3RD Patrol (BALZ)

[Gerald]

follow apparently Balz & Company,but it is a promising continuation

[Pisces]

Quick, Jimbuna!!! Find us an image of a pressure-hull tea cozy before it is too late.

[Brag]

Looking like something the cat brought home, the chief entered the Zentralle. " Herr Kaleun, leaks are fixed, electric motors are on line, defective batteries isolated. We can fix the port diesel later."
"Very well. Give the repair crew a couple of beers to share. Now that that we are fixed we'll be able to give Tommy the dodge."
"We're not fixed we are in a fix," said Bernard.
"We are fixed enough to get out of the fix," Balz answered.
"How can we get out of a fix by being fixed? Bernard tapped his temple with his finger.
"It´s the fixe hoochie. We fix the boat and we fix ourselves out of the fix we are in by fixing our way out of the fix we were in by fixing our way out of the fix."
"But the ba ba ba basserbomben."

"Observe how the great master of submerged warfare hoochie woochiewinks Royal Navy Tommie." Balz assumed a heroic pose. "soundman, keep reporting relative bearing of that destroyer coming for us."
"See, the bearing is steady. This means he will go right on top of us."
"Ja, we´re going to die," Bernard said.
A ship rumbled overhead.
"Wasserbomben." The soundman reported.
"Rudder midships, ahead flank together." Balz turned his duckie tea cozy to face backwards.
The U-boat accelerated to seven knots.
Like the base drums of of an infernal concert hall, a large barrage of depth charges exploded some distance from us.
We returned to silent running.
Each bombing pass the enemy made was further off the mark.
Balz returned his duck tea cozy to facing forward. Taking the cue from their captain, the personnel in the Zentralle twirled silently. This time we have survived.

[Gerald]

or tea,there are probably some great mix But They Are one move,it is important

[Sailor Steve]

We're all so glad you fixed your computer.

Except maybe Schmenk. Isn't he kind of young to have his hair graying like that?

[Brag]

Once we jacked the port diesel back into place and aligned the shaft, Balz said, " This sumbie has taken enough damage, we´re done with convoys on this patrol. We´ll just head quietly back to Wili.

The following day, the sound man, reported a convoy coming our way.
"Course three six zero," Balz ordered to get out of the way. The convoy changed course also and rumbled overhead.

Scheisse happens," Balz said. Since we are in the middle, we may as well sink a Tommy. He raised the periscope. "Aha! A large freighter is approaching its doom. Flood tube one."
Whoosh, the sound of a torpedo departing surprised everyone.
"What was that?" Balz asked.
"Tube five, Herr Kaleun," The chief said.
Mystified, Balz looked at the gauges.
"Woo hoo!" Bernard ran into the Zentralle. " I fired a torpedo, woo hoo."
"You bastard," Balz grabbed Bernard by the throat. You have wasted a good tor--"
"Torpedo treffer," the sound man announced.
Surprised, Balz let go of Bernard.
"I sunk a ship, woo hoo, I sank a ship!"
Balz looked into the scope lens. "Incredible, a large freighter is sinking." Balz turned the scope forward. "Einz los!"

Balz´s torpedo also found its mark. That is how we got twenty thousand tons that day.

Everyone is still scratching his head trying to figure out how Bernard fired that torpedo.

[Gerald]

how can it be explained otherwise

[Sailor Steve]

Brag, did you have the wrong tube clicked? Maybe you need to 'fess up here.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147983

But, as an old friend of mine once commented when I accidentally outshot him at the target range, "If you can't be good, be lucky!"

[Schroeder]

*coughitszentralewithonlyonelandeinsnoteinzcough*

Spelling Nazi at work.....

[papa_smurf]

You patrol is doomed now Bernard sunk a ship.......

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

*coughitszentralewithonlyonelandeinsnoteinzcough*

Spelling Nazi at work.....

A warning: If you insist on correcting Brag's spelling you're in for a lifelong career, unpaid, and your hair will end up grayer that Scmenk's (or more nonexistant than Jimbuna's).

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Brag, did you have the wrong tube clicked? Maybe you need to 'fess up here.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147983

But, as an old friend of mine once commented when I accidentally outshot him at the target range, "If you can't be good, be lucky!"

Steve, no wrong tube selected. But there is a way to fire a torpedo without pressing the fire button (I discovered).

[Brag]

To BDU
From 7th Flotilla
03 February 1940

U-151 (Balz) returned from patrol (29 December 1939 to 03 February 1940)
11 ships sunk for a total of 65812 BRT.

During the patrol U-boat received extensive damage to equipment. Hull integrety is estimated at 88%.

Balz is recommended for IC 2nd.

His request for a type IX boat has been denied.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

A warning: If you insist on correcting Brag's spelling you're in for a lifelong career, unpaid, and your hair will end up grayer that Scmenk's (or more nonexistant than Jimbuna's).

I'll have you know I resemble that latter remark





*photoshopping a picture of Steve to make him look balder than a billiard ball*

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

*photoshopping a picture of Steve to make him look balder than a billiard ball*

I have one that doesn't need to be 'shopped. Unfortunately I've never been able to get it off my phone and onto my computer. It hates me.