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This is a great insight into the early war Rules of Engagement for U-Boats. "At 13.15 hours on 14 Sep 1939 the unescorted British Influence (Master Ingersoll Hall McMichael) was stopped by U-29 with two shots across her bow 180 miles southwest of Cape Clear and the crew was ordered to abandon ship. At 14.15 hours, the tanker was hit in the engine room by one G7a torpedo and sank by the stern. The U-boat then fired rockets to attract the attention of rescuers and stopped the Norwegian motor merchant Ida Bakke (Master Anton Zakariassen) en route from Liverpool to the USA and told them where the lifeboats could be found. "
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So what you guys are saying is that British Influence took a hit as a result of World War 2?  Green Wing posted:This is a great insight into the early war Rules of Engagement for U-Boats. Yeah. Sadly, Laconia happened. Although even before then people were realizing that sticking to the prize rules just didn't work anymore.
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I'll be aiming to do an update this Saturday: normal time for doing updates during the weekdays has been kind of curtailed.
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I think I've burned out on this. It was fun while it lasted but running the patrols was getting repetitive. I can hand it over to someone else if anyone is interested, but there are a couple of projects with actual end goals that I'd like to try out (yes, more board games/war games).
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So does that mean I win? Because after winning Cuba Libre, winning this too would be neat. Either way, I'm looking forward to winning the next game you'll pick out.
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Did you survive?
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I can completely understand that you got burned out on this after so many patrols and I want to thank you for providing us with entertainment for so long. See you in the next thread I hope!
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