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[ijnfleetadmiral]

26 September 1939:
Panzerschiffe Admiral Scheer departs on another mission off British E coast.

Results:
Returned to Wilhelmshaven 6 October 1939, having sunk 24 ships for impressive total of 63,462 tons. KL Hossel was awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class and Surface Fleet Badge.

Highlight of patrol came on 4 October 1939. Spotted A/B-class DD charging us out of nowhere. Sank it and continued on course. After sinking three more DDs coming from same direction, blundered into British TASK FORCE consisting of Nelson-class BB and three Southampton-class CLs!

"ALAAAARM! REVERSE COURSE...GET US OUT OF HERE!"

Escape successful; the four heavies did not deign to follow.

1 Large Merchant
1 Ore Carrier
1 Medium Cargo Ship
3 Granville-type Freighters
1 Small Freighter
3 Coastal Freighters
3 A/B-class DDs
1 C/D-class DD
3 J/K-class DDs
1 V/W-class DD
2 Tribal-class DDs
2 ASW Trawlers
2 MTBs

[gazpode_l]

Originally Posted by gazpode_l

Hi Guys
Sorry not posted in a while.. I'm afraid R/L commitments have got the better of me at present and I've simply not had time to sit and play SH3, nor any other games

Hopefully, Me and Hessler (my in game character/skipper) will return soon.

For now.
Best wishes
Gazpode
(R Hessler)

Well real life has begun to calm down a bit and i've managed to get myself back out on the virtual water that is SH3. Will post details of my most recent patrol soon

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by gazpode_l

Well real life has begun to calm down a bit and i've managed to get myself back out on the virtual water that is SH3. Will post details of my most recent patrol soon

Welcome back Kaleun!

[ijnfleetadmiral]

4 November 1939:
Panzerschiffe Admiral Scheer departs Wilhelmshaven on another short-term raiding mission.

Results:
Returned to Wilhelmshaven 23 November 1939 having sunk 14 ships for 41,405 tons. KL Hossel was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class upon return to port.

2 Large Merchants
1 Intermediate Tanker
1 Passenger / Cargo Ship
1 Small Freighter
1 Small Merchant
1 Tramp Steamer
2 Coastal Freighters
1 Fishing Boat
1 J/K-class DD
1 V/W-class DD
1 ASW Trawler
1 MTB

[ijnfleetadmiral]

24 November 1939:
Panzerschiffe Admiral Scheer departs on her fifth raiding mission of the war.

Results:
Returned to Wilhelmshaven 8 December 1939 having sunk an impressive 35 ships for an incredible 168,327 tons.

Highlight of mission was finding a LARGE CONVOY off SW Irish coast. After sinking the two escorts (there was a sub with the convoy, but she couldn't do s**t), it was target practice time! Left three Small Merchants afloat to tell the tale of what happened.

Returning North, was surprised off Faeroes by CRUISER SQUADRON consisting of one Southampton and two AMCs. SANK ALL THREE!

Upon return to port, KL Hossel was called to Berlin, where he was presented with both his Knight's Cross and the Oak Leaves by a proud Fuhrer. He was then reassigned to Schlachtkreuzer Scharnhorst.

7 Large Merchants
2 Ore Carriers
1 Medium Cargo Ship
1 Granville-type Freighter
2 Passenger/Cargo Ships
1 Intermediate Tanker
1 Small Merchant
1 Tramp Steamer
1 Coastal Freighter
1 Coastal Tanker
1 Southampton-class CL
2 Auxiliary Cruisers
2 A/B-class DDs
4 V/W-class DDs
1 Tribal-class DD
2 Black Swan-class Frigates
2 ASW Trawlers
1 Elco-type Torpedo Boat
2 MTBs

[WWII44]

just finished my eighth patrol. Sank a tanker and a freighter also sank two destroyers. Had to cut my patrol short as we had our torpedo stores full of those god awful electric torpedoes. Next we'll be patrolling off the US coast hopefully well sink a lot of shipping as the U-382 needs new diesel engines.

[STEED]

June 1942 all hands lost.

Start a new career this weekend in late 1941, I will revenge the lost of U-63 in the Caribbean.

[ijnfleetadmiral]

9 December 1939:
Schlachtkreuzer Scharnhorst departed on her first raiding mission.

Results:
Returned to Wilhelmshaven on 30 December 1939 having sunk 10 ships for 44,764 tons. KL Hossel was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Swords to his Knight's Cross upon return to port.

3 Large Merchants
1 Passenger/Cargo Ship
1 Small Merchant
1 Tramp Steamer
1 Coastal Freighter
1 Coastal Tanker
1 A/B-class DD
1 Tribal-class DD

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by STEED

June 1942 all hands lost.

Gone but not forgotten, a belated memorial to the crew of U-63 for their gallant service!

