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GoldenRivet
08-17-07, 02:42 AM
U-570, On special assignment between portugal and the Azores. :yep:
Muahahaha
U-96 in the Med shadowing enemy convoy.
Stay active , chaps. The enemy is on the run! :up:
U-96 Returning to La spezia after sinking 4 tankers and being Deep charged for 1 hour. December 8 1941
Damage report
Electrics out
Snorkel Destroyed
Both Scope Destroyed
foward Batteries damaged.
Captians notes: We nearly had it this time. Hope to reach La spezia by 15 of December 1941.
Snorkel in 41? Let me know who you know in BDU. Or are you the Fuhrer's nephew?
U-502 IXc Out of Lorient
February 1942
Half way 'cross the Atlantic, refueled and stocked at the Canary Islands.
Course W :smug:
Smart move, muchacho. Hope you have enjoyed the sardinas fritas, tortillas and arroz a la Valenciana. Never mind the good tinto.
Of course, the muchachas must miss you
S Rafty
08-17-07, 11:38 PM
Must learn...
"Stay out of the channel" "Stay out of the channel":damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:
Lzs von swe
08-18-07, 04:07 PM
Oct 11, -44. AF sector. U-1305, VIIC/41.
Willie is learning fast, B24´s and Catalina's are far more dangerous for an Uboat then anything the Russians had. 11 days into their first war patrol with U-1305 the crew has downed two B24´s and five Catalina's:rock: Four of them was taken down during a fierce fight after the boat surfaced right below them:rock: But it has taken it´s toll on the boat and Willie has decided to return to base along the Norwegian coast. Some of his new crew members thinks he´s totally mad fighting enemy planes like that, and they are right, a change in tactics is needed to stay alive:hmm:
edit. Willie is now in the 33´rd Flotilla, Flensburg. edit.
Shelton
08-18-07, 11:01 PM
Must learn...
"Stay out of the channel" "Stay out of the channel":damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:
LMAFO :rotfl:
I dare to go there LOL
Shelton
08-18-07, 11:03 PM
Snorkel in 41? Let me know who you know in BDU. Or are you the Fuhrer's nephew?
LOL what a cracker! hahahahahhaha
Just a friend of the Admiral
Anyway.. I made the report at 1 am my time. Bit tired at that point. My boat is actualy a type VIIC model 1941. I just wish I had a snorkel;)
Latest report on U-96 :arrgh!:
engaging enemy convoy at CH-37.
Convoy report: 2 medium tankers, 2 libertys, 1 troop transport, 2 escort destroyers.
December. 25. 1941
DarkFolle
08-19-07, 10:11 AM
still keeping the search after 46 days without any contact
U-29 in the South Atlantic Ozean...
"hey kaleun is that a syrene over there?"
"Man...u need some REST!"
U-96 returning to La spezia after sinking 2 tankers:rock: and Depth Chaged for 2 hours.
Damge report:
Periscopes destroyed
Radio Antenna Destroyed
Flak guns 1 and 2 destroyed.
limping home on 1 diesel:shifty:
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-20-07, 01:41 AM
U-124 back after months of patrol. will be in base for the time being.
sub got almoast destroyed.
list of urgent to replace things
Hydrophone
Sonar
Radio Antenna
Flak 1 + 2
Deck Gun
Schnorchel
Starboard Proppelor
E-engine Sb+p
Diesel engine starboard
torpedo tube's 3,4,5,6
aft batterie's
forward batterie's
Radar
Attack periscope
Observation Periscope
turm
and hull (3%)
took some serious beating. but i am supprised there was no dead
Owch... reminds me of the time I had my hull down to 5% integrity
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/Lthawk77/?action=view¤t=lol2.jpg
Dekessey
08-20-07, 11:27 PM
U-47, Type VIIC, November 1939.
Patrolling West of Scotland.
Terrible weather since we left Kiel!!
Can't see sh1t. Unable to use the deck gun, and wasted several eels. Crew getting depressed.
:x :down:
Looks like I've been sen't to St.Nazire. I barely made it into Gibraltar, It's gonna stink getting back out. Give you people a report later on how I do.
Good luck with your double passage. :o
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-21-07, 06:11 AM
passed gibby yesterday. to have more fun and guessing where they are i had the sonarman have a sleep. :cool:
got spotted by elco's and dived to 220m
got DCed by some DD's who were on the spot a minute later.
now im in some italian base near valletta (also a small island)
I was until you know what happen :dead:
Bloody Hedgehog Mortars. :damn:
xxSWxxNinja
08-21-07, 04:08 PM
Ill start by saying Hi all just signed up to the forum :rock:
Currently prowling the mid atlantic January 1942 in U-47 she's my second sub VII/c serving me well so far.
Welcome aboard XX!
Happy hunting :D
Hello XX.
Well my double passage was a success. Made it St.Nazire with one Diesle engine. Dam Depth Charges don't like me very much. Boats gonna be in dry dock.
U-510, Type IXC/40, 12th Flotilla, Bordeaux, Friday Nov. 13, 1942 leaving for 9th war patrol in a couple hours. Next patrol grid AE87.
Have been to the west but came back to defend the Fatherland and to hold die Fahne high for the U-boots and not going west untill the west comes to the east. And now i leave you to think about this untill i get back to port.:up:
nikbear
08-22-07, 03:29 PM
Welcome aboard xxSWxxNinja:up:
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-22-07, 03:32 PM
U-124 has joined the brits on the ocean floor.
at 250m i ordered to scuttle the boatto prevent the crew from suffering by hearing Hoochie-Woochie on the Kriegsmarine radio.
I hear I might be getting orders to destroy the British in Portsmouth. Preparing the boat for such a noble mission that can be entrusted only to such a naval giant as myself. In the evenings, alone in my room, I'm working on a 3 hour acceptance speech (don't know what I will be accepting). Also working on The Balz Portsmouth hoochie-woochie March, which shall become the Kriegsmarine march. :smug:
Kptllt J.S. Balz the best, about to become greater.:smug:
IrishUboot
08-23-07, 02:00 AM
I actually did come west, but not for any Pacific venture. I am currently in New York (3:00 am ET). The rain falls outside, with temperatures barely climbing above 60, reminiscent of the weather back home. I sit here pining for U-48, the sights and sounds of Kiel harbour, and the chance to rejoin my fellow Kaleuns in your brave efforts. I've been reading the patrol logs of von Hinten to quench my thirst for action.
27 patrol, 26 December 1942, near Oran (Medit.), U-106, type IXC. Just sneaking out from one of the Middle-East harbours (Oran) after destroying two "his majesty" light cruisers and three troop transports. Earlier succsessfully managed to down "Qeen Elizabeth" PL (over 80000BRT).:|\\
27 patrol, 26 December 1942, near Oran (Medit.), U-106, type IXC. Just sneaking out from one of the Middle-East harbours (Oran) after destroying two "his majesty" light cruisers and three troop transports. Earlier succsessfully managed to down "Qeen Elizabeth" PL (over 80000BRT).:|\\
Well done. Drinks are on you! :D
xxSWxxNinja
08-23-07, 10:48 AM
Feel free to call me Ninja ^^
Just planing on raiding the Eastern American ports still undecided as to where I shall commence a deep port for my VII/C would be preferable :yep:
U-96 reporting.
Heading for patrol grid at AE78.
Contacts so far
-------------------Status Tonage
1 Large merchant---Sunk----11750
27 patrol, 26 December 1942, near Oran (Medit.), U-106, type IXC. Just sneaking out from one of the Middle-East harbours (Oran) after destroying two "his majesty" light cruisers and three troop transports. Earlier succsessfully managed to down "Qeen Elizabeth" PL (over 80000BRT).:|\\
Sorry men, that port mentioned yesterday - was Tobruk (there were also 1 CC2, 2 SOT and some small marchants; 1 catapult ship also - info for those who have it included(SH4Ship)). Next target will be the port of Alexandria. I'm aprox. 10 km (north) away from port entrance at silent speed. There is one Greek CA, five to six DD's, three speed boats and about 6 marchants (1CC2, 2SOT, 2SM etc.). The most ineresting target is that Greek Cruiser (by the way the only one Greek CA in recognitial book). It's gonna be the first and the only target. There is no chance to avoid fight with DD's and there is only 20-25m deep. They're 4 DD's on duty and 3 sboats + one catalina hanging over the port. About 40 km from entrance I was attacked by 2 catalinas and 2 sunderlands. All shot down by price of 13% hull integrity (current HI 87%) Next ports - Port Said and Beirut.:cool: News about ships there and their bodyguards - tomorrow.
Lzs von swe
08-24-07, 12:41 PM
Jan 1, -45. 0750. U-1305, 200km West of Bodö, Norway.
Ok, so we made it to -45:up:
But doing our 24 hours in AF78 was no picnic. The area was patrolled by 3 destroyers and every time we surfaced or used the snorkel the radar warner went wild. Catalina´s, Sunderland´s, Wellington´s and Mozzies where always around to greet us. Got away with only some scratches on the conning tower.
Have sunk 1 Large Merch, 1 Large Cargo and 1 Large Trawler, have a total of 6 torps left. Weather is awful but crew moral is high.
Willie Ranacher.
Carry on with the good work. One more patrol :yep:
StarFox
08-24-07, 06:36 PM
First post on this forum :D
U-174 to Bdu
Date: November 12, 1942
Patrol 4
Departure point: U-461 Resupply Sub
Sunk one Small Merchant, 2395 Tons
Currently 892 Miles East of Norfolk
Heading for the Gulf!
nikbear
08-24-07, 08:19 PM
Welcome to the board StarFox,you've come to the right place:up:
U-96 reporting.
Recived radio message that the Mighty Hood has been sunk. May 2, 1941
April 1942. After a month of sailing across the Atlantic, U-502 has succesfully begun raids off Port of Spain :arrgh!:
No tankers yet, but the weather is lovely and two lonely C3's just had a bad night :smug:
08 November 1940
Kptlt, J.S. Balz reporting.
After going into that ill concieved mission to Portsmouth, I'm back in the open sea. Sunk 1 tanker and a large freighter (25,000 BRT with one torpedo and 20 rounds of .88). :smug:
Now preparing to attack a convoy in AM 23 and bring further glory to myself :smug:
J.S. Balz
The greatest commander in the Kriegsmarine :smug:
StarFox
08-24-07, 09:51 PM
U-174 to Bdu
Sunk one Medium Cargo, one Clemson destroyer, one Tugboat in Mobil harbor. was able to leave harbor with no trouble.
Sunk one Great Lakes Freighter upon leaving the Harbor Passage
U-174 to Bdu
Sunk one Medium Cargo, one Clemson destroyer, one Tugboat in Mobil harbor. was able to leave harbor with no trouble.
Sunk one Great Lakes Freighter upon leaving the Harbor Passage
Normaly we leave harbour with no problems. We'll assume you left some enemy harbour after creating a disturbance :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Congratz!
madmike81
08-24-07, 11:48 PM
21 Feb 40
KAPITÄNLEUTNANT FRITZ SCHMITZ U-51
(SH3 CMDR name...i couldnt be that funny lol)
In port after 8th Patrol.
4 Large Merchants
4 Pass/Cargo
HMS DIDO
HMS Starling
HMS Auckland
and several small merchants.
All above units have had their orders changed from convoy duty to report imediatley to the afterlife.
U-51 100% operational...and hungry.
StarFox
08-24-07, 11:54 PM
ah you sunk the dildo...i mean dido
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-25-07, 06:23 AM
ah you sunk the dildo...i mean dido
nice signature you got :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Lzs von swe
08-25-07, 01:41 PM
Willie looks down at the note Axel (RA) just handed him:
Carry on with the good work. One more patrol :yep:
:hmm: That Balz, does he know something I don´t:hmm:
Looks around at the thick fog, shrugs, and turns to Adolf, his IWO:
- You think we have had enough of this?!
