[mookiemookie]

I've always been too scared to tackle 1943, but I'm making a stab at it now. It's a whole different animal. I've all but given up on trying to attack convoys. I can't even get close enough to get off a torpedo because of allied radar.

Here's my latest 1943...or as the U-boat men called it, the zauergherkinzeit (sour pickle time)...story: I came within a hair's breadth of being sunk last time I was spotted by convoy escorts. I was trying to sneak ahead of this convoy so I could submerge ahead of them. That was the plan, at least, until I spotted two DD's hard charging directly at me. I got under quick, but they started crapping all over me. I had my damage control team furiously pumping water out of 2 rapidly flooding compartments while 3 DD's circled me overhead. I was at 150 meters and gradually sinking due to the extra water weight. I couldn't go silent as I needed that damage control team to work, so I was dancing around the depth charges as they rained down for 2 and a half hours by going flank speed and twisting and turning when the DD's went over top of me. My guys finally finished the pumping and I could go to silent speed and creep away from the escorts. It was friggin hairy there for a while. That DC team is getting medals for sure if we make it back.

The Longer Repair Times mod is one of the greatest ones out there and I wouldn't have had nearly the tension in this case without it!