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Old 03-20-10, 09:01 PM   #787
kylania
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So during my bi-hourly hydrophone check I detected a merchant contact to my south.

I surfaced and moved in for intercept. After a while I was within visual contact and saw there was a convoy of 5 steamers, unescorted! Hurrah!

I moved ahead and got into position. Locked in details on the lead ships and waited. As they passed I launched my torpedoes. The far one missed since I misidentified the ship and it passed below it, but I nailed the close merchant. At this point though I have one rear torpedo left and no gun rounds. So, I just sit there and watch the convoy pass waiting for the stricken merchant to sink.

Just than one of my lookouts called "Escort sighted!" "That's odd," I think because there weren't any escorts near when I started to attack. I glance in the direction of the contact and FIVE destroyers are doing 34kts RIGHT at me!

I scream "ALAAARRRRRMMM!!!" and nothing happens.

Ah ha! So I scramble to the hatch and go down it, THEN scream "ALAAAARRRRMMM!!!" and we crash dive...

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