SH3 advice: Gibraltar by daylight - Page 3

brett25 · 03-05-12, 03:29 AM

ive gotten through gibralta before, just keep your distance from the destroyers and weave around them, use flank when possible to move the ball down field, stay close to africa, but remain in deep water,and then slip around to ceuta and hide, once your through. You can recharge when stationary btw (perhaps a bug, I asked whether this was the case in reality on this forum in a past post) just go all stop and use compression and wahch you battery recahrge

its alot of fun down there, my favorite place in the game. good luck!

Boompus · 03-05-12, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Luno

Boompus, once a destroyer is aware of your presence it can call in a bunch of warships from the immediate vicinity.

I played a Gibraltar mission in which I had maybe 14 ships over my head. I got away after some careful evasive maneuvers (flank speed and turning when the destroyer is overhead) and then silent running at 50 rpms to creep away.

It took hours, but I got away and the destroyers eventually dispersed. I checked the outside camera (this was a single-mission) and I saw a bunch of star-shells all over the place, but not where I was.

I think there were so many that they had to worry more about bumping into each other than getting a shot at me

Quiet busy on the surface indeed. Day or night makes no difference it seems..

Thnx

Boompus · 03-05-12, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by brett25

ive gotten through gibralta before, just keep your distance from the destroyers and weave around them, use flank when possible to move the ball down field, stay close to africa, but remain in deep water,and then slip around to ceuta and hide, once your through. You can recharge when stationary btw (perhaps a bug, I asked whether this was the case in reality on this forum in a past post) just go all stop and use compression and wahch you battery recahrge

its alot of fun down there, my favorite place in the game. good luck!

Good tip... recharge without diesel engines running...

Luno · 03-05-12, 01:24 PM

If you're underwater, then I'm 99.99% sure that that's a bug.

Boompus · 03-05-12, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Luno

If you're underwater, then I'm 99.99% sure that that's a bug.

Hiding here for a while... let's find out

brett25 · 03-05-12, 03:47 PM

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You can recharge when stationary btw

sorry I wasnt clear-you have to be on the surface with diesels running but all stop

Hinrich Schwab · 03-05-12, 04:14 PM

Gibraltar isn't that bad. It was the first mission I finished in SH3 when I bought it back in 2010. Day or night doesn't matter much. All one has to do is plot a course along the African coast, go as deep as you are able and go silent. It takes several hours and you will deplete a bunch of your air, but it is manageable. I would not want to try Gibraltar on the surface at all. Radar ignores fog and darkness.

Boompus · 03-06-12, 07:07 AM

I wonder if this is a "great escape" ... (periscope depth)

Jimbuna · 03-06-12, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Boompus

Hiding here for a while... let's find out

Youe orange Umark might give you away

Boompus · 03-06-12, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Youe orange Umark might give you away

I knew I did something wrong... that Umark will cost me a medal

Harald_Lange · 03-06-12, 07:26 AM

Turn that external camera off, best thing I ever did, makes the game so much more fun. Not so good for screenshots I suppose though

Alpha Von Burg · 03-06-12, 08:35 AM

Just make sure you don't run a ground, that is hitting shallow ground. That's definitely going to ruin your day.

I would congratulate you on your way to crossing the strait but I might only jynx you.

So if luck has anything to do with this then I hope your luck continues.

Good luck and good hunting

Boompus · 03-06-12, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpha Von Burg

Just make sure you don't run a ground, that is hitting shallow ground. That's definitely going to ruin your day.

I would congratulate you on your way to crossing the strait but I might only jynx you.

So if luck has anything to do with this then I hope your luck continues.

Good luck and good hunting

You mean ... Good luck and good surviving

Jimbuna · 03-06-12, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Boompus

I knew I did something wrong... that Umark will cost me a medal

LOL

Alpha Von Burg · 03-06-12, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Boompus

You mean ... Good luck and good surviving

That would make more sense

03-05-12, 03:29 AM	#31
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	ive gotten through gibralta before, just keep your distance from the destroyers and weave around them, use flank when possible to move the ball down field, stay close to africa, but remain in deep water,and then slip around to ceuta and hide, once your through. You can recharge when stationary btw (perhaps a bug, I asked whether this was the case in reality on this forum in a past post) just go all stop and use compression and wahch you battery recahrge its alot of fun down there, my favorite place in the game. good luck! __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

03-05-12, 01:24 PM	#34
Luno Ensign Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 234 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 0	If you're underwater, then I'm 99.99% sure that that's a bug. __________________ Career: Feb. 13, 1942 "Cpt. Johny Goodwood" Porpoise class: USS Shark, SS-174 Patrols: 2 Victories: 1 Merchants (4519 GRT), 0 Warships (0 GRT), 0 Aircraft Sunk with all hands lost.

03-06-12, 08:35 AM	#42
Alpha Von Burg Engineer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Unknown Posts: 202 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Just make sure you don't run a ground, that is hitting shallow ground. That's definitely going to ruin your day. I would congratulate you on your way to crossing the strait but I might only jynx you. So if luck has anything to do with this then I hope your luck continues. Good luck and good hunting __________________ -Kapitänleutnant Richard L. Römer

03-05-12, 04:14 PM	#37
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Gibraltar isn't that bad. It was the first mission I finished in SH3 when I bought it back in 2010. Day or night doesn't matter much. All one has to do is plot a course along the African coast, go as deep as you are able and go silent. It takes several hours and you will deplete a bunch of your air, but it is manageable. I would not want to try Gibraltar on the surface at all. Radar ignores fog and darkness.

03-06-12, 07:07 AM	#38
Boompus A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Somewhere in Grid AN85 Posts: 80 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I wonder if this is a "great escape" ... (periscope depth)

03-06-12, 07:26 AM	#41
Harald_Lange Ensign Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY Harbour, Periscope depth. Posts: 235 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Turn that external camera off, best thing I ever did, makes the game so much more fun. Not so good for screenshots I suppose though