Where do you find capital ships

[Seth8530]

Well, in all the time ive played silent hunter and gwx i have NEVER came across anything heavier than a cruiser weight around 10000T. Where should i look, where should i go. Thanks for and posible advice.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

I met at least 6 of them (sank 3) by the Western Approach (i.e. around grid AM52). Nice place, heavy traffic, many convoys (and task forces, but these are much harder, as are to fast) and over 1000 metres under your keel. And not very far away from any German base.

[melnibonian]

If you're looking for easy pickings

Moored capital ships (spoiler)

Below are the dates and locations of moored capital ships, extracted from the game data files and listed in chronological order. Note that the dates only seem approximate.

• 1939/09/15 - 1939/10/10, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1939/10/04 - 1939/10/14, Battleship Revenge, Scapa Flow
• 1939/11/01 - 1940/01/05, Battleship Nelson, Loch Ewe
• 1940/03/01 - 1940/05/01, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1940/03/07 - 1940/04/25, Aircraft Carrier Illustrious, Scapa Flow
• 1940/04/01 - 1940/06/01, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1940/05/17 - End of war, Fiji Light Cruiser, Loch Ewe
• 1940/05/24 - 1940/06/30, Dido Light Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1940/12/11 - 1940/12/31, Battleship King George V, Scapa Flow
• 1941/02/01 - 1941/02/17, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1941/02/10 - 1941/03/20, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1942/02/03 - 1942/02/28, Battleship King George V, Scapa Flow

Overlapping dates mean there are 2 ships in the same harbor, ex. Oct. 9 1939 both Revenge and Aux. Cruiser are in Scapa Flow

[XDHUGOSXD]

Originally Posted by melnibonian

If you're looking for easy pickings

Moored capital ships (spoiler)

Below are the dates and locations of moored capital ships, extracted from the game data files and listed in chronological order. Note that the dates only seem approximate.

• 1939/09/15 - 1939/10/10, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1939/10/04 - 1939/10/14, Battleship Revenge, Scapa Flow
• 1939/11/01 - 1940/01/05, Battleship Nelson, Loch Ewe
• 1940/03/01 - 1940/05/01, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1940/03/07 - 1940/04/25, Aircraft Carrier Illustrious, Scapa Flow
• 1940/04/01 - 1940/06/01, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1940/05/17 - End of war, Fiji Light Cruiser, Loch Ewe
• 1940/05/24 - 1940/06/30, Dido Light Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1940/12/11 - 1940/12/31, Battleship King George V, Scapa Flow
• 1941/02/01 - 1941/02/17, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1941/02/10 - 1941/03/20, Auxiliary Cruiser, Scapa Flow
• 1942/02/03 - 1942/02/28, Battleship King George V, Scapa Flow

Overlapping dates mean there are 2 ships in the same harbor, ex. Oct. 9 1939 both Revenge and Aux. Cruiser are in Scapa Flow

Thank you, i just found the auxillary cruiser in 1939 thanks to you!
Where in the game files did you find these? tried looking around but i couldn't find anything relevant.

[vodkavera]

Originally Posted by Seth8530

Well, in all the time ive played silent hunter and gwx i have NEVER came across anything heavier than a cruiser weight around 10000T. Where should i look, where should i go. Thanks for and posible advice.

I sank an Aircraft Carrier, Illustrious, on my very first patrol with GWX.
It was sept-39, WSW of Ireland.


/VV

[theowl]

Originally Posted by vodkavera

I sank an Aircraft Carrier, Illustrious, on my very first patrol with GWX.
It was sept-39, WSW of Ireland.


/VV

I saw it, fired at it, missed it, then got to start new carrer as the escorts turned me into fish food. :rotfl:

[mookiemookie]

Chase the task force reports that you periodically get. They usually travel so fast that you pretty much need to be right in their path or close to it when you get a report, but that's where I've sunk most every capital warship I've come across.

[GT182]

I've seen a few on Pennsylvania Ave. LOL

And one tied up the other day in Philly as we drove by... for real. USS New Jersey I believe, but not sure.

[melnibonian]

Aircraft Cariers can be found in Norfolk, but you have to be very careful as the harbour is really shallow and heavily defended.