Well in my current patrol in June of 40, I was traveling in grid AM53 with my VIIB on a clear and calm morning. Maybe it was the fact that the planes were coming from the direction of the sun but with a good watch crew, I had a couple of close calls with aircraft. Actually during the last encounter, they were able to do some damage to my deck guns b4 I was completely submerged. I didn't notice what type of planes, but they were moving very fast of course.
If I had been in an IX boat, I could have sustained more damage since it takes them longer to dive, FYI.
__________________
|