I survived two collisions with the enemy

[K-61]

My first patrol with my new Kaleun went rather well; a nice shakedown cruise for my new crew. Took my 7B on a Das Boot test dive, to check valves and seals. Got her down to 219 metres and pronounced her a good boat. Bagged a few merchants and sailed home for a nice leave.

Second career patrol nearly proved to be my last. While infiltrating a convoy to get at the fatter targets in the center, I lost track of a smaller freighter as I cut across its path. I realized she was very close so I ordered a dive and she cut across my bow, leaving an ugly scar just in front of the deck gun and did some minor damage to my flak gun, which was soon sorted once we surfaced. I made several attacks on that convoy and bagged half a dozen ships from it. Then in the North Sea on the way home I get rammed by a medium freighter in a rainy, pitch black night. Leaks everywhere, batteries damaged, diesel room damaged, etc. Panicky orders soon got the situation in hand and we finally made it back to Wilhelmshaven with 51.9% hull integrity.

You can never afford to let your guard down in this game.