3RD Patrol (BALZ)

[Brag]

Note: The whole patrol will be posted on this thread.
(smaller posts, more often)


From Lt- Schmenk's diary:

Bored. waiting for something to happen, we sat in the officers' nook- Balz played on the concertina The Balz Walz Hoochie Woochie. He'd been playing it every day since we left Cork.

"Message received," The Funker came up and handed Balz a flimsy.
Balz read it out loud. "Large convoy 70 miles SE 8 kts heading NW xx Intercept and attack." Finished reading, he said, "Schmenk, plot intercept as close as possible to this guy´s position. Don't give em time for any fiddle-doodle."
I gave the order for full speed ahead for an intercept three hours later. Before arriving, we did a sound check. The convoy had changed course to west. I had to replot. Two hours later revealed another course change by the convoy. Now it was heading south-

"If this comodore knew how annoying he is, he would be writing long letters of apology in the London Times," Balz grumbled.

The next intercept worked. We stayed at PD and waited. Balz raised the scope. "Schmenk, I'm happy to inform you that the convoy has changed course again. But never mind, I have this grosser Frachter by the short hairs anyway. Set range three thousand meters, flood tube one. Bring my bunny tea cozy."
Bernard handed the tea cozy he had been using as a coffee filter- "Want milk with it?"
Concentrating on his target put on the tea cozy and let coffee run over his ears. I wondered what would happen next.