Fritz starring in "Sitting duck"

Freiwillige · 04-01-08, 05:30 AM

(This post is Fritz approved)

U-96 somewhere in the north atlantic.

"Argh how long Uwe?!" Fritz had grown weary of the morning light soon the entire R.A.F. would be bearing down on him and he would feel just a slight better if he could get underway...and if need be, underneath. "Herr Kaleun we have hope for # 1 but # 2 is a total loss." Fritz watched the sun rising in the distant eastern sky as the orange glow on the waves lapped at his boat. "Keep scanning, we dont want any suprises do we boys!" He knew that sunlight meant certain death, he could hear aircraft looking for him in the distance thru most of the night. Occasionaly somwhere in the distance he would see a flair dropped. U-96's only saving grace was the rain squalles that momentarilly covered his position from the airborn predators..

The depth charges and cannons really did there work, This boats a real mess. It wasnt often that fritz caught himself thinking such hopeless thoughts. minutes turned into hours and just when he bagan to beleive that all was lost he felt the familiar engines vibration under his heel. "Can it be!? This old mule is moving!" The whole bridge crew let out a slight burst of joy filled laughter. 6 hours dead in the water was alot for anyone to take, just counting the seconds untill the next one of Churchills flying porcupines comes to hammer at them again.

"We can only make about 7 knots herr Kaleun, # 1's shaft is bent and knocking everything around down there." Fritz could feel the boat ratteling apart beneath him "Very well number one keep the crew plugging those holes, we wouldnt want to make our return with more water in our boat then out of it!"

(To be continued)

04-01-08, 05:30 AM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Fritz starring in "Sitting duck" 4th addition (This post is Fritz approved) U-96 somewhere in the north atlantic. "Argh how long Uwe?!" Fritz had grown weary of the morning light soon the entire R.A.F. would be bearing down on him and he would feel just a slight better if he could get underway...and if need be, underneath. "Herr Kaleun we have hope for # 1 but # 2 is a total loss." Fritz watched the sun rising in the distant eastern sky as the orange glow on the waves lapped at his boat. "Keep scanning, we dont want any suprises do we boys!" He knew that sunlight meant certain death, he could hear aircraft looking for him in the distance thru most of the night. Occasionaly somwhere in the distance he would see a flair dropped. U-96's only saving grace was the rain squalles that momentarilly covered his position from the airborn predators.. The depth charges and cannons really did there work, This boats a real mess. It wasnt often that fritz caught himself thinking such hopeless thoughts. minutes turned into hours and just when he bagan to beleive that all was lost he felt the familiar engines vibration under his heel. "Can it be!? This old mule is moving!" The whole bridge crew let out a slight burst of joy filled laughter. 6 hours dead in the water was alot for anyone to take, just counting the seconds untill the next one of Churchills flying porcupines comes to hammer at them again. "We can only make about 7 knots herr Kaleun, # 1's shaft is bent and knocking everything around down there." Fritz could feel the boat ratteling apart beneath him "Very well number one keep the crew plugging those holes, we wouldnt want to make our return with more water in our boat then out of it!" (To be continued) Last edited by Freiwillige; 04-04-08 at 07:18 AM.