Iceland in Dec 1939

K-9 · 12-24-07, 05:15 PM

I went into Iceland in 1939. a NUTRAL port. I went to periscope depth in U-74 at 20Km out, and eased in looking for some targets. No luck. A lovely Large US Tanker and some Finland Tramp Steamers.

So since I didnt fire anything, and Im in a nutral port I decided to surface and head out to the Milchcow ship off Greenland. I surfaced next to a Finland ASW Trawler. I recieved no reaction from this ship, so I felt sure I was safe in this Nutral port.

However ( isnt there allways a however ) as Im exiting about 60Kms out a Finland fast patrol boat starts fireing on me!!!!!!

Im down to 18% hull before I can get my butt underwater and extracted.

Just a warning here guys. Dont trust the Finnlanders

K9

12-24-07, 05:15 PM	#1
K-9 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Iceland in Dec 1939 I went into Iceland in 1939. a NUTRAL port. I went to periscope depth in U-74 at 20Km out, and eased in looking for some targets. No luck. A lovely Large US Tanker and some Finland Tramp Steamers. So since I didnt fire anything, and Im in a nutral port I decided to surface and head out to the Milchcow ship off Greenland. I surfaced next to a Finland ASW Trawler. I recieved no reaction from this ship, so I felt sure I was safe in this Nutral port. However ( isnt there allways a however ) as Im exiting about 60Kms out a Finland fast patrol boat starts fireing on me!!!!!! Im down to 18% hull before I can get my butt underwater and extracted. Just a warning here guys. Dont trust the Finnlanders K9