As I recall that particular mission I spent around 48 hours within a 35 KM area of the red X before finding the specific convoy in question. Convoy was composed of a couple of troop transport liners and freighters, 5-6 ships total if memory serves me well. It was heavy fog, and precipitation conditions when I completed the mission. I literally had to pull alongside the transports (luckily they were unarmed) and torpedo them from 400 meters or so. They had one small escort only armed with guns. They were on a 90* heading exactly, and moved right through the designated area on the map.
-Wayne
Rolf Weare U-51 2nd Flotilla, Lorient
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