Battle of the Atlantic (X)

gord96 · 02-19-09, 08:49 PM

Continued from last post...

"Up periscope."

There she was. A lone little freighter. After a quick pursuit it was now 0600 and through the periscope Beck could see the merchant struggling through the heavy seas. He looked down and thumbed through the identification book.

"Hmmm. Yeah. This is it. A coastal type freighter. Not much tonnage, but we gotta do what we gotta do." Beck said to himself. The boat was directly in front of U-111 at about 1100m, stern swinging wildly in the waves. "Not the best setup for a shot but a good time to test out these new torpedoes."

He looked over at Georg and began to feed him the target info. He thought about trying out the new sonar system that U-111 was equipped with, but decided to do it the old fashioned way. He wanted to see what these acoustic eels could do.

"Ok. Flood tubes 3 & 4. Set both for 8m. Steady. Tube 3......LOS!"

Beck heard and felt the torpedo leave the boat. Just over a minute until impact. The wait went by quick as the eel detonated under the stern of the freighter. A explosion and large fireball soon followed. The crew cheered as Beck watched the boat veer to port.

"Tube 4. Come to 350. Steady. Tube 4.....LOS!"

The second eel left U-111. This one a standard type. The freighter's sharp turn setup the perfect shot.

BOOOOM!! The freight disapeared in a massive explosion. Beck could see sailors and large pieces of the boat fly off into the darkness.

"She was carrying something big Georg. Ammo or bombs perhaps."

Georg nodded. The crew cheered. Beck said a prayer.

"Radio message sir!" came a voice from below. Beck climbed down into the control room and read the paper that the radio operater handed him.

TO: U-111

FROM: BdU

Proceed to Spanish port of Cadiz to rendezvous with German supply ship Thalia.

"Hmmm. I wonder where they are sending us now?" asked Beck to himself. The original plan was to go to a grid just off Freetown. Perhaps with these new orders BdU had something else in mind.

"Surface the boat. Ahead standard. Come to 090."

02-19-09, 08:49 PM	#10
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Continued from last post... "Up periscope." There she was. A lone little freighter. After a quick pursuit it was now 0600 and through the periscope Beck could see the merchant struggling through the heavy seas. He looked down and thumbed through the identification book. "Hmmm. Yeah. This is it. A coastal type freighter. Not much tonnage, but we gotta do what we gotta do." Beck said to himself. The boat was directly in front of U-111 at about 1100m, stern swinging wildly in the waves. "Not the best setup for a shot but a good time to test out these new torpedoes." He looked over at Georg and began to feed him the target info. He thought about trying out the new sonar system that U-111 was equipped with, but decided to do it the old fashioned way. He wanted to see what these acoustic eels could do. "Ok. Flood tubes 3 & 4. Set both for 8m. Steady. Tube 3......LOS!" Beck heard and felt the torpedo leave the boat. Just over a minute until impact. The wait went by quick as the eel detonated under the stern of the freighter. A explosion and large fireball soon followed. The crew cheered as Beck watched the boat veer to port. "Tube 4. Come to 350. Steady. Tube 4.....LOS!" The second eel left U-111. This one a standard type. The freighter's sharp turn setup the perfect shot. BOOOOM!! The freight disapeared in a massive explosion. Beck could see sailors and large pieces of the boat fly off into the darkness. "She was carrying something big Georg. Ammo or bombs perhaps." Georg nodded. The crew cheered. Beck said a prayer. "Radio message sir!" came a voice from below. Beck climbed down into the control room and read the paper that the radio operater handed him. TO: U-111 FROM: BdU Proceed to Spanish port of Cadiz to rendezvous with German supply ship Thalia. "Hmmm. I wonder where they are sending us now?" asked Beck to himself. The original plan was to go to a grid just off Freetown. Perhaps with these new orders BdU had something else in mind. "Surface the boat. Ahead standard. Come to 090."