[merc4ulfate]

Armistead is right about them not being to good while their speed is up. I just had a patrol where I had to run flank because I was trying to get into position to fire but I was caught between land, which had bunkers and the convoy.

When the bunkers fired at me I dove and the escorts came at me heavy. I went flank after dropping a decoy and dropped to 350 feet. I am running a Tambor(USS Trout). When I got to 350 I went ahead 1/3 and the escorts locked onto my decoy. I got within 1700 yards of the first merchant but the escorts were returning and came within 500 yards of me as I was rising to periscope depth and never even heard me.

I fired all ten torpedoes and got five hits on two merchants and both sank. I had been flank speed to turn to fire the stern tubes so they knew where I was and was coming firing at my scope.

Again I hit a decoy and went down to 375 made a 60 degree turn to the south and they were passing over me but never really got a lock on my location.

It was my 18th patrol in that boat of this career. I had done one refit while out at Guam and I had a bit over 53,000 tons when I got back to Pearl listed in the book.

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