The very English ENGLISH CHANNEL

PapaG39 · 11-21-07, 01:34 AM

Well, I made it through that bleepen channel again...I don't know how, but I did.
I made it a priority to stay away from all traffic. however, between the numerous british PT boats flashing around at 26kts and more DD's in just the channel area then the the whole German Navy even has, and the whole sky alive with aircraft...Then you have the mines all along the shoreline.
Nope! Nodda!...I ain't doin that gig again ...I may be dumb, but I ain't stuped.
Man, that is time consuming & a lot of work besides. The only thing that you could even accomplish, would be to just stay alive....

One German boat left Calais after I did & I see his little blue sunk boat show up on the chart. He didn't get more then 10km from Calais before he was a statistic.

I was only half way through the Kiel canel when I get this message that informs me that my new base is Brest. Now I have to go all the way around Scapa Flow, Ireland route again.
I think all military minds from any country must have the same morons at the top. They made me come back to Kiel just to turn me around and send me back from where I just came from....

I shuda stayed in the Army...

Umfuld · 11-21-07, 02:38 AM

Playing GWX1.03, now you get that message shortly after the Germans take France that they are going to do some mine sweeping and that the Channel is open for business again.

I always go around North of England, but figured I'd try it on the career I'm in now. So I went right after that message came.

It was nothing. The one really narrow part where you enter the channel was tough but once through there I just hugged the French coast. Only ships I saw were those German artilary barges traveling in pairs.

I don't know, maybe it was just dumb luck. Anyway, I feel no urge to go back through any time soon.

11-21-07, 01:34 AM	#1
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Well, I made it through that bleepen channel again...I don't know how, but I did. I made it a priority to stay away from all traffic. however, between the numerous british PT boats flashing around at 26kts and more DD's in just the channel area then the the whole German Navy even has, and the whole sky alive with aircraft...Then you have the mines all along the shoreline. Nope! Nodda!...I ain't doin that gig again ...I may be dumb, but I ain't stuped. Man, that is time consuming & a lot of work besides. The only thing that you could even accomplish, would be to just stay alive.... One German boat left Calais after I did & I see his little blue sunk boat show up on the chart. He didn't get more then 10km from Calais before he was a statistic. I was only half way through the Kiel canel when I get this message that informs me that my new base is Brest. Now I have to go all the way around Scapa Flow, Ireland route again. I think all military minds from any country must have the same morons at the top. They made me come back to Kiel just to turn me around and send me back from where I just came from.... I shuda stayed in the Army...

11-21-07, 02:38 AM	#2
Umfuld Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 503 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Playing GWX1.03, now you get that message shortly after the Germans take France that they are going to do some mine sweeping and that the Channel is open for business again. I always go around North of England, but figured I'd try it on the career I'm in now. So I went right after that message came. It was nothing. The one really narrow part where you enter the channel was tough but once through there I just hugged the French coast. Only ships I saw were those German artilary barges traveling in pairs. I don't know, maybe it was just dumb luck. Anyway, I feel no urge to go back through any time soon.