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[Foehammer-1]

Thanks, captain obvious Yes, i do know that a lot of words are similar, at one point i could kinda read and understand polish

[mariuszj1939]

Originally posted by mariuszj1939:
Do you know history ???
Destroyer ORP Blyskawica (Grom class) as the first ship in WWII on 7 September 1939 attacked U-boot by depth charge.
Because of that she has a privilege to open first salvo against U-boots on 27 November 1945 !
Since 1976 she has served as museum ship in Gdynia.

I found unique photo taken in November 1945 on ORP Blyskawica in operation "Deadlight"


and good sites about "Deadlight" /underwater pictures/
http://www.periscopepublishing.com/images/Deadlight%20g.../OD%20exhibition.htm
http://community.webshots.com/album/91659251UldFNI<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

[Grymmjakk]

Originally posted by WilhelmSchulz.:
Facts like this make me proud to be Polish.

And thats another thing. There are no othere DD's besides British and U.S. No Polish or Soviet DD's!

Blyskawica

Do you mean in SH3 Wilhelm? because if so I am pleased to report you are wrong...I am playing GWX Jan-Feb 1940 off Gib small convoy at dawn 1 escort V&W auxillary with a Polish Flag

[feinmann_xv]

Originally posted by Grymmjakk:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by WilhelmSchulz.:
Facts like this make me proud to be Polish.

And thats another thing. There are no othere DD's besides British and U.S. No Polish or Soviet DD's!

Blyskawica

Do you mean in SH3 Wilhelm? because if so I am pleased to report you are wrong...I am playing GWX Jan-Feb 1940 off Gib small convoy at dawn 1 escort V&W auxillary with a Polish Flag </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I got chased by a polish DD in SH3 (GWX) in sept 39, off the coast of Gdynia (near Hel, a very apt name since the DD was pounding me to it ;-))

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[AVGWarhawk]

She is a good looking ship and really looks like a few in the game we mess with.

The tall ships are beautiful pieces of work. I love it when they sail into NY and the Chesapeake Bay here in the US.<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

The last thing I heard as the British boarded my boat, "Boot hoch halten sonst wird keiner gerettet!"....Keep the boat afloat or no one will be rescued! My war was over....

[klcarroll]

Well, .....I think we can all agree that the BLYSKAWIOA is really a lovely shade of blue.....

I've often wondered about the real effectiveness of marine camoflage; particularly in the case of the British: They go to such great pains to paint their escorts with elaborate camoflage patterns......, and then fly a "White Ensign" the size of New Jersey!

[GoldenEagle8]

Originally posted by feinmann_xv:
(near Hel, a very apt name since the DD was pounding me to it ;-))

!S

we have a city here in michigan called hel*, yes, Hel*, Michigan

But that ship is very cool, I like to visit WWII Museums and things. I also like the clipper ships in the back grounds, I have a couple moldle clipper ships. They are very nice to look at. Lucky you seeing the Blyskawica (and how do you pronounce that??)<div class="ev_tpc_signature">


Spinach Fer Britain, Der Fuehrer's Face, Commando Duck, Blitz Wolf, Russian Rhapsody, The Ducktators, The Spirit of '43, Tokio Jokio
"YES! Everything I do ist a surprise! Even to ME!"
"Nobody existed before the War. And I will make sure NOBODY EXISTS AFTER THE WAR!"
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking" -George S. Patton

[mariuszj1939]

Originally posted by GoldenEagle8:
Lucky you seeing the Blyskawica (and how do you pronounce that??)

B L I(I pronounce like sit) S K A(A like luck) V I(I like eat) C(C like czar) A(A like luck)<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

[GoldenEagle8]

ok, I can say it now! thx! <div class="ev_tpc_signature">


Spinach Fer Britain, Der Fuehrer's Face, Commando Duck, Blitz Wolf, Russian Rhapsody, The Ducktators, The Spirit of '43, Tokio Jokio
"YES! Everything I do ist a surprise! Even to ME!"
"Nobody existed before the War. And I will make sure NOBODY EXISTS AFTER THE WAR!"
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking" -George S. Patton

[janek73]

I like pictures of the Blyskawica, especially color of the sky. It looks like storm is coming! Nice pictures. Thanks Mariusz
I took this picture 2 years ago. the storm is coming but everything is different