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Einzelganger · 05-18-23, 11:52 AM

I have made my way down to the Mediterranean and have arrived in La Spezia on April 17th 1942. But i'm left somewhat concerned...

I have made contact with a lightly defended small convoy heading North off the Portugese coast and figured i might as well pursue it until my torpedo's were all spent before continuing to Gibraltar.

Unaware of my presence the lead escort was an easy target. After i sunk him i sped off into the convoy before 2 flower class corvets could come up from the rear. The first was an easy target for my stern tube as it searched where i had been before. With it's colleague sunk the remaining Flower corvet seemed almost unsure of itself in the midst of the convoy and while trying to avoid a merchant it presented itself in an almost perfect angle infront of me. One shot from my bow sunk this corvet too & the convoy was now unprotected. Now surfaced i used most of my torpedo's and some deck gun rounds and eventually finished of the convoy. It was now time to press on to Gibraltar.

I decided to hug the Morocco coast but before i could position myself i ran into another convoy, this one heading to Gibraltar. I broke contact and moved as planned to the coast line and found a fog that really affected visibility. I decided to run flank speed on the surface gambling that i'd find little to no enemies this close to the Moroccan coast. I imagined that i was running parallel to the earlier sighted convoy and maybe that plus the fog conditions kept the British busy enough to not be looking out for me. I cleared the straight without contact or incident and submerged while turning South to continue hugging the coastline a bit more and here my hydrophone operator informed me on 2 warship contacts that passed me by quite closely, but without detecting me. I stayed submerged for a while longer after which i surfaced and ran flank speed to the East again.

I've stalked around the Western part of the Mediterranean for a few days with my last 2 torpedo's but only found 1 small merchant before heading to La Spezia. We arrived with another 48000 GRT to our name and the crew is happy to get some leave but things have gone so smoothly that i'm left wondering if this hasn't been the last of the good days.

05-18-23, 11:52 AM	#3
Einzelganger Electrician's Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 135 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I have made my way down to the Mediterranean and have arrived in La Spezia on April 17th 1942. But i'm left somewhat concerned... I have made contact with a lightly defended small convoy heading North off the Portugese coast and figured i might as well pursue it until my torpedo's were all spent before continuing to Gibraltar. Unaware of my presence the lead escort was an easy target. After i sunk him i sped off into the convoy before 2 flower class corvets could come up from the rear. The first was an easy target for my stern tube as it searched where i had been before. With it's colleague sunk the remaining Flower corvet seemed almost unsure of itself in the midst of the convoy and while trying to avoid a merchant it presented itself in an almost perfect angle infront of me. One shot from my bow sunk this corvet too & the convoy was now unprotected. Now surfaced i used most of my torpedo's and some deck gun rounds and eventually finished of the convoy. It was now time to press on to Gibraltar. I decided to hug the Morocco coast but before i could position myself i ran into another convoy, this one heading to Gibraltar. I broke contact and moved as planned to the coast line and found a fog that really affected visibility. I decided to run flank speed on the surface gambling that i'd find little to no enemies this close to the Moroccan coast. I imagined that i was running parallel to the earlier sighted convoy and maybe that plus the fog conditions kept the British busy enough to not be looking out for me. I cleared the straight without contact or incident and submerged while turning South to continue hugging the coastline a bit more and here my hydrophone operator informed me on 2 warship contacts that passed me by quite closely, but without detecting me. I stayed submerged for a while longer after which i surfaced and ran flank speed to the East again. I've stalked around the Western part of the Mediterranean for a few days with my last 2 torpedo's but only found 1 small merchant before heading to La Spezia. We arrived with another 48000 GRT to our name and the crew is happy to get some leave but things have gone so smoothly that i'm left wondering if this hasn't been the last of the good days. __________________ Den Tipperary song, wenn ich bitten darf !