6.+German+Wolf+Packs

October 16, 1940
 * The war log of a U-Boat sailor**

This is the third day of our attack on American convoy SC-7. We have managed to sink fourteen of the thirtyfour ships in the convoy so far. Another group of U-boats haven't had the same luck us and have only sunk 6 ships in their target, convoy HX-79. As we got up from our tables and handed in our breakfast trays i finally realized that maybe Donitz's hair-brained idea, The Wolf Pack, was not so crazy after all. His method of countering the convoy system was called the wolf pack system. During the walk to change stations with them men who worked through the night I tried to explain how the wolf pack system we fight in works. I told him how planes would scout for convoys and give us the location of anything they found. As our U-boats approaced the location give to us some men would use the hydrophonic equipment in our boats to hear the propellers of nearing convoys. When a convoy is spotted we, the radio workers, would call the U-boats into a Wolf Pack. He knows this part, but I told him anyway. Suddenly a radio transmission blared into my ears saying, "We have destroyed more merchant ships bring the amount sunken to eighteen." I quickly relayed this to my commanding officer and he barked at me to relay back, " __**Karl Donitz**__ Continue the bombardment!" I yelled this just as loudly through the radio and the other U-boats followed the order to end the day with a count of twenty sunken ships. Pictures From: http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/2/2c/Donitz.jpg http://www.tudayshobbymodels.com/photos/146489P151603.JPG Sources: http://www.uboataces.com/tactics-wolfpack.shtml http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/646519/wolf-pack The Americans
 * __A German U-Boat__**

Andre Bone