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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
In fact the only recorded happening like that turned out badly for the Germans. The u-boat surfaced behind a corvette, and the corvette's 40mm AA gun killed the entire deck crew before they could even get to their guns.
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Peter Cremer in
U-333 describes a running gun battle with the corvette
HMS Crocus where he actually inflicted some damage on the escort. In return, he was critically wounded and a number of his sailors, including his 1WO were killed.
U-333 sustained substantial damage but was able to eventually crawl home with help of a U-Tanker a couple of days after the action.
The game facilitates success and it is obviously a popular thing to do for some SH3 players but the reality was very different.