60 K in 8 hours.
 

19 Aug 1940
While stalking the tanker route after 7 days of zero contacts, a convoy came my way. Though the weather was rough, I decided to attack.

Shortly after midnight, I skulked past the lead destroyer and swung perpendicular to the convoy, which was almost on top of U-123.

600 meters away a whale factoy came into my sights. I fired tubes 1 & 2. Another whale factory was behind it. Armed # 3 for 12 meters and looos!

Swung persicope around for a shot at a large tanker with tube 5. Time to go deep and do the wiggle-waggle.

Heard first explosion, a premature.
second torpedo hit, then the others. Soon we had three sinkers. Destroyers dropped a few DCs somewhere else. An hour later is was quiet and we surfaced.

Was still reloading torpedoes when we got a message of a task force approaching.

With torpedoes loaded, we dived and got sound contacts.

At first light, I recognized Rodney and Revenge barreling down toward us. 4 destroyers screened the task force.

One destroyer hading straight for U-123.
Scope down. The destroyer passed very close.
Up scope. There's Rodney 900 meters away--Salvo of two magnetics set for 13.2 meters.
One premature

Salvo of two for Revenge.

Good hit under No. 3 turret.
We dive deep.
Revenge salvo misses.

We hear breaking sounds.
We wait for an hour for destroyers to pounce. Nothing.
Periscope depth--there is Rodney, inmobile with it's bow down.
Eventually, I decide to let it have another torp so we can go away and look for tankers.

Magnetic torp under the stack--The mighty battleship goes down in 5 minutes.

Our midnight to eight shift was finished--65,000 tons in one night is not too bad.

Below is Rodney getting its brekfast sausage. :yep:

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Excellent Kaleun! There's going to be a grand celebration and feast when you return to port for that one!:up:

:()1:

While you're out in the middle of the Atlantic sinking fat juicy merchants and warships, I'm stuck in my canoe patrolling the North Sea:rotfl:

Congratulation Kaleun:rock:
I'm looking forward to the party when you return.

Hang on a minute, what's that in the background? Why didn't you sink it?


Just kidding, an excellent piece of work :up:

awesome....

never get tired of reading reports like this, it fires me up to get out for another patrol

Love the screenshot :up:

Nice report :rock: :up:

The following night:
20 August 1940
Went to assistance of U-boat attacking convoy in a raging gale.
Squeezed by leading Black Swine without scratching my paint. Most ships were either too close or too far. Sent 2 magnetics at two large freighters with AOBs of 30 & 20 degrees respectively from rear tubes. then sent another magnetic from tube 1. All hits.

It was time to wiggle waggle outta there, so I dove. All ships sank within 30 minutes.

Was not bothered by DDs who were busy looking for us a long way off. Weather might have contributed to wiggle-waggle success.
Total for the night 32,800 BRT
Total for Patrol 133,564 BRT
6 torpedoes left.

Mead and dancing girls await Kaleun & crew of U-123 @ port. :arrgh!:

Sounds prima! But I still gotta offload 6 torpedoes to uncooperative Tommies :shifty:

Is it any wonder they are not cooperating,there's a good chance they'll be sleeping with the fishes anytime soon:yep: bloody fine patrol kaleun brag and nice report:up:

Off topic, but KPT Siegman, how did you link your sub picture to your personnel file - all while making this accessible on your signature?

Any help would be appreciated.

Very Respectfully,
Notewire

End Tonnage
 

U 123
27 August 1940

Though transfer not yet authorized put into Lorient. Final tonnage for this 20 day patrol . . .

Taaaraaaa: 171.6o7 BRT :o

Handed out handfulls of iron crosses to the crew.
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