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ppk · 12-16-08, 04:31 PM

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I chased submerged, reloaded and shot one more. Good hit but she still wouldn't sink and things were starting to get hot (3-4 DD's). I went to time x32 when evading and suddenly got the ''She's going down.'' message... so I paused the game a little late and that's the only shot I got of her sinking.

Later...

After that I saw 2 auxiliary cruisers escorted by a V&W. Shot my torpedoes and all missed or dudded. I closed in on the surface at flank speed (they were doing 14 knots). They never saw me coming. Manned the deck gun and opened fire at 3000m, and I didn't even fire the thing myself this time. Set the crew to aim for the waterline and crossed fingers while closing under their combined gunfire at flank speed. I dived and evaded until they returned to their course when I sank the first cruiser, and repeated the procedure. The DD gave me a broadside so I switched fire over to him and sank it in 5-6 shells. Then I kept closing on the cruiser until it too sank. Fired 5 torpedoes for no hits but in the end I got them all with the deck gun.

Patrol results

Ship sunk! S.S. Hallfried (Small Merchant), 2578 tons
Ship sunk! M/V M&J Tracey (Large Tugboat), 422 tons
Ship sunk! HMS Hood (HMS Hood), 48360 tons
Ship sunk! HMS Rawalpindi (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons
Ship sunk! HMS Watchman (V&W classes), 1188 tons
Ship sunk! HMS Carthage (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons

Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 6
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 80248 tons

Not bad for a first patrol.

12-16-08, 04:31 PM	#6
ppk Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 125 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Pictures. I chased submerged, reloaded and shot one more. Good hit but she still wouldn't sink and things were starting to get hot (3-4 DD's). I went to time x32 when evading and suddenly got the ''She's going down.'' message... so I paused the game a little late and that's the only shot I got of her sinking. Later... After that I saw 2 auxiliary cruisers escorted by a V&W. Shot my torpedoes and all missed or dudded. I closed in on the surface at flank speed (they were doing 14 knots). They never saw me coming. Manned the deck gun and opened fire at 3000m, and I didn't even fire the thing myself this time. Set the crew to aim for the waterline and crossed fingers while closing under their combined gunfire at flank speed. I dived and evaded until they returned to their course when I sank the first cruiser, and repeated the procedure. The DD gave me a broadside so I switched fire over to him and sank it in 5-6 shells. Then I kept closing on the cruiser until it too sank. Fired 5 torpedoes for no hits but in the end I got them all with the deck gun. Patrol results Ship sunk! S.S. Hallfried (Small Merchant), 2578 tons Ship sunk! M/V M&J Tracey (Large Tugboat), 422 tons Ship sunk! HMS Hood (HMS Hood), 48360 tons Ship sunk! HMS Rawalpindi (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons Ship sunk! HMS Watchman (V&W classes), 1188 tons Ship sunk! HMS Carthage (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 6 Aircraft destroyed: 0 Patrol tonnage: 80248 tons Not bad for a first patrol. __________________ When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you. Friedrich Nietzsche U-46 (VIIB) - 62 ships for 395,532 tons in Apr40 [DiD] Last edited by ppk; 12-16-08 at 11:29 PM.