-Yea, this stinking weather get´s on my nerves!
-Yes, and not a single contact in 24 days. (it´s now Jan 24)
Shouts down the hatch:
-Egon (NA), nach hause bitte!
-Yes Sir!
StarFox
08-25-07, 10:09 PM
U-46 Checking in (they sent U-174 to South Africa, so I'm in no hurry to finish the patrol)
Finished the 3rd Patrol, date is now January 14, 1940
Sank 3 Passenger/Cargo's, 3 Medium Cargo's, 1 V&W Destroyer, and one Fishing boat
Kept the fish to feed the crew and stole the beer. Me and the Fisherman had one hell of a party going
U-96 Reporting October 25 1941
Returning from Freetown
Ships sunk-----Tonnage-----Location
Passenger liner--24450-------ET38
Medium cargo---5010--------ET38
Medium cargo---5011--------ET38
Small Tanker----4000--------ET38
Capitans notes
2 torpedos left
50% fuel left
:lol: :D 27 patrol, 26 December 1942, near Oran (Medit.), U-106, type IXC. Just sneaking out from one of the Middle-East harbours (Oran) after destroying two "his majesty" light cruisers and three troop transports. Earlier succsessfully managed to down "Qeen Elizabeth" PL (over 80000BRT).:|\\
Sorry men, that port mentioned yesterday - was Tobruk (there were also 1 CC2, 2 SOT and some small marchants; 1 catapult ship also - info for those who have it included(SH4Ship)). Next target will be the port of Alexandria. I'm aprox. 10 km (north) away from port entrance at silent speed. There is one Greek CA, five to six DD's, three speed boats and about 6 marchants (1CC2, 2SOT, 2SM etc.). The most ineresting target is that Greek Cruiser (by the way the only one Greek CA in recognitial book). It's gonna be the first and the only target. There is no chance to avoid fight with DD's and there is only 20-25m deep. They're 4 DD's on duty and 3 sboats + one catalina hanging over the port. About 40 km from entrance I was attacked by 2 catalinas and 2 sunderlands. All shot down by price of 13% hull integrity (current HI 87%) Next ports - Port Said and Beirut.:cool: News about ships there and their bodyguards - tomorrow.
Sorry for lack of update:oops: .
My 27 patrol has came to the end. Greek CA and one DD at Alexandria destroyed. As for Port Said there was a lot of goodies, but also lots of guards (10 -12 DD's, FOcorvets). There was 1 Greek CA, 1 Fiji Class LC, 1 Modern OT, 1 Troop Transporter, 1 C3 and some medium marchants - all about 10 ships. Due to heavy guard I decided to make it a recon mission. As for Beirut - nothing there, just quite small harbour with no ships at all. After Beirut I navigated through Med. to La Spezia. During home trip I completely destroyed 2 small convoys, and two passanger ships. One about 26000 BRT and second about 80800 BRT (Queen Marry). It was the best patrol ever. By the way anihilation of the first small convoy was an example of great cooperation between my sub and Italian Air Forces. They really save my .....:oops: I took 7 marchants, they took 4 marchants and 3 from 5 escort DD's that almost got me:o . The rescue came at the moment they were all (5) very close to my bat ... Italians lost about 8 planes, but frankly it was the best AI air attack I've ever seen during my 27 patrols:yep: . Now, I'm at La Spezia., repairing my hull (77% integrity). See you next time, when I will try to pass to Red Sea through Sues Canal :arrgh!: .
StarFox
08-28-07, 09:15 PM
U-46 reporting in again
Partol 4
Ships Sunk:
1 Armed Tugboat - 1275 tons
1 Tramp Steamer - 1968 Tons
1 small Freighter - 2338 Tons
1 Large Merchent - 11746 Tons
1 Small Merchent - 2390 Tons
1 V&W Destroyer - 1188 Tons
However, I have been pinned down in grid AN72, about 85 Miles East South East of the Port of Hull. I sank one of the destroyers attacking me, but 2 Armed Tralwers and 1 PT Boat are still hunting me. Ive been on the botton for about 5 hours now, moving ever now and then to try to get away, But they wont leave me alone!
I will be here for maybe a day or more by the looks of it. Although the Sub has taken some damage, its very minor, and easily repaired. I have 2 Torpedoes left, already tried to sink the Ared Tralwers with 3 Torpedoes, with no Success
so cezbor, if you sank they Queen Mary, how did it end up in california? :P
U-96 reporting to BDU
Just returned from a patrol to AL-23.
Tonnage sunk:65850 tons
Ships
Medium passenger liner: 14581 tons
Clemson Class: 1190 tons
Large Tanker 15520 tons
Brooklyn Class 12300 tons
Heavy trnasport 11254 tons
Medium cargo 5080 tons
Awards:
Knights Cross with oak leaves
2 Iron Cross first class
2 Iron cross second class
3 Pramotions
1887.55 renown earned.
Damages: Attack periscope Destroyed
Hull integrity 100.00%
U-96 heading for AK-34.
Will give report mid patrol on status.
Lzs von swe
08-29-07, 04:45 AM
April 1, -45, 2000, U-1305, 33 Flot, AF44.
Have done our 24 hours here, nothing but high winds, rain and fog. Will head NW to search for Murmansk convoys. Not too many planes out here, or have we just been lucky so far?
Have sunk 1 coastal tanker and 1 ore carrier. Waisted two torps on an tramp steamer, both missed:hmm: Nine torpedoes left, have not been able to take the for external inside due to the weather. 2/3 diesel reserves left. Pressing on:up:
Willie Ranacher.
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-29-07, 08:24 AM
today was the most miserable day i (and BDU) could have. i did the most carefull aproach to a shadowed convoy. i thought the escorts would heve been dealing with the other subs (AND THEY DID :o) and engaged the convoy. to my horror i saw 6 black swans (1 front, 1 behind, 2 left, 2 right) protecting the convoy. some of them were smoking like hell. also one merchie was missing in the convoy.
anyway. i decided it was to late to break of and continued. sank the leading swan, 1 whale factory and 1 large merchie before i got under attack.
hours later i am safe and sound on the surface.
list of KAPUT things:
turm (everything.. even the watch crew didnt want to get on)
DG
Flaks (all)
sonar
hull to 30% (had to speed to the surface after they left)
list of damage:
to much to list
list of losses:
4 and a half subs for 3 merchie's and 1 escort
the poor bastards
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/evangelionunit03/SH3Img29-8-2007_144.54_234.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/evangelionunit03/SH3Img29-8-2007_143.11_406.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/evangelionunit03/SH3Img29-8-2007_144.7_281.jpg
Lzs von swe
08-29-07, 11:56 AM
Better them then you, Mohr.
Apr 5, -45. 1800, U-1305, 33 Flot, North of AF sector.
When we surfaced at 1830 on the 3´rd the sea was finally calm enough to start reloading external torpedoes. 10min later the radar warner came to life:damn: Proved to be two Catalina´s. The first one got hit and veered of to his right and crashed into the ocean while his wingman passed over the boat, burning, and crashed:rock:
After 15min the RDW came to life again, this time I counted to at least 5 incoming planes, when they where in sight, Mozzies and Cat´s, the crew had just finished reloading so we crash dived just in time.
The morning of the 4´th brought 2 more Cat´s. I did not want to dive before the batteries where recharged and the result was two more Cat´s downed. When we surfaced for the evening recharge we did so when an Mozzie just passed overhead.
He was also shot down, our first Mozzie:rock: But this is way too dangerous and we have taken some damage, the course is set for Norway.
Willie Ranacher.
U-175
completed patrol off boston/not succesfull
went to the coast of miami
where we torpedoed 7 ships
we also sunk 2 ships on our way across the atlantic
in total
46391 tons:arrgh!: after 65 days at sea we finnaly returned home with a slightly banged up boat
see you guys in the bar:arrgh!:
Ok gent's, what should I do about this?
BDU to U-96
"Proceed to DB79 to arrive at 1000 on the 3/5. You are to redezvous with bloackade-breaker 'Portland' and escort her home. You are expressly forbidden to attack any merchant targets within a radius of 200 sea miles from the rendezvous or to radio except for messag important to the Blockade-Breaker"
whats the 3/5??????? I have not a bloody clue as to what that means so any help would be good.
I can't go all the way to DB-79 as I am in a type IIVC.
How did you get this message?
I was just leaving St.Nazire, and BDU sen't the message to me. And decided it would be my job to take care of it.
Funny on a real map 3/5 is just south of Freetown Africa. Stange
One of the many U53s, Nov 1940. 11th patrol. AM41, south of Rockall bank. 3 ships sunk for 13000 tons. Continuing attack.
3 degrees north and 5 degrees east, thats what 3/5 is. yet I still can't go to DB79. Not enough range to do so in typ VII-C
U-96 reporting in. Patrol 11 was one of the most usless patrols I've done. went to CF11. Did my 24 hours and was on return when I ran into a convoy but there were 8 Black swan class's guarding it so that was out of the question. And they were to far away to catch up with but i got some reports from other U-boats in the area i had signaled.
Recived 250 renown for doing nothing.
Hopefully better luck on the 12th patrol out to AK11.
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-30-07, 01:20 AM
3 degrees north and 5 degrees east, thats what 3/5 is. yet I still can't go to DB79. Not enough range to do so in typ VII-C
uh. i think 3/5 is the date you got to randevous.
3th of the 5th month at 10:00 am in DB79
5 February 1943, 28-th patrol, Medit. region, CN66. At 5.00 am - British Task Force sighted - 3 BBs (Nelson, KGV Class), 5 LC's Dido Class, 4 DD's). At 5.20 am - first torpedo fired. At 5.30 am - brake off and quick dive on 140 m depth, silent speed heading norht to escape from escort. 3 BB's sent to the bottom. 107900 BRT.:arrgh!: No friendly casualties sustained. Secondary Mission Objective - Sues Canal and passage to Red Sea in order to reach the South Indian Ocean. Primary Mission Objective - eliminate any Allied BB Ship ancountered.:ping: Third Mission Objective - recon enemy war ships and convoy activity in north Indian Ocean Area.
StarFox
08-30-07, 01:30 PM
U-46 Checking in again
Patrol 5
Particapated in the Invasion of Norway.
Sunk one Fiji Class Cruiser, One Troop Transport in a bay in northeast norway
then fled to the Ludwick sub base. Sunk one Depot Ship, torpedoed one S class submarine, however it did not sink
5 February 1943, 28-th patrol, Medit. region, CN66. At 5.00 am - British Task Force sighted - 3 BBs (Nelson, KGV Class), 5 LC's Dido Class, 4 DD's). At 5.20 am - first torpedo fired. At 5.30 am - brake off and quick dive on 140 m depth, silent speed heading norht to escape from escort. 3 BB's sent to the bottom. 107900 BRT.:arrgh!: No friendly casualties sustained. Secondary Mission Objective - Sues Canal and passage to Red Sea in order to reach the South Indian Ocean. Primary Mission Objective - eliminate any Allied BB Ship ancountered.:ping: Third Mission Objective - recon enemy war ships and convoy activity in north Indian Ocean Area.
Let us know results of Suez Canal caper --let me have your girl friend's address. :D
I have once succesfully navigated the Suez Canal. Cost quite a bit of fuel to.
Lafferty
08-30-07, 05:29 PM
When i did it i ran out of fuel had fun getting back to port.
