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comet61 · 11-10-09, 02:29 PM

Also...in the periscope view (F3) in the upper left hand corner of the screen (GWX users) you'll see a tab labeled "Flaggen". Pull that down and you'll find all the flags of the countries involved in WWII. Next to each flag is a note of either AL (Allies) or AX (Axis) or Neutral. What is even better is that next to these flags are the years/dates of their involvement in the war. Case in point: All British (Empire) countries like England, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Egypt started on and after Sept 1 1939. Whereas the US didn't get into the fray until late 1941....some countries later than that.

In the GWX manual (Get it and read/study it) there is another similar flag chart with a graph of their involvement; giving the years of neutrality or allied with Germany or the Allies.

I have learned that between 1939 to autumn of 1941 in any Career I choose I have to be careful at who I shoot at, especially in the dark. On one patrol (June 1941) I was patrolling in the Azores in a IXB and sank 2 merchants in the dark. The Nav map showed the wrecks as green...oops! I found out I sunk 2 American merchants. After 51 days on patrol I returned to base and I was soundly spanked and was fined a great deal of renown. Now..in that same career (patrol 6) I have had to pass up several ships because they were neutral. On my way back I was able to find and hunt and kill an Egyptian freighter only due to being able to identify the flag in the periscope view and pulling down the Flaggen tab. Hence....a red wreck icon on the Nav map.

Peruse the GWX manual. The premise of this mod is realism, so in many cases you'll need to ask questions first, then shoot if need be later.

11-10-09, 02:29 PM	#11
comet61 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 151 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	when to shoot Also...in the periscope view (F3) in the upper left hand corner of the screen (GWX users) you'll see a tab labeled "Flaggen". Pull that down and you'll find all the flags of the countries involved in WWII. Next to each flag is a note of either AL (Allies) or AX (Axis) or Neutral. What is even better is that next to these flags are the years/dates of their involvement in the war. Case in point: All British (Empire) countries like England, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Egypt started on and after Sept 1 1939. Whereas the US didn't get into the fray until late 1941....some countries later than that. In the GWX manual (Get it and read/study it) there is another similar flag chart with a graph of their involvement; giving the years of neutrality or allied with Germany or the Allies. I have learned that between 1939 to autumn of 1941 in any Career I choose I have to be careful at who I shoot at, especially in the dark. On one patrol (June 1941) I was patrolling in the Azores in a IXB and sank 2 merchants in the dark. The Nav map showed the wrecks as green...oops! I found out I sunk 2 American merchants. After 51 days on patrol I returned to base and I was soundly spanked and was fined a great deal of renown. Now..in that same career (patrol 6) I have had to pass up several ships because they were neutral. On my way back I was able to find and hunt and kill an Egyptian freighter only due to being able to identify the flag in the periscope view and pulling down the Flaggen tab. Hence....a red wreck icon on the Nav map. Peruse the GWX manual. The premise of this mod is realism, so in many cases you'll need to ask questions first, then shoot if need be later.