GWX - through the english channel

Jimbuna · 06-25-07, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

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Originally Posted by siber

The English channel belongs to the Royal Navy. Don't go there. They PWN it and they'll PWN you!

Hi!

I guess that's why they call it the "English" Channel.

Pablo

Yep, in those days....Britannia definitely 'ruled the waves'

DeadlyTigger · 06-25-07, 04:04 PM

I'm actually currently going through the English Channel right now... It's 1939 and the war has just started. First patrol with my VIIB.

I do have to say... it certainly keeps you on your toes, but I'm sort of liking the excitement and the sneaky creeping around. I'm not sure if I'll do it again though. Although the channel is definitely loaded with open targets this early in the war. Just pull out the deck gun, get as many critical shots as possible, and then high-tail it out of there fast. Preferably at dusk. So far I've sunk 3 merchants this way. And also 2 destroyers with torps. They were 'hunting' me.

The biggest bugger for me is the darned airplanes. I'm not so hip on airplane types, but they seem to be Spitfires. Small, fast, and they're on us before we even really spot them.

So we'll see how this goes. I'm almost out of the channel but currently being depth charged... Airplane caught me getting ready to submerge at the brink of morning.

06-25-07, 04:04 PM	#2
DeadlyTigger Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm actually currently going through the English Channel right now... It's 1939 and the war has just started. First patrol with my VIIB. I do have to say... it certainly keeps you on your toes, but I'm sort of liking the excitement and the sneaky creeping around. I'm not sure if I'll do it again though. Although the channel is definitely loaded with open targets this early in the war. Just pull out the deck gun, get as many critical shots as possible, and then high-tail it out of there fast. Preferably at dusk. So far I've sunk 3 merchants this way. And also 2 destroyers with torps. They were 'hunting' me. The biggest bugger for me is the darned airplanes. I'm not so hip on airplane types, but they seem to be Spitfires. Small, fast, and they're on us before we even really spot them. So we'll see how this goes. I'm almost out of the channel but currently being depth charged... Airplane caught me getting ready to submerge at the brink of morning.