Kudos to the Luftwaffe

[Mittelwaechter]

Luftwaffe kickz azz!

Yesterday on patrol southeast of Hartlepool my lookout detected a lonely DD. Raising my binos I recognized incoming fire. "We're under attack!"
Ok - let's fight it out! "Periscopedepth! Knuckle starboard! Let's hit him right between the eyes!"
Fortunately no shell came close enough to harm us as we slipped beneath the waves.
Raising the periscope I identify the DD as an V&D coming head to head.
"Ready tube 4! Magfuse - depth 4.50! No TDC settings! Give it a staright go! Open tube 4!"
At 1200 meters I let the eel go and switch to outside view to witness the heroic U-Boot victory. F-twelving towards and under the DD I have to accept no torpedo is coming even close to the attackers hull.
"Damn it! Knuckle port! Depth 15! Rig for silent! Two knots!"
PING - There he comes - PING - Hell he knows exactly where we are - PING - "Lower periscope!" - PING - PING
Tschak-Tschak-Tschak-Tschak - splash - splash...

"Full ahead! Knuckle starboard! Up to periscopedepth! Get us out here!"

Luckily he only damaged our Flak-platform and my intension was to send him our best whishes from the stern tube. Raising the periscope I saw him turning when suddenly he starts to open fire. His flak guns trained upward he was fighting an invisible enemy.

F12! Let's see what's going on!


Yo! Two of Hermann's boys piercing Mrs. Valentine out of the sun.


Direct hit into the depthcharge racks.


A large fireball astern.


Both racks are blown up killing the rackcrews.


Jimmy Dorsey and his gunner are swinging the heavy AA around.


Younker Brown and Tommy Atkins at the starboard AA guns unleashing hell.


Unimpressed the german gunships continue their attack.


The first bomber in range Jimmy Dorsey fires his heavy AA...


... but misses.


Bomber 1 releases his load...

to be continued in next post...