Unescourted convoy=72000tons sunk

Avatar · 08-01-07, 01:31 PM

Hello,
hell yeah, U-53, Type VIIB spots Large Convoy, unescourted

Grid: BF17
0835 Spring 1940
Course: 065 Speed: 7kts

This was almost a dream. I kept waiting for the sonar guy to announce a Kreigschiff but that call never came. Also, I was keeping an eye out for air cover, since BF17 is close to Ireland, but there was none, and after checking the map for allied air cover, there was none to be expected in 1940.
The convoy consisted of an Ore Carrier, 5 Large Cargo ships, a Large Merchant, a Large Tanker, 2 Medium Cargo ships, a Small Tanker and numerous small merchants and Tramps. The first attack was against the ore carrier and the large tanker, then I did battle surface and attacked all of the heavies. The only smaller merchants I got were carrying tanks and deuce and a half trucks.
The only bad mark of the attack was that, in the mayhem, I didnt check the flags of all the vessels and accidentially sank an american flag small tanker. Their bad, since the US knew a war existed between England and her allies and Germany and her allies. They shouldnt have been there in the first place, had they know better.

Drinks on me!

This has to be unrealistic. I'm sure a large convoy would have been escourted, but I'll take it. My previous patrols had ended in some frustration.
anyone else come across an unescourted convoy? could this be a fluke? I'm still in a state of bewilderment as to why this happened.

08-01-07, 01:31 PM	#1
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Unescourted convoy=72000tons sunk Hello, hell yeah, U-53, Type VIIB spots Large Convoy, unescourted Grid: BF17 0835 Spring 1940 Course: 065 Speed: 7kts This was almost a dream. I kept waiting for the sonar guy to announce a Kreigschiff but that call never came. Also, I was keeping an eye out for air cover, since BF17 is close to Ireland, but there was none, and after checking the map for allied air cover, there was none to be expected in 1940. The convoy consisted of an Ore Carrier, 5 Large Cargo ships, a Large Merchant, a Large Tanker, 2 Medium Cargo ships, a Small Tanker and numerous small merchants and Tramps. The first attack was against the ore carrier and the large tanker, then I did battle surface and attacked all of the heavies. The only smaller merchants I got were carrying tanks and deuce and a half trucks. The only bad mark of the attack was that, in the mayhem, I didnt check the flags of all the vessels and accidentially sank an american flag small tanker. Their bad, since the US knew a war existed between England and her allies and Germany and her allies. They shouldnt have been there in the first place, had they know better. Drinks on me! This has to be unrealistic. I'm sure a large convoy would have been escourted, but I'll take it. My previous patrols had ended in some frustration. anyone else come across an unescourted convoy? could this be a fluke? I'm still in a state of bewilderment as to why this happened. Last edited by Avatar; 08-01-07 at 01:42 PM.