Start a new career in august 1939

Rommer69 · 10-20-08, 12:03 PM

What do you do during that boring month of august when all you have to do is seeing all kind of ships passing by?

I got to my patrol area at 4 kt 20 days before the start of the war!
I decided to place my boat inside of Scapa and wait until BdU tells me to sink them all, but 8 days there is very boring.

Sailor Steve · 10-20-08, 03:12 PM

Well, the GWX manual advises you to do a quick patrol and head back to base. You should then be at sea again just a few days before war is declared.

Realistically there is no way you would be allowed anywhere near a major naval base, since while it's still technically peacetime there is too much beligerent talk going on for anyone to be that lenient. Boats sent out in mid-August all went to the North Atlantic, as far as I know.

10-20-08, 12:03 PM	#1
Rommer69 A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 72 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Start a new career in august 1939 What do you do during that boring month of august when all you have to do is seeing all kind of ships passing by? I got to my patrol area at 4 kt 20 days before the start of the war! I decided to place my boat inside of Scapa and wait until BdU tells me to sink them all, but 8 days there is very boring.

10-20-08, 03:12 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Well, the GWX manual advises you to do a quick patrol and head back to base. You should then be at sea again just a few days before war is declared. Realistically there is no way you would be allowed anywhere near a major naval base, since while it's still technically peacetime there is too much beligerent talk going on for anyone to be that lenient. Boats sent out in mid-August all went to the North Atlantic, as far as I know. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo