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Originally Posted by irish1958
I would hope the GW team comes up with some sort of auto-plot for the canal.
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In RL commanders who were unfamiliar with the canal used the services of a Pilot; perhaps a mod of 'Use Canal Pilot' could teleport users from one end to the other if they wished to use it?
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Originally Posted by irish1958
And is there any records available that show it was used by U-Boats?
irish1958
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There is a report in
'First U-Boat Flotilla' (Lawrence Paterson) of
U-13, Kplt. Karl Daublebsky von Eichain, returning to base in September 1939 after a mine laying patrol and developing serious engine trouble on the home run. After on-board repairs, the engines could only be run at full speed or not at all and Kplt. von Eichain requested permission to pass through the waterway at top speed instead of keeping to the usual speed limit. The authorities refused, thinking it was a crew trying it on to get ashore as soon as possible, so the commander immediately requested a tug to tow him through the canal. After further radio discussions,
U-13 was finally allowed to proceed unaided at full speed through the
'99-kilometre canal' and the
'remarkable sight of a small boat hurtling to her mooring against Tirpitz Pier in a flurry of spray was long remembered by onlookers on shore.'
(The book states
'99-kilometre canal' but the one I pass through is nearer 150km, speaking from memory?):hmm: