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Old 10-21-14, 06:07 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by midnightrider1818 View Post
ok sailers. im on patrol 3 its oct 19 of 1939. chased one medium size cargo ship but turned out to be a usa ship and they are neutral at the time so I did not fire upon it. I got a message from the bdu that said CONVOY SIGHTED INBOUND. MODERATELY ESCORTED BE3366. how do I decipher that. is be3366 the location. does that mean grid BE33 or what does that mean. also is there any video tutorials on intercepting a ship. I mean how to plot lines and etc. thanks mates
Here is a link to download the North Atlantic chart:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/r2...ntic_chart.zip

The U-boat Positional Grid System (top link):

http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/extras/i...ome.htm~exmain

uboat.net description:

http://uboat.net/maps/grid.html
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