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VONHARRIS · 05-05-11, 12:37 PM

Patrol No3 (7th for the crew)
August 5 1940
21:41 hours
U-518 set out to sea with orders to patrol grid AL22 and return to Lorient

August 10 1940 Grid AN14
04:45 hours Small merchant sunk by 5 105mm rounds
Before she went down she called for help and a V&W destroyer showed up. A misjudge in the DDs course put U-518 in danger.
The first two DC attacks either missed or were avoided.
In his third run the DD scored a hit may be direct but sure a very close miss. Bow planes destroyed , hydrophones out of action and the port propeller damaged beyond repair. Flooding was controlled and U-518 was able to maitain depth at 68m at 1 kts despite the attacks.
For 10-11 hours game time (I don't know in real time) U-518 was trying to shake the DD off. He must have run out of charges since no more attacks were pressed.
As we couldn't hear a thing we continued straight at 1kt maintaining depth.
At that point we blew ballast and came to the surface. He was gone. U-518 was unable to dive any more.
Desicion : Return to Wilhelmshaven

18:15 hours Small trawler sunk with 13 105mm rounds targeted at long range.

August 12 1940
14:38 Docked at Wilhelmshaven with 68% hull intergity.
2 ships sunk
2494 tons

We survived this time.

05-05-11, 12:37 PM	#2431
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	U-518 IXC Patrol No3 (7th for the crew) August 5 1940 21:41 hours U-518 set out to sea with orders to patrol grid AL22 and return to Lorient August 10 1940 Grid AN14 04:45 hours Small merchant sunk by 5 105mm rounds Before she went down she called for help and a V&W destroyer showed up. A misjudge in the DDs course put U-518 in danger. The first two DC attacks either missed or were avoided. In his third run the DD scored a hit may be direct but sure a very close miss. Bow planes destroyed , hydrophones out of action and the port propeller damaged beyond repair. Flooding was controlled and U-518 was able to maitain depth at 68m at 1 kts despite the attacks. For 10-11 hours game time (I don't know in real time) U-518 was trying to shake the DD off. He must have run out of charges since no more attacks were pressed. As we couldn't hear a thing we continued straight at 1kt maintaining depth. At that point we blew ballast and came to the surface. He was gone. U-518 was unable to dive any more. Desicion : Return to Wilhelmshaven 18:15 hours Small trawler sunk with 13 105mm rounds targeted at long range. August 12 1940 14:38 Docked at Wilhelmshaven with 68% hull intergity. 2 ships sunk 2494 tons We survived this time.