Author Topic: ARCHiVE: The Adventures of "33lima" (Read 5269 times)

33lima · « **Reply #105 on:** 20210617, 20:22:32 »

KTB, U-105

18 September

14:40 After further fruitless hydrophone check, set course towards south, to bear away from aircraft bases.

All tubes loaded and internal reload space available, but will not bring in external reloads until further away from aircraft threat.

17:01 Alarm! In ET66, crash dive to avoid aircraft astern, passing by to starboard.

17:05 Aircraft is large twin-engine land-plane which does not appear to have spotted us and does not attack.

17:30 After further hydrophone sweeps, surfaced the boat...

...and continued to southwards.

33lima · « **Reply #106 on:** 20210617, 20:31:30 »

STATUS REPORT

19410918, 17:40
VON: U-105
AN: BdU
POS: ET66
TORPs: 17
HULL: 100%
FUEL: 60%

Frequent crash dives due to approaching flying boats and landplanes. Several attacks but no damage. Making to south to increase distance from enemy air bases. No visual or sound contacts with enemy shipping. Wind light from W, sea state calm, cloud increasing to 8/10 overcast, visibility otherwise very good.

Viktor Schuetze · « **Reply #107 on:** 20210617, 23:07:03 »

19410918, 21:08
VON: FdU
AN: U-105

UNDERSTOOD. POSITION PLOTTED. EXTEND YOUR PATROL TO THE GREATER GRID AREA AS PREVIOUSLY ORDERED.
AT THE SAME TIME TRY TO CONSERVE FUEL BY AVOIDING HIGH SPEEDS AND STAYING SUBMERGED IN 24H SHIFTS.

GUTE JAGD!

33lima · « **Reply #108 on:** 20210618, 00:05:53 »

KTB U-105

19 September

06:40 In ET68 proceeding SSE surfaced at economical speed.

06:45 To 25 meters for a submerged run while conducting hydrophone sweeps.

09:30 While back on surface to maintain battery charge, forced to dive by approaching aircraft.

Enemy is small twin-engine landplane, Lockheed type...

...who dives to attack just as we are leaving the surface.

09:30 Boat was rocked violently by explosion of bombs or low-set depth charges.

Incredibly, we seem undamaged.

09:35 Levelled boat at 60 metres and reduced revolutions for extended cruise submerged.

These damned aircraft are everywhere. A real flying circus of different types, but they are not clowning around!

33lima · « **Reply #109 on:** 20210621, 00:10:50 »

KTB, U-105

19th September

11:26 While proceeding submerged to east in ET93, hydrophones detect warship off starboard bow, closing fast.

11:28 Ordered dive to 80 meters and silent running. Picked up merchantman on same bearing as warship.

11:34 Altered course towards sound contacts. Intention - identify contacts visually then shadow freighter, attacking when sea state settles sufficiently.