Great post !!
In my current patrol Jan, 1940 heading through Der Kanal, periscope depth for 7 hours at 2 knots, this was a daytime run and we wanted to avoid any trawlers this early into our patrol. Crew was growing restless and looking for a fast and easy kill. After another 2 hours of waiting and evading SO reports lone merchant moving slow, we follow for another hour and no other sound contacts. Not wanting to waste a torpedo so early in my hunt I decide to surface for attack. Visual contact confirms British Small Merchant so we align ourselves I call for the deck gun crew to OPEN FIRE !!!, sadly they are new and green and the misses are numerous, after 67 shots fired the small merchant finally sunk.
Moral of my story, Train, train, train at this rate my deck gun ammo will be depleated in a matter of only a few ships..
Torpedo Los !!
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