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P.Q. convoys to Murmansk

Can anyone tell me if the P.Q. convoys out of Iceland in 1942 or so to Ar'changel and Murmansk in the USSR are modeled in GWX? When I temporarily change the spawn rate using GWX3.0_SpySat to look, I'm not sure I note much activity south of Bear Island and along the convoy course toward the northern border of the USSR. But I may just be impatient.

A quick look in the Mission Editor will tell you everything.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...g?t=1296013739

Yes, there are arctic convoys going to Murmansk and Archangelsk.

Some of them come out of Britain in 1944, but at least one I found leaves Iceland in 1942.

Steve:
Thanks for the reply. I never think to look in the Mission Editor for such information...will do so in the future and not bother folks.

BTW - you replied to me about the MQK Converter earlier. I note that it's a desk top bit via Alt+Tab, but you know, there is no documentation with it re: use. Is there some such residing in an obscure thread somewhere? I can't figure out the example that's given, doesn't seem to make sense. Sorry' I know it's a different thread, but just thought I'd be efficient.

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Originally Posted by Archive1 (Post 1582494)

YES....but they are either fortnightly or monthly on average IIRC.

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Originally Posted by Archive1 (Post 1583713)

I keep it in a folder on my Desktop. There are two files - GridData.bin and MQK_Converter. Double-clicking MQK_Converter brings up it's little screen. Just enter the four-digit KM grid in the MQK Code box and click 'Convert', and the latitude and longitude will appear, and the crosshairs on the map will show you the precise location.

I just realized that it doesn't convert both ways. If a radio message gives you latitude and longitude you can't use the MQK to find the grid. There are a couple of online converters which will do that job, but that becomes a hassle when playing the game. Fortunately those messages are all reality-candy anyway. They are historic messages that have no bearing on the game.

Steve:
Ah so. No way to convert those obscure messages using Lat/Long...have always wondered where they referenced and so the converter seemed the answer. Guess not. So we'll just ignore.
Sorry to bother...but appreciate the answer.
Va bene.

Jim:
Thanks. I think they were in fact only occasional with several cancellations.
Can't translate "IIRC" in the reply...sorry, some shortcut I'm sure.
These convoys seem a good time to work with lousy weather and Condor coverage along with RAF harrassment, but we'll see how it plays out.

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Originally Posted by Archive1 (Post 1585464)

IIRC = if I remember correctly :up:

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Originally Posted by Archive1 (Post 1585461)

Here is an online converter that works both ways.
http://www.ubootwaffe.net/quadrant.cgi

But it's pointless in the long run, because as has been said those messages are for immersion only. there's nothing there.

Jim and Steve:
IIC...part of the abbreviated vocabulary of the fancy-phone generation, I guess. My age is showing.

Thanks for the replies.
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Archive1

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IIRC...part of the abbreviated vocabulary of the fancy-phone generation

It actually started with the MSN instant messaging generation, and has carried over to today. It took me awhile to figure most of those abbreviations out.:yep:

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Originally Posted by Archive1 (Post 1590094)

Jim and Steve:
IIC...part of the abbreviated vocabulary of the fancy-phone generation, I guess. My age is showing.

Thanks for the replies.
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Archive1

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