Just loaded up and left port, from the pier in Willy. Had my flak gunner at his station but no enemy planes appeared. This is certainly adding pucker factor to the game.
I know early in the war the RAF tried to attack German harbours right from the first day of the war. It did not work out well at all, as unescorted bombers, contrary to Guilio Douhet, did not always "get through." The RAF lost a batch of Wellingtons, I believe it was, in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, if my memory is not faulty.
I have found that since my seizure last year and brain surgery to remove the [benign] tumour, I have been having some trouble recalling exact details of this or that battle. I used to be a walking encyclopedia, and I find I do still recall a lot, it is just not as sharp as it used to be.
Nonetheless, I am thankful for my recovery thus far and even the fact that I can play such a challenging game as SH3 encourages me. Each patrol I find more of my old skills returning and it feels like riding a bicycle that had been stowed in the loft for years. You are a bit wobbly at first, but you soon get used to it again.
I forgot one other notable event from my patrol last night. I sank a freighter and zoomed in for a look at the debris. I thought I was hallucinating at first, but I saw the fuselage of a Hurricane fighter! Later, when I checked my personnel file and logs in SH3 Commander, I saw that the freighter I sunk was listed as carrying aircraft.
I don't know who modded that in particular, but hats off for including such detail. Although most of my patrols I start at sea, I do find I enjoy being a tourist for the eye candy. I even saw Opel trucks and a car that looked like a Kubelwagen or similar car on shore.
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