Just had my first GWX aircraft destroyed after 8 months of war! Sailing off the Hebrides I get a report of an aircraft spotted. I see that it is an Anson, and as the weather is calm, I decide to take her on. Order the flak guns manned and for them to open fire at medium range. One opens fire but the other gun stays quiet, so I boot Bernard off the gun and replace him with a petty officer. He joins in and I see smoke start to appear from the plane.
The plane is now shooting back, but the rounds go wide as my gunners contiue to pour rounds into the bomber. The plane loses control, crashing astern of me. We celebrate one in the eye for costal command!
A ASW trawler is spotted latter heading for us (called in by the bomber), but gets no contact of us, and moves away. A flower corvette turns up later and gets a torpedo for it's trouble!
Haven't done too bad this patrol, 14,000 tons sunk with only 4 torpedoes used. Most sinkings have been by deck gun due to good weather, no longer an option as it's changed. I had to use 2 torpedos to sink a small cargo vessal (the forst torpedo hit the engine room, leaving it dead in the water, but not sinking it. The second did!
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Now taking up position off the the bottom of Ireland hoping to take out a convoy reported heading in my direction. It could shape up into a very nice patrol!