[LiveGoat]

It's March 1940. I just finished getting a dressing down from Uncle Karl. I can't help it. I see a mostly red ensign fluttering and I start unleashing eels. Turns out I bagged my first german tramp steamer.

Funny thing was I didn't notice the swastika on the flag till I hit the fire button then immediately I was like

The eel struck at the bow and the ship started immediately to suck down the water. As far as I know, I'm the only one who realized the mistake, however my watch officer was a little too inquisitive at first.

#1: Sir, upon further observation I think that may not be a british flag.

ME: No, I'm pretty certain it is. Let's get below shall we?

#1: But sir, there appears to be a black symbol near the center.

Me: Probably just an oil stain, Number one. Lots of petrol flies about in those explosion, you know.

#1: No, sir, it seems to me that-

ME: Man am I hungry! Anyone else here on the bridge hungry? Fritz? Willi? Helmut, you must be hungry by now.

#1: No, sir, I don't think we should leave till we are certain that-

ME: Wait. What's that?

#1: What? Where?

ME: There! In the sky!

#1: Huh?

ME: Coming out of the sun!

#1: I don't see anyth-

ME: Aircraft spotted! Short range! AAAALLLAAARMMM!!!

Whew! That was close.

[Sailor Steve]

Man, some people can be soooo picky!

[Leandros]

I've always wondered why Karl, when things started getting tough in '43, didn't arrange for some special boats to work the uncanny escorts, making it easier for the others to get at their assigned priority targets, the merchants. To study my theories I set up a mission with a XXI (much more fun than the other relics). It's late fall '44, U-2502 is operating out of Bergen with an averagely experienced crew. This is its 3rd mission and for the first time the engines are operating to their full potential. Leutnant z.S. Ludwig Horst is commander. Leutnant Horst is known for his cool head and excellent understanding of enemy destroyer tactics. He was shorted by being given only two Zaunkønigs but managed to acquire a third one by transferring a case of good French cognac to the port master. Most of the slow electric torps were interchanged for fast T1's.

After having sunk a loner north of Newcastle a small, heavily defended, convoy was detected in the same general area. The two first shots were at merchants with electric torps. One missed, these merchants were zig-zagging quite effectively. After that the escorts got into play. One Zaunkønig changed from its assigned target, a Captain II, and followed instead a small merchant which it executed nicely. Several escorts were done for in 45 degree shots on minimal range (400 meters) with T1's. In the end the last escort was finished with the last available torpedo.

The end result looked like this - 13 enemy ships in less than an hour. I bet Leutnant Horst appreciates his fast-loading crews. Then they rode into the sunset (moon...!...):

[VONHARRIS]

Patrol No 6
17 May 1940
09:12 hours Left Wilhelmshaven for grid AN29

26 May 1940
Grid AN14
23:56 hours SS Dalemoor (Medium Merchant 06), 5173 tons. Cargo: Textiles. Crew: 37. Crew lost: 20

03 June 1940
Grid AM52
08:21 hours SS James O'Hara (Large Cargo), 8577 tons. Cargo: Foodstuffs. Crew: 39. Crew lost: 14
09:16 hours SS Sloga (Medium Merchant 22), 4290 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 37. Crew lost: 14

05 June 1940
Grid AM23
11:38 hours HMS Laurentic (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons. Crew: 236. Crew lost: 146 In my world I took her down not Silent Otto Dedicated to the brave crew and Kaleun of U-63

10 June 1940
Grid AN14
05:52 hours SS Allerton (Ore Carrier), 8083 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 27 escorted by Elco TB

12:23 hours SS Port Adelaide (Ore Carrier), 8084 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 62. Crew lost: 3 escorted by MTB

17:50 hours SS Liseta (Nipiwan Park-type Tanker), 2476 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 20. Crew lost: 15 escorted by Elco TB

Other: Damaged the HMS Rodney in convoy attack , during which U-65 was heavily depth charged and sustained medium damages

13 June 1940
15:54 hours Returned to port
28 days at sea
7 ships sunk
50533 tons
68% hull integrity.

[VONHARRIS]

Originally Posted by STEED

June 1942 all hands lost.

Start a new career this weekend in late 1941, I will revenge the lost of U-63 in the Caribbean.

Your loss will not be in vain.

U-63 was a IIC type U-boot. How did she reach the Caribbean?

[WWII44]

Finished my 11th patrol, had to head back to base before reaching the patrol grid as a depth charge attack destroyed a good portion of our subsystems. the destroyer that attacked us was the USS Somers. we broke the surface and fired a torpedo at her as we fled. the torpedo exploded underneath her stern and she promptly sank shortly after. when we returned toLorientwe learned that 247 of her 295 hands on board were lost, wich doesn't surprise me as the torpedo explosion made mincemeat of he after section and the sea was quite heavy that day. miracualously not a single member of my crew was hurt or killed but I think it'll be a while before the U-382 puts to sea again.