First Battle in Dark Waters
Dark Waters
Auto target on since could not get Chronometer to work.
Turned map contacts off. Left external cam for screenshots.
Otherwise all realism enabled.
Just wrapped up first battle, currently on surface at dawn trying to get ahead of convoy. Really enjoying the mod.
Departed Brest, France on 2 July 1941
Aside from one Sunderland flying boat, no contacts for a month at sea. Finally,
August 5, 1941
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1310 Contact Report from BdU.
Large Convoy Grid AL 47
Course ENE Speed 6 kts.
1315 Set course to intercept.
August 6, 1941
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0040 Submerged to sweep with hydrophone.
0042 Distant props bearing 010. Possible convoy.
0047 Surfaced. Set course to intercept.
0115 Submerged for sound sweeps. Contacts bearing 000.
0120 Surfaced. Battle Stations called!
0139 Spotted convoy!
0148 Escorted spotted, illuminated boat with spotlight.
0149 DIVE! Fired tubes 1,2,3, as submerged at M-KF-M (B) Merchant. 5100 tons
0150 Leveled at periscope depth.
0151 Torpedo impact! Torpedo impact! Ships exploded, split in two, sunk.
0152 Braced for depth charge. Silent Routine.
0156 A few close charges. Boat 167 meters
0216 Back at periscope depth.
0217 Fired on 7801 ton merchant bearing 000 1000 meters.
Fired on 6500 ton merchant astern bearing 200.
All tubes empty.
0219 Torpedo hit 7801 merchant ahead. Large explosion.
0220 Torpedo hit target astern, large explosion.
Enemy escort closing fast range 600 meters.
Ordered hard dive! Flank speed!
0222 As boat passed epth of 45 meters, explosions, shallow.
0225 Heard vessel sink.
0230 Depth 175 meters. Pinging, but enemy did not have location on boat.
0239 Heard second vessel sink.
0240 Many depth charges dropped, none close.
0246 Pinging continued.
0400 Periscope depth. All clear. Surfaced.
0410 Began battery recharge and transfer of external torpedo reserves
into boat.
0600 Spotted Destroyer bearing 351 3550 meters.
0602 Spotted smoke plumes from convoy bearing 040 10000+ meters.
Believe DD was making a port flank sweep.
0617 External torpedo transfer completed.
Increased flank speed to move ahead of convoy.
0628 Destroyer spotted, turned to avoid.
0631 Returned to course to pass convoy along port side.
Continued tracking of convoy over horizon via smoke.
Vessels Sunk:
MK-F-M 5516 Merchant tons
GRID AL 44
KS-M-KS-M-F-M-KS-M Merchant 7801 tons
GRID AL 44
M-KF-M (C) Merchant 6423 tons
GRID AL 44
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