Where to find passenger liners?

Syxx_Killer · 09-05-05, 02:21 PM

I've had this game for quite a while now (just shortly after patch 1.2 was released). I have never seen a stinkin passenger liner. Where do you find them? I have literally been over the entire ocean. It's like they are avoiding me...

FAdmiral · 09-05-05, 02:25 PM

I just saw one in a 20 ship convoy near AM52. I would have
loved to sink it but it was an American ship and during July,
1940 they are still neutral....

JIM

Syxx_Killer · 09-05-05, 02:46 PM

Are you using a mod like the improved convoys one?

FAdmiral · 09-05-05, 02:58 PM

I use only patch 1.4b and the older RUB 1.41
I don't want to make any big changes till I start
another campaign.....

JIM

ReM · 09-05-05, 03:00 PM

I sunk a few loners off the Western tip of Ireland. Somewhere in early 1943. Those were lucky encounters 'cause they were tilting full speed (25+ knts).
I managed to spot one inside a convoy in '42. I was unable to get a hit on it because the convoy was defended by 8 dd's that kept harassing me.
My game is an almost clean 1.4 install with only some minor graphic tweeks....

A while ago when I had world mod 2 installed, I turned the Western Approaches into a graveyard for passenger liners: too much of them!

Although I have been lucky enough to have found some passenger liners, I have never spotted a juicy Task Force....

I guess luck is a big factor in this fine game!

ReM · 09-05-05, 03:03 PM

Syxx killer,
I only saw your signature just now.........
Do I sense some frustration there?

Syxx_Killer · 09-05-05, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReM

Syxx killer,
I only saw your signature just now.........
Do I sense some frustration there?

Yeah. Just a little.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReM

Although I have been lucky enough to have found some passenger liners, I have never spotted a juicy Task Force....

Hmmm... Now, you see I have the opposite. You see liners, I don't. I have seen quite a few task forces. I think the best spot for finding them is to scour around the Med for a while. I saw three when I was down there. Only managed to successfully attack one, though.

TreverSlyFox · 09-05-05, 05:02 PM

Don't know if RUB changes the Standard shipping lanes. But the "Standard" Passenger Liner lanes run from the middle of BC77 to the middle of BE36. There is actually 2 lanes that run side by side about 30 KM apart.

Kalach · 09-05-05, 07:59 PM

I just found one in my last patrol :P

capt_frank · 09-06-05, 08:56 AM

someone mentioned that if you draw a line from liverpool to new york you'll find them on the southerly side of the line.

magick · 09-06-05, 09:04 AM

don't sink all the liners, I want to sink one also

Fishmachine · 09-06-05, 11:19 AM

You can find a lots and lots of them in large convoys before 1942. They all cruise under american flags, so are simply untouchable. As the 1942 arrives, they almost disappear and are a lot harder to see, but you can still find them in a big convoys, where they are easy prey.
You also have a slim chance to find them standalone in their cruise across atlantic. But they tend to go 20knt or better and chance of succesful intercept is low. But if you already find one, try to get yourself noticed ASAP. They slow down and start evasive maenuvres, which makes them easier to intercept. They make a BIG target, and are not very durable, which makes them easy to sink.
Example:
Passenger liner spotted!

Fast running and going away...

But after a few cannon shells nearby it slows down and lets me fire torpedoes uder it's keel. Liner almost avoids them, but one detonates under the bow, slowing it down. I keep running at flank ahead, nailing it with shells, when suddenly realising, than running full speed straight at a target of a size of passenger liner might not be the best idea

Back emergency!

Finally after a few shots more it goes down nicely!

magick · 09-06-05, 11:59 AM

Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?

Fishmachine · 09-06-05, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by magick

Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?

You can use Ctrl+F11 combo to make screenshots. You can find them later in the main Sh3 directory.

magick · 09-06-05, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishmachine

Quote:

Originally Posted by magick

Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?

You can use Ctrl+F11 combo to make screenshots. You can find them later in the main Sh3 directory.

ok thx, I will try that! greetings

09-05-05, 02:21 PM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Where to find passenger liners? I've had this game for quite a while now (just shortly after patch 1.2 was released). I have never seen a stinkin passenger liner. Where do you find them? I have literally been over the entire ocean. It's like they are avoiding me...

09-05-05, 02:25 PM	#2
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I just saw one in a 20 ship convoy near AM52. I would have loved to sink it but it was an American ship and during July, 1940 they are still neutral.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-05-05, 02:58 PM	#4
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I use only patch 1.4b and the older RUB 1.41 I don't want to make any big changes till I start another campaign..... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-05-05, 03:00 PM	#5
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I sunk a few loners off the Western tip of Ireland. Somewhere in early 1943. Those were lucky encounters 'cause they were tilting full speed (25+ knts). I managed to spot one inside a convoy in '42. I was unable to get a hit on it because the convoy was defended by 8 dd's that kept harassing me. My game is an almost clean 1.4 install with only some minor graphic tweeks.... A while ago when I had world mod 2 installed, I turned the Western Approaches into a graveyard for passenger liners: too much of them! Although I have been lucky enough to have found some passenger liners, I have never spotted a juicy Task Force.... I guess luck is a big factor in this fine game! __________________ Daddy cool

09-05-05, 03:03 PM	#6
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Syxx killer, I only saw your signature just now......... Do I sense some frustration there? __________________ Daddy cool

09-05-05, 02:46 PM	#3
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Are you using a mod like the improved convoys one?

09-05-05, 05:02 PM	#8
TreverSlyFox Bosun Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 65 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Don't know if RUB changes the Standard shipping lanes. But the "Standard" Passenger Liner lanes run from the middle of BC77 to the middle of BE36. There is actually 2 lanes that run side by side about 30 KM apart. __________________ Be polite, be courtious, be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

09-05-05, 07:59 PM	#9
Kalach Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 366 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I just found one in my last patrol :P __________________

09-06-05, 08:56 AM	#10
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	someone mentioned that if you draw a line from liverpool to new york you'll find them on the southerly side of the line.

09-06-05, 09:04 AM	#11
magick Bosun Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 50.8170°N,5.6670°E Posts: 68 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	don't sink all the liners, I want to sink one also

09-06-05, 11:19 AM	#12
Fishmachine Bosun Join Date: May 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 68 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	You can find a lots and lots of them in large convoys before 1942. They all cruise under american flags, so are simply untouchable. As the 1942 arrives, they almost disappear and are a lot harder to see, but you can still find them in a big convoys, where they are easy prey. You also have a slim chance to find them standalone in their cruise across atlantic. But they tend to go 20knt or better and chance of succesful intercept is low. But if you already find one, try to get yourself noticed ASAP. They slow down and start evasive maenuvres, which makes them easier to intercept. They make a BIG target, and are not very durable, which makes them easy to sink. Example: Passenger liner spotted! Fast running and going away... But after a few cannon shells nearby it slows down and lets me fire torpedoes uder it's keel. Liner almost avoids them, but one detonates under the bow, slowing it down. I keep running at flank ahead, nailing it with shells, when suddenly realising, than running full speed straight at a target of a size of passenger liner might not be the best idea Back emergency! Finally after a few shots more it goes down nicely! __________________ Kill'em all! With a coilgun of course.

09-06-05, 11:59 AM	#13
magick Bosun Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 50.8170°N,5.6670°E Posts: 68 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Hello Fishmachine, nice screenshots! But on witch button you push to make them? And where can I find them back?