Patrol area assigned

Strategun · 11-06-19, 06:19 AM

Hello there again Kaleuns!

I have yet another question about TWoS and missions. I'm doing the Eastern British Coast 'mission'.

Patrol area assigned. Reach AN 7934 and start operations. Attack any enemy contact.

I worked my ways through the depths of Subsim forums, google and all that, and learned how to use the grid in the map, etc. etc..

Question is: Does the 'can't leave' that grid still apply? Do I have to stay within AN 7934 for whole 48 hours and cannot save? What if there is a contact (which I got) a little bit outside that grid? I can't chase it and leave the square? The square seems awfully short to spend 48h in

. And still can't save? The posts I've seen are old, perhaps it has been updated somewhat. Let me know please.

THEBERBSTER · 11-06-19, 06:47 AM

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Strategun · 11-12-19, 05:42 AM

Ah, okay nevermind. I didn't get the radio message the first time saying the patrol time was 24h and radius of 120 km, hence the confusio . Must have bugged. Started a new career and all is fine now, patrolling one tiny grid seemed way too small, that's why I found it strange.

Another question: finished the british coastal waters and moved onto the northwestern approaches. What would be more realistic? Move through Orkney and Shetland (perhaps too dangerous) to get to the NW approach or move north of Shetland? If I go north of Shetland I'm afraid I'll run out of fuel sooner and shorter patrol ability because of that

THEBERBSTER · 11-12-19, 06:00 AM

Hi Sg

Quote:

I didn't get the radio message

Check your Captain's Log

Quote:

Move through Orkney and Shetland

That is what I do.
Fuel will not be a problem either way.
Patrol times are now 48 hours 200km.
Peter

Strategun · 11-12-19, 06:11 AM

Thanks for the help. Hopefully Ill get better merchants to sink. East coast seems way too much trouble, too many aircrafts, DDs and way too little merchants, and even when I do find a merchant theyre either small or neutrals. I got lucky though, found an ocean liner, a cimaron tanker and a medium composite freighter unescorted during the night. It was a blast! (Pun intended), even though 4 of my torpedoes were duds. Had good luck and bad luck at the same time, but managed to sink them all, the medium composite freighter ate my deck gun.

StimpsonJCat · 11-18-19, 11:56 AM

I have a related question. I too am on the Coastal Waters mission of SH5 TWOS. I completed the first two patrols in that area (and didn't sink a darn thing because i'm not very good at this u-boat captain thing yet). I was told to go to the third patrol area further up along the coast. I can't recall the exact grid right now. I actually managed to sink my first merchant vessel! I kept patrolling well past the 24 deadline and never got a mission accomplished message in my captain's log. The game eventually crashed so i lost that kill.

Why didn't i get a message that the patrol was complete? I'll point out that I saved the game after the 2nd patrol and before i entered the third patrol area. Exited the game to run an errand and then continued when i got back. Does the no saving apply to the entirety of the coastal waters area or only to the specific patrol radius?

I aslo have questions about how the game progresses after i complete the coastal waters patrols. There are two more missions on the map. The Scapa Flow raid and the other patrol off the north east coast of Britain.. They have different end dates. Do i return to base after CW to completely end that mission or do I just refit and head back out for the other missions if I so choose?

11-06-19, 06:19 AM	#1
Strategun Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Portugal Posts: 12 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Patrol area assigned Hello there again Kaleuns! I have yet another question about TWoS and missions. I'm doing the Eastern British Coast 'mission'. Patrol area assigned. Reach AN 7934 and start operations. Attack any enemy contact. I worked my ways through the depths of Subsim forums, google and all that, and learned how to use the grid in the map, etc. etc.. Question is: Does the 'can't leave' that grid still apply? Do I have to stay within AN 7934 for whole 48 hours and cannot save? What if there is a contact (which I got) a little bit outside that grid? I can't chase it and leave the square? The square seems awfully short to spend 48h in . And still can't save? The posts I've seen are old, perhaps it has been updated somewhat. Let me know please.

11-06-19, 06:47 AM	#2
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11-18-19, 11:56 AM	#6
StimpsonJCat Watch Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 23 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	I have a related question. I too am on the Coastal Waters mission of SH5 TWOS. I completed the first two patrols in that area (and didn't sink a darn thing because i'm not very good at this u-boat captain thing yet). I was told to go to the third patrol area further up along the coast. I can't recall the exact grid right now. I actually managed to sink my first merchant vessel! I kept patrolling well past the 24 deadline and never got a mission accomplished message in my captain's log. The game eventually crashed so i lost that kill. Why didn't i get a message that the patrol was complete? I'll point out that I saved the game after the 2nd patrol and before i entered the third patrol area. Exited the game to run an errand and then continued when i got back. Does the no saving apply to the entirety of the coastal waters area or only to the specific patrol radius? I aslo have questions about how the game progresses after i complete the coastal waters patrols. There are two more missions on the map. The Scapa Flow raid and the other patrol off the north east coast of Britain.. They have different end dates. Do i return to base after CW to completely end that mission or do I just refit and head back out for the other missions if I so choose? Last edited by StimpsonJCat; 11-18-19 at 04:11 PM.

11-12-19, 05:42 AM	#3
Strategun Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Portugal Posts: 12 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ah, okay nevermind. I didn't get the radio message the first time saying the patrol time was 24h and radius of 120 km, hence the confusio . Must have bugged. Started a new career and all is fine now, patrolling one tiny grid seemed way too small, that's why I found it strange. Another question: finished the british coastal waters and moved onto the northwestern approaches. What would be more realistic? Move through Orkney and Shetland (perhaps too dangerous) to get to the NW approach or move north of Shetland? If I go north of Shetland I'm afraid I'll run out of fuel sooner and shorter patrol ability because of that

11-12-19, 06:11 AM	#5
Strategun Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Portugal Posts: 12 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help. Hopefully Ill get better merchants to sink. East coast seems way too much trouble, too many aircrafts, DDs and way too little merchants, and even when I do find a merchant theyre either small or neutrals. I got lucky though, found an ocean liner, a cimaron tanker and a medium composite freighter unescorted during the night. It was a blast! (Pun intended), even though 4 of my torpedoes were duds. Had good luck and bad luck at the same time, but managed to sink them all, the medium composite freighter ate my deck gun.