New York/Norfolk

Dallass_Drake · 01-19-07, 12:02 AM

I just finished a patrol off the US coast, my patrol grid right near Norfolk, does the US shipping take a while to get going? I hardly got a sniff of anything and I spent two weeks around New York and Norfolk

In calm seas the whole time. It's the first time I've really patrolled outside the US ports

Mooncatt · 01-19-07, 04:40 AM

well i went there in a IXB in 1942 i think. i was using vanilla and there were convoys leaving there all the time i had a whale of a time

Jimbuna · 01-19-07, 04:49 AM

What year/month are you in ? :hmm:

Dallass_Drake · 01-19-07, 05:13 AM

March 1942, I do get a lot of American shipping, but mostly around Ireland

Plus I frequently patrol around Halifax where I get more convoys than I can handle! Nothing around the US coast at the moment for me ... I've never gotten this far into a career either btw since I always started at 1939. Next patrol I'll see if it improves

melnibonian · 01-19-07, 05:39 AM

If you're around Norfolk you can try sneaking into the harbour. There is a CVE and about 4 DDs and a few tankers to be sunk there

Otherwise you can patrol the US coast but rememer that most US Ships stay within 30Km (I think) of the coast. Good Luck

Jimbuna · 01-19-07, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dallass_Drake

March 1942, I do get a lot of American shipping, but mostly around Ireland

Plus I frequently patrol around Halifax where I get more convoys than I can handle! Nothing around the US coast at the moment for me ... I've never gotten this far into a career either btw since I always started at 1939. Next patrol I'll see if it improves

Try sailing south along the coast in the shallows...you generally get more than your fair share of tankers

AVGWarhawk · 01-19-07, 09:15 AM

I attempted to sneek into New York around 1942 and a convoy was steaming out just as I was making my night time run in. There is shipping the closer you get. I also got a small two ship convoy on the same patrol. I was having some fun but had to run to a milch cow in the middle of nowhere to reload and go back for more!

mookiemookie · 01-19-07, 09:20 AM

I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas

AVGWarhawk · 01-19-07, 09:22 AM

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I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas

Chesapeake Bay????? What are you doing in my waters? This is my beloved fishing grounds! If I stand in my backyard and spit hard enough, I hit the bay waters! If you see a skiff crabbing, do not shoot it as it is probably me

mookiemookie · 01-19-07, 09:28 AM

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Chesapeake Bay????? What are you doing in my waters? This is my beloved fishing grounds! If I stand in my backyard and spit hard enough, I hit the bay waters! If you see a skiff crabbing, do not shoot it as it is probably me

It'd be awful hard to resist....I mean you see how those itty bitty schooners react when you torpedo them.... :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 01-19-07, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas

Chesapeake Bay????? What are you doing in my waters? This is my beloved fishing grounds! If I stand in my backyard and spit hard enough, I hit the bay waters! If you see a skiff crabbing, do not shoot it as it is probably me

Hey!!....you must be the sailor I got my crabs from

:rotfl:

bigboywooly · 01-19-07, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas

Chesapeake Bay????? What are you doing in my waters? This is my beloved fishing grounds! If I stand in my backyard and spit hard enough, I hit the bay waters! If you see a skiff crabbing, do not shoot it as it is probably me

Hey!!....you must be the sailor I got my crabs from

:rotfl:

No - I was going to but it was too easy Jim
:rotfl:

Dallass_Drake · 01-19-07, 01:59 PM

I'd been sticking to the deep, my patrol grid was CA76 I think, right in the swallow south of Norfolk and I did encounter a lone Tanker which sank thanks to my Deck Gun

I'll patrol around closer to the ports, may even try and sail into Norfolk and have a look around

AVGWarhawk · 01-19-07, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas

Chesapeake Bay????? What are you doing in my waters? This is my beloved fishing grounds! If I stand in my backyard and spit hard enough, I hit the bay waters! If you see a skiff crabbing, do not shoot it as it is probably me

Hey!!....you must be the sailor I got my crabs from

:rotfl:

Itchy, ain't they?

Jimbuna · 01-19-07, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas

Chesapeake Bay????? What are you doing in my waters? This is my beloved fishing grounds! If I stand in my backyard and spit hard enough, I hit the bay waters! If you see a skiff crabbing, do not shoot it as it is probably me

Hey!!....you must be the sailor I got my crabs from

:rotfl:

Itchy, ain't they?

They aint too bad...I put some sugar in their water and it rotted their teeth so thay can't bite now lol

01-19-07, 12:02 AM	#1
Dallass_Drake Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	New York/Norfolk I just finished a patrol off the US coast, my patrol grid right near Norfolk, does the US shipping take a while to get going? I hardly got a sniff of anything and I spent two weeks around New York and Norfolk In calm seas the whole time. It's the first time I've really patrolled outside the US ports

01-19-07, 04:40 AM	#2
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	well i went there in a IXB in 1942 i think. i was using vanilla and there were convoys leaving there all the time i had a whale of a time __________________

01-19-07, 04:49 AM	#3
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01-19-07, 05:39 AM	#5
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If you're around Norfolk you can try sneaking into the harbour. There is a CVE and about 4 DDs and a few tankers to be sunk there Otherwise you can patrol the US coast but rememer that most US Ships stay within 30Km (I think) of the coast. Good Luck __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-19-07, 09:15 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I attempted to sneek into New York around 1942 and a convoy was steaming out just as I was making my night time run in. There is shipping the closer you get. I also got a small two ship convoy on the same patrol. I was having some fun but had to run to a milch cow in the middle of nowhere to reload and go back for more! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-19-07, 05:13 AM	#4
Dallass_Drake Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	March 1942, I do get a lot of American shipping, but mostly around Ireland Plus I frequently patrol around Halifax where I get more convoys than I can handle! Nothing around the US coast at the moment for me ... I've never gotten this far into a career either btw since I always started at 1939. Next patrol I'll see if it improves

01-19-07, 09:20 AM	#8
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I remember the coast of New Jersey, as well as the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay being pretty good to me in GW 1.1a. Haven't been there yet in GWX. I'd say try those areas __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-19-07, 01:59 PM	#13
Dallass_Drake Bosun Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I'd been sticking to the deep, my patrol grid was CA76 I think, right in the swallow south of Norfolk and I did encounter a lone Tanker which sank thanks to my Deck Gun I'll patrol around closer to the ports, may even try and sail into Norfolk and have a look around