How many mines are there?

Brauer · 06-10-06, 07:22 PM

Ok, in my last 3 patrols in a row I have suddenly been damaged massively with no idea how. All three times I was submerged creeping at 3 knots and this last one, was the oddest. I am out in the channel (I know, risky) and I am getting in position to torp a large merchant. As I am setting my torps for impact, the ship sinks!!!!! What?!?!?! How? There weren't any other ship/planes in the area. Less than 5 minutes later, as I am creeping along at 3 knots underwater away from the scene, I have heavy flooding and am S.O.L. myself. While trying to repair, the game CTD! Man, I can't handle all these letdowns at one time. I don't understand what is going on. The other two times I experienced this sudden and massive damage were in open water nowhere near any ports or anything (AM 23, I think was one). Does GW mod have random minefields just anywhere? Is this a bug? I asked a friend and he had the same thing happen 2 days ago.

CWorth · 06-10-06, 07:43 PM

Yes,If I remember correctly GW has the English Channel heavily mined as it was during the war..and no they are not random.Not sure if it is set to be mined after a certain date or not.

Basically you do not want to enter the channel.

Once France is under German control you can try and hug the French coast and get through that way until you get a base on the coast that is open to the Atlantic..but still have to be careful.

andy_311 · 06-10-06, 07:47 PM

Not in AM23 as far as I know eastern board of the UK yeah loads of them.
What year you in?

Brauer · 06-10-06, 07:59 PM

January 1940. But yeah the channel is off limits for me from now on. I risked it because my patrol grid was CF32 I believe. It would have put me low on fuel to go around so I thought I had no choice but to go through. I guess that merchant ran onto a mine too, serves him right, blast those tommies and their mines. :p

Keelbuster · 06-11-06, 03:20 PM

Just don't run at PD for long distances in the channel. You will hit a mine. Run on the surface when you want to transit for any distance. Except in very heavy weather, you're safe from mines when running on the surface. Merchants aren't because of their deep draft.

Kb

Rosencrantz · 06-11-06, 05:15 PM

How many? Too many.

-RC-

CCIP · 06-11-06, 05:31 PM

Just open the SCR layer and behold the horror off the east coast of britain

Yep, the British had laid massive mine barrages off their coasts. Heck, in WWI they managed to mine the entire exit from the North Sea - from the Shetlands to Norway!

06-10-06, 07:22 PM	#1
Brauer Swabbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How many mines are there? Ok, in my last 3 patrols in a row I have suddenly been damaged massively with no idea how. All three times I was submerged creeping at 3 knots and this last one, was the oddest. I am out in the channel (I know, risky) and I am getting in position to torp a large merchant. As I am setting my torps for impact, the ship sinks!!!!! What?!?!?! How? There weren't any other ship/planes in the area. Less than 5 minutes later, as I am creeping along at 3 knots underwater away from the scene, I have heavy flooding and am S.O.L. myself. While trying to repair, the game CTD! Man, I can't handle all these letdowns at one time. I don't understand what is going on. The other two times I experienced this sudden and massive damage were in open water nowhere near any ports or anything (AM 23, I think was one). Does GW mod have random minefields just anywhere? Is this a bug? I asked a friend and he had the same thing happen 2 days ago. __________________ I pretend I am in the movie Das Boot when I play...don\'t laugh.

06-10-06, 07:59 PM	#4
Brauer Swabbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	January 1940. But yeah the channel is off limits for me from now on. I risked it because my patrol grid was CF32 I believe. It would have put me low on fuel to go around so I thought I had no choice but to go through. I guess that merchant ran onto a mine too, serves him right, blast those tommies and their mines. :p __________________ I pretend I am in the movie Das Boot when I play...don\'t laugh.

06-11-06, 03:20 PM	#5
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Just don't run at PD for long distances in the channel. You will hit a mine. Run on the surface when you want to transit for any distance. Except in very heavy weather, you're safe from mines when running on the surface. Merchants aren't because of their deep draft. Kb __________________

06-11-06, 05:31 PM	#7
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Just open the SCR layer and behold the horror off the east coast of britain Yep, the British had laid massive mine barrages off their coasts. Heck, in WWI they managed to mine the entire exit from the North Sea - from the Shetlands to Norway! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-10-06, 07:43 PM	#2
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Yes,If I remember correctly GW has the English Channel heavily mined as it was during the war..and no they are not random.Not sure if it is set to be mined after a certain date or not. Basically you do not want to enter the channel. Once France is under German control you can try and hug the French coast and get through that way until you get a base on the coast that is open to the Atlantic..but still have to be careful.

06-10-06, 07:47 PM	#3
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Not in AM23 as far as I know eastern board of the UK yeah loads of them. What year you in?

06-11-06, 05:15 PM	#6
Rosencrantz Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 758 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	How many? Too many. -RC-