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kiwi_2005 · 09-17-05, 12:51 AM

Dec 1941
Well I and my crew in the VIIC got threw the Gib, i was actually expecting more of a fight from the british in the Gibralta straight. i encountered lots of PTboats which i got sick of them trailing me while submerged that i surfaced and ordered a deckgun attack managed to sink two, before one of my look outs spotted a destroyer heading our way. Went very deep and stayed there at 3 knots. Surface just out of the Gib was spotted by 4 hurricanes manage to shoot 1 down then they left after they had finish trying to bomb me. Got to my objective grid, patroled for 24hrs then headed back. On the way back I saw 3 destroyers patroling but i managed to slip away on the surface. Just out of the Gib heading back to La Spezia a nice fat tanker was heading towards me sunk that with 3 torps and made my way back. The patrol only consisted of the sinnking of 2 PTboats 1 tanker and 1 shooting down a hurricane, but my reward was the German cross with oaks. All in all it wasn't that much of a hassle, ive found traveling through the english channel way worse. Still its early days.

09-17-05, 12:51 AM	#9
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Dec 1941 Well I and my crew in the VIIC got threw the Gib, i was actually expecting more of a fight from the british in the Gibralta straight. i encountered lots of PTboats which i got sick of them trailing me while submerged that i surfaced and ordered a deckgun attack managed to sink two, before one of my look outs spotted a destroyer heading our way. Went very deep and stayed there at 3 knots. Surface just out of the Gib was spotted by 4 hurricanes manage to shoot 1 down then they left after they had finish trying to bomb me. Got to my objective grid, patroled for 24hrs then headed back. On the way back I saw 3 destroyers patroling but i managed to slip away on the surface. Just out of the Gib heading back to La Spezia a nice fat tanker was heading towards me sunk that with 3 torps and made my way back. The patrol only consisted of the sinnking of 2 PTboats 1 tanker and 1 shooting down a hurricane, but my reward was the German cross with oaks. All in all it wasn't that much of a hassle, ive found traveling through the english channel way worse. Still its early days. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.