Longest Patrol (Distance)

Grrbob25 · 09-13-06, 03:39 PM

I wanted to know from all you experienced kaleuns....whats the farthest you've ever gone on a patrol???

mine is with a IX-D2 from Speiza to Panang (or whatever it is) milkcowed once, the whole jouney took 5 months time at ahead slow (3 days real time) got many a good kill during that

Rose · 09-13-06, 03:49 PM

I don't have any great epic journeys to Penang under my belt yet. That is not for the faint of heart. Longest I've done was a few months meandering through the wonderful Caribbean in a IXC. That place is a tanker graveyard now.

PS: I noticed you're from Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago. It's my favorite city in America by far

. I live in NYC now, but my family and I still go to Lake Geneva every August for the whole month. We usually travel back to Chicago to see old friends a few times every year. Where in Chi-town to you live? Do you ever go to Lake Geneva? I was at the corner of Clark and Belden in the Lincoln Park area. Great city.

Myxale · 09-13-06, 03:57 PM

My longes was two months in my last W@W patrol!! Near the Ivory Coast! Sure the way's not that long but i had som extended Patrol orders that covered a good chunk of the South-Atlantic!

Gee, was a ugly ride with lots of storm! I so wished i had a Type IID. Something that only sails in the North sea! for a brief time!

mr chris · 09-13-06, 03:58 PM

Am currently on my longest patrol in my type VIIB. Have been out just over a month and a half game time and have just docked for a resup looking at maybe raiding the odd harbour as i make my way back to base.

As hunting has not been that great so far:hmm:

_Seth_ · 09-13-06, 04:23 PM

Penang?? Thats a long patrol, mate!

Well, my longest patrol was from St. Nazaire up through the northwest passage (looking for icebergs, found none...

) then out through the bering strait ending up on the west coast af alaska. Boring trip....

Torvald Von Mansee · 09-13-06, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Penang?? Thats a long patrol, mate!

Well, my longest patrol was from St. Nazaire up through the northwest passage (looking for icebergs, found none...

) then out through the bering strait ending up on the west coast af alaska. Boring trip....

Hmmm...it never even occurred to me that that route WOULDN'T be iced in!!!! :rotfl:

_Seth_ · 09-13-06, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Penang?? Thats a long patrol, mate!

Well, my longest patrol was from St. Nazaire up through the northwest passage (looking for icebergs, found none...

) then out through the bering strait ending up on the west coast af alaska. Boring trip....

Hmmm...it never even occurred to me that that route WOULDN'T be iced in!!!! :rotfl:

I didnt even see an icecube (except the one in my whisky-glass). It was a horrific moment: Looked like some sort of global warming melted all the ice....

Grrbob25 · 09-16-06, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rose

I don't have any great epic journeys to Penang under my belt yet. That is not for the faint of heart. Longest I've done was a few months meandering through the wonderful Caribbean in a IXC. That place is a tanker graveyard now.

PS: I noticed you're from Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago. It's my favorite city in America by far

. I live in NYC now, but my family and I still go to Lake Geneva every August for the whole month. We usually travel back to Chicago to see old friends a few times every year. Where in Chi-town to you live? Do you ever go to Lake Geneva? I was at the corner of Clark and Belden in the Lincoln Park area. Great city.

yeah chicago is pretty great, i live on the way way way south side, if i walk 2 blocks I wont be in the city anymore

I've been to lake geneva one time, and I was so little I dont remember it

Biggles · 09-16-06, 03:15 PM

I've "only" been to New York, Florida,Georgia,Utah,Colorado,Arizona,New Mexico,Nevada,and California, and I'm a Swede! Aint that neet?

JSalinger · 09-18-06, 07:35 PM

Now that I think of it, I think my farthest patrol has been to...*thinks some more* I want to say the west coast of India in early 1944 in my IXD2 (also turned out to be my last patrol...got swarmed by two British DDs and a Free French corvette coming back to Lorient in May of '44). Very little shipping there, Kaleuns. I think I bagged two coastal merchants there and that was it (nice deck gun practice though).

Now into my second career, I'm in December of 1942, on what number patrol I can't remember, but I'm in a IXC patrolling the Brazillian coast. Current tonnage is something like 154,000 tons (poor, I know). Let's sink more of der Englander schwein!

_Seth_ · 09-19-06, 11:05 AM

What about a trip around the world? would that be possible with a long-range sub and some serious fuel-saving? Since SHIV dont have a world map, we got to do it in SHIII..... Someone up for the challenge??

melnibonian · 09-14-06, 06:25 AM

Hello

My longest patrol was from Lorient to Madagascar (with a small raid in Rio de Janeiro first!!

