(Story) U-46 puts to sea again - Page 37

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 04:09 AM

"Damage report, Chief?"

"Some serious crockery breakage, Sir" Otto smiled.

"Other than that we are ship shape and Bristol fashion as the Tommies say. Most repairs done and the air compressors are back to near their best, that's that noise you can hear, as they close down for sub-surface The starboard bow plane isn't perfect but we can get some play out of it. I reckon we can creep along down here at this depth, at least until sunset, and not annoy the RAF anymore."

He looked down.

"You appear to be standing in a puddle of blood, Sir"

"Just a scratch, Otto, we need to send a message to ..."

"OSCAR!! Get in here! The Kapitan has been hit....!

LS

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 08:58 AM

"Get his jacket off!" shouts Oscar

"Jesus, and that disgusting old jersey.. and those two shirts. For Christ's sake men, let the dog see the rabbit!"

By now I am dimly aware of being carried through to the Doc's sick bay (otherwise known as his own bunk)

"Swabs! Disinfectant! Forceps! Hurry up Braun!"

"It's just some ricochet or splinter, I murmur."

"No it's not, Rollie"

"But I don't feel anything, and.."

"..and you will in a minute believe me. Rollie, we're about to take a half-inch bullet out of your upper chest. A souvenir from Winston Churchill.

"Is there any of that brandy left, or did those two rogues drink it all?" yells Oscar.

"Here, Sir" says Braun.

Oscar leans over me

"Rollie, you're hit worse than you realise. You lost a lot of blood up there. We need to get some fluids back into you, and most importantly to stop anymore leaking out.

"Take this..."

The brandy bottle is pressed to my lips until I splutter.

"This is going to hurt, Rollie..."

LS

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 09:39 AM

Oscar wasn't kidding.

I must remind myself to get more brandy for the next patrol.

He had to dig about quite a bit to get the bullet out, It must have been a richochet, it was flattened just short of my collar bone according to Oscar, not fatal, but ruptured enough blood vessels on the way to leave things in the balance. The improvised drip probably swung it my way.

In the meantime, Bruno took us home. I was adamant that it shouldn't be that fool, Friedrich. Bruno and Willi between them managed to get us within reach of St Nazaire without further incident.

"Sir, we have the minesweeper, Bremen, offering us the recognition signal. Will you take it?

"No, Bruno, it's yours. Take us all the way in. I'll be up later. This one is down to you. Call me up the moment you see a pretty blonde on the dock!"

"Bestimmt, Herr Kaleun!"

LS

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 09:55 AM

And there she is. Waving frantically on the Quayside.

The men are proudly hoisting our victory pennants. we really did smash that convoy between us.

"Doc, take this sling off."

"You still need it for another..."

"Just take it off, Doc! I don't want Heidi to see it.."

"Oh, so you're going to pretend you haven't got a great big bullet hole underneath your right shoulder?"

"Come on Doc, I don't want to upset her straight away"

"Ok. You're an idiot Rollie, and she's bound to find out. But just for the moment, I'll do it. Promise me you'll keep it supported though? Without my medical report you won't be taking the U-46 out next time, otherwise.

"Right now, Oscar, I just want to hold Heidi with both my arms......."

LS

mookiemookie · 01-09-07, 10:31 AM

You had me worried there! Been said a million times, but I'll say it again....great stuff LS!

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 10:39 AM

Bruno get's to take the salute and the accolades.

I manage to get past the reception committee with a cursory salute, and then dart along the dock.

Heidi comes running at me, and leaps up into my chest, as I spin her round.

She noticed me wincing.

"What's the matter, darling? Are you hurt?"

"It's nothing, I'll tell you later. Just come here."

Her lips met mine, and everything, the destroyers, the corvettes, the Liberators, the tracer and the depth charges, all were gone in an instant.

"Do you have to go to the Chat Noir tonight, Rollie? I have this new accomodation on Rue Vert and my friend is off visiting her boyfriend in the 276th Division. I thought I could cook you something, maybe open a bottle of wine...

"Maybe the Kaleun is mine tonight, fraulein..."

It's Oscars' heavy hand on my shoulder.

"He has to go to the hospital, right now. Come on Kap, let's get you checked out."

"What?"

"I knew you were hurt, Rollie, why didn't you tell me..?"

"I'm not hurt, it was just... Oscar how can you be doing this to me?"

"Come on Kap, you can't ignore a bullet wound of that size.."

"Bullet wound!" Heidi cries. "That's it. I'm coming with you.!"

So we all pile into the kubelwagen and make our way to the naval hospital while Heidi alternately kisses and punches me (fortunately on my good side) for not telling her that I got shot.

We get out of the vehicle.

Oscar whispers to me:

"This is serious Kap, these guys could take your boat away from you."

LS

Jimbuna · 01-09-07, 01:07 PM

Well I'll wager you'll get to keep your command Rollie

bookworm_020 · 01-09-07, 04:53 PM

The U-46 wouldn't be the same!

