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Saukko · 12-07-05, 01:34 PM

Thanks for the great story!

I had similar incident during my last patrol, west coast of Scotland near Loche Ewe (sp?). I had used two torpedoes on C2 and surfaced to finish it with deck gun and then dive before planes come, this was March 1940, so I thought that I could do that before some hurricanes can reach us.
And like you, my watch officer shouts that enemy ship is engaging us, so I scanned the horizon seeing nothing, then I thought that the C2 was armed but no.
Nothing more happened, no splashes to indicating warship firing at us, so I just thought that poor man has spend too much time on patrols. Soon C2 is sinking and then I spot Elco, just a few hundred meters away! I decide to fight, gun crew mans the deck gun and I use the flak gun. Elco comes very close, 100 meters or closer, and we are both firing like hell. After two hits from deck gun and I guess some hits from my flak, Elco goes down. No damage to my VIIB, she just need some new paint.

I learn that you better listen your watch officer.

12-07-05, 01:34 PM	#3
Saukko Electrician's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 136 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the great story! I had similar incident during my last patrol, west coast of Scotland near Loche Ewe (sp?). I had used two torpedoes on C2 and surfaced to finish it with deck gun and then dive before planes come, this was March 1940, so I thought that I could do that before some hurricanes can reach us. And like you, my watch officer shouts that enemy ship is engaging us, so I scanned the horizon seeing nothing, then I thought that the C2 was armed but no. Nothing more happened, no splashes to indicating warship firing at us, so I just thought that poor man has spend too much time on patrols. Soon C2 is sinking and then I spot Elco, just a few hundred meters away! I decide to fight, gun crew mans the deck gun and I use the flak gun. Elco comes very close, 100 meters or closer, and we are both firing like hell. After two hits from deck gun and I guess some hits from my flak, Elco goes down. No damage to my VIIB, she just need some new paint. I learn that you better listen your watch officer.