I also nearly got sunk by some aircraft. And the shipyard next to where you enter the Canal
Spruence M
08-30-07, 08:18 PM
Name: HANS SCHMITT
Date of Birth: 28NOV11
Place of Birth: BAD EMS
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)
Promotions
17JAN35 SEEKADETT
01FEB36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01MAY37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01NOV37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
10NOV39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
Medals
10NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
01JAN40 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
15APR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
28JUL40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
05SEP40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
11DEC40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
07JUL41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
Badges
NIL
U-Bootwaffe Postings
23MAR38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (5 patrols)
09DEC39 2nd Flotilla (13 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-11 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Matthias%20Spruence/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Hans%20Schmitt/U-11%20Crew%20List.html), Type IIA (7 patrols)
13APR40 U-50 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Matthias%20Spruence/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Hans%20Schmitt/U-50%20Crew%20List.html), Type VIIB (11 patrols)
18 patrols
Merchants: 66
Warships: 49
Total Enemy Tonnage: 539160
Last Patrol I was hit hard. Depth charged by a team of 5 Black Swans. Returned to port with a 5.3 % Hull Rate.
Edit: Current Command is a Type IXC. Not sure why SH3 Commander isn't showing it yet though.
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-30-07, 09:52 PM
you havt made a new crew list. so basicaly you have no IXc on commander till you have a crew list ;)
Spruence M
08-31-07, 12:37 AM
Eh. Jochen, its not tracking at all anymore. I've made a couple of more patrols and it still thinks I'm just after 19 and in a VIIb. Made a crew list, and even had it randomize names for each crew member and created a crew list. No Dice.
CREW LIST
U-66, Type IXC
2nd Flotilla
RankName#PatExp.HealthMedals***Badges**Qual.*Oberl eutnant z. S.Hans Schmitt19---NormalIC2,IC1,KCOSDGALLOberleutnant z. S.Hartmut Zacharias19575NormalIC2,IC1,KCB,CT,Ma,FOberleutnan t z. S.Erich Mager19569NormalIC2,IC1,KCBRe,T,HOberleutnant z. S.Albert Hawelsky19567NormalIC2,IC1,KCBRe,Me,HOberleutnant z. S.Hans Görlich19569NormalIC2,IC1,GC,KCBRe,Ma,HOberleutnan t z. S.Richard Mischonat12548NormalIC2,IC1,GC,KCBT,Ma,GStabsoberb ootsmannWilli Bayer19331NormalIC2,IC1B,CRaStabsoberbootsmannGeor g Möck19331NormalIC2,IC1BMaStabsoberbootsmannEduard Dieskämper19331NormalIC2,IC1BMaStabsoberbootsmannW ilfried Klem19331NormalIC2,IC1BMaStabsoberbootsmannArno Weinrich12305NormalIC2,IC1BMaStabsoberbootsmannKar l-Heinz Schneider12331NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannHei nz Knuth12305NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannWilli Mak19325NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannHeinrich Ficke19331NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannOtto Erfurth12305NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannGerha rd Sickert19314NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannJoach im Harter5225NormalIC2,IC1B,CFStabsoberbootsmannGünth er Stirfft5235NormalIC2,IC1BWStabsoberbootsmannOtto Bergemann12302NormalIC2,IC1,GCBReStabsoberbootsman nWerner Mehlhoff5231NormalIC2,IC1BWStabsoberbootsmannWerne r Miemietz12302NormalIC2,IC1BGStabsoberbootsmannHans Färber12331NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannLothar Karch19331NormalIC2,IC1BTStabsoberbootsmannAlfred Pülschen19331NormalIC2,IC1BTMatrosenhauptgefreiter Herbert Müller19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterFranz Pokriefke12206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterEmil Gehrmann12180NormalIC2,IC1BMatrosenhauptgefreiterW alter Knill19269NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterRudolf Engelhardt19206NormalIC2,IC1BMatrosenhauptgefreite rFriedrich Fertig19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHelmut Krauss19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterKurt Reinbothe19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterWern er Heinz19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHorst Hans19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterWalter Meister19206NormalIC2,IC1BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHo rst Krause19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHans Kott12180NormalIC2,IC1BMatrosenhauptgefreiterKurt Fischer19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterJosef Radzio19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHeinz Schöppe12180NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterWalter Heese5110NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHinrich Lenz12180NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterWalter Brückmann12180NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterAloi s Meissner12180NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterHans-Joachim Flohr12180NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterAugust Kresse5106NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterWilhelm Supp12206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterErich Hoffmann5106NormalIC2,IC1BMatrosenhauptgefreiterKa rl-Josef Neumann12180NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterWalter Volmar19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterKarl Schomerus19206NormalIC2BMatrosenhauptgefreiterFrit z Büchler12180NormalIC2,IC1B
***Medals
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
08-31-07, 08:33 AM
:hmm: strange
Lzs von swe
08-31-07, 01:10 PM
May 13, -45, 1800. Flensburg.
So, we made it. October -42 to May -45. U-24 in the Black Sea and U-1305 in the Atlantic. 59 ships (inc 8 warships) for a total of 227445 tons and 26 enemy planes downed. 5 of those in this, the last patrol.
21 war patrols. 343 days at sea. Returned to base with damage to the boat in 9 patrols. No crew losses:up:
We have fought hard and can be proud of ourselves.
Willie Ranacher.
Congratulations! You lived!! Argentina next stop? :up:
Lzs von swe
08-31-07, 04:31 PM
Thanks:up:
Playing DID in the last months, fighting planes and seeing their bombs falling is hard on your nerves:rock:
Argentina, hmm, I saw an IX-D2 coming in before us. Think we might "borrow" her for a trip:lol:
:-? 5 February 1943, 28-th patrol, Medit. region, CN66. At 5.00 am - British Task Force sighted - 3 BBs (Nelson, KGV Class), 5 LC's Dido Class, 4 DD's). At 5.20 am - first torpedo fired. At 5.30 am - brake off and quick dive on 140 m depth, silent speed heading norht to escape from escort. 3 BB's sent to the bottom. 107900 BRT.:arrgh!: No friendly casualties sustained. Secondary Mission Objective - Sues Canal and passage to Red Sea in order to reach the South Indian Ocean. Primary Mission Objective - eliminate any Allied BB Ship ancountered.:ping: Third Mission Objective - recon enemy war ships and convoy activity in north Indian Ocean Area.
Let us know results of Suez Canal caper --let me have your girl friend's address. :D
You don't need it, couse I'm gonna be back my friend in ONE piece - me and ... ;),:D . Entrance to the channel may be heavily defended. Last time (december 1942) there was 10-12 DD's and Flowers. My plan is to destroy one of marchants in Port Said to keep defenders busy, but that's not easy due to terrain conditions. Those who were there know what I'm talking about. There is another problem, intel (SH3 gen) informed me about convoy heading towards Medit. from Red Sea direction. So, there is escort too. And something else, I don't know how deep channel is but 20 -30 m. is possibly all I can dream of. :-? I shall find about that soon.:hmm: I wonder what the channel bandwidth is?
U-175 is back from patrol
not the best
94 days at sea (august 29th to november 30th)
and 5 ships sunk
we almost got sunk when a town class came thundering out of the blue
as we dove in the shallow waters he was over us and placed a few DC's right above us wich flodded us badly but we made it:arrgh!:
Oberleutnant Wolfgang Bahr
30th of november, 1942
23 December 1940
U-53
Kptlt. J.S. Balz (The Magnificent) Left Lorient for another glorious patrol :smug:
23 December 1940
U-53
Kptlt. J.S. Balz (The Magnificent) Left Lorient for another glorious patrol :smug:
im comming for you brag and so is a torpedo:arrgh!: :rotfl:
Spruence M
09-01-07, 02:33 PM
:hmm: strange
Jochen,
Problem was, Was driving a VIIB and assigned myself U-50.
Upgraded to a Type IXC and it did not assign me a new number.
Using your ealier statement about SH3 Commander not updating, I though prehaps if I updated a new number things would come back together. I am missing about 3 patrols and some fabulous tonnage, but after assigning a new number of U-66 to my IXC, everything is tracking again, thanks for the brain starter.
Spruence M
09-03-07, 02:39 AM
Congratulations! You lived!! Argentina next stop? :up:
:rotfl: :rotfl:
She-Wolf
09-03-07, 03:20 AM
I have been out-of-commission for months (reformat in computer-speak as the primary SATA threw a wobbly) and demands of shore-life have kept me from getting me toes wet again - but I shall be under-way (-weigh?) again as soon as I can find the big red start button.. :) yus - fishes, quay walls and friendlies, watch out, I'm baaa-aack!:D
Welcome back Wolfie. I wondered what happened to you. :D
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
09-03-07, 09:22 AM
:hmm: strange
Jochen,
Problem was, Was driving a VIIB and assigned myself U-50.
Upgraded to a Type IXC and it did not assign me a new number.
Using your ealier statement about SH3 Commander not updating, I though prehaps if I updated a new number things would come back together. I am missing about 3 patrols and some fabulous tonnage, but after assigning a new number of U-66 to my IXC, everything is tracking again, thanks for the brain starter.
glad you sorted it out :up:
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
09-03-07, 09:23 AM
I have been out-of-commission for months (reformat in computer-speak as the primary SATA threw a wobbly) and demands of shore-life have kept me from getting me toes wet again - but I shall be under-way (-weigh?) again as soon as I can find the big red start button.. :) yus - fishes, quay walls and friendlies, watch out, I'm baaa-aack!:D
welcome back wolf (although i dont know you i do tell you :up:)
She-Wolf
09-03-07, 03:36 PM
well fancy that - you remembered me! :D
Some names missing though.
I have spent a happy couple of hours 'training' and I find I don't get any better.:rotfl:Nice to be back :D
well fancy that - you remembered me! :D
Some names missing though.
I have spent a happy couple of hours 'training' and I find I don't get any better.:rotfl:Nice to be back :D
Yeah, we've had some turnover, a number gone to SH IV, made good by arrivals into suicide squads. But most of us are still plowing on, fighting for the survival of European civilization. :D
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr
09-03-07, 08:51 PM
made good by arrivals into suicide squads
:hmm: meaning somthing with that Brag ? :arrgh!: :lol:
Spruence M
09-03-07, 11:38 PM
well fancy that - you remembered me! :D
Some names missing though.
I have spent a happy couple of hours 'training' and I find I don't get any better.:rotfl:Nice to be back :D
Yeah, we've had some turnover, a number gone to SH IV, made good by arrivals into suicide squads. But most of us are still plowing on, fighting for the survival of European civilization. :D
Fighting against the survival...
Im still play and running Grey Wolves , currently on my third patrol in the U-99.
I have SH-4 but like SH3 with GWX much better.
:-? 5 February 1943, 28-th patrol, Medit. region, CN66. At 5.00 am - British Task Force sighted - 3 BBs (Nelson, KGV Class), 5 LC's Dido Class, 4 DD's). At 5.20 am - first torpedo fired. At 5.30 am - brake off and quick dive on 140 m depth, silent speed heading norht to escape from escort. 3 BB's sent to the bottom. 107900 BRT.:arrgh!: No friendly casualties sustained. Secondary Mission Objective - Sues Canal and passage to Red Sea in order to reach the South Indian Ocean. Primary Mission Objective - eliminate any Allied BB Ship ancountered.:ping: Third Mission Objective - recon enemy war ships and convoy activity in north Indian Ocean Area.
Let us know results of Suez Canal caper --let me have your girl friend's address. :D
You don't need it, couse I'm gonna be back my friend in ONE piece - me and ... ;),:D . Entrance to the channel may be heavily defended. Last time (december 1942) there was 10-12 DD's and Flowers. My plan is to destroy one of marchants in Port Said to keep defenders busy, but that's not easy due to terrain conditions. Those who were there know what I'm talking about. There is another problem, intel (SH3 gen) informed me about convoy heading towards Medit. from Red Sea direction. So, there is escort too. And something else, I don't know how deep channel is but 20 -30 m. is possibly all I can dream of. :-? I shall find about that soon.:hmm: I wonder what the channel bandwidth is?
