Freetown under attack!

Red Heat · 11-07-08, 08:48 AM

I left St. Nazaire March 31, 1941 to complete my war patrol orders near Freetown, grid: ET21 and 24 hours after complete my mission i decided to raid the port of Freetown because my targets in the away was only 3 ships: 2 small merchants and a large Merchant, any away my luck was about to change, in May 3, 1941 08:19hrs i was able to sail to the interior harbour and i find and sunk a large troop ship with 23.543 tons...

meduza · 11-07-08, 09:02 AM

Well done!

Did you have trouble escaping? IIRC, the waters are very shallow there, barely enough to dive to periscope depth.

Red Heat · 11-07-08, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by meduza

Well done!

Did you have trouble escaping? IIRC, the waters are very shallow there, barely enough to dive to periscope depth.

Thanks, meduza!
Thats true...but to ride that harbour i set course in direction West to East directy to the port entrance there is four trawlers patroling the area and one DD (in 1941) keep PD and SR and set the speed to one knot, its very important to remain undetected untill you reach the harbour entrance (at this point its possible to see enemy ships in the bay and inside the harbour). Take a lot of torpedos as possible, because that it was my bigest problem (sailing with a U-boat VII B and in the away i sunk three ships, heavy seas must of the time, impossible to use the deck gun) if not...i was able to destroy all the enemy ships there: about six small merchants, one modern tanker, one medium merchant...this ones i can remember! :hmm:

Brag · 11-08-08, 10:18 AM

Well done, but not my style.

On Freetown patrols I wait for a convoy and follow it, until all torpedoes are expended.

Red Heat · 11-08-08, 01:34 PM

Its not my style too, it was a raid to rise my tonage only...in this patrol, when i decided to raid this harbour i was only four torpedos left...

Butzis · 11-08-08, 02:31 PM

Congratulations Red Heat !
2 times the RAF attack me 150Km off from Freetown in 1941
And one time it was at 10PM !!! Total in the darkness .
I have survived and attack 2 convoys later (SL-Freetown-Liverpool)
Greetings und gute Jagd
PS. My english is a disaster sooooooorry !

11-07-08, 08:48 AM	#1
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Freetown under attack! I left St. Nazaire March 31, 1941 to complete my war patrol orders near Freetown, grid: ET21 and 24 hours after complete my mission i decided to raid the port of Freetown because my targets in the away was only 3 ships: 2 small merchants and a large Merchant, any away my luck was about to change, in May 3, 1941 08:19hrs i was able to sail to the interior harbour and i find and sunk a large troop ship with 23.543 tons... __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato Last edited by Red Heat; 11-07-08 at 09:41 AM.

11-07-08, 09:02 AM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Well done! Did you have trouble escaping? IIRC, the waters are very shallow there, barely enough to dive to periscope depth. __________________

11-08-08, 10:18 AM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Well done, but not my style. On Freetown patrols I wait for a convoy and follow it, until all torpedoes are expended. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

11-08-08, 01:34 PM	#5
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Its not my style too, it was a raid to rise my tonage only...in this patrol, when i decided to raid this harbour i was only four torpedos left... __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

11-08-08, 02:31 PM	#6
Butzis Loader Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berlin Posts: 89 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Congratulations Red Heat ! 2 times the RAF attack me 150Km off from Freetown in 1941 And one time it was at 10PM !!! Total in the darkness . I have survived and attack 2 convoys later (SL-Freetown-Liverpool) Greetings und gute Jagd PS. My english is a disaster sooooooorry ! __________________ Last edited by Butzis; 11-09-08 at 05:31 AM.