My first bad patrol or dont make this mistake!

Freiwillige · 10-09-09, 02:27 PM

March 29th 1941.

I was sent south down by Capetown west Africa. Why BDU sends me anywhere other than the west of England is beyond me. I hate going south as there seems to be less traffic and more fuel consumption. Finally a small merchant sighted. weather is crap and I cant see the front of my boat but manage to fire an eel into him after the first was a dud.

Large Convoy! Intercept, hit three ships with the first exploding and the other two limping off. Then I come across another convoy when the weather clears.
The escorts spot me but I am under and gone before they can react.

I surface and skip around the outskirts of the convoy at maximum veiwing range and am spotted yet again!

Under I go after running didn't help!
Hours go by and these guys just keep nailing me. every time I slip them they re locate and pummel me more

. Deeper and Deeper they drive me. Speed reduced to 1 knot and still they re locate and hammer me despite my best efforts.

after 6 hours game time I am starting to believe these guys are psychic after slipping away a bit they repeatedly just steamed right at me!

Then it hit me I never rigged for silent.....D'oh!

I fired 4 bow tubes at an escort and missed with a beautiful spread at 300 meters.

RTB with two sinkings, disgusted in my performance but alive.

10-09-09, 02:27 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	My first bad patrol or dont make this mistake! March 29th 1941. I was sent south down by Capetown west Africa. Why BDU sends me anywhere other than the west of England is beyond me. I hate going south as there seems to be less traffic and more fuel consumption. Finally a small merchant sighted. weather is crap and I cant see the front of my boat but manage to fire an eel into him after the first was a dud. Large Convoy! Intercept, hit three ships with the first exploding and the other two limping off. Then I come across another convoy when the weather clears. The escorts spot me but I am under and gone before they can react. I surface and skip around the outskirts of the convoy at maximum veiwing range and am spotted yet again! Under I go after running didn't help! Hours go by and these guys just keep nailing me. every time I slip them they re locate and pummel me more. Deeper and Deeper they drive me. Speed reduced to 1 knot and still they re locate and hammer me despite my best efforts. after 6 hours game time I am starting to believe these guys are psychic after slipping away a bit they repeatedly just steamed right at me! Then it hit me I never rigged for silent.....D'oh! I fired 4 bow tubes at an escort and missed with a beautiful spread at 300 meters. RTB with two sinkings, disgusted in my performance but alive.