Tanker's Paradise

cawimmer430 · 12-05-09, 09:29 AM

Wow! Just wow! The year is mid-1942 and I was sent down to Cuba with my IXC. What do I find down there? Great weather and tons of unescorted and mostly unarmed tankers! I sunk 13 large T2 and T3 and a couple of smaller tankers, all with the deck gun. I also encountered only a handful of easy-to-kill Clemson destroyers and annoying Elco Torpedo boats.

There's also hardly any Allied air activity (unless you get close to places like Port of Spain etc.). I now know where U-123 (my boat) will be vacationing in the next upcoming patrols!

Jimbuna · 12-05-09, 01:43 PM

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

Sailor Steve · 12-05-09, 02:58 PM

Welcome to the 'Second Happy Times'. Of course your thread title is wrong - it may be paradise for you, but hardly for the tankers.

Weiss Pinguin · 12-05-09, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

I sunk 13 large T2 and T3 and a couple of smaller tankers

Do you have [a] grid location[s]?

Oberon · 12-05-09, 04:46 PM

I'll need an oil tanker myself to get there in my Type IIA

Good hunting though Kaleun!

Lt.Fillipidis · 12-05-09, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

I'll need an oil tanker myself to get there in my Type IIA

Good hunting though Kaleun!

Laughed my arse off! xD

Yeah, this is Operation Drumbeat you talk about.
Usually just north of Bermuda and south east of New York, there's a convoy of 6-8 tankers with only 1 escort.
And just about 20km offshore, south of New York there's a 12.000toner passing by at a regular rotation.

Dissaray · 12-05-09, 08:39 PM

Man, I must have all the luck. I am back in early 40 and can't find a damn thing aside fromt he occational coastal trafic around Ireland. I am geting desperate enuf to make an attack run on Bristol just to see if I can find some targets.

Weiss Pinguin · 12-05-09, 09:10 PM

Hang around AM53 for a few days, or go to AM19 and check out the Rockall Bank for a bit. You should get at least 2-3 ships out of both areas.

Remember to stop and listen every few hours - drop down to PD and circle round a few times, then keep going.

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

LOL

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Welcome to the 'Second Happy Times'. Of course your thread title is wrong - it may be paradise for you, but hardly for the tankers.

Indeed.

But it is great to see a lack of armaments on these tankers and no pesky Allied air activity. Right now it's early 1943 in my career and already I am spending more time underwater than on the surface. With no snorkel available I am forced to travel at 1-2 knots underwater during the day and speed on the surface at night - at least when I am still off the coast of the UK / France.

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Do you have [a] grid location[s]?

Right here. Look at this map. The red line indicates my entry route and my basic travel route during my stay down there. All along this line, and with some slight course corrections due to hydrophone contacts, I encountered mostly tankers.

The red circles indicate areas where I encountered enemy aircraft.

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

I'll need an oil tanker myself to get there in my Type IIA

Maybe my IXC U-123 and your IIA can meet up somewhere in friendly waters and your IIA can have a piggyback ride on my IXC to wherever you want to go! There's plenty of space on my back!!!

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Good hunting though Kaleun!

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Lt.Fillipidis

Usually just north of Bermuda and south east of New York, there's a convoy of 6-8 tankers with only 1 escort.

And just about 20km offshore, south of New York there's a 12.000toner passing by at a regular rotation.

Thank you for this valuable intelligence information!

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dissaray

Man, I must have all the luck. I am back in early 40 and can't find a damn thing aside fromt he occational coastal trafic around Ireland. I am geting desperate enuf to make an attack run on Bristol just to see if I can find some targets.

In my experience between 1939 and 1941, you can get some great convoy action in these areas. Getting in and out is the hard part since these areas are naturally crawling with Royal Navy warships, but I would recommend using the cover of night to sail in, go to 30 meters during the day and listen until you pick up a convoy. There are usually a number of them only a few days apart. Once you have made contact how you proceed is up to you.

cawimmer430 · 12-06-09, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Hang around AM53 for a few days, or go to AM19 and check out the Rockall Bank for a bit. You should get at least 2-3 ships out of both areas.

Remember to stop and listen every few hours - drop down to PD and circle round a few times, then keep going.

More intelligence information! Thanks!

12-05-09, 09:29 AM	#1
cawimmer430 Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Tanker's Paradise Wow! Just wow! The year is mid-1942 and I was sent down to Cuba with my IXC. What do I find down there? Great weather and tons of unescorted and mostly unarmed tankers! I sunk 13 large T2 and T3 and a couple of smaller tankers, all with the deck gun. I also encountered only a handful of easy-to-kill Clemson destroyers and annoying Elco Torpedo boats. There's also hardly any Allied air activity (unless you get close to places like Port of Spain etc.). I now know where U-123 (my boat) will be vacationing in the next upcoming patrols!

12-05-09, 01:43 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-05-09, 02:58 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Welcome to the 'Second Happy Times'. Of course your thread title is wrong - it may be paradise for you, but hardly for the tankers. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-05-09, 09:10 PM	#8
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Hang around AM53 for a few days, or go to AM19 and check out the Rockall Bank for a bit. You should get at least 2-3 ships out of both areas. Remember to stop and listen every few hours - drop down to PD and circle round a few times, then keep going. __________________

12-05-09, 04:46 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I'll need an oil tanker myself to get there in my Type IIA Good hunting though Kaleun!

12-05-09, 08:39 PM	#7
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Man, I must have all the luck. I am back in early 40 and can't find a damn thing aside fromt he occational coastal trafic around Ireland. I am geting desperate enuf to make an attack run on Bristol just to see if I can find some targets.