U-553 has failed to report..

Lzs von swe · 08-17-10, 02:06 AM

Jan 9th, -44. 1435. South of The Rockals.

The convoy was big, and well defended, and was coming straight at us.
Attacking convoys in -44 is a bad idea, but diving deep and hope to go unnoticed or surface and run the other way, no we have to attack.
Stay close to the surface at 1 knot. Head on, past the lead escorts..
Scope up and a quick look, scope down. There´s a Bouge carrier and an large merchant in good positions. Wait for it. Scope up, fire 3 and 4 at the Bogue and 1 and 2 at the merchant all set for magnetic.
Scope down and start to dive, slowly. Keep heading under the convoy.
Torpedo treffe, all 4 hits. Speed up and go deep. Back to 1 knot and silent running. Both ships are sinking.
But now we have 4 escort trying to find us. No 5 or 6 escorts..
For more then 2 full hours we endure pinging and depth charges. We are forced closer to the surface by damage. Hedgehogs..
I feel the despair, I am loosing this battle. I fool them all.., no this one keeps coming back. No matter what I do.. pinging. Hedgehogs..
The boat rocks violently by the explosions, vasser einbruch... the pressure hull collapses..

We will meet in Valhalla.
Wolff and crew.

08-17-10, 02:06 AM	#1
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	U-553 has failed to report.. Jan 9th, -44. 1435. South of The Rockals. The convoy was big, and well defended, and was coming straight at us. Attacking convoys in -44 is a bad idea, but diving deep and hope to go unnoticed or surface and run the other way, no we have to attack. Stay close to the surface at 1 knot. Head on, past the lead escorts.. Scope up and a quick look, scope down. There´s a Bouge carrier and an large merchant in good positions. Wait for it. Scope up, fire 3 and 4 at the Bogue and 1 and 2 at the merchant all set for magnetic. Scope down and start to dive, slowly. Keep heading under the convoy. Torpedo treffe, all 4 hits. Speed up and go deep. Back to 1 knot and silent running. Both ships are sinking. But now we have 4 escort trying to find us. No 5 or 6 escorts.. For more then 2 full hours we endure pinging and depth charges. We are forced closer to the surface by damage. Hedgehogs.. I feel the despair, I am loosing this battle. I fool them all.., no this one keeps coming back. No matter what I do.. pinging. Hedgehogs.. The boat rocks violently by the explosions, vasser einbruch... the pressure hull collapses.. We will meet in Valhalla. Wolff and crew. __________________