Read the craziest thing.

Packlife · 07-19-13, 01:18 AM

Just finished reading Wolf Pack the story of the U-Boat in WW2 today, there was a section about U-Boat operations in the Caribbean. In the early part of the operations convoy TM1 which was made up of 12 merchant's w/ just 4 escorts, was intercepted by a wolf pack of 12 U-Boats. Since there was only 4 escorts none of them went after an attacked the U-Boats cuz they were worried about leaving a even bigger gap for the wolves to sneak in through, the wolves pretty much shredded the convoy sinking 7 large tankers, but get this at one point a escort signaled a U-Boat that was trailing to convoy "asking it to go away"

an the U-Boat signaled back it couldn't, it still had a job to do. That is crazy thought I'd share that one with yall.

Red October1984 · 07-19-13, 01:37 AM

Haha. If that's true, that's hilarious.

Did the escorts happen to be French?

"GO AWAY OR I'LL GET MAD"

Packlife · 07-19-13, 11:06 AM

This is one of those it's so crazy its gotta be true things lol, an idk if they were french it would not surprise me, that or the Brits an you know they would actually mean it when they would ask

Jimbuna · 07-19-13, 04:36 PM

A link to the op would be most helpful.

Here is mine:

http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/tm1.html

Sailor Steve · 07-19-13, 07:56 PM

Here is U-boat.net's account of the battle, and no such message is mentioned. A link to a source would be nice.
http://uboat.net/ops/convoys/battles.htm?convoy=TM-1

Oh, and all four escorts were British.

Red October1984 · 07-19-13, 10:15 PM

Very interesting story.

It's been awhile since I've played SH3 now that I think about it... Haven't been a Grey Wolf since November.

This makes me want to go sink some British shipping. Maybe I'll run into these escorts and they'll ask me to go away instead of shred me to bits like GWX usually does...

Packlife · 08-04-13, 11:10 PM

I cant give you a link to the source since I did not read it on the internet, as I stated in my original post I read it in the book I was reading "Wolf Pack the story of the U-Boat in WW2" you can get the book an look it up

07-19-13, 01:18 AM	#1
Packlife Gunner Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 91 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Read the craziest thing. Just finished reading Wolf Pack the story of the U-Boat in WW2 today, there was a section about U-Boat operations in the Caribbean. In the early part of the operations convoy TM1 which was made up of 12 merchant's w/ just 4 escorts, was intercepted by a wolf pack of 12 U-Boats. Since there was only 4 escorts none of them went after an attacked the U-Boats cuz they were worried about leaving a even bigger gap for the wolves to sneak in through, the wolves pretty much shredded the convoy sinking 7 large tankers, but get this at one point a escort signaled a U-Boat that was trailing to convoy "asking it to go away" an the U-Boat signaled back it couldn't, it still had a job to do. That is crazy thought I'd share that one with yall.

07-19-13, 01:37 AM	#2
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Haha. If that's true, that's hilarious. Did the escorts happen to be French? "GO AWAY OR I'LL GET MAD" __________________

07-19-13, 04:36 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A link to the op would be most helpful. Here is mine: http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/tm1.html __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-19-13, 07:56 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Here is U-boat.net's account of the battle, and no such message is mentioned. A link to a source would be nice. http://uboat.net/ops/convoys/battles.htm?convoy=TM-1 Oh, and all four escorts were British. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-19-13, 10:15 PM	#6
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Very interesting story. It's been awhile since I've played SH3 now that I think about it... Haven't been a Grey Wolf since November. This makes me want to go sink some British shipping. Maybe I'll run into these escorts and they'll ask me to go away instead of shred me to bits like GWX usually does... __________________

07-19-13, 11:06 AM	#3
Packlife Gunner Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 91 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	This is one of those it's so crazy its gotta be true things lol, an idk if they were french it would not surprise me, that or the Brits an you know they would actually mean it when they would ask

08-04-13, 11:10 PM	#7
Packlife Gunner Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 91 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I cant give you a link to the source since I did not read it on the internet, as I stated in my original post I read it in the book I was reading "Wolf Pack the story of the U-Boat in WW2" you can get the book an look it up