One Fruitful Patrol

[Commander Gizmo]

Take a look at how I spent my December, 1939. Sailing at 3 knots submerged in a large diamond pattern really seems to work here. In one month, I sank 50,549 tons.

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The entire month there was no wind until I reached home port, so I made good use of my the deck gun as well. Take a look at one shot from my deck gun hitting from 45 degrees did to this poor merchant. It seems most of my prey was hauling something very explosive below decks. I capsized 5 of the ships with a single torpedo, but this one takes the cake!

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At times I couldn't even sink one merchant before another single would sail into the area. You'd think that after a month, they'd have started to go around. During the whole of this partrol, I saw only two destroyers and only from a great distance. Can't wait to get my IX and play some cat and mouse.

[EDIT to fix images]

[GoldenRivet]

thats a good spot,.... i try to pass through there a lot

[nikbear]

Two of my favourite killing zones:up:you can have some great results there(as you did;))and you have the benefit of deep water:yep:and hardly any planes early on:rock:

[Red Heat]

Well done...one of my favorites "hunting grounds" too... :yep:

[Steeltrap]

Yup. I've done the same in that area. Unless there's uninterrupted visibility, I dive to 30-40m and go to 1kt, shifting course 60deg every 30 mins. You'll hear anything nearby well outside visibility, and you have no risk from planes etc.

[Brag]

Excellent work, Commander Gizmo. I particularly liked the picture of the passenger/cargo breaking! They are real bastards to sink.:up: :up: :up: