Currently on Patrol 6 (March 1940) in U45 (Type VIIB), 2nd Flotilla out of Wilhelmshaven. I can't give details of tonnage sunk to date in this career at the moment, but on this patrol so far I have sunk 37,000+GRT, which includes two medium cargo ships and two AMC's. Six torpedoes remaining and am just off the north coast of Scotland hoping to make it to DH77 (west of the Canary Islands) my assigned grid.
The two AMC's were a rare sight escorted by a loan destroyer. My soundman picked up the destroyer by chance when we were on the surface but were partially submerged due to rough seas. I submerged to periscope depth and picked up three warships. This looks interesting I thought and ordered silent running. Anyway, after a while I was able to spot the two AMC's through the attack scope at a distance of around 4,000 metres travelling at 17 knots. As the seas were rough and the escorting destroyer had passed in front of me already (he was way ahead of the AMC's travelling at 20 knots), I ordered ahead one-third to close the distance as much as possible. I managed to get within around 2,500 metres of the first AMC and fired two torpedoes set at slow, 2 metres depth with impact pistols. Within a minute or two the second AMC was in an ideal position for me to fire a further two torpedoes. I thought I had a good chance of hitting the first AMC but felt that the second AMC might be lucky and increase speed and zig-zag after my torps hit the first AMC which would alert him to my presence. On time my first two torps detonated against the hull of the first AMC disabling it immediately. A little later two more detonations were heard and the second AMC sailed on for a minute or two but then succumbed to the damage the two torps had inflicted.
I went down to 90 metres at ahead-slow while the destroyer doubled back in an attempt to locate me. Thankfully he didn't even get a sniff and I sneaked away. Some screenies below showing the death throes of the AMC's.
Nemo
