[REL] Run Silent, Run Deep - The Campaign

Roger Dodger · 02-22-08, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeFF

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Originally Posted by Roger Dodger

After several days of fruitless hunting in the Gilbert-Marshalls area, I decided to head for the barn with 13 fish remaining and only 14K chalked up for tonnage.

:rotfl:

Only 14K tons. What a shame.

Guess I shouldn't complain. I've had more than one patrol where I never made a contact, let alone a kill. One other patrol I had all 6 torpedoes in the forward tubes duds - either ran too deep, or just that sickining 'thunk'. Maybe I'm just cheap, but I feel like I'm wasting the taxpayers money if I don't run up at least a 30K score. Returning to base with 13 torpedoes kinda looks like I chickened out on the patrol. Much better to sail in with a broom tied to the periscope.

The next patrol is shaping up much better. Three Old Large Passenger Liners (9K ea) plus their escorting ammo ships. That's alotta troops and ammo that our guys won't have to contend with. One convoy had two of the Passenger Liners and two ammo ships. One of the freighters turned my whole screen yellow-orange for awhile. Looked like the Grand Finale' at a 4th of July celebration. WHAT A RUSH!!!