Don't think I will hear the band again

[Von Tonner]

Date line 7 October 1944: On my 29th patrol when I got a message telling me to dock at St Nazaine instead of my home base Brest. When I dock at St Nazaine I am able to promote crew and award medals. Cannot access U-boat screen however to choose load-out of torps or spend renown on upgrades. I think this is strange and decide ok, we will go back to sea with whatever they give us.

When we get ready to sail I see I have a full load-out of the cheap torps and my patrol grid reads “null�. I also note that my new home base is now Bergen. When I head out to sea I take a new look at the map and notice that a good part of France has fallen. In fact St Nazaine together with only one other seaport is still in the hands of Germany.

The end is nigh – it is real tempting to follow in Red Octobers wake to some distant island to wait out the last few months. I think the fat lady and her band have played their last song.