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U-Boat Wargamers

Post by pureclaret » Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:57 pm

Have just finished watching the series on the Wargamers (WRENS) and the tactics they devised to help sink the U-Boats. Very enjoyable and inetresting as to how these games showed the Navy personal how to use muscle memory to fight at sea.

These ladys deserved more recognition than they got, and after the war went back to being just woman who had done there best.
To anyone who is of a certain age who played lots of board games before computer games were availlable to all, games like Risk, Campaign, Chess Draughts.
my brain though cant remember the name of a game where you shouted out square numbers and destroyed others ships etc

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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by ClaretCliff » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:00 pm

I think it was just called Battleships.

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:00 pm

pureclaret wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:57 pm
Have just finished watching the series on the Wargamers (WRENS) and the tactics they devised to help sink the U-Boats. Very enjoyable and inetresting as to how these games showed the Navy personal how to use muscle memory to fight at sea.

These ladys deserved more recognition than they got, and after the war went back to being just woman who had done there best.
To anyone who is of a certain age who played lots of board games before computer games were availlable to all, games like Risk, Campaign, Chess Draughts.
my brain though cant remember the name of a game where you shouted out square numbers and destroyed others ships etc
Battleships 😉

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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:00 pm

Battleships is the final game you're thinking of.

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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by Jjjack » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:00 pm

Battleships.

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:02 pm

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Post by pureclaret » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:22 pm

thank you , I got battle scape in my head and could not get beyond it lol
Has anyone watched the U-Boat wargamers?

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Post by dsr » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm

Or as the Americans call it, Battleship. I don't think the US Navy can count more than one. ;)

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Post by elwaclaret » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:36 pm

Planning to give it a go now I have a day or two free from writing papers. An historical wargaming friend says it is well worth a watch.

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:38 pm

dsr wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm
Or as the Americans call it, Battleship. I don't think the US Navy can count more than one. ;)
Why the Yanks didn't call "Star Wars" Star War escapes me as they tend to singularise everything else 🤣

Talking sbout "Battleship" the film of the game ... now there was a pile of putridness if ever and I love silly Sci Fi moves 🤣🤣🤣

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Post by evensteadiereddie » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:17 pm

Reminded me of Potter's gaming machine in "Phoenix Nights"...... :lol:

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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by Vintage Claret » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:40 pm

pureclaret wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:22 pm
thank you , I got battle scape in my head and could not get beyond it lol
Has anyone watched the U-Boat wargamers?
I've been watching it, it's been good, just got one more episode to go.

Good to see the WRENS getting some well deserved recognition for the vital role they played.

Also watched a documentary a little while ago about the WAACs (womens auxillary air corps) during WW2.

Their role was to fly the newly produced aircraft from the UK factories to the UK airfields, everything from Spitfires to cargo planes to Lancaster bombers!

Very interesting if you like that kind of thing

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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by bobinho » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:46 pm

What channel please? Looks right up my strasse that

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:48 pm

bobinho wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:46 pm
What channel please? Looks right up my strasse that
Its streaming on NOW TV History channel
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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by pureclaret » Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:54 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:40 pm
I've been watching it, it's been good, just got one more episode to go.

Good to see the WRENS getting some well deserved recognition for the vital role they played.

Also watched a documentary a little while ago about the WAACs (womens auxillary air corps) during WW2.

Their role was to fly the newly produced aircraft from the UK factories to the UK airfields, everything from Spitfires to cargo planes to Lancaster bombers!

Very interesting if you like that kind of thing
I have seen a similar documentry, had an Auntie who flew different planes they also did delever accross the channel. Her best friend had to out run a messershmitt 109 , she did get caught on her wing but still got to base, she said that the only reason she survived was that the german plane was returning home after bomber escort and would not have enough fuel to chase her for long
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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by Hipper » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:09 pm

WAACs are American. The women working for the RAF in WW2 were known as WAAFs (Women's Auxiliary Air Force). These days it's the WRAF. WAAFs worked on the ground - administrative, medical, drivers etc.. They didn't fly.

The women you are talking about worked for the civilian organisation ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) which was made up of 90% men. During WW2 there were 116 women pilots and 15 lost their lives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Auxiliary

Regarding Wargamers, where does Captain John Walker fit in? He was credited with being 'innovative' and our most successful U-boat sinker.
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Re: U-Boat Wargamers

Post by Vintage Claret » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:36 pm

Hipper wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:09 pm
WAACs are American. The women working for the RAF in WW2 were known as WAAFs (Women's Auxiliary Air Force). These days it's the WRAF. WAAFs worked on the ground - administrative, medical, drivers etc.. They didn't fly.

The women you are talking about worked for the civilian organisation ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) which was made up of 90% men. During WW2 there were 116 women pilots and 15 lost their lives
Yes, you're right, thanks for the correction, think I was getting 2 different documentaries mixed up :-)

Plucky ladies whatever they were called!

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