No torpedos and this is what I find

CWorth · 08-29-05, 10:35 PM

I just finished a patrol on a new career I started.

Its November 1939 and Im in a Type IID class sub.

The patrol went pretty well.Had to evade a few aircraft now and again but pretty much quite otherwise.I had fired off my last torpedo at a small merchant southeast of Scapa Flow.I turned for home and expected the trip to be uneventful.

Well someone had other ideas.The sun had come up and was low on the horizon when my WO shouted "Smoke on the horizon".I hurried up the ladder to the deck and looked in the direction the WO pointed me in.I ordered the boat to turn and head closer to get a better peak at what was there.We closed the distance and I ordered the boat to periscope depth and went to silent running.

I raised the scope and this is what I saw..

A Task Force consisting of a Southampton Cruiser,A Dido Class,and 5 Destroyers.

It figures..this is only my second Task Force I have ever seen and I have no torpedos to use..

So I radioed in a contact report and hopefully the Luftwaffe will deal with them.

08-29-05, 10:35 PM	#1
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	No torpedos and this is what I find I just finished a patrol on a new career I started. Its November 1939 and Im in a Type IID class sub. The patrol went pretty well.Had to evade a few aircraft now and again but pretty much quite otherwise.I had fired off my last torpedo at a small merchant southeast of Scapa Flow.I turned for home and expected the trip to be uneventful. Well someone had other ideas.The sun had come up and was low on the horizon when my WO shouted "Smoke on the horizon".I hurried up the ladder to the deck and looked in the direction the WO pointed me in.I ordered the boat to turn and head closer to get a better peak at what was there.We closed the distance and I ordered the boat to periscope depth and went to silent running. I raised the scope and this is what I saw.. A Task Force consisting of a Southampton Cruiser,A Dido Class,and 5 Destroyers. It figures..this is only my second Task Force I have ever seen and I have no torpedos to use.. So I radioed in a contact report and hopefully the Luftwaffe will deal with them.