Going to Canada

Greetings. On September 5th 1944 the Type IXC U-823 sailed from Flensburg for BD55, the Cabot Straight, with orders to operate in the Gulf of St. Lawrence if practical. The plan is 28+ days transiting each way and 12 days on station with a generous fudge factor.

Running in GWX 2.0, does anybody have any late war patrols in this area and ideas to offer? Are there merchants in this area? I imagine I'll be close enough to Sydney NS to spawn AI warships but am wondering about commercial traffic. I'm expecting lots of enemy aircraft and a really tough patrol. Particularly for a green crew where many of the key leadership lack qualification for their positions. One goes with the crew one gets but the guys in the Flotilla personel section didn't do me any favours, heh, heh.

Historically U-Boats had mixed success in the Gulf but several snorkel boats operated there even late into the war. Any suggestions, observations or advice will be welcome. Have just entered the Skagerrak so a long way to go yet.

Good Hunting

[Brag]

Make sure to stay in deep water. Good luck

[jpm1]

a mod of the St Laurent river which goes to the great lakes would be nice

[Jimbuna]

Yeah...stay out of the shallows

[bert8for3]

Bring your nose-warmer.

[bobchase]

Originally Posted by jpm1

a mod of the St Laurent river which goes to the great lakes would be nice

Be sure to use a Type II boat. Those rapids above Waddington would be murder on a VII. (The St. Lawrence seaway was dug out in the 50's and the dams were installed so the ocean-going ships could make the trek up the inland waterway.)

Chris Craft even made a special St. Lawrence version of their famous wooden boats to run the rapids that was really popular with the rum runners of prohibition . It had the motor up forward and the cockpit aft so that the waves breaking over the bow would not scuttle the boat.

Bob