The 8.8cm gun is soon hammering rounds at the fleeing freighter.
Our boat is rolling in the swell and we have some misses, but also some hits.
I increase speed and the range drops. The ship is soon burning astern.
I slow right down as we come abeam of her. Every shell is now a hit.
Boom! There she goes!
Back broken, my victim is soon slipping beneath the waves.
That was well worth the detour! Now, to get home!
...to be continued!