Harbour Escort

Parkera · 07-12-08, 12:28 AM

Does anyone here bother using the escort if provided from their home or friendly port????
Was just wondering if its really worthwhile. I tend to if nothing but for some form of realism.

Sailor Steve · 07-12-08, 12:30 AM

WELCOME ABOARD!

I usually follow them just for realism's sake - I like to take my time and look at the sights anyway. The mods that put the escorts in also put in subnets and mines. In Kiel or Wilhelmshave it doesn't matter too much, but some of the French and Norwegian bases can be pretty tricky. Either follow the escort or use the 'minefield' charts.

HW3 · 07-12-08, 01:30 AM

I follow them out marking each turn on the map so I can plot my own way back in and not have set waiting on the escort to go back in.

Parkera · 07-12-08, 09:22 PM

Cheers for that. Was wondering myself. Good point about marking the turns gonna do that next patrol.

Brag · 07-12-08, 10:08 PM

Park, welcome aboard. I enjoy the sailing out with frinedly escort. Things turn like karp soon enough.

Sailor Steve · 07-13-08, 12:02 AM

And just for fun...here's a picture from the 1941 German Movie U-Boote Westvarts, which was filmed with a real u-boat, showing the boat taking its leave of the escort!

JHuschke · 07-13-08, 01:52 AM

Yeah, I follow the escorts sometimes, a beautiful sight it is! Very helpful too, keeps me out of those dang nets. But right now I am stationed in Kiel...Some U-boats did follow destroyers for campaigns as well, from the dock to the sea on various missions. As U-255 was suppose to be with Bismarck.

GoldenRivet · 07-13-08, 02:06 AM

i tend to follow them more closely as allied air power increases in the Bay of Biscay... usually a boat length behind them.

Its been my experience that the flak boats go further out to sea... stay within a few hundered meters of them and it can be a life saver.

Its nice to have the extra AA guns on that escort blazing into the sky when you need them.

Frank0001 · 07-13-08, 09:04 AM

I tend to stay well clear of the escorts, since I usually TC right into them! Wouldn't be the first time I was rudely awakened out of TC with an eerie scraping noise

Sailor Steve · 07-13-08, 10:10 AM

:rotfl:

"Hi all. This is my first post. I was leaving port and I mysteriously sank for no reason. It didn't tell my why or anything."

"Did you by chance ram your escort while using TC?"

"

"

Frank0001 · 07-13-08, 12:24 PM

That sounds familiar somehow :hmm:

Sailor Steve · 07-13-08, 02:58 PM

Was just commenting on your...'incident'.

I've embarrassed myself more than once, just been lucky enough not to do it on an escort.

You might want to post that here as well:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=138803

Frank0001 · 07-13-08, 05:35 PM

Haha, the most laughable career topic? I do have SOME dignity left!

Or did I leave that with the escort?

07-12-08, 12:28 AM	#1
Parkera Gunner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 91 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Harbour Escort Does anyone here bother using the escort if provided from their home or friendly port???? Was just wondering if its really worthwhile. I tend to if nothing but for some form of realism.

07-12-08, 12:30 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! I usually follow them just for realism's sake - I like to take my time and look at the sights anyway. The mods that put the escorts in also put in subnets and mines. In Kiel or Wilhelmshave it doesn't matter too much, but some of the French and Norwegian bases can be pretty tricky. Either follow the escort or use the 'minefield' charts. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-12-08, 01:30 AM	#3
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	I follow them out marking each turn on the map so I can plot my own way back in and not have set waiting on the escort to go back in. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-12-08, 10:08 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Park, welcome aboard. I enjoy the sailing out with frinedly escort. Things turn like karp soon enough. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

07-13-08, 12:02 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	And just for fun...here's a picture from the 1941 German Movie U-Boote Westvarts, which was filmed with a real u-boat, showing the boat taking its leave of the escort! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-12-08, 09:22 PM	#4
Parkera Gunner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 91 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Cheers for that. Was wondering myself. Good point about marking the turns gonna do that next patrol.

07-13-08, 01:52 AM	#7
JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I follow the escorts sometimes, a beautiful sight it is! Very helpful too, keeps me out of those dang nets. But right now I am stationed in Kiel...Some U-boats did follow destroyers for campaigns as well, from the dock to the sea on various missions. As U-255 was suppose to be with Bismarck.

07-13-08, 02:06 AM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i tend to follow them more closely as allied air power increases in the Bay of Biscay... usually a boat length behind them. Its been my experience that the flak boats go further out to sea... stay within a few hundered meters of them and it can be a life saver. Its nice to have the extra AA guns on that escort blazing into the sky when you need them. __________________

07-13-08, 09:04 AM	#9
Frank0001 Chief Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 317 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I tend to stay well clear of the escorts, since I usually TC right into them! Wouldn't be the first time I was rudely awakened out of TC with an eerie scraping noise __________________ Snipers of the Seas One eel - one Kill

07-13-08, 10:10 AM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	:rotfl: "Hi all. This is my first post. I was leaving port and I mysteriously sank for no reason. It didn't tell my why or anything." "Did you by chance ram your escort while using TC?" " " __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-13-08, 12:24 PM	#11
Frank0001 Chief Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 317 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	That sounds familiar somehow :hmm: __________________ Snipers of the Seas One eel - one Kill

07-13-08, 02:58 PM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Was just commenting on your...'incident'. I've embarrassed myself more than once, just been lucky enough not to do it on an escort. You might want to post that here as well: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=138803 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-13-08, 05:35 PM	#13
Frank0001 Chief Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 317 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Haha, the most laughable career topic? I do have SOME dignity left! Or did I leave that with the escort? __________________ Snipers of the Seas One eel - one Kill