) on an IXC. I was planning to go to Mogadishu refuel and then go to the pacific but unfortunately it was 1944 and the Italians switched sides half way into my trip

. So I killed as many targets I could and return to France.

Biggles · 09-14-06, 08:04 AM

My longest patrol was from Brest to the Florida Keys.....I was foolin' around over there, did a trip around Cuba and it was quite a good partol, what I can remember, I sank about 5 ships (3 I think was in the middle of the Atlantic, and 2 ships near Cuba, probably going Miami-Brazil). I did shoot down some airplanes outside Cuba too, but don't remember how many......

09-13-06, 03:39 PM	#1
Grrbob25 Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 52 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Longest Patrol (Distance) I wanted to know from all you experienced kaleuns....whats the farthest you've ever gone on a patrol??? mine is with a IX-D2 from Speiza to Panang (or whatever it is) milkcowed once, the whole jouney took 5 months time at ahead slow (3 days real time) got many a good kill during that __________________ LOS LOS LOS! BOP BOP SHU BOP

09-13-06, 03:57 PM	#3
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	My longes was two months in my last W@W patrol!! Near the Ivory Coast! Sure the way's not that long but i had som extended Patrol orders that covered a good chunk of the South-Atlantic! Gee, was a ugly ride with lots of storm! I so wished i had a Type IID. Something that only sails in the North sea! for a brief time! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

09-13-06, 03:58 PM	#4
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Am currently on my longest patrol in my type VIIB. Have been out just over a month and a half game time and have just docked for a resup looking at maybe raiding the odd harbour as i make my way back to base. As hunting has not been that great so far:hmm: __________________

09-13-06, 04:23 PM	#5
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Pa-Pa-Pa-trol! Penang?? Thats a long patrol, mate! Well, my longest patrol was from St. Nazaire up through the northwest passage (looking for icebergs, found none... ) then out through the bering strait ending up on the west coast af alaska. Boring trip.... __________________

09-18-06, 07:35 PM	#10
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now that I think of it, I think my farthest patrol has been to...thinks some more I want to say the west coast of India in early 1944 in my IXD2 (also turned out to be my last patrol...got swarmed by two British DDs and a Free French corvette coming back to Lorient in May of '44). Very little shipping there, Kaleuns. I think I bagged two coastal merchants there and that was it (nice deck gun practice though). Now into my second career, I'm in December of 1942, on what number patrol I can't remember, but I'm in a IXC patrolling the Brazillian coast. Current tonnage is something like 154,000 tons (poor, I know). Let's sink more of der Englander schwein! __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

09-13-06, 03:49 PM	#2
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't have any great epic journeys to Penang under my belt yet. That is not for the faint of heart. Longest I've done was a few months meandering through the wonderful Caribbean in a IXC. That place is a tanker graveyard now. PS: I noticed you're from Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago. It's my favorite city in America by far . I live in NYC now, but my family and I still go to Lake Geneva every August for the whole month. We usually travel back to Chicago to see old friends a few times every year. Where in Chi-town to you live? Do you ever go to Lake Geneva? I was at the corner of Clark and Belden in the Lincoln Park area. Great city.

09-16-06, 03:15 PM	#9
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I've "only" been to New York, Florida,Georgia,Utah,Colorado,Arizona,New Mexico,Nevada,and California, and I'm a Swede! Aint that neet?

09-19-06, 11:05 AM	#11
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Around the world What about a trip around the world? would that be possible with a long-range sub and some serious fuel-saving? Since SHIV dont have a world map, we got to do it in SHIII..... Someone up for the challenge?? __________________

09-14-06, 06:25 AM	#12
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hello My longest patrol was from Lorient to Madagascar (with a small raid in Rio de Janeiro first!! ) on an IXC. I was planning to go to Mogadishu refuel and then go to the pacific but unfortunately it was 1944 and the Italians switched sides half way into my trip . So I killed as many targets I could and return to France.

09-14-06, 08:04 AM	#13
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My longest patrol was from Brest to the Florida Keys.....I was foolin' around over there, did a trip around Cuba and it was quite a good partol, what I can remember, I sank about 5 ships (3 I think was in the middle of the Atlantic, and 2 ships near Cuba, probably going Miami-Brazil). I did shoot down some airplanes outside Cuba too, but don't remember how many......