I raided Scapa Flow again...in a Type XXI!

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So BdU sends me off in October 1944 to patrol AN16. I hate shallow water, but I take my still-new Type XXI and cruise around a bit between Scapa and Lerwick, and I take out 4 unawares destroyers puttering around.

Then, since I'm on Scapa's front door anyway, I decide to raid it again.

I take the same approach that Prien took, navigating myself between the wrecked barrier ships, only to find a dang sub net!

But it's pitch dark out, so I surface and go flank speed to get over it.

Well I get over it, dragging my boat across the top of the net, taking my hull integrity down to 37%!

But no one notices me. I pass a Fiji cruiser at anchor and head on over to the harbor. Lots of juicy targets including another Fiji, a Modern Tanker, and a troop ship. I got them all, plus a destroyer, and nailed the first Fiji on the way out.

Took out a too-inquisitive DD on my way out the front door of Scapa, using my wonderful Type V homing torpedoes. Those things are just magical. Most of the time now if I have homers to spare I purposefully go to flank speed to get spotted, and as they gun their engines to come get me I send a homing torpedo their way and BOOM, no more destroyer.

I did have a close call on the way out of Scapa with my snorkle up - got DC'd pretty bad by an aircraft.

Made it home with 14% HI and 50,000 tons to my credit.

Prein should have had a Type XXI!

Steve