Just started "The Cruel Sea" last night. That is how I came up with Compass Rose. I read the first chapter and thought what a good sim it would be to skipper a Flower Class.

Rgr that....I'd forgotten the old rose :oops:

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Just read it last year; great book. When you're done have a look around for Monsarrat at Sea. It's a collection of stuff he wrote during the war, plus short stories and a short memoir he wrote later, giving the real name of the ship he served on (he used 'HMS Flower' for his wartime writings) and opinions of the real officers he served with. Both they and his career track were quite different from his fictional counterpart.

And I agree: I've wanted a dedicated convoy escort sim ever since Destroyer Command.

Possibly add an auto-gyro?
 

Do you think it would be possible to model a bachstelze (flying auto-gyro) to be towed behind a u-boat?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QsOFxg7jTU


While we're at it, how about a Flettner Fl 282A helicopter as a shore-based observer? I think some warships used these, as well.

It is a classic and the movie is first class also

I'm enjoying the book very much. I decided to get the book after watching a clip from the moving on one of the other forums here. I often find the books are better then the movies. But, I'm sure the movie will find it's way into my collection of related material. Thus far, very well written and looks to be a type of book that you wish would never end and have a hard time putting down to go eat or something.

We already have the FA223 Drache

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0flSwzjnMA

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/3...5103830yd4.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8...3275763ac5.jpg

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/2...3281020ew9.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4...3283521xj9.jpg

You just never know what might be expected soon http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/181...kbigsw1yo4.gif

Now that is cool. I had just seen a program on this. It was the 10 top helicopters. This one was, I think, number 7 on the list. There was some footage of this beasty around some mountain region.

I was going to mention the Dragon, too, but didn't want to seem too greedy. This is top notch! BZ! :up:

He put a link to that video in his post. They ranked the Dragon at #9.

Get that thing into IL2 and watch Dowly have fun!:D

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Did somebody say Fl-282?
Better known as the Kolibri?

Let me see............

Oh, here it is.
;)
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...006/Render.jpg

Comeing to a Theater of Operation near you!!
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..great Privateer !!!
 

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Looky Lucky Cool !!! Prevateer !!

i have seen a platform on the VIIc/41 Sub for this Heli !!!:rock:

Very cool Privateer:yep:

You mean to tell me you're in your residency AND you have had time to put out the greatest ground breaking mod in the history of Silent Hunter? That's deserving of a Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamnods but I think you'd get a lot of curious stares in the hospital.