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Old 04-07-07, 10:55 PM   #2975
Kptlt. Neuerburg
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Originally Posted by Zero Niner

Sunk by U-109 in AM51, Nov 1939.
I was returning to Wilhelmshaven with only 2 eels left after racking up 60,000+ tons when I received a report of a convoy due west of me, sailing at 6 kts east.
So it was an easy intercept.
I managed to remain undetected, & fired the 2 torps at about 4000m. One was aimed at the bow (below the first turret) and one at the stack.
Unfortunately somehow I got detected (at night, at persicope depth, 2 kts silent running ) & the whole convoy started to weave.
My first trop missed just forward of the BB's bow, but the second hit. The Revenge sank soon thefeafter.



Was the Hood in this group?
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