A lucky tanker?

washishu · 04-18-15, 03:58 AM

Cruising around BF1 I was down to 25% fuel and hoping to catch something with my last four torpedoes. Picked up a fast moving target on hydrophone and gave chase. In heavy seas it took a good while to catch up and get a visual; a big fat T3 tanker, but we are now almost into the Irish Sea. It’s night time now but I don’t want to be here in daylight.

I closed to around 2500 metres astern and fired off two of the three in the for’d tubes setting depth to pass underneath and relying on the magnetic detonators; first was a premature detonation. The second hit and the tanker slowed from 12 kts to about 6 kts; down but not out. The last torpedo from for’d tube disabled it further and it was soon dead in the water and down by the stern.

I manoeuvred for the kill shot from the stern tube with the last torpedo, aiming to hit midships at 4 metres depth. It hit but was a dud. The tanker appeared to be going down slowly but the seas were too rough to man the gun to finish it off. I had no choice but to make a hasty retreat before daylight.

If that tanker sank before I got back to Lorient, would I still get the kill?

04-18-15, 03:58 AM	#1
washishu Mate Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: England Posts: 54 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	A lucky tanker? Cruising around BF1 I was down to 25% fuel and hoping to catch something with my last four torpedoes. Picked up a fast moving target on hydrophone and gave chase. In heavy seas it took a good while to catch up and get a visual; a big fat T3 tanker, but we are now almost into the Irish Sea. It’s night time now but I don’t want to be here in daylight. I closed to around 2500 metres astern and fired off two of the three in the for’d tubes setting depth to pass underneath and relying on the magnetic detonators; first was a premature detonation. The second hit and the tanker slowed from 12 kts to about 6 kts; down but not out. The last torpedo from for’d tube disabled it further and it was soon dead in the water and down by the stern. I manoeuvred for the kill shot from the stern tube with the last torpedo, aiming to hit midships at 4 metres depth. It hit but was a dud. The tanker appeared to be going down slowly but the seas were too rough to man the gun to finish it off. I had no choice but to make a hasty retreat before daylight. If that tanker sank before I got back to Lorient, would I still get the kill?