04 September 1939 First Blood (BALZ)

Brag · 06-19-10, 03:29 PM

TO: BDU
FROM: U-45 Balz

To my commander, greetings and hi to Hitler
Since we are at war, I regret to inform you we have sunk a tanker of 3,000 BRT. It was a nice tanker before I conducted a masterful submerged attack to become a hero of the Kriegsmarine. Now, the tanker is a wreck on the first day of war without peace.

END
Balz

As the radioman sent the message, 2nd watch officer Roland Gwitzheld wrote in his personal diary.

We were submerged whrn the soundman reported a contact of a vessel approaching. Balz immediately cancelled choir practice and sent everyone to action stations singing the hoochie-woochie.

We remained submerged as we were in a perfect attack position.

When the target was at 020 RB and 600 meters, Balz fired two torpedoes.
The stop watch ran its time.
"If I knew how to say merde alors in japanese while speaking French I´d say we missed."
"We got two good hits, her Kaleun," the soundman said.
Balz fired two more torpedoes. He then turned away from the periscope. "Filthy duds," he shouted.
Bernard shook his head. "Those weren´t duds," he said as a torpedo exploded.
"There was no kaboom. Those first two torpedoes were duds."
" No duds," Bernard insisted.
"Yes, duds," Balz shook his fist.
"No duds."
"Then what were they?"
"They were practice torpedoes, Herr Kaleun."
"How do you know?"
"I loaded them myself." Bernard said with a smug expression on his face.
"Wa...wa ... what? Red in the face, Balz grabbed Bernard by the throat. "Why did you do that, you moron?
"So we could practice while on patrol. You have said yourself, practice makes perfect."

Brag · 06-19-10, 06:12 PM

Our Ubootwaffe is clearing the seas and strangling British sea commerce. U-45 commanded by Lt ZS Johan Sebastian Balz sank 3 ships, 2 tankers and a coastal freighter, before breakfast. He predicts the war will be over in the next few hours.

With me in the Kriegsmarine, Germany is invincible. He reported over the radio.

Balz´s tonnage so far, is 13,319 tons.

(Lehman News)

Sailor Steve · 06-19-10, 06:18 PM

It's good to know Balz is on the ball and Bernard is on the spot, as always.

frau kaleun · 06-19-10, 09:26 PM

You had me at

Quote:

hi to Hitler

papa_smurf · 06-20-10, 04:18 AM

The war will be over by christmas

Jimbuna · 06-20-10, 05:38 AM

"They were practice torpedoes, Herr Kaleun."

06-19-10, 03:29 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	04 September 1939 First Blood (BALZ) TO: BDU FROM: U-45 Balz To my commander, greetings and hi to Hitler Since we are at war, I regret to inform you we have sunk a tanker of 3,000 BRT. It was a nice tanker before I conducted a masterful submerged attack to become a hero of the Kriegsmarine. Now, the tanker is a wreck on the first day of war without peace. END Balz As the radioman sent the message, 2nd watch officer Roland Gwitzheld wrote in his personal diary. We were submerged whrn the soundman reported a contact of a vessel approaching. Balz immediately cancelled choir practice and sent everyone to action stations singing the hoochie-woochie. We remained submerged as we were in a perfect attack position. When the target was at 020 RB and 600 meters, Balz fired two torpedoes. The stop watch ran its time. "If I knew how to say merde alors in japanese while speaking French I´d say we missed." "We got two good hits, her Kaleun," the soundman said. Balz fired two more torpedoes. He then turned away from the periscope. "Filthy duds," he shouted. Bernard shook his head. "Those weren´t duds," he said as a torpedo exploded. "There was no kaboom. Those first two torpedoes were duds." " No duds," Bernard insisted. "Yes, duds," Balz shook his fist. "No duds." "Then what were they?" "They were practice torpedoes, Herr Kaleun." "How do you know?" "I loaded them myself." Bernard said with a smug expression on his face. "Wa...wa ... what? Red in the face, Balz grabbed Bernard by the throat. "Why did you do that, you moron? "So we could practice while on patrol. You have said yourself, practice makes perfect." __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

06-19-10, 06:12 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Extra Extra! U-45 simks 3 ships in first hours of war Our Ubootwaffe is clearing the seas and strangling British sea commerce. U-45 commanded by Lt ZS Johan Sebastian Balz sank 3 ships, 2 tankers and a coastal freighter, before breakfast. He predicts the war will be over in the next few hours. With me in the Kriegsmarine, Germany is invincible. He reported over the radio. Balz´s tonnage so far, is 13,319 tons. (Lehman News) __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

06-19-10, 06:18 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's good to know Balz is on the ball and Bernard is on the spot, as always. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-20-10, 04:18 AM	#5
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	The war will be over by christmas __________________

06-20-10, 05:38 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"They were practice torpedoes, Herr Kaleun." __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!