Freetown.

andym · 10-18-08, 01:01 PM

I was tasked to patrol off the Ghanha coast,so off i go.As i pass Freetown i decide to have a raid.BE WARNED!The depth is not enough to enable you to go to periscope depth let alone deeper!Killed by an A&B Class DD!!!

kylania · 10-18-08, 01:36 PM

Ouch! It's been a long while since I've been there, but thanks for the reminder.

I'm dealing with the shallows south of England at the moment, and even that's uncomfortably shallow at 100m or so. heh

meduza · 10-18-08, 01:38 PM

The whole area around Freetown is very shallow. I was once shadowing a convoy approaching Freetown, and set an ambush in the patch of deeper sea NW of it. Unfortunately the convoy changed course a few minutes before I had an opportunity to attack. I barely got out of there alive.

melnibonian · 10-18-08, 02:55 PM

The waters there are shallow but rich in targets (usually low tonnage though). If you go a bit further up north you should be able to position yourself in a chocking point where most of the traffic has to pass. There the waters are deep and the small convoys are usually not very heavily escorted.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Kipparikalle · 10-18-08, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kylania

Ouch! It's been a long while since I've been there, but thanks for the reminder.

I'm dealing with the shallows south of England at the moment, and even that's uncomfortably shallow at 100m or so. heh

Theres also minefield as half a circle around the port. 2 layers of mines.
I got a picture where I had taken screenshot of a map where I had marked accurate positions of the mines.

But its gone now

Brag · 10-20-08, 09:26 AM

The best way to have an exciting and big tonnage patrol is: Position yourself in deep water northwest of freetown. Wait for a northbound convoy and shadow it. if you attack it every night, you will have an exciting, action packed two weeks with lots of fat targets.

Check out the charts in Operation Spinnenetz in the stickies. The Freetown convoy routes are well plotted there.

Jimbuna · 10-20-08, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

The best way to have an exciting and big tonnage patrol is: Position yourself in deep water northwest of freetown. Wait for a northbound convoy and shadow it. if you attack it every night, you will have an exciting, action packed two weeks with lots of fat targets.

Check out the charts in Operation Spinnenetz in the stickies. The Freetown convoy routes are well plotted there.

Was that ever updated after the release of GWX2.1 :hmm:

BasilY · 10-21-08, 12:55 AM

While I don't enjoy harbor raid as much as I do before, I can tell you the harbor in Saint Helena is a much better target. Deep water all arround, juicy target inside. And in the middle of the Freetown-Cape-town route.

Kipparikalle · 10-21-08, 01:08 AM

I have done over 25 harbor-raids for this (game's)year.

There's always only 2 corvette's or 1 DD patrolling.

Althoug the minefields, they're always circling which is very, very... Mad world

StarLion45 · 10-21-08, 01:12 AM

:p In St.Helena you have
1 Southampton class

1 troop ship (10.000tn)
2-3-4 maerchants
and 2-3 very rookie armed trawlers:p :p
But it's a long way down there

10-18-08, 01:01 PM	#1
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Freetown. I was tasked to patrol off the Ghanha coast,so off i go.As i pass Freetown i decide to have a raid.BE WARNED!The depth is not enough to enable you to go to periscope depth let alone deeper!Killed by an A&B Class DD!!! __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

10-18-08, 01:36 PM	#2
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Ouch! It's been a long while since I've been there, but thanks for the reminder. I'm dealing with the shallows south of England at the moment, and even that's uncomfortably shallow at 100m or so. heh __________________

10-18-08, 01:38 PM	#3
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	The whole area around Freetown is very shallow. I was once shadowing a convoy approaching Freetown, and set an ambush in the patch of deeper sea NW of it. Unfortunately the convoy changed course a few minutes before I had an opportunity to attack. I barely got out of there alive. __________________

10-18-08, 02:55 PM	#4
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The waters there are shallow but rich in targets (usually low tonnage though). If you go a bit further up north you should be able to position yourself in a chocking point where most of the traffic has to pass. There the waters are deep and the small convoys are usually not very heavily escorted. Good Luck and Good Hunting __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

10-20-08, 09:26 AM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	The best way to have an exciting and big tonnage patrol is: Position yourself in deep water northwest of freetown. Wait for a northbound convoy and shadow it. if you attack it every night, you will have an exciting, action packed two weeks with lots of fat targets. Check out the charts in Operation Spinnenetz in the stickies. The Freetown convoy routes are well plotted there. __________________ 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/

10-21-08, 12:55 AM	#8
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	While I don't enjoy harbor raid as much as I do before, I can tell you the harbor in Saint Helena is a much better target. Deep water all arround, juicy target inside. And in the middle of the Freetown-Cape-town route.

10-21-08, 01:08 AM	#9
Kipparikalle Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 580 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I have done over 25 harbor-raids for this (game's)year. There's always only 2 corvette's or 1 DD patrolling. Althoug the minefields, they're always circling which is very, very... Mad world

10-21-08, 01:12 AM	#10
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Yep , you're right BasilY :p In St.Helena you have 1 Southampton class 1 troop ship (10.000tn) 2-3-4 maerchants and 2-3 very rookie armed trawlers:p :p But it's a long way down there