New Mods (widescreen and wheel) installed, New career and orf I go, NNW from Wilhelmshaven in U47 'nog al' - 2Sept1939.
War starts the next day - wasn't expecting that
Storm brewing at 60N (just west of Norway, western side of the deep trench) and a ship spotted.. change course and give chase.
Taking readings all the way - It has a red flag (British ??).. eventually get ahead and dive.
More readings - wheel/Parallel course all give me 4 knots - move in for the kill.
Ship course is direct south and still cannot make out the red flag... it's bugging me !!
Final approach - "Full speed Chief - I want to make sure".
Sometime later - "Slow speed.. Open tube 1, up Periscope".. and there she is...
That was close.. I was so ready to pop off a torpedo (nearly let one go outside visual range) ??
Surfaced.. waved at the ship and turned north again.. "A good exercise Number 1 ?"
