While trying to interpret a 'Radio Message' I was confused with the direction of convoy ...
"Bud 1940/12/01 -CONTACT. Large inbound convoy AL57 Course West. W:5 Sea: 4 MB 97."
West & inbound to Sydney or Halifax or East & 'inbound' to England ?
What does last bit mean - W(ind) 5 (knots), Sea 4 (metre swell), MB 97 (barometric pressure 9700 nha) ??
Also wondering now how possible it is to converge with other subs when messages says,
"U-47, 52, 94, 99, 101: Pursue convoy. AM44." ?
Can any &/or all messages be taken literally or are they simply for effect/atmosphere?
Maybe I've been 'at sea' too long
