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Originally Posted by Plague
Yesterday I was in patrol in Atlantic Ocean near british coast in 1939 October 1st, and I saw a cargo traveling at nighttime with all light off.
I thought she was an enemy ship so I torpedoed her to death before I realized she was greek.
According to flags table, Greece joined Allied force only in 1940, so in 1939 that ship should have been neutral but when I returned to base the patrol's log showed that no neutral ship was sank. 
How can you explain this?
I'm playing SH3+GWX+Merchant Fleet Mod. |
Ship was running dark in enemy coastal waters. That's a "Kick me!" sign. And I'd be really torqued if the game didn't give me credit. (Not that SH3 can be relied upon for historical accuracy.
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BTW, how did you know the ship was Greek? Was she flying a Greek ensign? Or did she just have "I'm Greek" painted on the side? Paint is cheap and easy to get.
The MFM has lots of these ringers. IIRC, the owner painted the ship, but she flew the flag of (and counted as belonging to) the country she was leased to. So a Greek ship under British lease was British. And should be flying the Red Ensign if you could see it.