GW: Scharnhorst breaking out of France

[bigboywooly]

Well in the real Operation Cerberus - the channel dash - the Prinz Eugen was the only one of the 3 big ships not to hit a mine

Scharnhorst (twice) and Gneisenau (once) were mined off the Friesian Islands, on mines laid during the previous nights by Hampdens of 5 Group


Another side part to the operation I like

HMS Walpole was ordered back to Harwich at 1318 when a main bearing burned. During her return voyage she was attacked by 2 RAF Wellington bombers, which made several runs and scored near misses. The bombers were driven off by a flight of Me 109’s, which gave the ship close air cover until they ran short of fuel and had to return to base

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:rotfl:

[bookworm_020]

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Well in the real Operation Cerberus - the channel dash - the Prinz Eugen was the only one of the 3 big ships not to hit a mine

Scharnhorst (twice) and Gneisenau (once) were mined off the Friesian Islands, on mines laid during the previous nights by Hampdens of 5 Group


Another side part to the operation I like

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:rotfl:

I'm sure they sent a big bunch of flowers to the enemy after getting home. I don't know what they would give the RAF, but it wouldn't be pleasent!!

[Safe-Keeper]

OK, through the operation.

Every ship made it but the biggest one, which hit a mine and stopped, laying low in the water. I stayed with her for days, but she didn't sink.

Pretty uneventful until the narrowest bit. I anticipated that one ship or plane would find the task force and then call in everything the Brits had in the area, but nope - scattered ships and nothing else. No mass scrambling of vessels.

The Luftwaffe launched some heavy Ju-88 air strikes against the scattered Elcos and Armed Trawlers straying too close to the crippled ship, though.

On the Royal Navy ship hit by allied bombers: . Was truly is absurd to the extreme.

I'm sure they sent a big bunch of flowers to the enemy after getting home.

I know I would:rotfl:.