(playing a GWX campaign with LRT v1.3 installed)
First patrol update :
We made it back to St. Nazaire after sustaining heavy crew casualties from a Catalina aircraft surface attack. Took a few weeks shore leave in St. Nazaire while our boot was being repaired. Attended the funerals of 9 crewmen that were lost during the aircraft attack. They won't soon be forgotten.
Second patrol:
We set out for our patrol grid located between Ireland and Iceland. While traveling to our patrol area, we came across a large inbound convoy. We dove to periscope depth and started our hunt. Before we could get into attack position, we were detected by one of the enemy destroyer escorts. Soon, an enemy Catalina patrol aircraft showed up, circling overhead. Then 2 other enemy escorts joined the attack. We dove silent and deep, but it was no use. We endured a brutal barrage of depth charge attacks over several hours. As our boot took more and more damage, it became clear that we could not shake our hunters. The damage to our boot became too much. Both diesels destroyed, heavy damage to all batteries... the list went on and on. When it became clear that we could not stop the heavy flooding, I (as captain) decided our only hope of survival was to blow ballast, surface, and abandon ship. Upon surfacing, we were attacked by heavy gunfire from the enemy escorts. Only a few of us could jump overboard before a destroyer rammed and sunk our boot. We were picked out of the dark, freezing water by one of the enemy destroyers, and now we are on our waty back to England for interrogation. As captain, I am responsible for the deaths of most of our crew. And I will have to live with that for the rest of my life.
Some screenshots showing the heavy depth charge damage we took before blowing ballast:
Great job GWX team! SH3 is better than ever before.
