Merchant Raiders

Krumenacker · 03-08-06, 12:08 PM

Longtime lurker, first time.....

Anyway I've decided I need to contribute to this forum.

Several weeks ago while playing RuB, my watch officer sighted a merchant. It is spring 1940 and I'm in the North Sea about half-way between England and Norway. Being an old salt with driving a sub(earned a name in the Pacific Theatre a few years back), I know position is everything. I set myself up for a 90 AOB attack, impact at 3 meters. About a second after I flooded the tube and sent the eel on its way I take a second look at the flag. I just targeted one of ours

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Luckily I had a weapons officer in the Pacific and I don't here. I miss badly. Intrigued I surface to check out my first German vessel in the game besides the harbor escorts. It is a merchant raider headed up over Scapa Flow. I stayed with it about a day until I was getting low on fuel. I really wish I would've been on my way out, I would have followed it as far as I could.

Anyone else see or follow a merchant raider?
If yes, did you ever fight together?

03-08-06, 12:08 PM	#1
Krumenacker Watch Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Merchant Raiders Longtime lurker, first time..... Anyway I've decided I need to contribute to this forum. Several weeks ago while playing RuB, my watch officer sighted a merchant. It is spring 1940 and I'm in the North Sea about half-way between England and Norway. Being an old salt with driving a sub(earned a name in the Pacific Theatre a few years back), I know position is everything. I set myself up for a 90 AOB attack, impact at 3 meters. About a second after I flooded the tube and sent the eel on its way I take a second look at the flag. I just targeted one of ours . Luckily I had a weapons officer in the Pacific and I don't here. I miss badly. Intrigued I surface to check out my first German vessel in the game besides the harbor escorts. It is a merchant raider headed up over Scapa Flow. I stayed with it about a day until I was getting low on fuel. I really wish I would've been on my way out, I would have followed it as far as I could. Anyone else see or follow a merchant raider? If yes, did you ever fight together?