The doom of the depth charge.

[Kpt. Vindal]

My first career run came to a screeching halt today. Twas' only my second mission and last night i had played for 12 hours straight. It is not my fault that this game is so addicting... But, im abit confused to how i was sunk.

I had just sunk an ammunition ship. Previously before this ship i had sunk two other ships in the same sector. So i suppose the Brits were quite upset by this. After i had sunk the ammo ship i surface and start to head for home. Due to fuel and torp supply. As i chugged along suddenly my watchman screams out "Aircraft spotted!" Immediately i ordered a crash dive. There i am waiting for a depth charge attack from the plane. WHich never came to be. After about 20 minutes i surface again.

As i float along i decide to check my binocs. And there she is. A dido coming straight at me! Those damn brit planes and their radios. Crash dive! 60m I go ahead slow and silent run. He starts to drop DC's nowhere near me. I take the opportunity to go ahead flank and turn hard. This goes on for 50 minutes. I slowly get away from him. Then, my hydro's lose the warship. Then it picks him up again but at long range. Its been and hour. He's far away. Now my hydro's dont pick up the warship at all.

I suppose i can get off silent running. Ahead standard. I need more distance. Then it happens. "Warship closing. Medium range." Rig to silent! "Warship closing. Short range." About at the same time i hear planes above. Dropping depth charges ahead of me. THen i hear the dido engines right over me. "Depth charges in the water, sir!" Flank! hard to port! But its too late a depth charge rips into my diesel engine room. Flooding like mad. Its only a matter of time. At this part i sit and watch as my U-boat slowly fills with water. My repair teams working like mad to save the ship. But the damage is too great. I sit and ponder how i was never able to escape from this dido. Planes and all. Then it is over. U-35 lost at sea along with the brave 42 who manned her. What a cruel place... this atlantic ocean...