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Originally Posted by Schroeder
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Originally Posted by Otto Heinzmeir
Speaking of TC deaths. I was cruising along in 1024 TC about 70km from any land off western UK when All at once I am dead. Never even dropped out of TC so not sure what happened.
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I have the same problem very often when I'm running along the English coast submerged (oddly enough never on the surface). I guess there are mines.  |
Bingo. You both hit mines.
It's happened to me often enough. Generally, if you are on the surface you are safe from the anti-submarine mines, but if the seas are rough I suppose you could "bounce" into one.
I've had several decent GWX careers ended near the British Isles because of mines.
The only time you are safe from them is in deep water. Doesn't matter if you are 70 KM from land, in both World Wars the British layed mines in the upper reaches of the North Sea to try and close it at least partially. These minefields weren't very effective, but they did get the occasional u-boat that happened to be unlucky enough to bump into one of them.