I'm honored to inform dear captains that Suez Channel has been crossed at. 4.10 am 10 february 1943 without any causalties. Light enemy forces presence in channel. Two British destroyers downed. Details later, of course if you'll be interested.
StarFox
09-05-07, 01:01 PM
U-46 Checking in again
Patrol 6
HMS Winchelsea (V&W classes), 1188 tons
S.S. Archers Hope (Passenger Liner), 24421 tons
HMS Nereide (Black Swan class), 1250 tons
Armed Trawler, 540 tons
M/V Queen (Large Cargo), 7142 tons
M/V Empress (Large Cargo), 7143 tons
S.S. Pan Norway (Large Merchant), 7863 tons
HMS Walker (V&W classes), 1188 tons
The boat got very beat up too, down to 33% H.I. Spent 11 Days at sea (yay for SHIII commander!!!!)
During this mission, I had a very lucky 4 torpedo spread
I fired at about 5000 Meters from a convoy. i targeted a Large and Medium Cargo. I fired, withen 1000 meters one of the 4 torpedoes hit a armed trawler and sank it. I was not aiming for him, but it worked. then one torpedo hit and sunk the medium cargo, 2 torps missed their markes. BUT WAIT, there is more. a third torp went out about 5000 meters past its target and some how managed to hit and sink one destroyer, the 4th torp missed completly and hit nothing
what luck eh? Hit and sunk 3 ships with 4 torps. however, I saved after this insane luck, but after being sunk about a dozen times from that save, i was forced to abandon it, and restart from before i attacked the convoy, which ended in the abvove figuires
my latest oders are sending me from Keil to St. Nazarie, so I get to hit the atlantic
I've posted my report somewhere else, but here's again. Adm. Brag, Krvkpt. Hans von Guderian reports as follows:ping: :
February 1943, The entrance to the channel is heavy guarded. There is 10 to 12 DD's and Flower Corvets. I've started my approach at 9.00 about 10 km from the entrance. I was very patient, silent speed, many engine turn offs, and miiiiiiinutes of waiting. When I was about 2 km from the entrance DD had detected me and started it's run. It was hell. I really looked death right in the eyes:dead: , DD droped depth charges and I thought to my self ... it's the end of my brilliant career but ...... DD missed. Great God I couldn't belive it, it almost run over me, only 15 m deep and I'm still alive?. DD droped charges too early, but I did proper use of my aft tube. One DD was gone. In response 4 DD came after me and some planes too, but I managed to reach channel and entered it from it's left support channel or sth. Channel defences are: 4 stationary artillery batteries, 4 stationary searchlights. At Port Said I report presence of: 1 Greek Heavy Cruiser (G. Averof), 1 Dido Class Cruiser, 1 DD, 1 troop transport, 1 small tanker, 1 med tanker and some merchants including 1 large marchant, 1 C3 etc. All about 10 ships. I also report heavy enemy air forces activity. Channel depth is about 15 m. Width about 150 m. Enemy activity in the channel is rather low. In the middle of the channel there is, let's say "lake". There were 3 DD's guarding it. I downed one of them. They are really prepared and ready. One of them (the dead one) detected me, so ... my aft tube fired again. The second one came fast after me but ... funny ... British Airforce save my ...tail. One of planes droped it's payload right on the second DD. Due to attack DD was heavily damaged and broke off the attack meanwhile fighting with heavy flooding. The third DD didn't atack to avoid possible fiendly fire. I sailed away on silence speed, so I'm in His Majesty Air forces debt. At the exit of the Channel there are 2 stationary artillery batterries and 2 stationary searchlights. There're also 2 DD's guarding it. One of them .. on the bottom;) Crossing channel everytime be aware of enemy aviation patrols and prepared to dive. But be careful there is only 15 m deep. Crossing is time and fuel consuming, especially approaching the entrance. I've crossed the channel at night almost at full speed, not mentioned "lake". Nevertheless it's possible to reach Penang (starting point La Spezia) but you have to pay carefull attention to your fuel reserves.:yep: Wish you good luck captains. See you on the ...beach:rotfl:
In meantime on recon mission at north Indian Ocean. Reful and rearm point - Penang
You are crazy --but congratolations anyway :up:
Spruence M
09-06-07, 08:13 PM
U-32 setting out for first voyage today.
StarFox
09-06-07, 08:27 PM
Adolf Verner Checking in (former U-46 Commander)
well, It was a good patrol, and a Bad one
Sunk
Fishing Boat, 83 tons
S.S. Hengist (Large Merchant), 7829 tons
Ore Carrier, 8079 tons
HMS Cilicia (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons
HMCS Wetaskiwin (Flower class), 950 tons
HMS Coltsfoot (Flower class), 950 tons
Armed Trawler, 540 tons
Ore Carrier, 8080 tons
S.S. Millinocket (Tramp Steamer), 2413 tons
However, Due to being attacked, 2 of my Crew was killed, my Watch Officer and a Salior.
Hans Wurdemann has been transfered to my Boat as Watch Officer, and Henning Sander has taken the place for our Fallen Sailor.
Also, the U-46 was knocked down to 6.66 (cursed i say!) HI when we returned to port. the Kreigsmarine has Replaced our boat with the Type VIIC U-471. We hope that the U-471 will keep us protected as much as the beloved U-46 did.
OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Adolf Verner
U-471 Commanding Officer
U-96 reporting.
Just returned from 13 th patrol which lived up to it's name. I had two engage to destroyers as they wouldn't leave me be.
Hopefully the 14th patrol will be more promissing as the 13th patrol left me without any merchants to sink.
Patrol 14
U-96 7th / 13th Flotilla
Left at: November 25, 1942, 15:11
From St.Nazire
Mission orders: Patrol Grid AE-97
November 28, 1942 8:03
Ship Sunk!
Grid BF11
River Class, 1350 tons
December 8, 1942 17:35
Ship Sunk!
Grid 11
Large Tanker, 10050 tons
December 8, 1942 17:37
Ship Sunk!
Grid 11
Passenger/Cargo, 2242 tons
December 8, 1942 17:40
Ship Sunk!
Grid 11
Large Tanker, 10049 tons
December 8, 1942 17:40
Ship Sunk!
Grid 11
Medium Cargo, 5114 tons
Patrol Results
Crew loosses:0
Ships sunk:5
Aircraft Destroyed:0
Patrol tonage: 28805 tons
U-96
Spruence M
09-08-07, 01:06 PM
Patrol 2
U-32, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel
Left at: September 6, 1939, 05:28
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM23
09 Sep 1939
Ship sunk! S.S. Mormacwren (Small Merchant), 2390 tons
10 Sep 1939 0513 AN 51
Ship sunk! S.S. Sangro (Tramp Steamer), 1623 tons
Ship sunk! Small Trawler, 98 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Gwalia (Tug Boat), 1829 tons
11 Sep 1939
Ship sunk! HMS Defender (C&D classes), 1375 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Alderamin (Tramp Steamer), 1624 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Everalda (Large Merchant), 9503 tons
12 Sep 1939
Ship sunk! HMS Whitshed (V&W classes), 1188 tons
13 Sep 1939
Ship sunk! HMS Hood (HMS Hood), 48360 tons
Ship sunk! HMS Resolution (Revenge class), 31000 tons
Ship sunk! HMS Westcott (V&W classes), 1188 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 11
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 100178 tons
Nice patrol, Give my regards to Admiral Doenitz when you see him.
Spruence M
09-09-07, 12:10 AM
U-32 Sunk... (Everytime I load the game, I am killed by a seafloor collision, profile deleted)
1939
(Happy Times Indeed)
U-27
First Patrol:
Nabbed Southhampton class in Atlantik.:up:
Violated her convoy.
Total Patrol Tonnage: 76376
Second Patrol:
Sent HMS Rodny to the bottom.:rock:
Nearly Wiped Out her convoy.
Total Patrol Tonnage: 116,153
GWX 1.03
90% Realism
Edit: After second patrol promoted to KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
Patrol 15
U-96 7th / 13th Flotilla
Left at: January 11, 1943, 13:58
From St.Nazire
Mission orders: Patrol grid AK37
January 20, 1943, 1:01
Ship sunk!
Grid Ak35
S.S Jhon M Harlan (LIberty Cargo), 7335 tons
January 20, 1943, 1:04
Ship sunk!
Grid Ak35
M/V HD Collier (Modern medium tanker), 10068 tons
January 20, 1943, 1:09
Ship sunk!
Grid Ak35
HMS Hunter (Bouge class), 15390 tons
Patrol Results
Crew loosses:0
Ships sunk:3
Aircraft Destroyed:0
Patrol tonage: 32793 tons
U-96
Spruence M
09-09-07, 02:21 AM
U-32 Sunk... (Everytime I load the game, I am killed by a seafloor collision, profile deleted)
1939
(Happy Times Indeed)
U-27
First Patrol:
Nabbed Southhampton class in Atlantik.:up:
Violated her convoy.
Total Patrol Tonnage: 76376
Second Patrol:
Sent HMS Rodny to the bottom.:rock:
Nearly Wiped Out her convoy.
Total Patrol Tonnage: 116,153
GWX 1.03
90% Realism
Edit: After second patrol promoted to KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
What are the chances?
Patrol 1 - Bag a heavy cruiser
Patrol 2 - Sink a Battleship
Patrol 3 encounter convoy, expend all torpedoes, 2 days later encounter a 2 flat top task force...
Venatore
09-09-07, 03:15 AM
U657 (Training U-boat)
War Patrols: 0 :shifty:
Training Patrols: 1,000,000 (mod trials) :doh:
am I holding up my end for BDU ? ......I'm not proven in battle yet :oops: just mod training missions for this Korvettenkapitän. :roll:
StarFox
09-09-07, 01:14 PM
well here are my last 2 patrols
U-471
Patrol 9
S.S. Lynton Grange (Tramp Steamer), 2091 tons
M/V Tysa (Medium Cargo), 4417 tons
S.S. Palo Alto (Large Merchant), 7829 tons
S.S. St. Margaret (Small Merchant), 3858 tons
M/V Barrdale (Medium Cargo), 4457 tons
Patrol 10
Ship sunk! M/V Bienville (Medium Cargo), 4529 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Ann McKim (Passenger/Cargo), 2313 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Primero (Passenger/Cargo), 2311 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Haakon Hauan (Passenger/Cargo), 2242 tons
Ship sunk! Great Lakes Freighter, 1841 tons*
Ship sunk! M/V Sea Wren (Large Cargo), 7419 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Reinholt (Passenger/Cargo), 2243 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Tiberias (Medium Passenger Liner), 13618 tons
Ship sunk! M/V Shooting Star (II) (Medium Cargo), 4561 tons
* This American ship was running dark in the middle of the atlantic. I dove and fired one torp and a series of Deck Gun shots
Spruence M
09-09-07, 02:57 PM
U657 (Training U-boat)
War Patrols: 0 :shifty:
Training Patrols: 1,000,000 (mod trials) :doh:
am I holding up my end for BDU ? ......I'm not proven in battle yet :oops: just mod training missions for this Korvettenkapitän. :roll:
I think your covered.
Patrol 16
U-96 7th / 13th Flotilla
Left at: March 12, 1943, 18:21
From St.Nazire
Mission orders: Patrol grid CE24
March 16, 1943, 16:07
Ship Sunk!
Grid BE 83
Large Tanker, 12060 tons
March 16, 1943, 16:17
Ship Sunk!
Grid BE 83
Modern Medium Tanker, 9751 tons
March 16, 1943, 16:50
Ship Sunk!
Grid BE 83
Medium Tanker, 8702 tons
March 26, 1943, 21:17
Ship Sunk!
Grid BE 92
HMS Searcher (Bogue class), 15390 tons
March 28, 1943, 10:46
Ship Sunk!
