Here I am finally surfaced after being hounded by 4 escorts guarding this convoy. I only expected two, sank one and then found three good ones above me. Went to 515 feet and danced like my life depended on it. Now I'm on the surface, with radar on, able to take inventory for the first time. This convoy originally: 1 merchie, 4 escorts. Now: 1 merchie 3 escorts
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Well, you're never gonna stack up tonnage with that but man, the escorts are fun!
So here I am, September, 1944, plenty of targets, but no longer unescorted. As a matter of fact in my last six convoys escorts have outnumbered merchies 2 to 1. TM+RSRD+NSM.
It's almost daybreak. The DDs kept me down almost all night. I radioed in a report and headed for the merchie. The escorts will get there first. Unless my orders say otherwise I'll conduct a daylight attack. If detected, my plan is to bag another escort. 3-1 odds against: they got me right where I want 'em!