Saved by the Kriegsmarine!

maillemaker · 07-01-10, 12:10 AM

So tonight I hit a convoy west of Spain. The usual assault. Took out the heavies, including 2 tankers, 2 large cargoes, each time diving to avoid the escorts.

On my last evasion, I noticed a straggler on the hydrophone. In fact, this convoy had been damaged by someone before as there were several burning ships in it!

So I maneuvered into position to pick off the straggler with my last torpedo.

I hit it, but it did not sink! And along comes another escort chugging back from the convoy to help them, so I headed north, pointing my stern at both of them.

After I was sure the escort had left, I surfaced and charged at the crippled Ore Carrier. I opened up with the 105 at 5000m, and it only took a dozen or so hits before it went down.

Just as it started sinking, I saw a shadow beyond it! That damn escort was heading back again, about 9000 meters away!

I decided to run for it. So I go to flank speed and come about, heading north again.

Suddenly, WHAM! We are hit and flooding! Oh no!

I put my damage control team to work and dive. I'm afraid to go too deep now that I'm damaged, so I settle for 100m.

On my way down, my sonar man detects another warship contact headed our way from the north! Great, just what I need!

The destroyer works me over pretty good. No damage from the depth charges, but three of the passes were close enough to rock us pretty violently.

And then, I hear gunfire! Strange, I think, since it's not night time so the destroyer is not firing star shells...

The gunfire goes on for a couple of minutes, and then the escort contact turns into a grey sunken ship on the map!!!!!

So I come up to periscope depth, and what should I see heading my way but another beautiful Type IX u-boat!!!

I guess radioing in all those contact reports as I hit the convoy paid off! I was saved by the Kriegsmarine!

Steve

07-01-10, 12:10 AM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Saved by the Kriegsmarine! So tonight I hit a convoy west of Spain. The usual assault. Took out the heavies, including 2 tankers, 2 large cargoes, each time diving to avoid the escorts. On my last evasion, I noticed a straggler on the hydrophone. In fact, this convoy had been damaged by someone before as there were several burning ships in it! So I maneuvered into position to pick off the straggler with my last torpedo. I hit it, but it did not sink! And along comes another escort chugging back from the convoy to help them, so I headed north, pointing my stern at both of them. After I was sure the escort had left, I surfaced and charged at the crippled Ore Carrier. I opened up with the 105 at 5000m, and it only took a dozen or so hits before it went down. Just as it started sinking, I saw a shadow beyond it! That damn escort was heading back again, about 9000 meters away! I decided to run for it. So I go to flank speed and come about, heading north again. Suddenly, WHAM! We are hit and flooding! Oh no! I put my damage control team to work and dive. I'm afraid to go too deep now that I'm damaged, so I settle for 100m. On my way down, my sonar man detects another warship contact headed our way from the north! Great, just what I need! The destroyer works me over pretty good. No damage from the depth charges, but three of the passes were close enough to rock us pretty violently. And then, I hear gunfire! Strange, I think, since it's not night time so the destroyer is not firing star shells... The gunfire goes on for a couple of minutes, and then the escort contact turns into a grey sunken ship on the map!!!!! So I come up to periscope depth, and what should I see heading my way but another beautiful Type IX u-boat!!! I guess radioing in all those contact reports as I hit the convoy paid off! I was saved by the Kriegsmarine! Steve