Grid 71
Ship sunk! HMS Fencer (Bogue class), 15390 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 5
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 61293 tons
U-96
Huskalar
09-11-07, 02:56 AM
This is my first completed GWX patrol.
Patrol 1
U-48, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel
Left at: September 1, 1939, 19:13
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE31
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 32|Medium Cargo, 4532 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 32|Tramp Steamer, 1729 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 32|Southampton class, 10725 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 78|Medium Cargo, 3783 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 78|Medium Cargo, 3743 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 78|Passenger/Cargo, 2346 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 45|Small Merchant, 2371 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 7
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 29229 tons
Good patrols, chaps. Keep up the good work. Send your contact reports to Operation Sinnennetz in the stickies section. :D
Spruence M
09-11-07, 11:19 PM
KAPITÄNLEUTNANT OTTO REIMANN
August 20, 1940
KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
9 patrols
515K Tons
------------------------------------------------------------
GWX 90% Realism
1.03
U-226 is back from patrol...or well i wouldnt call it a patrol
but as soon as we left a swordfish attacked us
plane downed
2 days later we where attacked by 8 unknown bombers resulting in heavy damage (no crew lost) and 5 enemy planes shot down
Oberleutnant z. S. Wolfgang Bahr
november 13th, 1943
Huskalar
09-12-07, 03:42 AM
Patrol 2
U-48, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel
Left at: October 22, 1939, 1939, 03:14
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM19
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 19|Large Merchant, 13838 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 1|Passenger/Cargo, 2021 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 29|Small Freighter, 1900 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 52|Tramp Steamer, 2093 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 43|Tramp Steamer, 1844 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 43|Modern Medium Tanker, 9868 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 43|Medium Tanker, 7578 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 43|Medium Tanker, 7538 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 8
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 46680 tons
Trygvasson
09-12-07, 02:13 PM
Found convoy, sunk same. Took out the escorts first, except for the last corvette, who tried to ram me once and then simply ran away :o. A few things I'd like this august body of readers to comment on: The Dido class light cruiser and the submarine were sailing in line with the cargos. Since both ship types have significant ASW ability this surprised and annoyed me. Pity to have an agile warship and a good sub sailing in formation at 6 knots, when they could be part of the escort.
I see most of you guys focus solely on cargos. Personally I'm willing to waste half my torps on taking out the escorts first, and finish off the convoy afterwards. Have developed some good anti-destroyer tactics, and by now it's less of a risk to go head-on against the escorts first, rather than hiding down below after each attack. Comments anyone?
GWX 100% REALISM:
03 Jul 1940 Patrol 8
U-49, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: July 3, 1940, 16:56
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid DH71
12 Jul 1940
CG 44Ship sunk! HMS Black Swan (Black Swan class), 1250 tons
CG 44Ship sunk! HMS Hart (Black Swan class), 1250 tons
CG 44Ship sunk! HMS Argonaut (Dido class), 5600 tons
CG 44Ship sunk! M/V Forrestbank (Medium Cargo), 5506 tons
CG 44Ship sunk! M/V Tanafjord (Medium Cargo), 5507 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Ceiba (Large Merchant), 12771 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! M/V Isipingo (Large Cargo), 9421 tons
13 Jul 1940
CG 41Ship sunk! S class Submarine, 854 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! M/V Bandar Shahpour (Medium Cargo), 5548 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Raphael Semmes (Small Freighter), 2208 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Kennebago (Small Merchant), 2073 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. P.L.M. 27 (Small Freighter), 2166 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Empire Starling (Small Merchant), 2065 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Macgregor (Small Freighter), 2165 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Shoshone (Passenger/Cargo), 2345 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Lord Strathcona (Passenger/Cargo), 2344 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Coast Wings (Small Merchant), 2072 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! M/V Mahana (Large Cargo), 9422 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! M/V MacGregor Laird (Medium Cargo), 5508 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Stonepool (Small Freighter), 2209 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Naeco (Small Freighter), 2167 tons
CG 41Ship sunk! S.S. Merope (Small Freighter), 2207 tons
15 Jul 19401354Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 22
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 86658 tons
Congratz :D . There is nothing wrong with taking out escorts, then having your way with the convoy. If you can get away with it. However, trying to get all escorts in one go greatly reduces your chances of survival.
I have had succes by sinking one destroyer and diving deep per attack. It required 5 attacks (3 nights) to get rid of the escorts.
StarFox
09-12-07, 09:32 PM
U-471 Checking In, patrol 11
June 15, 1941, Grid CG14
Ship sunk! Whale Factory Ship, 13124 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Tolland (Small Freighter), 2340 tons
Ship sunk! M/V Empire Bardolph (Large Cargo), 6614 tons
June 16, 1941, Grid CG16
Ship sunk! S.S. Fauna (Passenger/Cargo), 2243 tons
I got an Intreasting radio message while on patrol
June 20, 1941
U-203 to BDU
"Have sighted US Battleship Texas in Blockade Area, Request permission to shoot"
and after that, BDU shot back at the U-203
BDU to U-203
"By Order of the Fuhrer, all incidents with the United States must be avoided in the coming weeks. Until further notice, attacks on Battleships, Cruisers, and Aircraft carriers may not be made unless definatly identified as Hostile. Warships steaming at night without lights are not nessacerly hostile."
and on the 21st, I recieved this
BDU to Commander Only
"The Furhrer has ordered that in the next few weeks all incidents with the USA are to be avoided, even if attacked by american warships. Until further notice, only clearly identifiable enemy cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers may be attacked."
Alright i haven't posted since patrol 16 so heres whats been happening.
Patrol 17
U-96, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: May 11, 1943, 15:36
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AK39
May 13, 1943. 17:58
Ship sunk!
Grid BF 17
Small Freighter, 2338 tons
May 15, 1943. 7:52
Ship sunk!
Grid Am 77
Passenger/Cargo, 2311 tons
May 15, 1943. 7:52
Ship sunk!
Grid Am 77
Liberty Cargo, 7333 tons
May 19, 1943. 12:27
Ship sunk!
Grid Ak 62
Bouge class, 15390 tons
May 19, 1943. 14:16
Ship sunk!
Grid A6 77
Flower class, 950 tons
Patrol Results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 5
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 28322 tons
Kapitans notes:" Thats the Fourth Bouge class sunk by my boat. I think BDU will be very greatful for what me and my crew are doing out here."
Patrol 18
U-96, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: July 6, 1943, 05:41
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AK39
May 11, 1943. 6:23
Ship sunk!
Grid AL 57
S.S. Ranja (large merchant), 8709 tons
May 11, 1943. 6:26
Ship sunk!
Grid AL 57
M/V steel Artisan(large cargo), 6379 tons
May 11, 1943. 6:29
Ship sunk!
Grid AL 57
Whale factory ship, 13124 tons
May 11, 1943. 6:36
Ship sunk!
Grid AL 57
M/V Hokirks Hill (modern medium tanker), 6851 tons
May 11, 1943. 6:38
Ship sunk!
Grid AL 57
S.S. Cressington court (large merchant), 8710 tons
May 11, 1943. 23:48
Ship sunk!
Grid AL 44
S.S. Andromeda (small merchant), 2339 tons
May 13, 1943. 1:57
Ship sunk!
Grid Ak 39
S.S. Rhea Olivia (Tram steamer), 2729 tons
May 14, 1943. 19:25
Ship sunk!
Grid Ak 3
M/V Empire Ridley(Large Cargo), 6383 tons
Patrol Results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 8
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 55024 tons
Patrol 19
U-96, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: August 17, 1943, 00:00
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AK39
August 30, 1943. 16:32
Ship sunk!
Grid BE 36
HMS Wear (River class), 1350 tons
August 30, 1943. 16:47
Ship sunk!
Grid BE 36
HMS Baatan (Tribal Class), 1850 tons
Patrol Results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 2
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 3200 tons
Huskalar
09-14-07, 05:59 AM
Patrol 3
U-48, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel
Left at: December 19, 1939, 06:37
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF17
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Small Freighter, 1790 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Passenger/Cargo, 2505 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Small Merchant, 1954 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 17|Medium Tanker, 7171 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 17|Small Freighter, 1663 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 15|Medium Cargo, 4146 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 15|HMS Nelson, 36000 tons :arrgh!:
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 15|Small Tanker, 4454 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 55|Large Merchant, 8851 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 9
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 68534 tons
Biggles
09-14-07, 09:32 AM
Patrol 16
U-47, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: January 7, 1941, 18:24
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid CF32
13 Jan 1941
0408 BF 12 Ship sunk! S.S. Thurso (Coastal Tanker), 991 tons
1042 BF 11 Ship sunk! M/V Kosciuszko (Large Cargo), 6697 tons
15 Jan 1941
1028 BF 11 Ship sunk! M/V Hampton (Large Cargo), 6700 tons
16 Jan 1941
0708 BF 15 Ship sunk! M/V Markhor (Large Cargo), 6701 tons
17 Jan 1941
0522 BF 15 Ship sunk! S.S. Mill Hill (Small Merchant), 2620 tons
18 Jan 1941
1110 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 5
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 23709 tons
StarFox
09-14-07, 03:40 PM
Here are Partols 12 and 13 for the U-471, Adolf Verner Commanding
Patrol 12
From St. Nazaire
August 8, 1941
Grid BF76
Ship sunk! S.S. Northfield (Large Merchant), 8123 tons
August 12, 1941
Grid CG41
Ship sunk! Whale Factory Ship, 13124 tons
Ship sunk! Whale Factory Ship, 13125 tons
August 16, 1941
Grid CG83
Ship sunk! S.S. O.A. Knudsen (Small Freighter), 2381 tons
I was low on Fuel, so I went and Docked at the resupply ship Corrientes
Patrol 13...sure lived up to its name
October 5, 1941
Grid DJ21
Ship sunk! S.S. Evros (Tramp Steamer), 2961 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Samteviot (Liberty Cargo), 7333 tons
I also ran into a Task Force. I spotted the HMS Rodney, and a Revenge Class Battleship, name unknown.
Fired 6 Torpedoes at various ships, all missed
Spruence M
09-14-07, 05:15 PM
check below post.......
Edit: I'm no longer going to try to copy and paste from SH3 commander's format, doesnt work...
Spruence M
09-14-07, 05:18 PM
CAPTAIN'S LOG
Date and Time
Grid
Occurrences
16 Dec 1940 2350 Patrol 12
U-27, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: December 16, 1940, 23:50
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM3421 Dec 1940 0012BF 14Ship sunk! HMS Vanoc (V&W classes), 1188 tons0012BF 14Ship sunk! HMS Wolsey (V&W classes), 1188 tons0017BF 14Ship sunk! S.S. Halcyon (Large Merchant), 9538 tons0024BF 14Ship sunk! HMCS Fraser (C&D classes), 1375 tons0034BF 14Ship sunk! HMS Viscount (V&W classes), 1188 tons0042BF 14Ship sunk! S.S. Sydhav (Small Freighter), 2026 tons0056BF 14Ship sunk! S.S. Barfonn (Medium Tanker), 8013 tons010414Ship sunk! S.S. Bussum (Medium Tanker), 7973 tons012114Ship sunk! S.S. Tanova (Small Tanker), 3800 tons014114Ship sunk! S.S. Klaskanine (Small Tanker), 3799 tons020614Ship sunk! M/V Tracker (Large Cargo), 10626 tons22 Dec 1940 1756 Patrol results
Crew losses: 3 dead
Ships sunk: 11
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 50714 tons
3 of my officers stayed on deck while an escort attempted to ram us, at such close range they were able to hit their engine room point blank, reducing her max speed to 5 knots and causing an explosion that rendered her easly avoidable, and sinkable after we reached safe distance. Unfortunatly, due to hostile circumstances, we were not able to return to retreive them from the water.
Presumed Drowned.
