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Arael · 10-05-10, 08:21 PM

Date: April 25th, 1940
Time: 0:700 Local Time
Location: AN 52

Heading home after intercepting a small convoy heading towards the Firth of Forth. I blew 4 of my 5 eels trying trying to kill the largest ships in the convoy, a Large Merchant and an Empire type. The Large merchant took a single eel to the forecastle break and quickly sank. I sent two towards the Empire. A single eel hit towards the stern, around the first set of boxes. Another hit near the bow, but was a dud. I chased the Empire as it fell out of formation and began to straggle. Desperate to sink it, I sent a long-distance eel in a hull-cracker configuration towards the Empire's stern from about 3 km. The torpedo seemed on target, but prematured about 700 meters from the ship. Having to give up the chase due to escorts, I began to search around for a new target. roughly 6 hours later, I found a coastal freighter. Despite having a near-perfect distance, 90 degree angle, and a impact fuse, the torpedo bounced off. So, I'm heading home with one Large Merchant and 9 swordfish under my belt. Easily my worst total so far.

10-05-10, 08:21 PM	#1717
Arael Planesman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Mitten Posts: 184 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Date: April 25th, 1940 Time: 0:700 Local Time Location: AN 52 Heading home after intercepting a small convoy heading towards the Firth of Forth. I blew 4 of my 5 eels trying trying to kill the largest ships in the convoy, a Large Merchant and an Empire type. The Large merchant took a single eel to the forecastle break and quickly sank. I sent two towards the Empire. A single eel hit towards the stern, around the first set of boxes. Another hit near the bow, but was a dud. I chased the Empire as it fell out of formation and began to straggle. Desperate to sink it, I sent a long-distance eel in a hull-cracker configuration towards the Empire's stern from about 3 km. The torpedo seemed on target, but prematured about 700 meters from the ship. Having to give up the chase due to escorts, I began to search around for a new target. roughly 6 hours later, I found a coastal freighter. Despite having a near-perfect distance, 90 degree angle, and a impact fuse, the torpedo bounced off. So, I'm heading home with one Large Merchant and 9 swordfish under my belt. Easily my worst total so far.