Battleship Ahoy! But first...

[bookworm_020]

I came across a taskforce a couple of patrols back. 2 illustrious CV, a a fiji, followed by a pair of dido's, A nelson BB and 2 Revenge BB's with 2 tribal's as escort, with 3 Aux crusiers following behind!

Attack the CV's first. 1 torp into one CV and another into the fiji, two torps miss. Damaged them but still running at 16knt. Fire stern tube a injured CV, but undamged CV zigs infront of torp. KBOOM!!! Hit her ammo and she tear's herself apart!

Two Dido's approaching, shoot a single torp at each, first misses, but the second hits, breaking her back and sinking her.

The Nelson approaches, but turns so no torp can get her. Instead I shoot two off at the first renown BB. The first misses, but second strikes home. BOOM!! Her mag goes up like a roman candle! add one BB to my kill list.

Fire my final torp (one does remain in external stores, but now is not the time to fetch it!) at the secon renown but she spots the wake of the T1 and goes all astern causing the torp to miss.

I watched as the aux cruisers sailed past like target on a shooting range, but no rounds left to fire (I should have let that convoy go, but the T2's and T3's wanted to be hit)

Let the taskforce sail over the horizon before coming to the surface to get to my final torp. suddenly were under attack. Swordfish bombers were attacking. Main the flack guns!. Shot down ten while loading the final eel.

Submerged to shake the planes, and headed toward Ireland to take a crack at any target that may appear. My sonar operator picks up a fast moving merchat during a sound check. We surface to get to position in time. A passenger liner is spoted. Let her close and fire the final eel on a mag setting. It hits and brings her to a standstill. I order surface and man the deck gun. We start to pour shells into her waterline, when the watch officer screams Airplane sighted!

Man the flack is ordered, but before the crew can see off the intruder, a bomb explodes alongside the deck gun crew, killing one and injuring another. More crew race to take the fallen places. The bomber is shot down and the deck gun finnish off the liner.

We bury our dead friend at sea, while the injured one is improving under the care of our medic.

Make our way home to a warm welcome and plenty of medals and renown!

Life is Good!!