Hunting in the Black sea

[papa_smurf]

Im about to embark on my first ever (yes, first ever) carrer based in the Black Sea.
And I was wondering:

1- What can I expect, im terms of enemy naval shippig/aircraft?
2- Is there good hunting to be had?
3- Will I miss hunting in the Atlantic?

[gord96]

lots of boats driven by crazy russians. They like to try and ram you with their freighters. Good times though. You should be able to equip your type II with radar so thats nice. :p

[papa_smurf]

lots of boats driven by crazy russians

Looks like i'll have to teach my crew a new alarm procedure:


"Crazy Ivan!!!!!!"

[melnibonian]

Originally Posted by papa_smurf

1- What can I expect, im terms of enemy naval shippig/aircraft?

Obviously Soviet Planes and Ships. Although the Soviets do have bases in the area you will not see as many planes as in the Atlantic. In terms of shipping the convoys are much smaller that the Atlantic counterparts and you should expect relatively low tonnages as most of the ships are of the order of 2000-4000 gwt.

Originally Posted by papa_smurf

2- Is there good hunting to be had?

If you're using the IIs you will use your torpedoes much faster that the ships spawn in the area. With a VII you will probably come home with a few torpedoes. Nevertheless it's a good place to hunt and it's good fun. Also the Soviet Escorts are not as good and the Allied ones but if you're slopy you will end up dead.

Originally Posted by papa_smurf

3- Will I miss hunting in the Atlantic?

Probably yes but that's why you can always use different careers My suggestion is to stick to the Black Sea as it is a relativelly quet theater of operations and it can be quite fun to play.

[U-84]

i do not have GWX installed into my SH3, the only mods i have are SH3gen, and milkcow mod...will the black sea not be as populated if i decide to go there? :hmm:

[gord96]

i am not even sure if you can go there without GWX. But i may be wrong. Damn man go get GWX!!

[melnibonian]

Originally Posted by U-84

i do not have GWX installed into my SH3, the only mods i have are SH3gen, and milkcow mod...will the black sea not be as populated if i decide to go there? :hmm:

No you need GWX to be able to play in the Black Sea and the indian Ocean. NYGM might have those areas as well but I am not 100% sure.

[Tessa]

When you transfer to the 30th flottille you automatically get assigned a Type II. While you couldn't officially station yourself there you could bring a type VII and just dock there after each sorte. Watch out when you pass constantinople, lot of ships'll open fire at you, then there's a large subnet outside the inlet to the Black Sea you'll have to deal with. Just getting there can be frustrating in itself

[papa_smurf]

Had to go back to the Atlantic, as my Black Seas career kept on crashing (don't know why:hmm: ).

[Tessa]

Hehe, should stay in the Med; awful lot of juicy warships and lost merchants go through there. Plus its easier to get into Gibraltor and feast on the harbor without having to cross the channel each time :p