Iceland in Dec 1939

[K-9]

I went into Iceland in 1939. a NUTRAL port. I went to periscope depth in U-74 at 20Km out, and eased in looking for some targets. No luck. A lovely Large US Tanker and some Finland Tramp Steamers.

So since I didnt fire anything, and Im in a nutral port I decided to surface and head out to the Milchcow ship off Greenland. I surfaced next to a Finland ASW Trawler. I recieved no reaction from this ship, so I felt sure I was safe in this Nutral port.

However ( isnt there allways a however ) as Im exiting about 60Kms out a Finland fast patrol boat starts fireing on me!!!!!!:huh:

Im down to 18% hull before I can get my butt underwater and extracted.

Just a warning here guys. Dont trust the Finnlanders :damn:

K9

[Jimbuna]

Are you sure it was Finnish :hmm:

[TarJak]

Which flag did it have?

http://www.scandinavica.com/shop/flags/pic/norden.gif

[Jimbuna]

The rectangular one with the cross in it :doh:

Sorry, but I'm full of xmas spirit (rum to be precise) and I couldn't resist http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/santa.gif

http://www.abfnet.com/forum/images/smilies/pirate_with_bottle_of_rum_lg_blk.gif

[Koondawg]

The rectangular one with the cross in it :doh:

Sorry, but I'm full of xmas spirit (rum to be precise) and I couldn't resist
LMFAO...

[K-9]

Im at 53% realisim. So it was identified as Finnish.

Red flag white cross. What was it doing patrolling an iceland port???

[Pioneer]

Hmmm....I snuk into Rekavick (I know....buyt that God for spell check) in Dec 1939....and I got a british Dido Light Cruiser and several merhchants.

Mind you....I'm using GWX version 1.

[Schwuppes]

I didn't even know they had Milchcows in 39... :rock:

[Sigurd]

Im at 53% realisim. So it was identified as Finnish.

Red flag white cross. What was it doing patrolling an iceland port???
Didnt Denmark or Norway own Iceland for a while?

[Morts]

Im at 53% realisim. So it was identified as Finnish.

Red flag white cross. What was it doing patrolling an iceland port???
iceland was under danish control if you can call it that untill the 9th of april where we were invaded by the germans

[K-61]

Im at 53% realisim. So it was identified as Finnish.

Red flag white cross. What was it doing patrolling an iceland port???

You are describing the Danish flag. Finland's is blue and white.

[Jimbuna]

Denmark

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3497/denmarkbg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Finland

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3035/finlandkc7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[NiclDoe]

no no no Jim you got finland wrong.
this is finland and where our only ferret lives
http://xs217.xs.to/xs217/07301/Ferret.jpg:lol: :lol: :rotfl: