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Xebec · 06-21-08, 06:57 PM

Finally in mission 21 you will get your first radio message as I was looking for a convoy crossing the Mediterian to Suez. I kept looking in the Captain's room for the contents of the message and gave up. Finally 24 hours late, I clicked on the message and there were coordinates and heading! ( no speed and no English translation) But I was too late and the convoy made it to Suez. This is covered in the manual but it has been months since I read it and did not remember. This was my longest deployment, 17 days, and fuel was in the yellow by the time I got home.

Mission 20 was a tough one, way up North in the Aegean Sea. Had to do it twice as there was an atoll (lots of them in route) and I ran aground. Had to go slow and come home early as fuel was an issue for such a long journey. Did not do well either as there was a hurricane as I crossed the mine field in the dark (hit one mine but it did not destroy me as I was on very slow). The enemy there was the best I have faced as their lookouts were very alert. My best effort ended up just harassment with 3 kills. Embarassing to come home with nearly the full loadout of torps and shells. I don't know why I went there as the objectives were in German but believe I was suppose to sink a special ship. Whatever, I did not.

06-21-08, 06:57 PM	#2
Xebec Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bryan, Texas -0600 GMT Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Another Tactic Finally in mission 21 you will get your first radio message as I was looking for a convoy crossing the Mediterian to Suez. I kept looking in the Captain's room for the contents of the message and gave up. Finally 24 hours late, I clicked on the message and there were coordinates and heading! ( no speed and no English translation) But I was too late and the convoy made it to Suez. This is covered in the manual but it has been months since I read it and did not remember. This was my longest deployment, 17 days, and fuel was in the yellow by the time I got home. Mission 20 was a tough one, way up North in the Aegean Sea. Had to do it twice as there was an atoll (lots of them in route) and I ran aground. Had to go slow and come home early as fuel was an issue for such a long journey. Did not do well either as there was a hurricane as I crossed the mine field in the dark (hit one mine but it did not destroy me as I was on very slow). The enemy there was the best I have faced as their lookouts were very alert. My best effort ended up just harassment with 3 kills. Embarassing to come home with nearly the full loadout of torps and shells. I don't know why I went there as the objectives were in German but believe I was suppose to sink a special ship. Whatever, I did not.