[Raticon]

I started in '39 and have slugged my way to Jan '41 now with my shiny new VIIC, traded to me in exchange for the II-D. I am allready starting to notice the escorts getting tougher, bolder and, most noticeable of all, not entirely blind all the time like '39 and early '40. Back then i could just steam into the middle of a convoy at full speed, calmly place my torps into the fattest ships i could see and then gracefully sail away in peace and serenity, now i must actually start to plan approaches, escape routes and always dive to at least 150m to escape the furious DD's...

What you are writing here is really chocking and startling me badly... I am very bad at long-range engagements, preferring 2000m as the farthest distance i even try to torpedo something from, and by reading this i realize that the golden days are soon over and i must practice hard on my 2000m+ aim. And as the DD's in early '41 isn't tough enough, you are telling me i have to push 200m+ in a dive and manouver like a parkour-runner trough the inner city to get away after '41? I am having a hard time allready! Time for retirement much? :-P