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Originally Posted by CaptBones
The Prize Regulations (issued by all Navies) clearly required neutral ships to be stopped, their papers examined, and if questionable, they were to be inspected to confirm the nature of the cargo, before taking any hostile actions.
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I always try to act like I'm doing that when I play 1939. Of course the game doesn't do that at all, and I have to use a torpedo or two, but my personal log always reflects those actions.
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(now, don't everybody start taking sides and turning this into a political gripe session please  ).
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Who are you to...why, I oughtta...mumble...grumble...If you think that, then you're a...razzafrazzamobersober...
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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So, if you're going to be "historically precise", then you need to have a full understanding of what the historical situation was and how it evolved over the course of the first year or so of the war. It changed significantly and had a direct impact on the behavior of U-Boat Commanders. The North Sea and the North Atlantic were not merely shooting galleries.
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If I could make my own subsim, you can bet that would be part of it.
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BTW, I have personal experiences in interdicting "neutral" shipping in a Blockade Zone and had the pleasure of burning/sinking a couple of thousand tons of contraband cargoes, including a running gun battle with an armed Junk...too bad that was on a surface ship though, might have been more of a "challenge" on a submarine, since they didn't have decks guns anymore! 
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Awesome! And I thought
I had some adventures at sea!