Where is Area J ?

[Halgarre]

I was on the bridge when my radio operator said there was a new message for me. I quickly went into the boat where I was handed this message. I walked over to the map and the navigator looked up at me questioningly. I begin to flip through the charts looking for Areas A-J. I then went to my bunk for my GWX Manual and didn't find it there. So now I'm on the radio, my hydrophone and radio operators are quietly laughing, hearing me asking you where is "Area J" ?

[Rconch]

That message is just for immersion . Ignore and continue where you were going.

[Gargamel]

No, area j is right between Portsmouth and Dover. Head there ASAP.

[zygoma]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

No, area j is right between Portsmouth and Dover. Head there ASAP.

Try to stick to the northern side of the channel, on the surface at about 2 kts.
Good time to let a couple of Ordinary Seamen man the watch, let the others rest...

(Ol' Zygoma isn't falling for *that* one again.......let's see, that would make about 8 times so far..... )
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It would seem that, in many cases, "immersion" equals "overwhelmed by minutiae". I've not been in the military at all, but commanding public safety scenes has been good training for filtering out extraneous information, at least for me.

[Halgarre]

Originally Posted by zygoma

Try to stick to the northern side of the channel, on the surface at about 2 kts.
Good time to let a couple of Ordinary Seamen man the watch, let the others rest...

(Ol' Zygoma isn't falling for *that* one again.......let's see, that would make about 8 times so far..... )
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Thanks. I spent about 30 minutes looking at the almost 300 hits when I searched for "area" "radio" and "gwx"

I was going to use the channel to return home thinking this early in the war the ASW and mines shouldn't be that bad. Now I'm thinking like the band Supertramp, Take the long way home.

[Gargamel]

It is not the long way home.

It is THE way home.

There are no shortcuts.

[zygoma]

Perfect coincidence for my present assignment....

Date: 31 October, 1943
To: BdU
Attn: Adm. Doenitz
From: Kapitan Leutnant Sascha Gruenberg
Commander U-170
Current Location: BF-26

Dear Admiral,
Whilst examining the quality of medicinal cognac in the Pharmacist's Mate's locker, I found myself desirous of asking you a question.
With greatest respect, Sir, are you freakin' nuts?
I refer you to today's date, the second day of my current patrol. I further refer you to my current location, as we are in our fourth year of this conflict and I am following orders by patrolling in the middle of the English Channel. Thirdly, I am confused by our standing orders to avoid this entire stretch of water as suicidal and of no strategic benefit to us.
Note to self: order more cognac for..... What's-his-Name.....that medic guy....<belch>
So, Admiral, did you attend War College with the Austrian Corporal? Who makes these freakin' orders, anyway?
The radioman is pulling at my sleeve to get this transmitted during our next gasp for air on the surface, so I must close.
By the way, Herr OberKapitan-of-All, have you ever seen a B-24 up close? How about 6 or 7 at a time?
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Grue.....g.g g.s goslg fkgkngdf kkg....