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HuskerNlincoln · 02-06-09, 10:23 AM

Thanks for the kind words and support......

Well, I took it down to 100 meters went silent, there were 2 DD's looking but their heart wasn't in it, I mean they tried for awhile, but they had 2 Whale factory ships taking on water fast, a modern tanker on fire dead in the water, and a large merchant with the aft deck awash trying to keep up with the convoy, but it was only managing 1 knot.

Mostly I think they were wondering what they were going to tell their superiors!

I waited an hour, came to scope depth, and there was the tanker, so since I was out of torps and needed to reload, we surfaced and I gunned her down,

We then changed directions to go after the slow moving Merchant, we closed and started to deck gun her, when I hear ship spotted, one of the DD's coming back, someone got a radio message off!

We were surfaced long enough to load the first two torps and with the DD bearing down, and me headed now full speed on the surface at the merchant, I yell crash dive, and fire!

We fire at the merchant, she explodes, and we just clear her keel as we go deep, a hard right to port, and all silent..

The destroyer makes a quick pass, sees there is nothing he can do, and heads back for the convoy.

I wait an hour, surface the boat, radio in our success...68,000 tons from one convoy.

A little something to bring back to our new commander at our new base Lorient!

It was fun

02-06-09, 10:23 AM	#11
HuskerNlincoln Gunner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln NE Home of The Huskers Posts: 97 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	Quick Update....... Thanks for the kind words and support...... Well, I took it down to 100 meters went silent, there were 2 DD's looking but their heart wasn't in it, I mean they tried for awhile, but they had 2 Whale factory ships taking on water fast, a modern tanker on fire dead in the water, and a large merchant with the aft deck awash trying to keep up with the convoy, but it was only managing 1 knot. Mostly I think they were wondering what they were going to tell their superiors! I waited an hour, came to scope depth, and there was the tanker, so since I was out of torps and needed to reload, we surfaced and I gunned her down, We then changed directions to go after the slow moving Merchant, we closed and started to deck gun her, when I hear ship spotted, one of the DD's coming back, someone got a radio message off! We were surfaced long enough to load the first two torps and with the DD bearing down, and me headed now full speed on the surface at the merchant, I yell crash dive, and fire! We fire at the merchant, she explodes, and we just clear her keel as we go deep, a hard right to port, and all silent.. The destroyer makes a quick pass, sees there is nothing he can do, and heads back for the convoy. I wait an hour, surface the boat, radio in our success...68,000 tons from one convoy. A little something to bring back to our new commander at our new base Lorient! It was fun __________________ HuskerNLincoln http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin...ting-leigh.jpg