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10-21-14, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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Darn minefileds!
Coming out of Wilhemshaven and just east of Helgoland I ran into a mine that killed my entire bridge watch team, destroyed my diesels and otherwise made a complete mess of my U-boat. Is there a safe travel lane Im supposed to follow or was this a "British" mine?
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10-21-14, 11:57 AM | #2 |
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If you go to your nav map one of the pull down charts shows where all the mine fields and nets are for each port. When I come out I usually go right down the middle and I haven't ran into no problems yet. Hell, I haven't even seen a mine or net yet lol
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10-21-14, 01:06 PM | #3 |
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Or reading the manual of GWX (page 91 /104).
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10-21-14, 01:16 PM | #4 |
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But that chart dosent extend as far as Helgoland.
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10-21-14, 01:18 PM | #5 |
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10-22-14, 06:57 AM | #6 |
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Stay well to the East of Helgoland, the Brits mined the area around it heavily with air dropped mines.
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10-22-14, 04:31 PM | #7 |
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There are sneaky minefields NE and W of Helgoland. I blame the Russians...
Just draw a 50km circle centred on the island, plot your course outside of that zone and you can trundle back 'n' forth un-mined. Good to see you back WS - how was the real navy? |
10-22-14, 07:29 PM | #8 |
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Thanks Keilhauler. Its still going good. Hit my 6 year mark in 2 months.
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