A more detailed report will follow, just want to get this event out;
Was sailing from the Western Approach up north to catch up with about 3 convoys that where reported in the AL / AM grids at flank speed.
Most of the journey was done at flank speed in high seas, 18m/s wind, 0 visibility.
We dove to 40m multiple times when we reached AL to listen, and home in.
After listening for 20 minutes, with a lot of confusing reports;
Merchant bearing 270, long range! Closing!"
Warship, high speed constant distance, bearing 180
Merchant bearing 220, high speed, short range!
Merchant bearing 330, slow speed short range closing!
I decided to go up. It'd be rather odd to be surrounded by convoys on 4 sides, all going different ways.
Up on the surface at 4am, we didn't see a single thing. Not wanting to stick around, back to flank speed. I look around, and suddenly a white, flashing light...uh, that's odd.
Lets turn around and investigate, they wont see us.
Another light right in front of us.
To the right a flashing light....to the left.
"we're under attack!!"
Turns out, a merchant was attacking me, and I was in the middle of 3 convoys.
I sneaked away on surface. Will regain contact once the visibility is more.
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