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Originally Posted by RoaldLarsen
I wish I had your problems!
The last three patrols I have run were in early 1943 (three different Careers running concurrently.) The first and last were SW of Ireland, the middle one was NW.
The first boat was sunk before it even got to its patrol area, on the first pass, by aircraft flying at night with heavy overcast and 15m/s winds. There may have been rain too.
The second was attacked 9 times in 11 or 12 days, always at night, usually in bad weather.
The third has been attacked 9 times in 9 days, and taken signifcant damage. This patrol is not over yet. I lost two careers to aircraft in late 1942 as well. It has been 2.5 years since I lost a u-boat to surface craft in the North Atlantic. Aircraft are way more dangerous.
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Yikes...
I was looking forward to a few more crash dives but now Im not so sure...:hmm:
Were you using the Metox radar warning in those careers?