Let's hope he can sneek out when the nurses aren't watching!!

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 06:50 PM

"You know you don't have to go back again, Rollie."

"Please Heidi. not now. I do have to take her out again. Who else will?

"But you're hurt, and you've done your bit and, and.....

"....and please don't go out anymore......"

"Don't Heidi; I can't bear to see you cry....

"... just tell me that you'll always come back,"

"I'll always come back to you, Heidi."

Oscar coughed discreetly.

"The Surgeon will see you now , Sir"

LS

donw · 01-09-07, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Let's hope he can sneek out when the nurses aren't watching!!

He'll have no need to sneak out mate. I'm sure a National Hero can swing a private room..and Heidi (working for the Fleet Admiral), will have no problems taking over duties as "head" Nurse....(literally!):rotfl:

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 07:29 PM

The doctor puts me through a series of exercises, some days later.

And he's not stupid.

"Those hurt didn't they?"

"No Herr Doktor"

"Bollocks, man! You've been shot through the shoulder with a heavy calibre machine gun. I can see you're not fit for duty."

"No, I have a boat to run, and...."

"Relax, Kapitan, your U-46 isn't going anywhere either. I understand that she's in for an overhaul after your last patrol.

"So she's still my boat...?"

"Straight from Uncle Karl's mouth; now be a brave sailor, this injection is going to hurt...."

LS

Laughing Swordfish · 01-09-07, 08:00 PM

That's it. U-46 is in dock with mechanics swarming all over her.

As impatient as I am, it's good to see some technicians taking care of her.

I can't be sat in a hospital bed either.

Cox kidnaps me to a waiting car. Next stop, the Black Cat!

Andreas and his crew are lining up at the bar, so is young Emerson, and his motley gang. I see Braun from U-226, and Hansi, from U-114.

"Hey! What kept you?" Andreas comes over with his watch team.

"We were expecting you back alongside us!"

"We had a little aerial trouble, Andreas. Basically we had to do some last minute ducking and diving before we got home.

"Hey! What did they do to your shoulder?"

"Nothing that a beer or two can't fix, Andreas!"

LS

Jimbuna · 01-10-07, 07:34 AM

Have a one on me kaleun

ECV56_PolTen · 01-10-07, 04:09 PM

Uff! Close call. Good to see the captain is alive and kicking

galahad · 01-10-07, 05:09 PM

Well Done

01-09-07, 04:09 AM	#541
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	"Damage report, Chief?" "Some serious crockery breakage, Sir" Otto smiled. "Other than that we are ship shape and Bristol fashion as the Tommies say. Most repairs done and the air compressors are back to near their best, that's that noise you can hear, as they close down for sub-surface The starboard bow plane isn't perfect but we can get some play out of it. I reckon we can creep along down here at this depth, at least until sunset, and not annoy the RAF anymore." He looked down. "You appear to be standing in a puddle of blood, Sir" "Just a scratch, Otto, we need to send a message to ..." "OSCAR!! Get in here! The Kapitan has been hit....! LS Last edited by Laughing Swordfish; 01-19-07 at 07:51 PM.

01-09-07, 10:31 AM	#545
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	You had me worried there! Been said a million times, but I'll say it again....great stuff LS! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-09-07, 01:07 PM	#547
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well I'll wager you'll get to keep your command Rollie __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-09-07, 04:53 PM	#548
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The U-46 wouldn't be the same! Let's hope he can sneek out when the nurses aren't watching!! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-09-07, 07:29 PM	#551
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The doctor puts me through a series of exercises, some days later. And he's not stupid. "Those hurt didn't they?" "No Herr Doktor" "Bollocks, man! You've been shot through the shoulder with a heavy calibre machine gun. I can see you're not fit for duty." "No, I have a boat to run, and...." "Relax, Kapitan, your U-46 isn't going anywhere either. I understand that she's in for an overhaul after your last patrol. "So she's still my boat...?" "Straight from Uncle Karl's mouth; now be a brave sailor, this injection is going to hurt...." LS Last edited by Laughing Swordfish; 01-16-07 at 08:22 PM.

01-09-07, 08:58 AM	#542
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	"Get his jacket off!" shouts Oscar "Jesus, and that disgusting old jersey.. and those two shirts. For Christ's sake men, let the dog see the rabbit!" By now I am dimly aware of being carried through to the Doc's sick bay (otherwise known as his own bunk) "Swabs! Disinfectant! Forceps! Hurry up Braun!" "It's just some ricochet or splinter, I murmur." "No it's not, Rollie" "But I don't feel anything, and.." "..and you will in a minute believe me. Rollie, we're about to take a half-inch bullet out of your upper chest. A souvenir from Winston Churchill. "Is there any of that brandy left, or did those two rogues drink it all?" yells Oscar. "Here, Sir" says Braun. Oscar leans over me "Rollie, you're hit worse than you realise. You lost a lot of blood up there. We need to get some fluids back into you, and most importantly to stop anymore leaking out. "Take this..." The brandy bottle is pressed to my lips until I splutter. "This is going to hurt, Rollie..." LS

