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scrapser · 09-13-05, 11:24 AM

"Captain! There be whales onboard!"

It's now August 1940 and this is my second visit to Gibraltar after finishing my assigned 24 hour patrol west of Ireland. I trolled around for 5 days and nights outside the channel. The last time I was here I ran into two Nelsons.

This time, I picked up warship contacts heading west-southwest and it turns out to be...Nelson...Illustrious...Nelson! I'm about 3 km's south of an ideal attack position but have enough distance to close I think. The problem is, "How to get all three ships with only 4 torpedoes?" I'm in a Type VIIB right now.

The seas are 3 m/s and fog is light. It's about 2 AM so I should be OK with avoiding being sighted. I'm thinking on trying to cripple all three ships (one at a time) and scoot ahead of the formation, rinse and repeat, then come back one last time to finish them off. I figure I can do this if I hit each ship from maximum range.

scrapser

09-13-05, 11:24 AM	#1
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	The Fish are Biting off Gibraltar "Captain! There be whales onboard!" It's now August 1940 and this is my second visit to Gibraltar after finishing my assigned 24 hour patrol west of Ireland. I trolled around for 5 days and nights outside the channel. The last time I was here I ran into two Nelsons. This time, I picked up warship contacts heading west-southwest and it turns out to be...Nelson...Illustrious...Nelson! I'm about 3 km's south of an ideal attack position but have enough distance to close I think. The problem is, "How to get all three ships with only 4 torpedoes?" I'm in a Type VIIB right now. The seas are 3 m/s and fog is light. It's about 2 AM so I should be OK with avoiding being sighted. I'm thinking on trying to cripple all three ships (one at a time) and scoot ahead of the formation, rinse and repeat, then come back one last time to finish them off. I figure I can do this if I hit each ship from maximum range. scrapser