The little Brit that Could

headcase · 03-03-08, 11:41 PM

4 Dec 1939
U-104
AM 52

While doing an AM sound check a merchant was determined to be approching from a very consiterate bearing. It required almost no adjustment to intercept, and afterwards a heading of 195 was laid in to bring tube six to bear. A remarkably accurate soultion was input to the TDC, and our boom-stick went boom as it should. This is where the Limey scum stopped being cooperative. Slowed to 3Kts, devloped a pronounced problem keeping her bow up, but kept right on chugging. After admiring Her tenacity and resolve for three and a half hours it was decide to close to 200m, surface and render a Final Salute with our 20mm. This was a brilliant, but flawed decision for as soon as we blew her boilers, reports of damage came in from all over the boat. We had, in our eagerness, closed to within 50m. All compartments except for the forward torpedo room were damaged and flooding. Withe Her Dying Breath She almost got us.

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03-03-08, 11:41 PM	#1
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The little Brit that Could 4 Dec 1939 U-104 AM 52 While doing an AM sound check a merchant was determined to be approching from a very consiterate bearing. It required almost no adjustment to intercept, and afterwards a heading of 195 was laid in to bring tube six to bear. A remarkably accurate soultion was input to the TDC, and our boom-stick went boom as it should. This is where the Limey scum stopped being cooperative. Slowed to 3Kts, devloped a pronounced problem keeping her bow up, but kept right on chugging. After admiring Her tenacity and resolve for three and a half hours it was decide to close to 200m, surface and render a Final Salute with our 20mm. This was a brilliant, but flawed decision for as soon as we blew her boilers, reports of damage came in from all over the boat. We had, in our eagerness, closed to within 50m. All compartments except for the forward torpedo room were damaged and flooding. Withe Her Dying Breath She almost got us. I LOVE GWX2.0!!!!! __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID