(Technical problems may prohibit further story telling.)
Manila. December 1941.
USS Swordfish. A Sargo-class assigned to the Asiatic fleet. My boat is outfitted with the latest and best equipment. A top of the line deck gun, and an SD radar and twin AA gun.
My first mission is a bit of a disappointment. Instead of avenging our fallen friends, I'm taking supplies to the other side of the Phillipines. Everything is quiet the first few days, until we encounter a Jap merchant on the north coast. I pull up alongside and test the new deck gun. It works a charm.
After our success, we deliver the goods. Our boys will be fed tonight. But the news comes over the radio. Our new assignment, a patrol of the Luzon strait!
On the way, air activity was high. Search planes and bombers all over the sky. Occasional lulls exposed two merchants which were promptly sunk. But the Jap birds forced me down under again.
Next, we intercepted a convoy. 4 destroyers and and a large passenger liner.
I used several eels sinking the escorts before sending the liner down with one eel. Command tells us to return to base.
On the way back, scares from planes were common, but no danger. We returned to Manila were two medals awaited me.
Report:
4 Merchant/Transports
4 Warships
Casualtys:
2 wounded
Damage:
Minor
Completion time:
4 days
Status: Mission complete
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"Herr Kaleun, we have ran aground!"
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