SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post

jangles · 12-14-10, 07:10 AM

how strange, until yesterday I had done 9 patrols and only seen 1 plane - an Anson on my first patrol just off the west costs of Ireland.

I was beginning to wonder why I hadnt seen any and was reading this thread with interest.

I set out on my 10th patrol last night , it is May 1940 . Im tasked with heading to a grid just west of casablanca.

I decide to hug the coastline of holland and head towards the channel (risky , I know but i usally get thru ok).

I am spotted in calm waters by a dutch armed trawler with eagle eyesight. (I forgot at this stage than holland were allied) , I dive and evade him and continue west.

I then get a sighting of a small convoy , so I up scope and see a fiji and V&w destroyer escorting a convoy - heading right across my path , I decide to be agressive and fire two torps at each.

The fiji takes a hit towards the rear and sinks very quickly (much to the delight of the crew) , the V&W takes one hit but stays afloat and begins to open fire on my position.

I go to free camera and am aware of a sort of buzzing noise...hmm , thats strange , whats causing that , I even look arond the room to see if somethign else if causing it .

suddnely it gets much louder , the box appears to the left showing two aircraft screaming down towards my position...its the RAF! , they drop a total of four bombs which damage me badly - the destroyer finishes me off..

But I was delighted to see some aircraft at last!

12-14-10, 07:10 AM	#22
jangles Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 48 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	how strange, until yesterday I had done 9 patrols and only seen 1 plane - an Anson on my first patrol just off the west costs of Ireland. I was beginning to wonder why I hadnt seen any and was reading this thread with interest. I set out on my 10th patrol last night , it is May 1940 . Im tasked with heading to a grid just west of casablanca. I decide to hug the coastline of holland and head towards the channel (risky , I know but i usally get thru ok). I am spotted in calm waters by a dutch armed trawler with eagle eyesight. (I forgot at this stage than holland were allied) , I dive and evade him and continue west. I then get a sighting of a small convoy , so I up scope and see a fiji and V&w destroyer escorting a convoy - heading right across my path , I decide to be agressive and fire two torps at each. The fiji takes a hit towards the rear and sinks very quickly (much to the delight of the crew) , the V&W takes one hit but stays afloat and begins to open fire on my position. I go to free camera and am aware of a sort of buzzing noise...hmm , thats strange , whats causing that , I even look arond the room to see if somethign else if causing it . suddnely it gets much louder , the box appears to the left showing two aircraft screaming down towards my position...its the RAF! , they drop a total of four bombs which damage me badly - the destroyer finishes me off.. But I was delighted to see some aircraft at last!