Unicorn Convoy

[Karl Hungus]

03/26/1942
16:42

During my first Caribbean patrol, I was alerted to an enemy convoy less than 100km to my north and travelling at 11 knots. I plot a course to intercept, and soon enough my lookouts make visual contact in grid ED42.

8 ships, unescorted (but armed) travelling WNW.

Modern tanker
Intermediate tanker
Medium tanker
Large tanker
Small tanker
Modern tanker
Medium cargo
Coastal freighter


Jackpot. First victims were the large tanker and one of the moderns.
I had to intercept a second time after allowing the crew to reload the bow tubes, this time taking out a medium tanker and the medium cargo. After one final intercept, we sank the modern and the small tanker. I let the others go, not worth the torpedoes. It was almost too easy.

I'm on my way back towards the sea north of Curacao with three torpedoes left and just under 70000 tons sunk.

[Aktungbby]

Karl Hungus! :Kaleun_Salute:Belatedly, forgive our manners.

[Jimbuna]

Welcome Aboard Karl :sunny:

[Karl Hungus]

Thanks for the welcomes. I should say that it was my first GWX patrol of the sunny Caribbean. Played a lot of stock SH3.

It was just astounding that a convoy of such importance could be unescorted, even in early '42. The only Allied forces I've seen the entire trip are two armed tugboats and a single Elco.

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard!

Nice haul! Don't worry, they will be escorted soon enough.:yep: It just took the Americans a little time to get up to speed on good convoy procedures.