In need of early war hunting grounds

Avatar · 01-24-08, 05:16 PM

Use the shipping lane map in the upper left-hand corner of the charts view, that should give you a rough idea as to where shipping lanes are located. But early in the war, you'll be lucky to come across a convoy. Just operate in those patrol areas and go to Kleine Fahrt Voraus and cruise around at 5 knots. Not very exicting, but you should get a contact report of a convoy nearby.
Oddly enough, convoy contacts are better when close to Ireland, Scotland, or England, early in the war.
My last patrol, I cruised the area between Ireland and Scotland and was down to 50% fuel when I actually encountered a convoy.

01-24-08, 05:16 PM	#7
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Use the shipping lane map in the upper left-hand corner of the charts view, that should give you a rough idea as to where shipping lanes are located. But early in the war, you'll be lucky to come across a convoy. Just operate in those patrol areas and go to Kleine Fahrt Voraus and cruise around at 5 knots. Not very exicting, but you should get a contact report of a convoy nearby. Oddly enough, convoy contacts are better when close to Ireland, Scotland, or England, early in the war. My last patrol, I cruised the area between Ireland and Scotland and was down to 50% fuel when I actually encountered a convoy.