The Final Patrol

[desirableroasted]

Glad to hear it is possible. I struggled into 1944, once... at least long enough to finish off the New Year Eve champagne.

But I fiddle with mods too much, and leave the game for 2-3 months. A piker, I am, compared to most of the people here.

What mods are you playing, Endrass?

[banryu79]

Awsome endeavor, Kaptlt.Endrass!

[maillemaker]

You've survived up until the last few days of the war without dying? No offense but I don't believe it.

It is possible. I have done it once at "100%" realism, but with map contacts still on. I am now trying with complete 100% realism with all options set to maximum realism.

I made it to mid 1944 before dying so far.

I do "cheat" in that I edit the files so that I have effectively infinite renown so that I can "buy" any hardware I want.

The keys to survival I find are these:

Stay out of shallow water. During evasion, you need to be able to go to 200-220 meters.

Never attack anything where escorts are around without 100% hull integrity. During evasion, you need to be able to go down to 200-220 meters and with a weak hull you can't, so you'll die.

As soon as homing torpedo are available, load up. I fill my aft tubes and internal storage with them. Make your convoy attack, and then take out the hard-charging escorts with the homing fish. It can be hard to make sure the homing fish follow the escorts and not merchants.

Once hedgehogs are available, unless you have a load of homing fish and a Type XXI sub where you can run from pursuing escorts while spiting out homing fish, your best bet is to attack from long range with pattern running torpedoes and hope for the best for hits. Launch from 5000+ meters out and head to 220 meters silent. With luck, they will never find you. If they do find you and you have no homing fish you're screwed.

Steve

[Kaptlt.Endrass]

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Glad to hear it is possible. I struggled into 1944, once... at least long enough to finish off the New Year Eve champagne.

But I fiddle with mods too much, and leave the game for 2-3 months. A piker, I am, compared to most of the people here.

What mods are you playing, Endrass?

GWX gold, with some smaller ones thrown in.

Date: 3 May 1945
Location: 10 km NNW of the Rockall Banks
Time/Weather: 0826, heavy rains and high seas.
U-2501, Kvtkpt. Hans Mueller

Large convoy report recieved at 0819. Dived and pursued by hydrophone. Sighted at 0823 with observation scope.

Date: 3 May 1945
Location: 11.3 km N of Rockall Banks
Time/Weather: 0856, high seas

Idenified one large tanker, one Victory ship, and small or coastal merchant. Penetrated escort screen at 0839 and began attack. Two TIII G7es fired at tanker and cargo, one at coastal merchant. Dived to 75 meters at 0844 and commenced silent running.

Date: 3 May 1945
Location: 11.3 km N of Rockall Banks
Time: 0903, Weather N\A

Confirmed multiple torpedo impacts between 0841 and 0843. Two ships, sunk presumably coastal merchant and tanker from location. Detected at 0852 and depth-charged. Insignificant damage incurred, dove to 150 meters and left area. Surfaced at 0900, 8 km W of last contact. Charted new course for BE11 patrol grid.
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The escorts gave up rather quickly, hmm?

Did this one as I played ;-)