Convoy attack story-ish...

[Pevs86]

Just spent the last 4 hours attacking, retreating, diving, sinking, un-sinking, repairing, shouting and reloading my IXC during the most exciting Convoy attack I've ever experienced... and I owe it all to my IXC *hugs boat*

U122s log entries

12/10/41

0600 - Convoy spotted Grid Ref. 55 bearing North. Report sent to BdU.
0615 - Approach convoy decks awash, 2km out.
0620 - Spotted by Black Swan frigate, dove to 150ms.
0630 - Damaged by DC, flooding in the Stern Quaters, no casualties.
0640 - Flooding controlled, continue evasive maneuvers.
0730 - Frigate rejoins convoy, possibly out of DCs
0930 - We surfaces for repairs. Set intercept course for reve... for convoy attack.
1200 - Convoy spotted 20km N of last known position, report sent to BdU.
1400 - Frigate torpedoed, 3km range. Dive to 150ms and withdrawn. Much rejoicing.
1430 - Confident we were not detected. Shadowing convoy.
1800 - Sun setting, periscope reveals convoy has ceased evasive maneuvers.
1900 - Commence second convoy attack, 6 Torps fired, 5 detonate. 1 Large Merchant and 1 Flower Class corvette sunk. Dive to 100ms and withdraw.
1930 - Detected by 2nd Corvette. DCd. Minor damage to deck gun and FlaK.
2000 - Corvette withdraws after 4th pass. Must be tea time.
2100 - Surface and set intercept course for Convoy.

13/12/41

0100 - Convoy spotted. Report sent to BdU.
0200 - Commence third attack. 6 Torpedoes fired, 6 impacts. 2 Large Merchants go down, heavy listing on 1 L. Merchant and 2 L. Cargos. Dive to 120ms and withdraw.
0230 - remaining freghters have sucummbed to flooding. Still silent running, no rejoicing. One man is allowed to smile on behalf of the entire crew.
0400 - Surface and set intercept course for Convoy.
0700 - Convoy spotted. Report sent to BdU.
0745 - Engaged Corvette with 105. Preferable results achieved. First shell hit rear DC racks, she sank quickly after.
0750 - Took minor damage from Corvette before she sank, Merchants joined in the battle but failed to land a hit. Withdraw at periscope depth. No more escorts spotted.
0900 - Surface to reload external tubes. Set intercept course for Convoy.
1200 - Convoy spotted. Report sent to BdU.
1210 - BdU say thanks.
1300 - Finish of M. Tanker and Whaling vessel from first attack. 2 more L Cargos sunk. Out of torpedoes. Dive to 50ms and withdraw.
1400 - Surface and set course for Lorient.

Total tonnage: 82,700. 10 Merchants and 3 Warships sunk.

[GoldenRivet]

well played.

thats exacly the way i like to do it..

land a few hits shortly before dawn and back off, rearm and hit them again just after sunset.

repeat the process for a few days and you have widdled down a sizable convoy to driftwood and frantic tramp steamers

[bigboywooly]

Nice one

BDU will be pleased
Beer all round

[Pevs86]

I must say that I've NEVER done so well, and I was trying a new tactic for my Torps, suggested by Brag here

Anyway it seems to work

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Pevs86

I must say that I've NEVER done so well, and I was trying a new tactic for my Torps, suggested by Brag here

Anyway it seems to work

Very nice tonnage --result of well planned attacks. Like you say, whittle the convoy. I'm going to start zapping escorts to make later attacks easier.
I'm glad you allow one representative of your crew to smile--someone has to do it (oops, one too many) :rotfl: <--just one

[AJ!]

A very well plotted attack. Next rounds on Pevs