Sorry about your losses. Better luck next time :nope:
Huskalar
09-15-07, 04:29 PM
Patrol 4
U-48, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel
Left at: February 10, 1940, 18:22
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF44
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 41|Tramp Steamer, 1978 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Large Cargo, 9866 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Large Cargo, 9865 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Large Cargo, 9867 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 81|Large Cargo, 9868 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 15|Small Merchant, 2386 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 52|Passenger/Cargo, 2549 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 51|Large Merchant, 10560 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Small Freighter, 2069 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Large Merchant, 13768 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 10
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 72775 tons
It sure are happy times. Next patrol will be in a type IX.
U-53
06 March 1941
200 kilpmetres NW Cape Verde Islands. Breaking off contact with enemy convoy. Returning to base (116,000 BRT).
Huskalar
09-17-07, 04:33 PM
Patrol 5
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: April 11, 1940, 16:55
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AN36
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 36|Small Freighter, 1906 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 16|V&W classes, 1188 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 16|V&W classes, 1188 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 16|C&D classes, 1375 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 16|Troop Transport, 6758 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 16|V&W classes, 1188 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 16|Illustrious class, 23000 tons:arrgh!:
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 13|Small Merchant, 2214 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 13|Passenger/Cargo, 2319 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 24|Large Trawler, 540 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 13|Large Cargo, 8290 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 14|C&D classes, 1375 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 14|Large Cargo, 8292 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 11|Modern Medium Tanker, 8491 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 14
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 68124 tons
On this patrol, in my new type IVB U-108 and after a failed attempt to intercept enemy warships of the Norwegian coast I couldn't resist to pay a visit to Scapa Flow. It was a nearly fatal decision as its not easy to evade numerous depthcharge attacks in 15 meters of water. But it eventually led to the sinking of my first aircraft carrier.:rock:
Huskalar: Congratulations on the carrier :up:
Kptlt. Johan Sebastian Balz writes:
21 April 1941
:nope: BDUB (BDU Bastards) still refuse to give me a IXC boat.
So I am out again in my U-53 to cover myself in glory :smug:. Wishing mein Fuhrer a happy birthday,
Kptlt. J.S. Balz (The Magnificent).
Huskalar
09-18-07, 04:24 PM
Thanks Brag. Good luck on your patrol. :up: I'm currently haunting a large convoy in grid BE35. A full report is coming soon.
mowgli99
09-18-07, 07:38 PM
Currently sailing from Tanker "Corrientes", Kanary Islands after a succesfull last patrol. Sunk several merchants by mouth of Gibraltar and executed a covoy attack. On my way to east irish coast and then home. Depending on my fuel and integrity state. U-551 out
StarFox
09-19-07, 12:28 AM
U-471 Checking in
Patrol 14
October 20, 1941
October 22, 1941
Grid BF21
S.S. Linda (Small Merchant), 3080 tons
M/V Mormacisle (Large Cargo), 5236 tons
October 23, 1941
Grid AM97
S.S. Sulairia (Passenger/Cargo), 2312 tons
October 24, 1941
Grid BF13
S.S. Roger Sherman (Liberty Cargo), 7334 tons
S.S. Queen Anne (Passenger/Cargo), 2311 tons
hale Factory Ship, 13126 tons
Medium Tanker, 8702 tons
Sloop, 8 tons
One Seaman was killed during a depth charge attack, Eberhard Wirtgen. deck gun was destroyed, took quite a bit of damage, nothing too serious though, we made it back. was a very short partol however, only 9 days.
I have also transfered the U-471 to Lorient, but will continue using the U-471 until the Type IXD2 becomes aviable
Spruence M
09-19-07, 01:35 PM
KAPITÄNLEUTNANT OTTO REIMANN
08SEP39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
16DEC39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
11JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
21FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
21FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
31MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
05JUL40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
07SEP42 GERMAN CROSS
01SEP39 U-27, Type VIIB (20 patrols)
(U-27) Damaged beyond repair.
05JUN42 U-410, Type VIIC (5 patrols)
Total Tonnage: 1,424,806
HMS Nelson - Torpedoed, drown
HMS Rodny - Torpedoed, Exploded
Spruence M
09-20-07, 02:28 PM
Name: OTTO REIMANN
Date of Birth: 27NOV12
Place of Birth: LUDWIGSBURG
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)
Promotions
29NOV34 SEEKADETT
01DEC35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN38 LEUTNANT Z. S.
08SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
16DEC39 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
Medals
08SEP39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
16DEC39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
11JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
21FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
21FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
31MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
05JUL40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
07SEP42 GERMAN CROSS
Badges
10JUL40 U-BOAT BADGE
08MAY41 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
U-Bootwaffe Postings
20DEC38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 2nd Flotilla (9 patrols)
20AUG40 7th/13th Flotilla (16 patrols)
04FEB43 11th Flotilla (2 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-27, Type VIIB (20 patrols)
05JUN42 U-410, Type VIIC (7 patrols)
Major Victories:
Rodney
Revenge
Nelson
HMS Illustrious
EDIT: FONT CHANGE TO WHITE FROM BLUE
SUNK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CARRIER, EXACT POSITION AS THE FIRST. WONDERING IF THAT TASK FORCE IS ALWAYS THERE.
StarFox
09-20-07, 07:33 PM
that blue font is really hard to read...and kind of hurts my eyes trying to read it
Spruence M
09-20-07, 09:26 PM
that blue font is really hard to read...and kind of hurts my eyes trying to read it
Sorry, MS Word was being mean.
Changed Now
gordonmull
09-21-07, 03:33 PM
July 1941 in port at St Nazaire preparing for our next patrol. Hoping for fair weather and calm seas while I can still enjoy them.
Trygvasson
09-21-07, 05:46 PM
.... Hull condition 7,71% and by the gods above and below I swear we were at 230 meters depth and sinking, both electrics shot to hell. After blowing ALL of my compressed air we finally stabilised, and maxed our depth at 234 meters, then sloooowly started drifting towards the surface. Only good news was, were so deep the destroyers left us for dead, so when we finally reached surface they were long gone.
CAPTAIN'S LOG
Date and Time
Grid
Occurrences
02 Nov 19401527Patrol 10
U-123, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: November 2, 1940, 15:27
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid DJ17
08 Nov 1940
1624AM 36Ship sunk! S.S. Mount Kitheron (Large Merchant), 10257 tons
1730AM 36Ship sunk! S.S. Flying Eagle (Passenger/Cargo), 2175 tons
1759AM 36Ship sunk! S.S. Sea Hawk (Large Merchant), 10258 tons
2015AN 15Ship sunk! S.S. Egda (Small Merchant), 1963 tons
2122AN 13Ship sunk! S.S. Scandinavia (Passenger/Cargo), 1928 tons
2141AN 15Ship sunk! S.S. Suffolk (Small Merchant), 1955 tons
09 Nov 1940
0009AN 13Ship sunk! M/V Gaastekerk (Large Cargo), 11024 tons
0108AN 13Ship sunk! M/V Shah (Large Cargo), 11023 tons
12 Nov 1940
0054Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 8
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 50583 tons
Lucky you, well done :up:
Huskalar
09-22-07, 06:53 AM
Patrol 6
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: June 16, 1940
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM47
Ship sunk!|Grid AN 14|Tramp Steamer, 2073 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 31|Large Merchant, 14165 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 35|Southampton class, 10725 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 35|Large Cargo, 9085 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 35|Large Cargo, 9086 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 32|Large Merchant, 14092 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AM 78|Large Merchant, 12815 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 17|Medium Cargo, 4282 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 17|Large Cargo, 8327 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 14|Large Cargo, 7676 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 14|Large Cargo, 7635 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 14|Small Freighter, 2093 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 65|Small Merchant, 2391 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 62|Large Tanker, 16521 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 62|Small Freighter, 2095 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 15
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 123061 tons :rock:
The first time I sank over 100,000 tons. The officers and crew of the U-108 are going to celebrate with a lot of beer and some fine whiskey! :()1: All Kaleuns are invited! :smug:
I'll have 3 double whiskeys, please. Good show, matey.:up:
NiclDoe
09-22-07, 05:37 PM
Well after 2 IIA patrols I managed to sink 3 small Merchants for the first patrol and 2 large merchants for the second. im saving my money for the VIIC when she comes out
Huskalar
09-23-07, 07:59 AM
I'll have 3 double whiskeys, please. Good show, matey.:up:3 double whiskeys coming up, Herr Kaleun! :arrgh!:
hobnailboot
09-23-07, 08:50 AM
My jaw dropped when I saw a Repulse come into view (BE62 14th oct 1940), Been hitting the convoys for over two years and never seen a battleship! :rock:I only had four eels remaining, did a spread shot at 900m and headed for the depths. The resuting explosion left the brits feeling rather miffed at having their dinner interupted/ barbercued and so for the next four hours a flower DD depthcharged me within an inch of my life, I had to take the boat down so deep that its nuts were starting to pop, anyway making my way back and heading back to to the bar as fast as I can:D
Spruence M
09-23-07, 01:38 PM
Getting back to base is sometimes cause for celebration.
My jaw dropped when I saw a Repulse come into view (BE62 14th oct 1940), Been hitting the convoys for over two years and never seen a battleship! :rock:I only had four eels remaining, did a spread shot at 900m and headed for the depths. The resuting explosion left the brits feeling rather miffed at having their dinner interupted/ barbercued and so for the next four hours a flower DD depthcharged me within an inch of my life, I had to take the boat down so deep that its nuts were starting to pop, anyway making my way back and heading back to to the bar as fast as I can:D
Lining up the bar with murderita cocktails for your arrival;)
U-96 Type VIIC. November 1940. Grid AL36.
3- C2 Cargo ships sunk (6000 tons each)
2- Small Merchant (2000 tons)
1- Hunt 1 Destroyer. (1200 tons)
Convoy spotted, Moving to intercept...
Mein Gott, ALAAAAARRRRRRMMMMM!
Patrol 21
U-96, 7th/13 Flotilla
Left at: December 22, 1943, 19:31
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AK39
December 24, 1943, 12:58
Ship sunk!
Grid BF 42
Small freighter, 2338 tons
Patrol Results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 1
Aircraft Destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 2338
Capitans notes: Crew very depressed about not having more then one contact. Hope that when we ship out for patrol 22 that we have better luck.
Weather:Ruff.
U49/2.Uboot Flotille Lorient
13. Feindahrt CF66
Einlaufen in Stützpunkt 25.März 1941 07:45 DGZ
1 Kreuzer Fiji Klasse und 58792 BRT versenkt
8000 BRT beschädigt
Sehr gut gemacht. BDU gratulierts ihnen, Herr Kaleun. :up:
Spruence M
09-26-07, 11:08 PM
(without researching)
This must be the most used thread of the whole subsim. :up:
Lzs von swe
09-28-07, 01:49 PM
Oct 1, -39, 1215. 7´th Flotilla, Kiel.
Benno Grossman docks U-54, type VIIb, after 31 days at sea. What started as an training trip through the Kiel Kanal turned into his first warpatrol. Upon passing Helgoland orders came to patrol grid AM18. Orders are orders and the course was set, north of Scapa.
On the 5´th an British destroyer were spotted and sunk, 100km north of Scapa.
From the 14´th to the 16´th 5 merchants were sunk in AM51-AM52.
On the 22´nd an merchant was sunk in AN12, only 1km from where the destroyer was sunk.
And on the 24´th yet an merchant was sunk in AN14.
Total tonage: 15500 tons.
