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10-21-09, 11:17 PM | #1 |
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Uboats in the Suez Canal - late 1942
After being told the Suez Canal was controlled by the British in late 1942... I just had to try and sneak through. I refueled at Messina and then entered the canal at port Said around 16:40 and arrived at the Red Sea 3 days later. Picked up multiple radar warnings by Port Said - but the canal itself was thankfully empty all the way down to As Suways and the Gulf of Suez.
I ran wide open - 17 knots - all the way down to the Gulf of Suez. Making the transit at night proved a smart choice as I did not have to worry about finding any undiscovered shore emplacements. The Great Bitter lake passed without any sightseeing at all. When I came out into the Gulf of Suez by As Suways I picked up several merchants docked at the port... but decided not to make a ruckus... and it was a good thing too because the north end of the Gulf of Suez turned out to be thoroughly patrolled by Elco torpedo boats and armed trawlers. Transit time for the canal itself was just under 8 hours at 17 knots. The canal itself and the Gulf of Suez were mostly empty... with the exception of several troublesome fishing boats and armed trawlers as I got closer to the Red Sea. But then once in the Red Sea there was nothing but open water to the Gulf of Aden. I left St. Nazaire in the wee hours of October 7 1942... and arrived in Penang on November 15, 1942 - with only 4% fuel remaining. Running wide open as often as possible to transit the canal ate up a lot of fuel. I am not sure I would want to make it a regular route... methinks luck and good karma played a large hand in my completing the transit safely. But anyway... there ya go - it can be done. Your turn, Ivank!
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10-22-09, 12:10 AM | #2 |
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Nice report, it seems like an exciting trip.
But I'm a bit disappointed that "someone" isn't using my German map labels mod .
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10-22-09, 12:43 AM | #3 |
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10-22-09, 12:43 AM | #4 |
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Congrats Akula! Now if you can transverse the Panama Canal on your way back to the Vaterland, you get the coveted Iron Cross with crossed sluice gates.
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10-22-09, 01:40 AM | #5 |
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10-22-09, 02:50 AM | #6 |
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Ich würde es auch mögen. Bitte. Danke.
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10-22-09, 07:24 AM | #8 |
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Wow! looks like soon you'll be exploring...um..uhh...your way into five new...uh..umm...varieties of beer! Yeah, that's it. Beer. Don't forget to post the maps for these.
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11-11-09, 03:52 PM | #9 |
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Impressive. Once you are through the Pananma Canal you can work your way down to Martinque and sink the French squadron there, and then down to Brazil and bag a pair of Brazilian BBs.
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11-11-09, 05:47 PM | #10 |
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very nice, sounds like luck was on your side for this trip.Is there a mod for the Panama Canal or is it already in OM? I havent played OM in a while.
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11-15-09, 03:46 PM | #11 |
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you have to wait for a ship to pass through the panama canal, and then stay under it all the time. so it cannot be a big ship.
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11-16-09, 01:29 AM | #12 |
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The Panama Canal - 19 July 1942
The Panama Canal turned out to nothing like the Suez... easy in, easy out. I had to shed my trusty VIIC for a type IX... the fuel mileage you know.
Entered Colon at 0015 on 19 July 1942 at the north entrance to the canal. 5-6 merchants docked with no active patrols and a few fishing boats working the harbor. Out of sheer boredom I put 4 torpedoes into a Liberty Cargo (3 hits + 1 dud)... but never got credit so she might still be floating at the dock. The interior was devoid of any signs of life or the enemy... of course it was pretty early in the morning and they were probably all drunk... Balboa was a ghost port... with zero ships docked or anchored and not even a single fishing boat to be found anywhere. Exited Balboa harbor at 0505 with a total transit time for the Panama Canal of just under 5 hours. Ah the freedom of the open sea... now where is that coveted Iron Cross with crossed sluice gates... and all the frauleins?
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11-16-09, 02:18 AM | #13 | |
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11-25-09, 01:57 PM | #14 |
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The St. Lawerance
So have you managed to meander your way up to see if Niagara Falls in the correct spot?
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11-27-09, 06:16 PM | #15 |
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LOL - no sir... the Erie Canal does not exist in SHIV.
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