[bookworm_020]

I hope when I come back in a few weeks (I will be a volunteer at the Commonwealth games in Mebourne, Australia) that there will be more of the excellent story to read.

[q65]

Great reading Hope nothing has happened to u-46

[Laughing Swordfish]

Hello everyone.

It's ok, U-46 still lives, it's just that I've been busy and/or away.

As another reader kindly pointed out, we have other things to do sometimes, and messages to BdU can be intermittent.

A reader asked twice lately whether, I really sank the Ark Royal in the game. I hoped I'd answered that, the Ark Royal wasn't sank in the pursuit of the Bismarck in the Atlantic.

I'm trying to weave a small alternative. A story of why that didn't happen.

This is still really happening to U-46 in my game, and we are alive

I'm also trying to get back to Heidi.

I hate having to explain the thread on the thread, so anyone with any issues outside the story, can always email me?

LS

[Laughing Swordfish]

Even the cook comes running through.

"Is it true , Sir , did we manage to sink the...

"Get back to your station, Kuki, seal your galley hatch and dowse your stove.

"Do you think we got her...? breathes Christian running forward and Bruno walking back.

"I doubt it lads, that noise you hear is not the sound of an aircraft carrier splitting in two. The tilt of the boat should give you some idea, and perhaps the next loud bang you'll hear will be not theirs , but ours.

"Now stop messing about and go to our evasion drill....


Lt de Bunsen, U-46

[Laughing Swordfish]

"Here she comes, Herr Kaleun!"

"Depth 60 metres, steering hard on the port wheel, running to bearing 295 Sir!"

"Brace, men! hold on to something."

"Full speed and turn hard to starboard, now, Otto!

"Depth charges in the water, Sir!



Lt de Bunsen, U-46

[Laughing Swordfish]

"Now drop her Chief!"

Spin her like a wheel helmsamn and give me 260.

We start to sink lower, and hopefully work our way around the back.

One desperate salvo didn't hit, but we are now the contact boat, and there is a major task force (Force K, as we intercepted)

"New escort approaching, Sir!"

A few charges go off mildly to our stern

"To hell with them boys, they're guessing. "

"So are we Kap?"

"We never say that, Number One...."

Lt de Bunsen, U-46

[Belze]

More of this greatness please.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!! RAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[Dowly]

[Laughing Swordfish]

KABOOM!.. KABOOM!.. KABOOM!..KABOOM!

"Steady men!"

U-46 rolled to port as if reeling from a punch.

"Damage reports!"

"All contained, Herr Kaleun!"

This from Kurt, my young damage control expert, who scampers up and down the boat with all his tools and his gang and never tells me the nature of the problem, only that it's fixed.

"Otto we're still descending?"

"Yes Sir at 58 metres"

"Level off on the dive planes, lets show them where to put their bombs."

"Otto, be ready to crash on their next run, hard a dive and hands forward, and all Reuben's got in the electric motors. Full starboard on the helm, At my command!"

Everyone else was utterly silent except for the steady thrashing of the escort growing louder above us

Now! Chief! Now..!


Lt de Bunsen, U-46

[Brewster Pilot]

MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!MORE!!!

[Laughing Swordfish]

Hans has thrown the headset down and stared into thhe Control Room.

I wink at him. He's a good man.

"Drive us down and away, Otto,. Now!"

U-46 cants down, and like the swordfish she is, turns away from the destroyer's run, hopefully just at the right time.

The roar of the propellors reach a crescendo, and then subside.

"What? Not a single depth charge? That's insulting!"

came from Walter at one of the Control Wheels

Everyone laughed.

"Quiet everyone!" I whispered.

"Either he's very stupid or very clever. Keep going down Otto, there'll be another one coming."

Otto looked at me.

"I'm sorry Chief, it was a long shot. It was that or nothing. But it's my guess they have Auntie B in the noose. "

"What we're going to do is duck round the back of that Task Force, get ourselves clear and reload tomorrow night."

"We're being hunted Sir,"

CRASH! BOOM! CRASH! CRASH!

The second and the third were the worst.

It wasn't close enough to breach the hull, but it was strong enough to swat us sideways in the water, and ironically the next charge blew us upright again. I guess that must have been what happened, at the time we were rattling about like split peas in a tin. Oscar wanted to be busy with cuts an bruises, but we had no time.

"Hold your depth, and hold your nerve men, your Kapitan does not want to get his feet wet today!"

It brought a wry smile from brave men.

"Christian, what I'm trying to do is wriggle out from under this, and pop up somewhere to the west of them and reload."

"So let's keep the noise down on the boat and make ourselves scarce.."

There were some brave nods amongst the men, but while we were being quiet, the enemy didn't have to.

And we could hear the growing throb of their propellors even now.

Lt de Bunsen, U-46

[Adlerkopf]

Hello everyone,

this is my first posting here, but I have been reading the boards all day and I have to say that LS you are an awesome writer. I've spent the better part of the afternoon reading all 13 pages of this thread alone and all I can say is...WOW, keep it up man!!

As the CO of the "AdlerKopf" U-125, 2nd. Flotilla out of Lorient, I hope to one day have the pleasure of fighting side by side with the brave crew of the U-46.

Lt. Josef Hintz
U-125 "Adlerkopf"
Type IXC, 2nd. Flotilla

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Welcome Adlerkopf!!!

Mr. deBunsen... this story is just the sort of thing that keeps us modders going.

Thanks for the fuel sir!!!!

[Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense]

Mein Got Philip... so they've pushed you out to sea again...

good hunting you ole basta###!!!


--Mike