Is that agressive enough?

ppk · 12-13-08, 03:31 PM

Summer 1943.

U-69 in AM 23, mid-day, clear weather. Two ships spotted, but we have no torpedoes left. They're moving at 10 knots away from us. Set course for intercept, ahead flank.

A few minutes later, two ASW planes decide to come play ball.

Air action!

After many passes they were eventually both shot down with little damage to the sub. I set the course back on the merchants at flank speed, and man the deck gun. Began firing at 8000m and it took about 50 rounds to finally take down the ore carrier. His small merchant friend went up in flames in much less than that, but that's because we were closer. It's really not that easy to hit the waterline at long range. Both ships were firing at us with all they had the whole time. It's clear these merchants don't know the bore end of a gun from the other... They had at least 3 times more firepower than me and my 8,8cm pebble shooter on that ore carrier and did not manage to hit U-69 a single time. Sorry there aren't any real shots of the action, the photograph was busy at the time

The aftermath.

12-13-08, 03:31 PM	#1
ppk Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 125 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Is that agressive enough? Summer 1943. U-69 in AM 23, mid-day, clear weather. Two ships spotted, but we have no torpedoes left. They're moving at 10 knots away from us. Set course for intercept, ahead flank. A few minutes later, two ASW planes decide to come play ball. Air action! After many passes they were eventually both shot down with little damage to the sub. I set the course back on the merchants at flank speed, and man the deck gun. Began firing at 8000m and it took about 50 rounds to finally take down the ore carrier. His small merchant friend went up in flames in much less than that, but that's because we were closer. It's really not that easy to hit the waterline at long range. Both ships were firing at us with all they had the whole time. It's clear these merchants don't know the bore end of a gun from the other... They had at least 3 times more firepower than me and my 8,8cm pebble shooter on that ore carrier and did not manage to hit U-69 a single time. Sorry there aren't any real shots of the action, the photograph was busy at the time The aftermath. __________________ When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you. Friedrich Nietzsche U-46 (VIIB) - 62 ships for 395,532 tons in Apr40 [DiD]