Dillema at Curacao - Page 2

Herr Russ · 08-30-07, 02:46 PM

Yesterday I reached Curacao in my XXI. It's a great deepwater port and I found it completely unguarded, except for some shore batteries. There were 4 tankers in port and I was able to approach at periscope depth. Since all the tankers were in berths, I could only shoot at them head on. I selected a T2 tanker for my first victim, set my eels on Magnetic and 1/2 meter under the keel. I fired two eels this way, both exploded under the tanker, but it was not damaged. I quickly made my way out of the harbor and back to the passage (chokepoint) where I like to hunt.

Anyone else experience this??

danlisa · 08-30-07, 02:52 PM

Are you sure? Curacao has a series of subnets placed very close to the docked merchants.

melnibonian · 08-30-07, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

Are you sure? Curacao has a series of subnets placed very close to the docked merchants.

Yep it's really difficult to get a good shooting position in there. Other harbours are far easier to raid

soma · 08-30-07, 03:30 PM

nets go to 50m deep

bookworm_020 · 08-30-07, 06:23 PM

I wasted a whole lot of torpedos bfore finding out about the nets.

Is there any way to get around them? Surfacing is not an option due to the tankers all be armed (late 43).

Spruence M · 08-30-07, 08:10 PM

I am taking this as an intel report. Next year im going to head there and clean'em up. They are going to have to do a lot of harbor cleaning for the tree huggers.

Gezoes · 08-30-07, 09:37 PM

Ok, I hit a 'modern tanker' and sank a small one just right of the first (from the left) lighthouse

The bigger one has not sunk yet, but it is listing to port and burning mightily fine

Just before that, I fired one eel at a large tanker just left of the second lighthouse. It hit a net, or, exploded just before the target

The DD at the harbour has no clue, but the Flower came to investigate.

U-502 exchanged a few rounds (intense **** but we both missed!), I dived to 100 meters and got away for the earlier part of the night.

I did good but this night ain't done

No fire from the batteries to my astonishment, might be too dark... or I'm out of range :hmm:

Tricky harbor and good fun

Herr Russ · 09-13-07, 03:17 PM

Hmmm... I didn't see nets, but that would make sense. I've seen nets before & ran into many trying to raid Scapa Flow

I'll look closer my next trip in..

Thanks!!

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 09-13-07, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr Russ

Hmmm... I didn't see nets, but that would make sense. I've seen nets before & ran into many trying to raid Scapa Flow

I'll look closer my next trip in..

Thanks!!

did you enter trough the south of scapa ? (assuming you used GWX)
never do in GWX couse there is a subnet at the entire south enterance. instead enter east or west and fight your way trough

Cezbor · 09-14-07, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I wasted a whole lot of torpedos bfore finding out about the nets.

Is there any way to get around them? Surfacing is not an option due to the tankers all be armed (late 43).

Once I've discovered a way to avoid subnets, but..... frankly you need to use long range torpedoes like T I type or T VII. Why ... simple. I think game engine or sth has a certain limitation. In my opinion game generates subnets when you're about 4-5 km from your targets or the place the subnet is. It happened to me near Halifax, where are about 15 juicy targets. I'd fired two torpedos from 7,5 km and sent two targets to the sea bottom. When I was about 3 km I fired another two torpedos and all of them hit subnet. Well, due to the fact that those two torps fired earlier were not "flying wunderwaffe", I assume that game generates subnets the way I mentioned above.

Of course it has to be confirm by studies.

08-30-07, 02:52 PM	#17
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Are you sure? Curacao has a series of subnets placed very close to the docked merchants. __________________

08-30-07, 03:30 PM	#19
soma A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: breda, the netherlands Posts: 77 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	nets go to 50m deep __________________ Kretchmer is dead, Lüth is dead, Topp is dead, and I dont feel good also....

08-30-07, 06:23 PM	#20
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I wasted a whole lot of torpedos bfore finding out about the nets. Is there any way to get around them? Surfacing is not an option due to the tankers all be armed (late 43). __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

08-30-07, 09:37 PM	#22
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Ok, I hit a 'modern tanker' and sank a small one just right of the first (from the left) lighthouse The bigger one has not sunk yet, but it is listing to port and burning mightily fine Just before that, I fired one eel at a large tanker just left of the second lighthouse. It hit a net, or, exploded just before the target The DD at the harbour has no clue, but the Flower came to investigate. U-502 exchanged a few rounds (intense **** but we both missed!), I dived to 100 meters and got away for the earlier part of the night. I did good but this night ain't done No fire from the batteries to my astonishment, might be too dark... or I'm out of range :hmm: Tricky harbor and good fun __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.

08-30-07, 02:46 PM	#16
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yesterday I reached Curacao in my XXI. It's a great deepwater port and I found it completely unguarded, except for some shore batteries. There were 4 tankers in port and I was able to approach at periscope depth. Since all the tankers were in berths, I could only shoot at them head on. I selected a T2 tanker for my first victim, set my eels on Magnetic and 1/2 meter under the keel. I fired two eels this way, both exploded under the tanker, but it was not damaged. I quickly made my way out of the harbor and back to the passage (chokepoint) where I like to hunt. Anyone else experience this??

08-30-07, 08:10 PM	#21
Spruence M Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 14 Meters Posts: 394 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I am taking this as an intel report. Next year im going to head there and clean'em up. They are going to have to do a lot of harbor cleaning for the tree huggers.

09-13-07, 03:17 PM	#23
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmmm... I didn't see nets, but that would make sense. I've seen nets before & ran into many trying to raid Scapa Flow I'll look closer my next trip in.. Thanks!!