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Originally Posted by padmack
Iambecomelife: I dont know if its an area your planning to include at this stage of your mod but if the Atlantic becomes an area of focus, may I suggest oyou might spend some time representing Cork on the South coast of Ireland.
http://corkshipwrecks.net/historypage.htm
Part of Great Britain then, it was a pivotal area for Atlantic operations for the Royal Navy it being that bit further west. Queesntown (now Cobh) was also a stopping point for tranatlantic liners such as the Titanic, for example. Within the scope of this mod, perhaps a representation of the US Navy subchasers stationed there could be done, or at least armed trawlers of some sort?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33577523@N08/6785985797/
Also see this: http://corkshipwrecks.net/Qships.htm
Unfortunately, from a modelling point of view, the old survey maps of Cork Harbour I have access to are incomplete but im sure detailed information must be published online somewhere.
Also, I found good line drawings of armed trawlers from this era (im sure you must have come accross, as i found them through a google search).
Regards and good luck - I really like the look of this mod and I admire your efforts so far. |
The Irish ports will clearly play an important role in the mod. Various escort craft will patrol nearby and there will be many merchant ships, due to how close the Western Approaches are. This will be a big change for players used to WWII games, I suppose, because during 1939 - 1945 you only have to deal with enemies operating out of Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your links. I liked the pictures of the "Q" ship and the information about how ordinary ships were converted.
And thank you too, Hitman - pictures of instrumentation for WWI subs are even rarer than external shots. Any sources you can dig up would help.