harbour raids

cobalt · 07-05-06, 06:44 PM

so how difficult are port raids using gw? i'm about to attack freetown in dec 41', will i have enough of a challenge?

Ducimus · 07-05-06, 06:48 PM

off the top of my head....

Freetown might be doable in EARLY 41. Im not sure what subnets or mines exist. I only know that theres a at least 1 tin can, probably 2. A fast moving patrol boat, and the waters shallow for a good long ways. So if you get caught your in BIG trouble. On top of that the harbor is enclosed and you won't have a good shot at the majority of shipping within said harbor.

Safe-Keeper · 07-05-06, 06:56 PM

Try Scapa Flow and you're up for a real challenge. Getting in is fairly easy (approach from the east and you'll get a good look on the barricade ships

), but getting out is so darned hard.

It's got a harbour in the northern end of the bay (don't know if it used to, but it does now!), but it's a long way out from there, with plenty of ships and shallow waters.

One mistake I did was to assume that once I sunk a ship, the enemy knew where I was, due to their numbers and the lack of depth. So after firing my torpedoes, I set throttle to flank and tried to dash out, since "they knew where I was anyway". Bad idea. Stay on Silent Running until detected, then make a run for it!

Ducimus · 07-05-06, 07:06 PM

Every harbors a little different. Some i think are a bit harder then scapa. Scapa i think is acutally a little easier now with the terrain changes.

andy_311 · 07-06-06, 05:10 AM

I found Freetown a bit easy to enter and reek havoc, my fav's early war are Southend and Dover and later in the war New York and Sydney.

Safe-Keeper · 07-06-06, 05:12 AM

I managed to sneak into this harbour at night and sink several ships, including a passenger liner!

I got in smoothly, got out smoothly, got back to port smoothly.

Then I learned that it was a neutral passenger liner

.

07-05-06, 06:44 PM	#1
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	harbour raids so how difficult are port raids using gw? i'm about to attack freetown in dec 41', will i have enough of a challenge?

07-05-06, 06:56 PM	#3
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Try Scapa Flow and you're up for a real challenge. Getting in is fairly easy (approach from the east and you'll get a good look on the barricade ships), but getting out is so darned hard. It's got a harbour in the northern end of the bay (don't know if it used to, but it does now!), but it's a long way out from there, with plenty of ships and shallow waters. One mistake I did was to assume that once I sunk a ship, the enemy knew where I was, due to their numbers and the lack of depth. So after firing my torpedoes, I set throttle to flank and tried to dash out, since "they knew where I was anyway". Bad idea. Stay on Silent Running until detected, then make a run for it! __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-06-06, 05:12 AM	#6
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I managed to sneak into this harbour at night and sink several ships, including a passenger liner! I got in smoothly, got out smoothly, got back to port smoothly. Then I learned that it was a neutral passenger liner. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-05-06, 06:48 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	off the top of my head.... Freetown might be doable in EARLY 41. Im not sure what subnets or mines exist. I only know that theres a at least 1 tin can, probably 2. A fast moving patrol boat, and the waters shallow for a good long ways. So if you get caught your in BIG trouble. On top of that the harbor is enclosed and you won't have a good shot at the majority of shipping within said harbor.

07-05-06, 07:06 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Every harbors a little different. Some i think are a bit harder then scapa. Scapa i think is acutally a little easier now with the terrain changes.

07-06-06, 05:10 AM	#5
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I found Freetown a bit easy to enter and reek havoc, my fav's early war are Southend and Dover and later in the war New York and Sydney.