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11-17-10, 12:57 AM | #2371 |
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On the one hand I was referring to the navigations lights on the ship itself, so that's my mistake. On the other hand in Gargamel's picture the ship is to the right of the red bouy, and he's aground, which means he's obviously wrong, so .
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11-17-10, 11:49 AM | #2372 |
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There is an easy way to remember. When you sail inland, or against the current;
"A seamen leaves sea with a bleeding hart" Since the hart is at your left... when red is left, your going inland. When green is left, your heading to sea PS, i just came back to the SH3 part since a long time. This because i just decided i will abondon SH5 and get back to SH3 with GWX-G. |
11-17-10, 11:59 AM | #2373 |
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Does that mean the picture is wrong? The vessel is heading inland but has the green buoy on the left/port/red side.
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So in other words, yes, it's wrong.
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11-17-10, 02:21 PM | #2375 |
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I've been reading Hitler's U-Boat war, by Clay Blair.
Today I read about U-570; It was rushed through Agru Font in Norway where the boat bottomed and incurred some damage.... “After a rousing farewell party in Trondheim, where much beer and wine had been consumed, U-570 sailed at 0800 hours on August 24. She was not shipshape: The diesels were not properly tuned, the air compressor was on the blink, some batteries were not properly strapped down, the four spare torpedoes in the bow compartment were not securely stowed, one bow torpedo tube leaked. The hydrophones, knocked out when the boat bottomed, had not been repaired because no one in Norway knew how. When the boat reached open sea, a large proportion of the crew became desperately seasick. The retching and revolting odours inside the confined pressure hull touched off an epidemic of seasickness..... Some of the improperly stowed torpedoes worked loose and rammed against the torpedo-tube inner doors” The chaotic patrol was ended 3 days later when they surrendered unnecessarily to a Coastal Command Hudson, who was only armed with machine guns! The reason this story appealed to me? The First Watch Officer's name was ..... Bernhard Berndt, crew of 1935.
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11-17-10, 06:20 PM | #2376 |
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11-18-10, 05:47 AM | #2377 | |
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11-18-10, 08:02 AM | #2378 |
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You should watch the movie of the same title 'U-570'...your missing a treat
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11-22-10, 03:33 AM | #2379 |
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11-22-10, 08:07 PM | #2380 |
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Good assessment.
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11-29-10, 10:52 PM | #2381 |
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The best part is, it was in my patrol grid.
What the heck? I pull into port, exhausted after patrolling and I don't get a welcome home party? What is this? I should - OH.
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11-30-10, 12:32 AM | #2382 |
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NO, NO, NO!
That definitely ISN'T Lerwick. There are no buildings, or cranes, that big up here. Although the weather is about right
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11-30-10, 12:54 AM | #2383 |
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11-30-10, 01:33 AM | #2384 |
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BdU:
I brought back some British tank shells from the depot ship. We can't use them, but hey! They'll make nice paperweights. Can you make my next patrol grid Dover? Missing Name, U-127
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11-30-10, 08:25 AM | #2385 |
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