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Leandros · 05-31-09, 03:48 PM

U-66 Aug. 29th 1941 05:43 - CG1392 - Patrol 18

Left Lorient on Aug. 26th for DH28. Had to abort Patrol 17 when leaving base due to a CTD at end of patrol 16. Back on track now.

Talk about Torpedokrise...!....Bumped into a small enemy convoy West of Cape Finisterre - an ore carrier, a C2 and a couple of smaller ones escorted by a Town class destroyer. Figured it would be best to down the destroyer first so to have a free hand with the merchants. Then the nightmare started . We threw everything at him from bow and aft tubes but nothing worked. The magnetic ones passed under him without detonating, the impact ones didn't detonate (even with fairly good hit angles), or passed under him. Finally, the ninth torp worked and he was a gonner.

A long pursuit with reloading external torps followed. In the end all the four merchants were bagged. Now we are heading towards the assigned area West of Madeira.

05-31-09, 03:48 PM	#278
Leandros Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 676 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	U-66 Aug. 29th 1941 05:43 - CG1392 - Patrol 18 Left Lorient on Aug. 26th for DH28. Had to abort Patrol 17 when leaving base due to a CTD at end of patrol 16. Back on track now. Talk about Torpedokrise...!....Bumped into a small enemy convoy West of Cape Finisterre - an ore carrier, a C2 and a couple of smaller ones escorted by a Town class destroyer. Figured it would be best to down the destroyer first so to have a free hand with the merchants. Then the nightmare started . We threw everything at him from bow and aft tubes but nothing worked. The magnetic ones passed under him without detonating, the impact ones didn't detonate (even with fairly good hit angles), or passed under him. Finally, the ninth torp worked and he was a gonner. A long pursuit with reloading external torps followed. In the end all the four merchants were bagged. Now we are heading towards the assigned area West of Madeira.