220 in a VIIB.
It was an interesting encounter...in which I ended up dead...
was on a fairly productive patrol, sank a number of ship and came up with around 44,000 GRT, when this convoy appeared on the map behind me by a few miles. So I ordered about, I still had 3 fish left, to see what I could find.
Got within visual range (16km on GWX) and saw a rather large convoy. 3 DDs, a bunch of merchs and in the centre...a Southhampton Cruiser
I hadn't seen a cruiser in the game yet! And I had 3 fish! SCORE!
So I went to silent running, dived to 25 meters and started creeping up to the convoy...
...then the nearest DD started pinging me...
"AAAAALARM!!!!"
Dove to 100 metres...and cut engines and waited...
ping....ping....BOOM
DCed my backside. aft tube destroyed, heavy flooding. I started repairs but the other 3 DDs came to help the lone DD, and started working in tandem, two would ping and one wouldn't move...listening for me! GAH! so I ordered a dive to 200 meters...
...reached 200...
...BOOM...
210...220...
GAH!! Blow Ballast! Emergency Back Full!
230...235...230...180...150...90...40...
She broke the surface and was met by 3 DDs...
needless to say she went all the way down again...
And yes...I was thoroughly pissed...cause I was 200 renown away from getting a 7C.
But some good news, started on a save right before that, finished the patrol, and got my 7C...
and what's more...
...I got U-96
So in the end it all worked out well (and yes, I'm flying the Laughing Swordfish on my conning tower)