Whumpf! The first torpedo had hit the freighter! It was followed by another detonation, and several seconds later, the other freighter went up in flames.
However, this had the result of every freighter in the vicinity switching on their search lights. "ALARM!!!!" Manfred yelled, then, followed by the watch crew, slid down the ladder "Take us down, chief, 40 meters!" Benno yelled " Herr Kaleun, all of the destroyers are heading for us!" "Make that 70 meters, chief!"
Benno listened intently to his head phones.
chhhhhhhhhhhhhhsplashchhhhhhhhhhsplashchhhhhhhhhhh splashchhhhhhhhhhhBOOM!!!!!!
Benno ripped his headphones off, for fear of the detonations rendering him deaf.
He looked around, puzzled at the lack of damage. Then he realized that the explosion had only been so loud because he had been listening to the hydrophones. Fortunately, all the other attacks were just as inaccurate, and the escorts gave up after an hour or so. When the captain ordered them to surface, they went after the convoy, with their tubes reloaded, ready to add some more tonnage to their score.
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