Any luck near Freetown?

05-23-07, 06:46 PM

I recently got my type IX, excited to do some patrols down near freetown (I'm Dec '41 right now). Now, historically this was some good hunting for type IXs early on in the war, but I have yet to have a single kill during two extended patrols down there. In fact, I've only received one report of merchant traffic (when I moved to intercept, it was the storm of the century however and I never saw him)! WTF? Is there some secret grid that they're all passing through that I don't know about or is this pretty common for everyone?

It's a bummer because with the lack of action with my type IX so far, I'm yearning for my days of patrolling just outside britain with my VII...

johan_d · 05-23-07, 07:11 PM

The ocean is BIG, and with that small radius of listening its easy to miss a lot. Check the charts to see the shipping lanes, or and if and or .. use GWX3, much more traffic.

Take care Kamerad.

Telgriff · 05-23-07, 08:33 PM

When I went down there in early 1940, all I found was a heap of destroyer traffic constantly going back and forth. Picked up about 6 different DD's doing laps.

05-23-07, 08:55 PM

Yea, I saw the same group of destroyers. They patrol all up along the coast north of Freetown. Ironic considering there doesn't seem to be any merchant traffic to protect...

And I am using GWX3, but unfortunately still haven't really seen anything.

wireman · 05-24-07, 07:38 PM

Yes. June of '41, and have been following a north bound convoy for 5 days. Have sank 2 tankers, 2 cargo, and one flower. Picked them up off of Freetown.

Lagger123987 · 05-24-07, 09:51 PM

Where's Prisontown?

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-25-07, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kepabar2001

Yea, I saw the same group of destroyers. They patrol all up along the coast north of Freetown. Ironic considering there doesn't seem to be any merchant traffic to protect...

And I am using GWX3, but unfortunately still haven't really seen anything.

Some patrols are like that... just like in real life. Hang in there.

05-23-07, 06:46 PM	#1
kepabar2001 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Any luck near Freetown? I recently got my type IX, excited to do some patrols down near freetown (I'm Dec '41 right now). Now, historically this was some good hunting for type IXs early on in the war, but I have yet to have a single kill during two extended patrols down there. In fact, I've only received one report of merchant traffic (when I moved to intercept, it was the storm of the century however and I never saw him)! WTF? Is there some secret grid that they're all passing through that I don't know about or is this pretty common for everyone? It's a bummer because with the lack of action with my type IX so far, I'm yearning for my days of patrolling just outside britain with my VII...

05-23-07, 08:33 PM	#3
Telgriff 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 272 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	When I went down there in early 1940, all I found was a heap of destroyer traffic constantly going back and forth. Picked up about 6 different DD's doing laps. __________________ Back into the hunt after far too long, GWX 3 Gold, SH3 Commander, DiD Rules, 27% realism and rising Intel Core2Duo 6400 GeForce 8800GTS 4 Gig DDr2

05-23-07, 07:11 PM	#2
johan_d Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 556 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 1	The ocean is BIG, and with that small radius of listening its easy to miss a lot. Check the charts to see the shipping lanes, or and if and or .. use GWX3, much more traffic. Take care Kamerad.

05-23-07, 08:55 PM	#4
kepabar2001 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yea, I saw the same group of destroyers. They patrol all up along the coast north of Freetown. Ironic considering there doesn't seem to be any merchant traffic to protect... And I am using GWX3, but unfortunately still haven't really seen anything.

05-24-07, 07:38 PM	#5
wireman Sparky Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 155 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Yes. June of '41, and have been following a north bound convoy for 5 days. Have sank 2 tankers, 2 cargo, and one flower. Picked them up off of Freetown.

05-24-07, 09:51 PM	#6
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	Where's Prisontown?