Noob - lost mid atlantic

Johnnywas · 11-04-12, 05:45 PM

Hi

I'm new to the game and new to the forum

I've passed my Naval exams and set off on my first mission. there was a couple of great videos posted by someone who recommended this forum.

but I'm a bit worried that I'll be trawling the depths of the mid atlantic for ever and never find any enemy ships.

so I thought stay on the surface and head for the grid reference with time compression on whatever the maximum is

however that doesn't seem quite right. has anybody got any useful tips on how to track enemy ships

jw

Red Heat · 11-04-12, 05:53 PM

Welcome to the Subsim...
I think for start its beter to read this topic and if you have some questions some one will point you to right direction...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=96026

Carry on...

u crank · 11-04-12, 06:00 PM

Hi jw. Welcome to SUBSIM.

Quote:

has anybody got any useful tips on how to track enemy ships

Well, it's a big ocean.

Look on your map. It has convoy and single ship routes and the dark areas are places where there is a lot of ship traffic. That's a start.

Good hunting!

Herr-Berbunch · 11-04-12, 06:10 PM

Are you using any mods for a start?

If using a mod like GWX then for the first couple of times out of port I'd venture no further than the Nord See. You don't want to be in a coastal boat in the mid-Atlantic.

Welcome aboard

Johnnywas · 11-04-12, 07:01 PM

Thanks

I'm on the way to Scapa flow ( I think)

I'll have a good look at the map see if I can find some shipping lanes.

Pisces · 11-04-12, 07:46 PM

High time compression is actually one of the best ways to never meet anyone. They zip right by you, as if through hyper-space.

Limit your TC to 256x, 512x and pay attention to the icons on the map some hundred kilometers away. Also go to what you would expect to be traffic chokepoints. The Channel though, might not be such a good idea.

Gargamel · 11-04-12, 08:28 PM

Don't go into scapa flow without first learning how it was done in real life..... the harbor is modeled to be just like Priens entry.

11-04-12, 05:45 PM	#1
Johnnywas Nub Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Noob - lost mid atlantic Hi I'm new to the game and new to the forum I've passed my Naval exams and set off on my first mission. there was a couple of great videos posted by someone who recommended this forum. but I'm a bit worried that I'll be trawling the depths of the mid atlantic for ever and never find any enemy ships. so I thought stay on the surface and head for the grid reference with time compression on whatever the maximum is however that doesn't seem quite right. has anybody got any useful tips on how to track enemy ships jw

11-04-12, 05:53 PM	#2
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the Subsim... I think for start its beter to read this topic and if you have some questions some one will point you to right direction... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=96026 Carry on... __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

11-04-12, 06:10 PM	#4
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Are you using any mods for a start? If using a mod like GWX then for the first couple of times out of port I'd venture no further than the Nord See. You don't want to be in a coastal boat in the mid-Atlantic. Welcome aboard __________________

11-04-12, 08:28 PM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Don't go into scapa flow without first learning how it was done in real life..... the harbor is modeled to be just like Priens entry. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-04-12, 07:01 PM	#5
Johnnywas Nub Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks I'm on the way to Scapa flow ( I think) I'll have a good look at the map see if I can find some shipping lanes.

11-04-12, 07:46 PM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	High time compression is actually one of the best ways to never meet anyone. They zip right by you, as if through hyper-space. Limit your TC to 256x, 512x and pay attention to the icons on the map some hundred kilometers away. Also go to what you would expect to be traffic chokepoints. The Channel though, might not be such a good idea.