I'm on my 16th patrol, and my diesel reserves are down to 50%. For the last several weeks, U94 has prowled the sea's in search of prey to find only a measly 300 ton coal tender which was sunk purely for deck gun practice.
We've zigged and zagged for weeks, hearing the radio chatter reporting on the successess the other boats in the fleet have been having and getting quite disheartned. We've heard nothing on the hydrophone's either. Now, northwest of Lerwick, we were heading home.
Submerged at 30mtrs and creeping along at 2 knots, the crew was feeling downhearted. At 4:50am I was called from my bunk by the hydrophone operator who was reporting a string of contacts, heading straight for us. I listened myself and thought "such sounds could only be generated by a bloody large group of warships."
I used the external cam and lo-and behold i've got a task force bearing down towards me. With the HMS Prince of Wales battleship chugging along among them!!!!
I have had such a **** patrol so far. My boat's belly is stuffed to the brim with torpedos waiting to sink ships. This is the perfect oppertunity for me to sink my first battleship ever. These chances rarely come along, and the last time i nearly succeeded, the rough seas broached my conning tower and i was seen at the last minute!!
They're clipping along at quite a speed which will make an AOB calculation next to impossible. I think my only chance here is to get into position, pre-plot her course, and get a pre-set AOB and range, and wait for her to pass through that mark, then fire everything I have at her!!!!
What's the best reccomendations for torpedo shots on a battleship?? Individual shots fired quickly one after the other, or program a salvo??
Cheer's guys