Not bad for an green crew, not yet fully trained:up:
Huskalar
09-28-07, 04:52 PM
Patrol 7
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: August 16, 1940
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF19
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 17|Large Tanker, 13435 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 39|Passenger/Cargo, 2192 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 39|Small Tanker, 3437 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 28|Large Cargo, 10202 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 28|Large Tanker, 14671 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 94|Tramp Steamer, 1722 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 94|Small Merchant, 1949 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 94|Small Freighter, 1749 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 94|Large Cargo, 11471 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 95|Tramp Steamer, 1633 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CG 95|Tramp Steamer, 1633 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 69|Small Freighter, 1959 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 69|Small Freighter, 1957 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 69|Large Cargo, 9451 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 69|Large Merchant, 9791 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 63|Small Merchant, 1949 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 16
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 96932 tons
On this patrol I found out that chasing a heavily defended convoy in heavy fog is not a good idea. :nope: While chasing a large convoy heading west a destroyer suddenly appeared out of the fog in front of me and passed us at less then 100 meters. It seemed that they were as suprised as I was because I was able to start to crashdive before the DD opened fire. Although my boat was damaged, the U-108 eventually got away to fight another day. :arrgh!:
Oberleutnant Wolfgang Bahr (U-178, IXD2) and selected parts of the crew have been notifyed that they will be transfered to bergen and to sail a type VIIC uboat
after several succesfull patrols for the 2nd flotilla
its time to transfer to the 11th
August 2nd, 1944
Morts, be careful, and good luck :up:
U-178 was ordered not to do a combat but to transfer directly to bergen where i would take command of a type VIIC/41 uboat
Oberleutnant Wolfgang Bahr
september 18th, 1944
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when i arrived at bergen the boat wasnt yet finished
but on the 10th of november i got the message..the boat is done everything is ready
6 days later we left on a combat patrol wich lasted 35 days and we sunk 2 merchants for around 18000 tons and a destroyer for around 1100 tons
i consider this great results looking on the past few weeks of sinkings
Oberleutnant Wolfgang Bahr
20th of december, 1944
ps
thanks brag..i need all the luck i can get in these dark days:arrgh!:
after patroling around iceland and sinking a hunt III class destroyer we got the message
we are to surrender
i could not belive it
but we followed the order and went to lock ewe where we surrendered
Oberleutnant Wolfgang Bahr
May 12th, 1945
in the 22 patrols Oberleutnant Wolfgang Bahr made he was at sea a total of 671 days
he sank 357490 tons where 44 of them where merchants and 20 of them warships
totalling 64 ships sunk since the 8th of september 1940 till now the 12th of may 1945
Huskalar
09-29-07, 09:29 AM
Morts, you survived the war. Well done.:up:
thank you huskalar
and the reason i got from november 44 to the end of the war so fast is that our plane was struck by 2 bombs in a bomb raid on bergen and wasnt fully repaired untill april 29th 45
Lzs von swe
09-29-07, 11:15 AM
Congrats Morts:up:
The last few months of the war is really hard, especially in GWX.
yea no kidding lzs
i had an encouter with a taskforce outside norway on the last patrol
i thought i was gonna die but the decoys and 260 meters of water saved me:arrgh!:
and now ive started a new carrer
Erich Bahr, september 1st 1939
commander of a type VII:arrgh!:
PERSONNEL FILE
Name: ERWIN SCHMIDT
Date of Birth: 19AUG15
Place of Birth: ESSEN
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)
Promotions
11JAN35 SEEKADETT
01NOV35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN38 LEUTNANT Z. S.
30SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
18DEC39 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
Medals
23NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
23NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
18DEC39 KNIGHT'S CROSS
28JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
28MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
04MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
Badges
23NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
18DEC39 U-BOAT BADGE
U-Bootwaffe Postings
13MAY38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 2nd Flotilla (6 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-28 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/U-28%20Crew%20List.html), Type VIIB (6 patrols)
Patrol Dates Ships Sunk (Merchant/Warship) Tonnage (Merchant/Warship) Comments 1 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_0.html) 01SEP39 - 30SEP39 (30 days) 7 (7/0) 53264 (53264/0)
2 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_1.html) 31OCT39 - 23NOV39 (24 days) 10 (10/0) 85689 (85689/0)
3 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_2.html) 29NOV39 - 18DEC39 (20 days) 8 (8/0) 78609 (78609/0)
4 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_3.html) 09JAN40 - 28JAN40 (20 days) 10 (8/2) 121276 (89088/32188) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 94.40%) 5 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_4.html) 27FEB40 - 28MAR40 (31 days) 9 (8/1) 53241 (42516/10725) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.92%) 6 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_5.html) 14APR40 - 04MAY40 (21 days) 6 (6/0) 35252 (35252/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 95.10%) TOTALS: 6 patrols (146 days) 50 (47/3) 427331 (384418/42913) (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Aces.html) 0 enemy planes downed
44 crew lost
Summary
Kapitänleutnant Erwin Schmidt and U-28 surrendered to the Allies on 04MAY40. Erwin Schmidt was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. After the war Erwin Schmidt completed a commercial training course and worked for some years as a commercial representative. Then he retired from this profession to become the director of a sailing school on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. He was for a long time the chairman of the "Verband der U-Boots-Fahrer" in Germany. He died on 4 November 1982 in Hamburg.
Just finished this one after i torpedoed 2 merchants in convoy in heavy fog and 15 meters waves. I didnt even notice the destroyer cause i was to busy targeting the second merchant. All i heard was 2x ping and then the engines of destroyer coming from aft. He rammed me and throw depth charges so i had to surrender. I had also few men killed by depth charges.
In this career i have seen a battleship for the first time and had a patrol with over 100,000 BRT sunk. Both things happened on my 5th patrol. :rock:
90 % realism. I have map update and ext. cam on.
I started to play again after a year or two. i played at 100% before but that just isnt for me. Takes to much time and i dont have it that much. :D
P.s.: Now i started a new career in type IXC out of Lorient on January 1st 1940. First time for me to command a type IX.:yep:
StarFox
09-30-07, 04:44 PM
Adolf Verner checking in with the U-471
January 2nd, 1942
Grid CG 21
S.S. Empire Dunstan (Large Merchant), 7589 tons
Ship sunk! S.S. Thursobank (Large Merchant), 7590 tons
Ship sunk! HMS St Albans (Town class), 1190 tons
January 7th, 1942
Grid DH 84
Ship sunk! S.S. Yahara (Small Tanker), 5768 tons (first Enemy American ship sunk, the only other US ship i have sunk was neutral, but it tried to ram me)
January 22, 1942
Grid AM 89
Ship sunk! S.S. Fisher's Hill (Tramp Steamer), 2652 tons
January 25, 1942
Grid AM 97
Ship sunk! S.S. Kyska (Large Merchant), 7591 tons
And upon my return, I was promoted to KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
Congrats on your promotion. Where are the drinks? :hmm:
Huskalar
09-30-07, 05:46 PM
Patrol 8
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: October 25, 1940
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE86
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 48|Large Merchant, 12771 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 61|Medium Cargo, 4254 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 61|Large Merchant, 11026 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 61|Auxiliary Cruiser, 13850 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 61|Large Cargo, 11450 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 35|Large Cargo, 10769 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 35|Large Cargo, 10771 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 35|Large Cargo, 10768 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid CF 35|Large Cargo, 10770 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 9
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 96429 tons
Brag, the drinks are in Lorient as the officers and crew of the U-108 are celebrating another great patrol. :()1:
Lorient is a good drinking place. Joining your mob for a bit of cognac slurping :up:
HikeMacD
10-02-07, 08:10 PM
Patrol 2
U-52, 7th Flotilla
Left at: October 12, 1939, 22:22
From: Kiel
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM18
16 Oct 1939 1655 AF78 Ship sunk! S.S. Princeton (Coastal Merchant), 2042 tons
21 Oct 1939 1042 AM29 Ship sunk! S.S. South Africa (Coastal Merchant), 2047 tons
2149 AM1 Ship sunk! M/V Maplewood (C2 Cargo), 6449 tons
2154 AM1 Ship sunk! M/V Elona (T2 Tanker), 10872 tons
2212 AM1 Ship sunk! S.S. Hawkinge (Small Merchant), 2341 tons
22 Oct 1939 0101 AM1 Ship sunk! M/V Trevaylor (C2 Cargo), 6450 tons
0101 AM1 Ship sunk! S.S. Svinta (Small Merchant), 2339 tons
0329 AM1 Ship sunk! M/V Neleus (C2 Cargo), 6451 tons
0330 AM1 Ship sunk! S.S. Empire Ability (Coastal Merchant), 2048 tons
0639 AM29Ship sunk! S.S. Everelza (Coastal Merchant), 2049 tons
23 Oct 1939 2253 AM21 Ship sunk! M/V Kingsbury (C2 Cargo), 6452 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 11
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 49540 tons
Not bad for a second patrol. Nothing spectacular but worth a drink once back in port. :up:
I'll be setting sail once more soon, SH4 looks beautiful, but it simply doesn't grab me.
Besides, I still hate the interface down left :roll:
Huskalar
10-05-07, 06:21 AM
Patrol 9
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: December 8, 1940, 16:10
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AE87
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 19|Medium Cargo, 5244 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 27|Whale Factory Ship, 10198 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 27|Large Merchant, 13605 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 27|Medium Tanker, 8979 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 27|Revenge class, 31000 tons :arrgh!:
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 27|Small Freighter, 2338 tons*
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 27|Large Tanker, 15914 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 28|Large Tanker, 12443 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 28|Large Merchant, 12295 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 28|Small Freighter, 1704 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 28|Large Merchant, 13551 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AL 28|Large Merchant, 12912 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 17|Large Cargo, 10404 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 13
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 150587 tons :smug:
*I sank the first small freighter by mistake actually. The torpedo was aimed at the large tanker that's posted below it but obviously missed it.
For more details on the patrol:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=123051
You certainly v`done good job there. :up:
Huskalar
10-05-07, 05:30 PM
Thanks, Siara. :up:
Hartmann
10-05-07, 06:06 PM
To BDU
from u-111 IX-B boat 19/12/1941
Grid CA 68
All torpedoes expended, run out of deck gun shells and 20 mm AA ammo , fuel down to 50 %.
no opposition found in U.S waters, several lone merchants unescorted and sailing in regular routes as in peace time. Morale high
69.000 tons of enemy shipping down
Returning to base. :rock:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/360/sh3img2892007019vs2.jpg
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/992/sh3img2892007029uf2.jpg
Lafferty
10-05-07, 07:21 PM
PERSONNEL FILE
Name: ERWIN SCHMIDT
Date of Birth: 19AUG15
Place of Birth: ESSEN
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)
Promotions
11JAN35 SEEKADETT
01NOV35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN38 LEUTNANT Z. S.
30SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
18DEC39 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
Medals
23NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
23NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
18DEC39 KNIGHT'S CROSS
28JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
28MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
04MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
Badges
23NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
18DEC39 U-BOAT BADGE
U-Bootwaffe Postings
13MAY38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 2nd Flotilla (6 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-28 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/U-28%20Crew%20List.html), Type VIIB (6 patrols)
Patrol Dates Ships Sunk (Merchant/Warship) Tonnage (Merchant/Warship) Comments 1 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_0.html) 01SEP39 - 30SEP39 (30 days) 7 (7/0) 53264 (53264/0)
2 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_1.html) 31OCT39 - 23NOV39 (24 days) 10 (10/0) 85689 (85689/0)
3 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_2.html) 29NOV39 - 18DEC39 (20 days) 8 (8/0) 78609 (78609/0)
4 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_3.html) 09JAN40 - 28JAN40 (20 days) 10 (8/2) 121276 (89088/32188) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 94.40%) 5 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_4.html) 27FEB40 - 28MAR40 (31 days) 9 (8/1) 53241 (42516/10725) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.92%) 6 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_5.html) 14APR40 - 04MAY40 (21 days) 6 (6/0) 35252 (35252/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 95.10%) TOTALS: 6 patrols (146 days) 50 (47/3) 427331 (384418/42913) (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Aces.html) 0 enemy planes downed
44 crew lost
Summary
Kapitänleutnant Erwin Schmidt and U-28 surrendered to the Allies on 04MAY40. Erwin Schmidt was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. After the war Erwin Schmidt completed a commercial training course and worked for some years as a commercial representative. Then he retired from this profession to become the director of a sailing school on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. He was for a long time the chairman of the "Verband der U-Boots-Fahrer" in Germany. He died on 4 November 1982 in Hamburg.
