Operation Drumbeat

uhu · 02-20-06, 04:26 AM

I would ask you, if you played at this time (1942 jan-aug), at the easter shore of USA (plus Caribic), what was your experimence?
Were there really unsecorted ships, really few destroyers and plains, like historycally? (In Rub 1.45 + HT 1.47.)

I ask that, before it's not the cause, than I will correct this.

Detritus · 02-20-06, 06:39 AM

Depends of where you hunt but for most part there are quite a number of bigger merchants sailing solo there. Warships are rare and mostly pretty clueless bunch, unless you attack a convoy with British escorts- they are a different case altogether. Caribbean is a regular tanker heaven.

uhu · 02-20-06, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Detritus

Depends of where you hunt but for most part there are quite a number of bigger merchants sailing solo there. Warships are rare and mostly pretty clueless bunch, unless you attack a convoy with British escorts- they are a different case altogether. Caribbean is a regular tanker heaven.

Hmmm, it sounds good!

When I looked the campaign RND and SCR files, couldn't see anything, because there were so many waypoints + units.

Ping Jockey · 02-20-06, 07:43 AM

After 12-7-'41 lots of Tanker traffic around ED grid. No escorts and a few planes.

panthercules · 02-20-06, 07:17 PM

Only time I've been there was in my first career - took my brand new Type IX over to Boston in January 1942. I thought there should be some convoys forming up around there and some lone ships on their way up the coast heading for the formation point, but I only saw and sank a couple of lone small merchants - pickings were slim.

After finding nothing doing around the Boston area, I headed down toward NY, and found nothing but a bunch of destroyers prowling around (along with some PT boats). One old 4-stacker spotted me on the surface at dead slow from 8km away at 2am on a moonless night (but I'm not still bitter or anything

), called in his friends and I was dead soon after. If I make it that far with my current Kaleun (January 1941 ATM) I'll probably try a little farther south next time.

Chad · 02-20-06, 08:31 PM

I know you have to be assigned to one of the French bases during then, but what flotilla will allow you to go to the American coast?

Torplexed · 02-20-06, 08:40 PM

I think the 2nd Flotilla out of Lorient will assign you the Type IXs to get you to the Americas.

Chad · 02-20-06, 08:41 PM

Thanks Torplexed

Torplexed · 02-20-06, 08:46 PM

No prob.

Sometimes with the Type IXs they send you down to Africa and the South Atlantic. But when America enters the war they'll dispatch you to the Eastern Seaboard, Gulf of Mexico and the Carribbean. In either case bring your suntan lotion.

02-20-06, 04:26 AM	#1
uhu Shore leave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 70 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Operation Drumbeat I would ask you, if you played at this time (1942 jan-aug), at the easter shore of USA (plus Caribic), what was your experimence? Were there really unsecorted ships, really few destroyers and plains, like historycally? (In Rub 1.45 + HT 1.47.) I ask that, before it's not the cause, than I will correct this.

02-20-06, 07:43 AM	#4
Ping Jockey Medic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 159 Downloads: 294 Uploads: 0	After 12-7-'41 lots of Tanker traffic around ED grid. No escorts and a few planes. __________________ I joined the U S Navy in 1964. Saw the world and a lot more.

02-20-06, 07:17 PM	#5
panthercules The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,336 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Only time I've been there was in my first career - took my brand new Type IX over to Boston in January 1942. I thought there should be some convoys forming up around there and some lone ships on their way up the coast heading for the formation point, but I only saw and sank a couple of lone small merchants - pickings were slim. After finding nothing doing around the Boston area, I headed down toward NY, and found nothing but a bunch of destroyers prowling around (along with some PT boats). One old 4-stacker spotted me on the surface at dead slow from 8km away at 2am on a moonless night (but I'm not still bitter or anything ), called in his friends and I was dead soon after. If I make it that far with my current Kaleun (January 1941 ATM) I'll probably try a little farther south next time. __________________

02-20-06, 08:31 PM	#6
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I know you have to be assigned to one of the French bases during then, but what flotilla will allow you to go to the American coast? __________________

02-20-06, 08:40 PM	#7
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I think the 2nd Flotilla out of Lorient will assign you the Type IXs to get you to the Americas. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-20-06, 06:39 AM	#2
Detritus Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 177 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Depends of where you hunt but for most part there are quite a number of bigger merchants sailing solo there. Warships are rare and mostly pretty clueless bunch, unless you attack a convoy with British escorts- they are a different case altogether. Caribbean is a regular tanker heaven.

02-20-06, 08:41 PM	#8
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Thanks Torplexed __________________

02-20-06, 08:46 PM	#9
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	No prob. Sometimes with the Type IXs they send you down to Africa and the South Atlantic. But when America enters the war they'll dispatch you to the Eastern Seaboard, Gulf of Mexico and the Carribbean. In either case bring your suntan lotion. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--