Darned, I missed Dunkirk and Normandy!

[Frank0001]

It was the 5th of may, and I just I docked at Heligoland harbour. Due to some damage on my stern, I could only set sail the 6th of june :dead:
Needless to say, I missed both Dunkirk and Normandy, of which I so desperately wanted to be part of....

Or....is that not modelled in GWX?

[GoldenRivet]

check the manual all sorts of hidden secrets of GWX revealed within its pages. :up:

the short answer though is yes dunkirk and normandy only scratch the surface of the major naval operations scripted into GWX.

i dont recommend being anywhere near normandy on D-Day however, you wont survive; the water is shallow, and there are more destroyers in the area than you care to even consider tangling with. the nearest deep water for evasive action is about a gazillion KM away and in 1944 ASDIC was deathly accurate so there is no way you stand a snowballs chance in hell of making it out of there alive.

you could sit and watch the events unfold while submerged and not making a peep, but your air will run out, and you will have to surface long before those ships go away.

Der kanal belongs to tommy... and so does northern france after june 6 1944

EDIT: Because shore batteries and land units are considered "environmental objects" by SH3... AI units wont shoot at them. as a result, if you do go to witness the D-Day landings, you will see a massive armada (several massive armadas) link up along Juno, Gold Sword, Utah and Omaha beaches. however... no shots will be fired. Some higgins boats will also head for shore. short of that there is little action per say.

[Frank0001]

Aah thank you for that, I was already wondering what it would be like!
Still, it would be nice to see it with my own scope, and perhaps throw an eel or two at a big one =)

[GoldenRivet]

Aah thank you for that, I was already wondering what it would be like!
its a great sight, make sure you have a capable PC and your using a throw away career where you dont mind becoming fish food.

perhaps throw an eel or two at a big one =)
unless your using a throw away career... HUGE mistake :rotfl:

i did this very thing with a junk career and i drew the respons of something like 15 destroyers... i want to say i lasted about 10 mintues IN GAME.

[Frank0001]

Haha wow that is amazing... I never knew the destroyers would be that aggressive!
I am still new to GWX 2.0, the destroyers in stock SHIII would be quite easily avoided.

Perhaps you could set a salvo of swimmers with a shallow depth and impact-pistols, fire them from a long distance (some 4 to 5 kilometers) and then make a run for it?

[Steel_Tomb]

Frank0001 I think this is the point where we refer you to "Das GWX" on youtube lol... "GWX" ..."GWX? Well men... we're f**ked!" lol:rotfl:

[Frank0001]

Hahaha that was classic :rotfl:

'Damn it!!!! This mod is over-modelled!' while being DCed, hahahaha
'You will pay for this GWX crew, they scratched Fubar's new skin!'

That was hilarious!