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Originally Posted by Gargamel
And screams of Bernard!!!! were heard throughout Norway that night.
I think I'd start kicking puppies at that point.
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Bernard found his way onto Prien's boat that day, to quote the book, "Pien in u-47 was nearby in Vaags Fjord when u-49 was sunk. Probing the waterways that evening, he ventured steathily into a tributary, Bygden Fjord, leading to the town of Elvenes, the objective of the main British ground forces. There he saw a heart throbbing sight: 'Three large transports, each of 30,000 tons and three more, slightly smaller, escorted by two cruisers' All eight ships were lying in anchor in the narrow south end of Bygden Fjord, disembarking troops into fishing boats.
Here was the opportunity for Prien to eclispse his triumph at Scapa Flow: sink in a single blow at least 150,000 tons of enemy shipping, including two heavy cruisers, and thwart the British counterattack on Narvik.
..result nil
Prien and his crew were dismayed and outraged. Eight torpedoes had failed against sitting ducks."
As enjoyable as Narvik can be in SH3, its was a living nightmare for all the captains that made it there and watched torpedo after torpedo run astray or hit their targets and then not explode. After he heard from Prien and the next few reports he told Hitler that the u-boat where uselss, they didn't have a weapon in which to fight with anymore and urged them to withdrawl them safely while they had the chance.