You have to sink a lot of ships.
I got the VII B 11/25/1939. That was my third patrol and I went into scapa flow for a laugh and caused a massive tally of sunk warships there.
Patrol #3
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11/9/1939 4:05:15 PM Out on patrol from the base Wilhelmshaven
11/15/1939 Objective achieved Patrol area assigned. Reach AN1814 and start operations. Attack any enemy contact
11/15/1939 11:04:00 PM Destroyed A Class Destroyer, 1188 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 52' N
11/15/1939 11:26:00 PM Destroyed Landing Ship Tank, 2104 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 53' N
11/22/1939 12:57:00 PM Destroyed B Class Destroyer, 1360 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 48' N
11/22/1939 2:02:00 PM Destroyed Small Replenishment Oiler, 1188 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 52' N
11/22/1939 2:40:00 PM Destroyed Queen Elizabeth Battleship, 31000 tons, Long 3° 01' W, Lat 58° 53' N
11/22/1939 3:15:00 PM Destroyed Hood Battlecruiser, 31000 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 54' N
11/22/1939 3:26:00 PM Destroyed Queen Elizabeth Battleship, 31000 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 53' N
11/25/1939 9:08:43 AM Completion of a patrol in the base Wilhelmshaven
Torpedoes launched: 22
Impact: 6
Missed: 5
No exact data: 11
Sinking tonnage: 98,840
Merit: 3930
Raiting increased by 3
Patrol time: 16 days
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11/25/1939 The new award is Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
11/25/1939 Nominated to the command boat type VIIA
11/25/1939 Appointment commander U-51 type VIIB
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Now I am at this:
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Rank: Kapitanleutnant
Awards: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen, Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse, Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Der Kriegsorden des Deutschen Kreuzes
Commanded: U-30(VIIA), U-51(VIIB)
Current Location: 2ndFlotilla
Home Base: Kiel, Wilhelmshaven
Merit: 14580
Raiting: 10
Sinking tonnage: 357,555
Sunk merchant ships : 35
Sunk warships: 9
Torpedoes launched: 150 <--------- [I replenish often at Heligoland]
Impact: 25
Missed: 87
No exact data: 38
Number of patrols: 8
Total time at sea: 114 days
Current Status: out to sea 5/1/1940
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Difficulty level: 78 %
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