Those career make (or break) choices :-)

vanjast · 07-07-14, 03:05 PM

New Mods (widescreen and wheel) installed, New career and orf I go, NNW from Wilhelmshaven in U47 'nog al' - 2Sept1939.

War starts the next day - wasn't expecting that

Storm brewing at 60N (just west of Norway, western side of the deep trench) and a ship spotted.. change course and give chase.
Taking readings all the way - It has a red flag (British ??).. eventually get ahead and dive.
More readings - wheel/Parallel course all give me 4 knots - move in for the kill.
Ship course is direct south and still cannot make out the red flag... it's bugging me !!

Final approach - "Full speed Chief - I want to make sure".
Sometime later - "Slow speed.. Open tube 1, up Periscope".. and there she is...
That was close.. I was so ready to pop off a torpedo (nearly let one go outside visual range) ??
Surfaced.. waved at the ship and turned north again.. "A good exercise Number 1 ?"

07-07-14, 03:05 PM	#1
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Those career make (or break) choices :-) New Mods (widescreen and wheel) installed, New career and orf I go, NNW from Wilhelmshaven in U47 'nog al' - 2Sept1939. War starts the next day - wasn't expecting that Storm brewing at 60N (just west of Norway, western side of the deep trench) and a ship spotted.. change course and give chase. Taking readings all the way - It has a red flag (British ??).. eventually get ahead and dive. More readings - wheel/Parallel course all give me 4 knots - move in for the kill. Ship course is direct south and still cannot make out the red flag... it's bugging me !! Final approach - "Full speed Chief - I want to make sure". Sometime later - "Slow speed.. Open tube 1, up Periscope".. and there she is... That was close.. I was so ready to pop off a torpedo (nearly let one go outside visual range) ?? Surfaced.. waved at the ship and turned north again.. "A good exercise Number 1 ?" Last edited by vanjast; 07-07-14 at 03:23 PM.