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Old 03-07-08, 04:29 AM   #11
melnibonian
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It is late 1943 and life sucks.
Whait till you reach 1945 and then you will see what it means for life to suck

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31st patrol of the U-52 (VIIc) and all I seem to do is surface, detect radar, dive, repair damage from the aircraft. Rinse and repeat.
Seems like what we're all doing late in the war. The lucky ones survive to tell the tale.

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I am making an average of about 5 knots to my patrol area where I fear there will be no contacts.
If you're doing 5KTS you're doing well. I usually do about 2-3KTS

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Why do I even have torpedoes onboard when BDU keeps sending me straight through where the British seem to 24/7 air cover.
The Allies have fully saturated air cover almost everywhere, so no matter where BDU sends you you will be discovered, attacked and face death in the eyes
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