Career no: 2
Current Skipper: Gazpode I
U-Boat: U-45 (TBC - can't remember!! she IS a IXB)
Based: Lorient, 2nd Flot
Current Pos: NE Irish Sea
No of Torp: 22
Shipping Sunk:1
I've started my second campaign. Been to grid AL33 and patrolled as req'd.
In my previous career I'd found the irish sea a gold-mine so headed in that direction. Just after making rockall I had a radio report contact of a convoy near to my position. Given that winds were 15 metres per sec (30knots) and gusting more and the seas were really huge, I decided against persuing.
Reaching into the irish sea the wind had eased and the seas died to a mear calm (compared to what we had been in) and I had another radio report of a ship just ahead of me. I closed at flank and made sight
First eel was launched and after a lengthy 5min run blew away his propulsion. He was still sat there relatively undamaged and I then decided to go for the kill.
Another torpedo, magnetic pistol was launched from 1,200m and this detonated right under him and blew him apart
(note to self - depth used nearly 10m)
Ship sunk in two bits almost instantaniously! - Prob with loss of all hands who had around 5minutes between first detonation to incineration!
Decided to pause and save there as it was 1:20am and was getting nagged to power off and goto bed!!! Awww the rigors of living at home eh?
