Just had an awesome first patrol myself.
Type VIIa, assigned out to the other side of Ireland, found nothing but a single tramp steamer and out of boredom wasted 2 eels on it. Decided eventually to head for home and instantly got a radio report of a Task force in the area. As luck would have it, It was about 50 Km out from my current position and headed straight for me.
Ended up on a head on collision, went to periscope depth and found myself right in the centre. 3 DD's, 2 Cruisers and 1 big fat Illustrious carrier.
All forward torps found their mark on the carrier, while 1 rear hit and damaged 1 Southampton class cruiser. Carrier eventually came to a stop, but lanched frequent air patrols, so surfacing was out of the question, and the destroyers and cruisers sped away.
Fortunately I had enough eels in reserve to finish off the carrier, then make the long trip home.
Instant promotion was awaiting me when I got home to Wilhelmshaven, and now I can't wait to get home from work to start my next patrol.
