Close encounter of a tanker kind....

[papa_smurf]

This is from my latest patrol of Heinz Buder.
I was just completing my assigned patrol grid (BF15), and the weather was rough, with fog/hvy seas/rain. And I picked up a sound contact at long range, so I statred to track and plot an intercept course. Despite the bad weather, I decided to go and sink this target. I was tracking by hydrophones till the taget was about 3km away - couldn't see it, kept tracking till it was about 500m away. I then went to attack scope and swa this Medium tanker bearing down on me! So I quickly launched two eels at it (i had set the depth/speed/magnetic pistols), then proceded to dive at All Ahead Flank to avoid it.
As I was diving one eel hit, and next thing my U-boat was rocking violently - I'd been hit! Fortunatley I only sufferered minor damage and continued to dive. Once it was safe, I set depth to 30m, and listened for any sounds of the tanker sinking. And after 5mins it finally did, and bagged me 8,700tons.
All in all a good sinking, but got very hairy, and I won't be doing that again.