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ridgewayranger

07-13-06 10:11 AM

Merchant ship speed

Hi,
I run NYGM V2.0 which I find pretty good in general, but was a little surprised when I gave chase to a tramp steamer plodding along at 7 knots in my IIA to see him go up to 11 knots so I could not catch him. Where did these high speed tramps come from in 1939?

Kruger

07-13-06 10:43 AM

Pardon me, but 11 knots is not a very high speed. The merchant isn't going fast...it's just you tha one that's going
slow.

Mooncatt

07-13-06 11:59 AM

yeah true the u-boats in 39 didnt have brilliant engines, instead they relied on accurate intercept courses.

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