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In this scenario would it be possible to run the blockade?In WW1 it was about 1000 miles from Germany to the open ocean via the northern route, which was heavily patrolled and increasingly mined. It was about 400 miles from Belgium through the Channel, but about 90 miles to the Dover narrows that was even from 1915 heavily patrolled and fully mined, then another 120 miles to the Cherbourg - Ilse of Wight narrow-ish section then another 180 miles to the open ocean. Obviously, these are too much for any realistic merchant ship to evade.In this scenario it's about 150 miles from Boulogne to the Cherbourg - Ilse of Wight narrow-ish section then another 180 miles to the open ocean. A ship travelling at 20 knots could cover the 150 miles in 6 or 7 hours, and in a 12-hour night could cover maybe 250-300 miles and be almost in the open Atlantic. The Cherbourg - Ilse of Wight narrow-ish section is about 60 miles wide, so would take a lot more mines and patrolling than the Dover Narrows did. Are there ships around in 1915 that could make this run then go to the USA or elsewhere?
In this scenario would it be possible to run the blockade?
In WW1 it was about 1000 miles from Germany to the open ocean via the northern route, which was heavily patrolled and increasingly mined. It was about 400 miles from Belgium through the Channel, but about 90 miles to the Dover narrows that was even from 1915 heavily patrolled and fully mined, then another 120 miles to the Cherbourg - Ilse of Wight narrow-ish section then another 180 miles to the open ocean. Obviously, these are too much for any realistic merchant ship to evade.
In this scenario it's about 150 miles from Boulogne to the Cherbourg - Ilse of Wight narrow-ish section then another 180 miles to the open ocean. A ship travelling at 20 knots could cover the 150 miles in 6 or 7 hours, and in a 12-hour night could cover maybe 250-300 miles and be almost in the open Atlantic. The Cherbourg - Ilse of Wight narrow-ish section is about 60 miles wide, so would take a lot more mines and patrolling than the Dover Narrows did. Are there ships around in 1915 that could make this run then go to the USA or elsewhere?
