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HotiBomba · 03-04-11, 01:10 PM

I recently transfered to Bergen to get new XXI type. On first patrol with new sub i was sunk after being raped

by convoy escorts for hours... I usually don't load my carrer, i follow the rule - once the U-Boat is sunk i started a new carrer. But i made an exception because it's late 1944 and really wanted to finish this one. So i loaded game and started new patrol (51).

This time i decided to avoid large convoys, and looked for smaller ones and lone merchants. Went north around Iceland, and tryied to reach North Atlantic as less contact as possible. First 2-3 days of patrols were like this:

- Detecting radar signals
- Ahead flank, dive to 30m
- Ahead 1/3
- After half hour - periscope depth - surface

This routine was done x564

until i reached apromax. middle of North Atlantic, and air contact became minimal. I decided to go to the waters of the South America counting that there will be probably less allied air and warship presence.

First stop - Azores port of Ponta Delgada. I spent two days searching around the island at 100-200 km distance. Found nothing. Then i decided to move closer to see if possible to raid the harbor. There were three warships patroling at wide space, so i decided to sneak in. I was coming from the west and manage to close up to the harbor, just started with attack tactics when suddenly U-boat hit something. "We are taking damage sir, Hull damage blabla bla bla...". I thought - "damn subnet!"

But... there was nothing! So it must be a mine, but when i checked depth - it was around 250 meters below keel. So i was confused, cos i readed somewhere that maximum operating depth of mines during WW2 were apromax. 150 m

Don't know maybe i was wrong about it...

Sub starting to go down, tryied to retake control but nothing. Hit the bottom at 230m. And again - became a fish food

03-04-11, 01:10 PM	#2230
HotiBomba Mate Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Croatia Posts: 54 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Bad luck with XXI I recently transfered to Bergen to get new XXI type. On first patrol with new sub i was sunk after being raped by convoy escorts for hours... I usually don't load my carrer, i follow the rule - once the U-Boat is sunk i started a new carrer. But i made an exception because it's late 1944 and really wanted to finish this one. So i loaded game and started new patrol (51). This time i decided to avoid large convoys, and looked for smaller ones and lone merchants. Went north around Iceland, and tryied to reach North Atlantic as less contact as possible. First 2-3 days of patrols were like this: - Detecting radar signals - Ahead flank, dive to 30m - Ahead 1/3 - After half hour - periscope depth - surface This routine was done x564 until i reached apromax. middle of North Atlantic, and air contact became minimal. I decided to go to the waters of the South America counting that there will be probably less allied air and warship presence. First stop - Azores port of Ponta Delgada. I spent two days searching around the island at 100-200 km distance. Found nothing. Then i decided to move closer to see if possible to raid the harbor. There were three warships patroling at wide space, so i decided to sneak in. I was coming from the west and manage to close up to the harbor, just started with attack tactics when suddenly U-boat hit something. "We are taking damage sir, Hull damage blabla bla bla...". I thought - "damn subnet!" But... there was nothing! So it must be a mine, but when i checked depth - it was around 250 meters below keel. So i was confused, cos i readed somewhere that maximum operating depth of mines during WW2 were apromax. 150 m Don't know maybe i was wrong about it... Sub starting to go down, tryied to retake control but nothing. Hit the bottom at 230m. And again - became a fish food __________________ - 'Enemy is pinging us, sir!' - Again? Well... Ping them back, maybe they will leave then Last edited by HotiBomba; 03-04-11 at 01:59 PM.