June 1941 - BE65 - U-30/VIIB - KLt. Johannes Blessin - only two torpedos left
Convoy sighted - outbound course SW - sent contact report to BdU and received order to shadow convoy
Easy job - 4 meters wind and visibility to the horizon - no escorts at the convoys starboard side
Convoy doesn't change course or speed untill nightfall - sent regularly updates to BdU
4 o'clock in the morning - weather and visibilty still fine - received OK from BdU - wolfpack in position to attack
While proceeding to best position for an attack nothing happens - diving to periscope depth - ready tubes for launch
Suddenly explosions - immediately our little type F12 drone gets airborne - small freighter has been hit - secondary explosions visible
Next impact - large freighter in second column hit into the starboard bow section
Gunfire of the leading destroyer - a Hunt type - in our general direction - can't see what he's firing at - can't be us, our periscope is down
The following destroyer - A&B type I guess - speeding to the convoys starboard side - guns ablaze
Another explosion is audible - turning the drone to the right - the Hunt destroyer has been split into two parts
WOW - these wolf pack boats are amazing!
Turning back to the other destroyer - still in full speed - he's burning in the middle section - obviously been hit by gunfire
He's turning around and heads back to his standard position behind the convoy - damaged but still shooting like mad at a position somewhere port to our U-Boot
Hovering to this position the drone dips into the dark water and finds a commrade U-Boot at periscope depth - sitting there stopped
His periscope seems to be down, but the destroyer still shoots at his position - funny - he opens and closes his stern tube repetitively
Can't find an other pack member
Doing our own job, one of our torpedos hits a coastal frighter - it sinks - the other one is a dud - arrrgh
A thousand thanks for this outstanding mod guys - for your time and effort to let us have a total new and exiting experience with this old SH lady.
The older she gets the more beautiful she grows due to your magic touch.
Kudos!
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