I decided to head North through the Mozambique Channel and hopefully get rid of the rest of my torpedos, then head East for Panang.
The weather from 14-10-44 till 18-10-44 was total crap. High seas and heavy rain. No contacts.
On the morning of the 19th the weather improves and soon the seas are calm and the rain stops. On 20-10-44 we get a radar contact and closer investigation shows a Coastal Freighter South bound. I was, more or less, directly in front of her, and she only has a stern chaser, the sea is calm, so...."Gun Crew on Deck". The engagement commences at 2,500m and closes rapidly:
I kept us to her front and although her zig-zagging allowed her to get a few shots off with her stern gun (which turned out to me a 40mm AA Gun), we badly outweighed her in weight of shell. Then suddenly it was over and we closed to take a closer look at our handy work.
We continue Northward with another victory and no expendature of torpedos.
Morale is high.