[smithcorp]

Well after a couple more hours of nail-biting stress, I managed to slip away from my tenacious destroyer. He made one good run on me and managed to give me some minor damage to the conning tower, flak gun and AA gun, but by keeping deep and slow and keeping my profile small, I got past him and made my way slowly west. I then surfaced and made repairs.

Here's some shots:



Bad weather on the run up the English coast at the start of the mission




Crew doesn't look happy




My first kill - a tramp steamer slips under the waves




The trawler that sprang me after getting a pounding from the 88 - my u-boat can be seen in the distance




...and the consequences. A destroyer arrives and forces me down




Nasty piece of work, but a lovely looking ship...




By this stage he had lost me - the sun is sinking and thankfully I am not




Damage from my encounter - luckily not too much.

I'm now homeward bound, with just enough fuel to get back to base - here's hoping it's not too eventful.

Hope you enjoyed the report as much as I enjoyed sitting for several hours in real time evading that destroyer.

smith