Best subsim ever?

Bilge_Rat · 04-09-22, 09:22 AM

U-96, October 15, 1940, north east of Scotland.

spot a convoy, est. 9,000 meters, moving to port...

dive to periscope depth, observe with attack scope...

small convoy, two escorts fore and aft, port side is undefended, est. AOB 60 degrees port...

plot on map, convoy moving NE, I may be too far away, plot intercept course, increase speed a notch...

pick out the last ship in line, check recognition manual, looks like small tanker 8,000 tons...

try to figure out AOB, looks to be between 45-60 degrees, will have a better idea when they get closer...

Aft escort turns my way, have I been spotted?...no, he returns to course...

go back to my target, does not look right, re-check recognition manual, it is a 6,000 ton small tanker..

getting closer now, target 4,000 meter away, AOB still looks like 60...

estimate speed, formula gives me 4 knots, but ship is at an angle, guesstimate 5 knots...

recheck range, plot on map, looks like target will pass by at 2-2.5 km...

I want to shoot a 10 degrees off starboard bow, plot on map...

solution 2,000 meters, AOB 80 port, speed 5 knots...

target getting close at 15 degrees off starboard bow, recheck range, looks like it already is at 2km...

revise solution, 1,800 meters, AOB 80 port, speed 5 knots...

as the target moves through the centre line, fire 3 electric torpedoes, bow, midship, stern, depth setting 3 m...

time goes by, did I miss? no wake to see on electrics...

looks like I missed...

wait!...a hit! square in the bow, there is a huge explosion...

second hit! midship! even bigger explosion, target is sinking fast...

check the escorts, both are turning around looking...

order dive to 150 meters, dead slow, set course away from convoy, order torpedo tubes reloaded...

go down to control room, sonar man reports convoy direction...

pop into hydrophone station, escorts are pinging away...ASDIC!

go back to control room, sub only at 30 meters, negative tank not flooded...

flood negative tank, take over dive station, move speed up a notch, now we are moving..

hand dive station to dive officer once past 100 meters, empty negative tank...

recheck sonar, escorts have stopped pinging, convoy is moving away on port side...

torpedoes are reloaded, convoy is far away, ease up to periscope depth, convoy no longer visible on either scope...

surface, recharge batteries and compressed air, convoy out of sight...

set intercept course...

04-09-22, 09:22 AM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,792 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	Best subsim ever? U-96, October 15, 1940, north east of Scotland. spot a convoy, est. 9,000 meters, moving to port... dive to periscope depth, observe with attack scope... small convoy, two escorts fore and aft, port side is undefended, est. AOB 60 degrees port... plot on map, convoy moving NE, I may be too far away, plot intercept course, increase speed a notch... pick out the last ship in line, check recognition manual, looks like small tanker 8,000 tons... try to figure out AOB, looks to be between 45-60 degrees, will have a better idea when they get closer... Aft escort turns my way, have I been spotted?...no, he returns to course... go back to my target, does not look right, re-check recognition manual, it is a 6,000 ton small tanker.. getting closer now, target 4,000 meter away, AOB still looks like 60... estimate speed, formula gives me 4 knots, but ship is at an angle, guesstimate 5 knots... recheck range, plot on map, looks like target will pass by at 2-2.5 km... I want to shoot a 10 degrees off starboard bow, plot on map... solution 2,000 meters, AOB 80 port, speed 5 knots... target getting close at 15 degrees off starboard bow, recheck range, looks like it already is at 2km... revise solution, 1,800 meters, AOB 80 port, speed 5 knots... as the target moves through the centre line, fire 3 electric torpedoes, bow, midship, stern, depth setting 3 m... time goes by, did I miss? no wake to see on electrics... looks like I missed... wait!...a hit! square in the bow, there is a huge explosion... second hit! midship! even bigger explosion, target is sinking fast... check the escorts, both are turning around looking... order dive to 150 meters, dead slow, set course away from convoy, order torpedo tubes reloaded... go down to control room, sonar man reports convoy direction... pop into hydrophone station, escorts are pinging away...ASDIC! go back to control room, sub only at 30 meters, negative tank not flooded... flood negative tank, take over dive station, move speed up a notch, now we are moving.. hand dive station to dive officer once past 100 meters, empty negative tank... recheck sonar, escorts have stopped pinging, convoy is moving away on port side... torpedoes are reloaded, convoy is far away, ease up to periscope depth, convoy no longer visible on either scope... surface, recharge batteries and compressed air, convoy out of sight... set intercept course... __________________