Shortes patrol ever (in a good way!)

[Frank0001]

Well, I just returned to port from a 4 day patrol. How's that possible you might think?

So I left port St. Nazaire at November 23, 1941 and decided to pay the Brits a visit.
After leaving port, aimed (the type IX you don't steer, but aim) U-104 for the Irish coast and whattaya know!

A large convoy appeared out of nowhere, just in time for me to join in! :yeah:
After some 4 attacks (one failed due to early detection while I lay waiting for them, doh!) I menaged to bag 11 of their tubs and take over 90.000 BRT back to BdU, and they were glad!
The whole ordeal was over at the 27nd.

[Sailor Steve]

Ordeal? For them, maybe. Sounds like you had a party!:salute:

[Jimbuna]

Pictures or it didn't happen :smug:

[Kimmers]

Pictures or it didn't happen :smug:

hoho, you're a tough one arent you :rotfl2:

good job mate, sounds like it was a blast :woot:

[Frank0001]

good job mate, sounds like it was a blast :woot:

Thank you, and yes it was!
I had to make it quick though, since they were already heading for Bristol (read: uncomfortably shallow water)!

Funny though, just the other day I ventured to that spot again, and whattaya know! Another convoy popped up. The funny part is, yet another convoy (both large) was coming from the other way and meeting eachother head-on. I was smack bang right between them.
Menaged to sink a few boats, but then I was forced down by the escorts of BOTH convoys (must've been around 4-5 above me).

Shook 'em off after a few hours of constant pinging, but with considerable damage...
Also took a few SS's of it, to please people like Jimbuna :D
(I'll see if I can dig 'em up somewhere)

[Jimbuna]

SINK EM ALL!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Brag]

Good job, we do expect you will keep improving your performance. Drinks are on you! :D

[Frank0001]

If that's one drink for every depth charge dropped on me that day, I'll join the Englischer!

[unterseemann]

I think i found one patrol shorter than your! But it ended not so well...
http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u25.html
:salute:

[Iranon]

Congratulations!

Personally, I tend to waste far too many eels on escorts in the type IX because I'm not confident in my ability to slip away in that lardy whale.

[Frank0001]

Congratulations!

Personally, I tend to waste far too many eels on escorts in the type IX because I'm not confident in my ability to slip away in that lardy whale.

I considered doing just that, but seeing as there were over 8 escorts, I decided to pick myself a nice juicy tanker :up:
Besides, the escorts tend to follow a zigzag course along the convoy, and I wouldn't trust an eel to my shooting skills!