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Zosimus · 01-21-15, 03:35 PM

U-108 reporting from Bessel.
Second patrol complete.
66,235 tons.
Hull Integrity: 65.23%

The weather was terrible every step of the way. Fortunately I finally found a 6 knot convoy and polished some ships off. There was an auxiliary cruiser, but I didn't try any shots.

The only really interesting thing that happened was I had a Medium Cargo ship damaged, and I was trying to close for the kill with a deck gun. I was at about 6,000 meters when the weather cleared to 16 km and the ship opened fire on me. It also called for nearby destroyers. A frigate answered the call and started firing on me.

I accelerated to 18 knots to try to close to 4,000 meters and open fire, but it soon became clear that the frigate was going to catch me, so under I went.

Apparently while the frigate was firing it hit another merchant in the area that was unrelated to the convoy. That merchant returned fire and before long it sunk (gray). Later when I was back at the surface the frigate was burning merrily as it steamed its way through the night.

01-21-15, 03:35 PM	#4755
Zosimus XO Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Chorrillos, Lima, Peru Posts: 401 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	U-108 reporting from Bessel. Second patrol complete. 66,235 tons. Hull Integrity: 65.23% The weather was terrible every step of the way. Fortunately I finally found a 6 knot convoy and polished some ships off. There was an auxiliary cruiser, but I didn't try any shots. The only really interesting thing that happened was I had a Medium Cargo ship damaged, and I was trying to close for the kill with a deck gun. I was at about 6,000 meters when the weather cleared to 16 km and the ship opened fire on me. It also called for nearby destroyers. A frigate answered the call and started firing on me. I accelerated to 18 knots to try to close to 4,000 meters and open fire, but it soon became clear that the frigate was going to catch me, so under I went. Apparently while the frigate was firing it hit another merchant in the area that was unrelated to the convoy. That merchant returned fire and before long it sunk (gray). Later when I was back at the surface the frigate was burning merrily as it steamed its way through the night.