In game description of Hel Naval Base

The first glimpse of Hel comes from the northwestern corner, seen through the thinning treeline. Nearest to the Mad Dogs is the wrecked naval base. The bombed out ruins look much as they did to the veterans of Gdansk's summertime raid, aside from now being partially concealed beneath a thin blanket of snow. The patrol boat which the Mad Dogs set afire is no longer moored at the pier, having been either repaired or towed away. The bodies fallen in battle are long gone too. Observing from a distance and still within the leafless trees, the patrol is given a view of an outdoor coal depot (and hot water plant), cratered and sunken fuel storage tanks, burned out warehouses and administration buildings, and of the sheltered harbor. Here and there the ground is deeply indented with large, but eroded craters, filled with ice. The offshore navy piers, which also serve as distant breakwaters, would enable the patrol to be extracted at any time, regardless of the tide. Moving out onto to them though would leave the group exposed in all directions.


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