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Keelbuster · 02-05-08, 11:44 AM

Oh God, thank thee for thy blessing. Last night I was driving U-183 (IXC/40) around my patrol grid in the Carribean. I don't have the grid here, but it was that narrows between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I get multiple contacts, moving erratically. A mish-mash of warships and merchants. I get excited, and I start getting my intercept on. The convoy changes course once, which threw me off. I ended up flanking and overtaking it, and in the meantime I got a look at a LOT of smoke stacks. There were three warships visible on the West side of the convoy, which seemed like a lot. There turned out to be seven or so in total.

Ok - gotta hurry this up because my supervisor is patrolling here...

I intercept them within sight of the island called Isla Mona (thanks google maps) and I make my approach. I peg them at 10kts (turned out to be closer to 9). Here was the basic makeup of the convoy:

3 columns of 8 or so. It was a _long_ convoy. I had time to reload the fore tubes and attack the rear as it passed by!

6 x Large Tanker
3 x Modern Medium Tanker
2 or 3 x Small Tanker
1 x Escort Carrier
Assorted Cargos
A couple Large Merchants
At the caboose, on it's own, with what seemed to be it's own Frigate guard, was a ship called 'Replenishment' which i identified as a Cyclops-Collier. I had never seen one before, adn hence _had_ to sink her.

In total I got 3 x Large tankers and the Cyclops. It was a haul. I got rammed by a merchant and my conning tower was ravaged (attack peri destroyed, flaks gone). I didn't have enough fuel to flank again and had to head home. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two when I get home.

FEEL THE DRUMBEAT.

02-05-08, 11:44 AM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Dream Convoy Oh God, thank thee for thy blessing. Last night I was driving U-183 (IXC/40) around my patrol grid in the Carribean. I don't have the grid here, but it was that narrows between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I get multiple contacts, moving erratically. A mish-mash of warships and merchants. I get excited, and I start getting my intercept on. The convoy changes course once, which threw me off. I ended up flanking and overtaking it, and in the meantime I got a look at a LOT of smoke stacks. There were three warships visible on the West side of the convoy, which seemed like a lot. There turned out to be seven or so in total. Ok - gotta hurry this up because my supervisor is patrolling here... I intercept them within sight of the island called Isla Mona (thanks google maps) and I make my approach. I peg them at 10kts (turned out to be closer to 9). Here was the basic makeup of the convoy: 3 columns of 8 or so. It was a _long_ convoy. I had time to reload the fore tubes and attack the rear as it passed by! 6 x Large Tanker 3 x Modern Medium Tanker 2 or 3 x Small Tanker 1 x Escort Carrier Assorted Cargos A couple Large Merchants At the caboose, on it's own, with what seemed to be it's own Frigate guard, was a ship called 'Replenishment' which i identified as a Cyclops-Collier. I had never seen one before, adn hence _had_ to sink her. In total I got 3 x Large tankers and the Cyclops. It was a haul. I got rammed by a merchant and my conning tower was ravaged (attack peri destroyed, flaks gone). I didn't have enough fuel to flank again and had to head home. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two when I get home. FEEL THE DRUMBEAT. __________________