01-09-07, 09:39 AM	#543
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Oscar wasn't kidding. I must remind myself to get more brandy for the next patrol. He had to dig about quite a bit to get the bullet out, It must have been a richochet, it was flattened just short of my collar bone according to Oscar, not fatal, but ruptured enough blood vessels on the way to leave things in the balance. The improvised drip probably swung it my way. In the meantime, Bruno took us home. I was adamant that it shouldn't be that fool, Friedrich. Bruno and Willi between them managed to get us within reach of St Nazaire without further incident. "Sir, we have the minesweeper, Bremen, offering us the recognition signal. Will you take it? "No, Bruno, it's yours. Take us all the way in. I'll be up later. This one is down to you. Call me up the moment you see a pretty blonde on the dock!" "Bestimmt, Herr Kaleun!" LS

01-09-07, 09:55 AM	#544
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	And there she is. Waving frantically on the Quayside. The men are proudly hoisting our victory pennants. we really did smash that convoy between us. "Doc, take this sling off." "You still need it for another..." "Just take it off, Doc! I don't want Heidi to see it.." "Oh, so you're going to pretend you haven't got a great big bullet hole underneath your right shoulder?" "Come on Doc, I don't want to upset her straight away" "Ok. You're an idiot Rollie, and she's bound to find out. But just for the moment, I'll do it. Promise me you'll keep it supported though? Without my medical report you won't be taking the U-46 out next time, otherwise. "Right now, Oscar, I just want to hold Heidi with both my arms......." LS

01-09-07, 10:39 AM	#546
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Bruno get's to take the salute and the accolades. I manage to get past the reception committee with a cursory salute, and then dart along the dock. Heidi comes running at me, and leaps up into my chest, as I spin her round. She noticed me wincing. "What's the matter, darling? Are you hurt?" "It's nothing, I'll tell you later. Just come here." Her lips met mine, and everything, the destroyers, the corvettes, the Liberators, the tracer and the depth charges, all were gone in an instant. "Do you have to go to the Chat Noir tonight, Rollie? I have this new accomodation on Rue Vert and my friend is off visiting her boyfriend in the 276th Division. I thought I could cook you something, maybe open a bottle of wine... "Maybe the Kaleun is mine tonight, fraulein..." It's Oscars' heavy hand on my shoulder. "He has to go to the hospital, right now. Come on Kap, let's get you checked out." "What?" "I knew you were hurt, Rollie, why didn't you tell me..?" "I'm not hurt, it was just... Oscar how can you be doing this to me?" "Come on Kap, you can't ignore a bullet wound of that size.." "Bullet wound!" Heidi cries. "That's it. I'm coming with you.!" So we all pile into the kubelwagen and make our way to the naval hospital while Heidi alternately kisses and punches me (fortunately on my good side) for not telling her that I got shot. We get out of the vehicle. Oscar whispers to me: "This is serious Kap, these guys could take your boat away from you." LS

01-09-07, 06:50 PM	#549
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	"You know you don't have to go back again, Rollie." "Please Heidi. not now. I do have to take her out again. Who else will? "But you're hurt, and you've done your bit and, and..... "....and please don't go out anymore......" "Don't Heidi; I can't bear to see you cry.... "... just tell me that you'll always come back," "I'll always come back to you, Heidi." Oscar coughed discreetly. "The Surgeon will see you now , Sir" LS

01-09-07, 08:00 PM	#552
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That's it. U-46 is in dock with mechanics swarming all over her. As impatient as I am, it's good to see some technicians taking care of her. I can't be sat in a hospital bed either. Cox kidnaps me to a waiting car. Next stop, the Black Cat! Andreas and his crew are lining up at the bar, so is young Emerson, and his motley gang. I see Braun from U-226, and Hansi, from U-114. "Hey! What kept you?" Andreas comes over with his watch team. "We were expecting you back alongside us!" "We had a little aerial trouble, Andreas. Basically we had to do some last minute ducking and diving before we got home. "Hey! What did they do to your shoulder?" "Nothing that a beer or two can't fix, Andreas!" LS Last edited by Laughing Swordfish; 01-11-07 at 05:58 AM.

01-10-07, 07:34 AM	#553
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Have a one on me kaleun __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-10-07, 04:09 PM	#554
ECV56_PolTen Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Uff! Close call. Good to see the captain is alive and kicking __________________ "Let us be proud of being Argentine... proud, even though they teach us to be ashamed" Com. (R) Pablo M. R. Carballo. "We are not here to see if we can; we can, that's why we are here" Grupo Técnico I "Comrades: confidence in victory, discipline, and three hails to the motherland!...Open fire, the people are watching us!" Admiral Guillermo Brown

01-10-07, 05:09 PM	#555
galahad Seaman Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 33 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Well Done Last edited by galahad; 02-02-07 at 10:09 AM.