U-69: Convoy attack

Cybermat47 · 09-12-12, 03:17 AM

It was early morning on the 18 November, 1940. Wolfram Raabe, radio operator on board the German type VIIC u-boat U-69, jerked in surprise as the radio next to him started crackling. He had only just gotten up, after a horrible night in a fierce Atlantic storm. However, he quickly and proffesionly decoded the message using the Enigma cipher machine. Again, he jerked with surprise. It was a contact report! He was even more surprised by the sender. The message read;
Large enemy convoy sighted X 40+ ships X 5 Destroyers X 1 Battleship X
KMS Lützow. Excitement overcoming tiredness, he took the message to the the conning tower, where Kapitanleuntant Manfred Werner was studying a map of the North Atlantic, a bottle of apple juice in his hand. "Herr Kaleun?" "Yes, Wolfi, what is it? Contact report?" Yes, Herr Kaleun" Manfred took the piece of paper out of his hand. As he read, his eyes widened. "Navigator!", he called down the hatch. "Plot new course!"

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Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	U-69: Convoy attack (story) It was early morning on the 18 November, 1940. Wolfram Raabe, radio operator on board the German type VIIC u-boat U-69, jerked in surprise as the radio next to him started crackling. He had only just gotten up, after a horrible night in a fierce Atlantic storm. However, he quickly and proffesionly decoded the message using the Enigma cipher machine. Again, he jerked with surprise. It was a contact report! He was even more surprised by the sender. The message read; Large enemy convoy sighted X 40+ ships X 5 Destroyers X 1 Battleship X KMS Lützow. Excitement overcoming tiredness, he took the message to the the conning tower, where Kapitanleuntant Manfred Werner was studying a map of the North Atlantic, a bottle of apple juice in his hand. "Herr Kaleun?" "Yes, Wolfi, what is it? Contact report?" Yes, Herr Kaleun" Manfred took the piece of paper out of his hand. As he read, his eyes widened. "Navigator!", he called down the hatch. "Plot new course!" __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394 Last edited by Cybermat47; 09-12-12 at 04:00 AM.