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Originally Posted by Ducimus
I have this phobia of shallow water. Id run gibralter before id even think about running the english channel.
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Same here. In deep water, worst case scenario, you crash dive and have only depth charges to deal with but can at least try and evade them by maneouvering in the vertical. In shallow water you don't even have the vertical to work with, and also face the risk of being rammed as well.
The first couple missions in the war canoe (with 1st flotilla) that send you to the east coast of England I find very nerve racking. You are almost guaranteed to sight at least 1 DD (even at the start of the war) plus can have your location given away by patrolling aircraft. And then you have the worst of all possible worlds: a slow boat, shallow water, and not even a deck gun which makes you prey to even armed trawlers (an awful way to go, very embarassing).