The battle for Norway just keeps getting better and better.
After sinking the HMS Nelson I proceeded on my original course toward the Trondhjem area where the Allies have landed to try and take Norway back.
After 12 hours & in the dark...Kerblam! I run straight into another British TF following 12 hours behind the preceeding one. It's heading (I suppose) to the Narvik area. I find myself right in lthe middle of about 8 DD's & a couple of Fiji Class ships......***PLUS*** this big-ol-flat topped thing.
It's an Illustrious Class Aircraft carrier & its going to pass right by me.
I am sitting in position at 11m because of the high wave action while these two DD's sail right by infront of me..(300-450M) I guess I was very lucky that it is only 1940 and the ocean was frothing which kept me from being detected.
I sent another salvo of four torpedos at 2100m with a 1 degree spread and 3.5 meters right into the side of that bugger. I shot the first one just forward of center & the other three just sort of hit every 20-30m or so all the way back.
It went down in 6 minutes...
I have sunk 6 ships on this patrol..more then I have ever sunk before...
This battle for Norway starting on 9 April 1940 is really full of action..Well worth doing if you haven't done so already.
Heck, I even have one aft torpedo left for tomorrow...
The only thing that I find a bit distressing is: I have seen more damn British warships in this area then our Whole Navy posesses...I wonder if Herr Hithler has some more hidden away somewhere?
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