall show above the surface. Once five of those were shown beside each other.

Of course, there is constant traffic on the western approach to Gibraltar. Use the same tactics as above.

If you are looking for large convoys the place to be is just outside the north-western approaches, north of Ireland. Position yourself outside of the shallowing water. You shall usually get reports from the BdU on large convoys and if you stay submerged you shall pick up something almost every day. Later during the war you might as well stay surfaced as you pick up the escorts' radar transmissions on a longer range than the sonar.

Good tips,thanks
Although I dont normally opt for attacking in coastal areas or too close to ports,deep open water is my preference (in an ideal world of course).
The convoys north of Ireland sounds interesting,would they be running in early 1941?

[Jimbuna]

The most prolific area has got to be 250km west of Gib or the Rockall banks.

For bottlenecks try the western and southern approaches.

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

The most prolific area has got to be 250km west of Gib or the Rockall banks.

For bottlenecks try the western and southern approaches.

As always,good stuff jim
Rockall banks eh,that sounds up near Scotland,will have to consult my good friend google here
Edit: looks to be ESE of Scotland about 200km or so,SW of the Faroes,will check this area out on my return to base in a bit.

[Sailor Steve]

I don't have one. I always go where they tell me.

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I don't have one. I always go where they tell me.

Ergh,lighten the leash a bit Steve,BDU send you to some ridiculous spots sometimes,a long time ago I once got posted to the very bottom of the map near Cape Town,I told Doenitz to "pi$$ off,you bloody go!" and threw my coffee all over his suit,wouldnt matter anyway,I abandoned that career to begin my new one with GWX3
Suffice to say Doenitz exploded with rage from my coffee attack on him,and he threw his all over me,and then it just got out of hand,with water bombs and cushions etc LMAO

[timmy41]

North West of scapa flow, where the water gets deep. There are plenty of task forces early in the war out there, and I have sunk the rodney and an illustrious class out there, along with several southhamptons and destroyers.

Obvoisly the 2 bottlenecks entering english ports from the west will give you plenty of contacts, but you still want to stay beyond the shallows or youll run across ASW trawlers, Elcos and tons of other minor units that WILL report your position. As long as you stay outside of the shallows they wont find you as they dont go out that far.

ive been sitting 250k west of Gibraltar and patrolling N and S for over 2 weeks now and nothing but aircraft, dont understand why.

[pickinthebanjo]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Good tips,thanks
Although I dont normally opt for attacking in coastal areas or too close to ports,deep open water is my preference (in an ideal world of course).
The convoys north of Ireland sounds interesting,would they be running in early 1941?

I just got back from there, as it's one of my spots also. That patrol was from 02/10/1940-30/20/1940 and there were alot more convoys than I was willing to chase. I racked up some 59000tons in grids: AM5155, AM5286, AM5289, AM4931, AM4931, AM4998 And down in BF1588, BF1221, BF1237, BF1361 X3, BE3933 X2 I gave Precise Quardenates

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by pickinthebanjo

I just got back from there, as it's one of my spots also. That patrol was from 02/10/1940-30/20/1940 and there were alot more convoys than I was willing to chase. I racked up some 59000tons in grids: AM5155, AM5286, AM5289, AM4931, AM4931, AM4998 And down in BF1588, BF1221, BF1237, BF1361 X3, BE3933 X2 I gave Precise Quardenates

Thanks for the info