Just finished this one after i torpedoed 2 merchants in convoy in heavy fog and 15 meters waves. I didnt even notice the destroyer cause i was to busy targeting the second merchant. All i heard was 2x ping and then the engines of destroyer coming from aft. He rammed me and throw depth charges so i had to surrender. I had also few men killed by depth charges.
In this career i have seen a battleship for the first time and had a patrol with over 100,000 BRT sunk. Both things happened on my 5th patrol. :rock:
90 % realism. I have map update and ext. cam on.
I started to play again after a year or two. i played at 100% before but that just isnt for me. Takes to much time and i dont have it that much. :D
P.s.: Now i started a new career in type IXC out of Lorient on January 1st 1940. First time for me to command a type IX.:yep:
Is that GWX??
07 Apr 19410447Patrol 12
U-109, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: April 7, 1941, 04:47
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid FF58
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12 Apr 1941
2023 CG 46 Ship sunk! S.S. Sea Adder (Small Merchant), 2338 tons
16 Apr 1941
0344 CG 75 Ship sunk! Empire Freighter, 6958 tons
0347 CG 75 Ship sunk! S.S. Elin K. (Proteus Collier), 20073 tons
05 May 1941
1718 EK 79 Ship sunk! S.S. American (Small Merchant), 3208 tons
09 May 1941
0541 ET 28 Ship sunk! Whale Factory Ship, 13124 tons
14 May 1941
1435 ET 66 Ship sunk! S.S. Merchant Prince (Small Merchant), 3195 tons
31 May 1941
0736 EU 47Ship sunk! S.S. Fort Ridgely (Tramp Steamer), 2235 tons
09 Jun 1941
1405 ET 69Ship sunk! S.S. Director (Small Merchant), 3196 tons
1409 ET 69Ship sunk! S.S. Juliet (Tramp Steamer), 2716 tons
12 Jun 1941
0110 ET 62Ship sunk! S.S. Persier (Small Merchant), 3197 tons
0111 ET 62Ship sunk! S.S. Delilian (Tramp Steamer), 2717 tons
29 Jun 1941
0551 DU 48Ship sunk! M/V Sea Phoebe (Large Cargo), 5337 tons
0631 DU 48Ship sunk! S.S. Aymeric (Passenger/Cargo), 2311 tons
-------------------------------------------------------------
01 Jul 1941
2252Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 13
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 70605 tons
90% realism , most merchants put down out of their misery neer Freetown. Lack of torpedoes, and ammo forced me to retreet to Canarishe Islands.
PERSONNEL FILE
Name: ERWIN SCHMIDT
Date of Birth: 19AUG15
Place of Birth: ESSEN
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)
Promotions
11JAN35 SEEKADETT
01NOV35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN38 LEUTNANT Z. S.
30SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
18DEC39 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
Medals
23NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
23NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
18DEC39 KNIGHT'S CROSS
28JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
28MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
04MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
Badges
23NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
18DEC39 U-BOAT BADGE
U-Bootwaffe Postings
13MAY38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 2nd Flotilla (6 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-28 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/U-28%20Crew%20List.html), Type VIIB (6 patrols)
Patrol Dates Ships Sunk (Merchant/Warship) Tonnage (Merchant/Warship) Comments 1 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_0.html) 01SEP39 - 30SEP39 (30 days) 7 (7/0) 53264 (53264/0)
2 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_1.html) 31OCT39 - 23NOV39 (24 days) 10 (10/0) 85689 (85689/0)
3 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_2.html) 29NOV39 - 18DEC39 (20 days) 8 (8/0) 78609 (78609/0)
4 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_3.html) 09JAN40 - 28JAN40 (20 days) 10 (8/2) 121276 (89088/32188) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 94.40%) 5 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_4.html) 27FEB40 - 28MAR40 (31 days) 9 (8/1) 53241 (42516/10725) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.92%) 6 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Log_5.html) 14APR40 - 04MAY40 (21 days) 6 (6/0) 35252 (35252/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 95.10%) TOTALS: 6 patrols (146 days) 50 (47/3) 427331 (384418/42913) (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Erwin%20Schmidt/Aces.html) 0 enemy planes downed
44 crew lost
Summary
Kapitänleutnant Erwin Schmidt and U-28 surrendered to the Allies on 04MAY40. Erwin Schmidt was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. After the war Erwin Schmidt completed a commercial training course and worked for some years as a commercial representative. Then he retired from this profession to become the director of a sailing school on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. He was for a long time the chairman of the "Verband der U-Boots-Fahrer" in Germany. He died on 4 November 1982 in Hamburg.
Just finished this one after i torpedoed 2 merchants in convoy in heavy fog and 15 meters waves. I didnt even notice the destroyer cause i was to busy targeting the second merchant. All i heard was 2x ping and then the engines of destroyer coming from aft. He rammed me and throw depth charges so i had to surrender. I had also few men killed by depth charges.
In this career i have seen a battleship for the first time and had a patrol with over 100,000 BRT sunk. Both things happened on my 5th patrol. :rock:
90 % realism. I have map update and ext. cam on.
I started to play again after a year or two. i played at 100% before but that just isnt for me. Takes to much time and i dont have it that much. :D
P.s.: Now i started a new career in type IXC out of Lorient on January 1st 1940. First time for me to command a type IX.:yep: Is that GWX??
Yep GWX 1.03. Why? And battleship in convoy and over 100,000 BBRT happened on my 4th patrol and not on 5th like i wrote before.
Von: U-53
Nach: BDU
28 Juni 1941
I respectfully submit that some officers (the great majority) at BDU are descendants of baboons. The torpedo load I got in Lorient was of a quality only a decadent pacifist would love. They lack the boom-boom as the grand finalle of their run.
This sad condition of the issued ordinance will make me the laughing stock of the Lorient bars, tabacs, restaurants and bordellos. I may even have to pay for my own drinks.
When I return from this sad patrol I expect the BDU officers to insure I get torpedoes with good boom-boom.
Kptlt. Johan Sebastian Balz (The Magnificent) :damn:
Huskalar
10-10-07, 03:22 PM
Patrol 10
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: January 25, 1941, 11:16
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AJ38
Ship sunk!|Grid AK 43|Great Lakes Freighter, 1841 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AJ 39|Large Merchant, 12336 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AJ 39|Large Cargo, 10716 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AJ 39|Large Cargo, 10717 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AJ 36|Large Tanker, 12555 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AJ 36|Large Cargo, 10406 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid AJ 36|Large Cargo, 10407 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BE 39|Small Merchant, 2813 tons
Ship sunk!|Grid BF 17|Passenger/Cargo, 2229 tons
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 9
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 74020 tons
Well, not as good as the last patrol, but still not bad. :|\\
:up: not bad at all--congratz!
Huskalar
10-15-07, 06:13 AM
Patrol 11
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: March 31, 1941
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE99
Ships sunk: 12
Patrol tonnage: 114014 tons :smug:
After posting 10 patrol reports, I've decided to post shorter versions from now on. Anyway, another 100K tons patrol!! :rock:Time to party again. And everybody is invited of course. :|\\
Congratahoochies. I'll be there for the party, as soon as I finish cleaning ashtrays at BDU :rock:
I just took command of brand new IIA type following the game crash at 13-th patrol / funny , my crest was 13 / with over 600 000 t of allied shipping sunk .
Anyway , first patrol , first ship sunk ( only Tramp Steamer , but is the start ) weather is english .
Ill keep you posted .
BTW: is there the Twisted Periscope Thingy for II ?
PM apreciated.
J.S. Balz writes:
05 August 1941
The Tommies should shudder and shake. I' ,Balz the Magnificent, have sailed in a grand IXC boat with better acustics for my choir and lots more torpedoes.
Mr. Churchill, if one of your ships is missing, I just got one on my third day out. Yeah. whoosh, los! Kaboom. compliments of the great Balz.
Meanwhile I'm teaching my choir our new victory song: We got the 200,000 tons Hoochie Woochie.
Kptlt Johan Sebastian Balz, the Magnificent.
U-124 will be leaving port in a few minutes
i just got the orders that i was to leave port ASAP and go hunt for enemy shipping
patrol grid would be CG87
--Oberleutnant Johann Graf, march 19th, 1940
Wild_skipper
10-21-07, 08:15 AM
U47 logbook :
spotted convoy did surfased attack fired 4 torpedoes.
crash dived for destroyer.
3torpedoes hit 1 missed sinking 2 large tankers.
got depth charged by destroyers heavy damaged.
after 1 hour of being depth charged surfaced and returnd to base.
U47 i now refiting and waiting for there next patrol.
Wild_Skipper.
U-124 didn leave on patrol on the 19th of march due to periscope and engine sabotage
problems where fixed on the 8th of april, we left the next and our 4th combat patrol started
on the 15th we found a medium convoy headding for england
weather was perfect..clouds,stormy sea and it was night
first torpedo attack was unsuccesfull, we fired 4 torps and only 1 hit
but the next few attacks where very succesfull
in all we sunk 8 ships from the convoy and 2 on the way home
resulting in 56806 tons sunk:arrgh!:
here is a picture of me checking out the convoy deciding what target to sink in the next attack
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/morty-dk/convoy.jpg:arrgh!:
My old career was ended by SH3Commander so of course the show must go on. Here we are:
OLT Fuchs onboard U-15 came recently to the attention of the BDU by sending the following radio message: :ping:
+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---
1939, September, 7th
from: german submarine
to: Mr. Churchill
Found your Battlecruiser HMS Hood near the harbour of Scapa Flow. As we are at war, I hereby inform you that you need to build a new one.
German Submarine
+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---
PERSONNEL FILE
Name: S.SIARA
Date of Birth: 08MAY11
Place of Birth: KLEIN KOSLAU
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)
Promotions
18DEC34 SEEKADETT
01APR36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01DEC37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
22SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
Medals
14OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
09DEC39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
09DEC39 GERMAN CROSS
28DEC39 KNIGHT'S CROSS
Badges
14OCT39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
14NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE
U-Bootwaffe Postings
16JUN38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (5 patrols)
27JAN40 2nd Flotilla (1 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-21, Type IIA (5 patrols)
27JAN40 U-55, Type VIIB (1 patrols)
PatrolDatesShips Sunk
(Merchant/Warship)Tonnage
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mstgnymike
10-21-07, 12:09 PM
November 30, 1939
U-11 (IIA)
Kaleun Navarre
U-11 out on 3rd patrol. First patrol great let out all six torps in scapa flow and downed the hood seventeen days into the war. 2nd Patrol down 2 merchants 1 destroyer. Current position in the kiel canal heading out.
Huskalar
10-22-07, 04:56 AM
Patrol 12
U-108, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: May 15, 1941
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid EH95
Ships sunk: 11
Patrol tonnage: 95583 tons
:()1:
U-225...rammed...heavy flodding
U-225...rammed...heavy flodding
Good luck, all the best whishes of 2. flotilla Saltzwedel are with you!
U-225 made it back to port
after a rather succesfull patrol
we found an enemy convoy few days into the patrol where HMS Nelson just happend to be
2 impact and 1 magnetic was fired..no more Nelson..rather Nelsunk:rotfl:
we then started taking out the escorts (1 blackswan and 4 flower class)
after that we sailed into the convoy and started sinking ships with the deckgun and using our torpedos
but before using the last torpedo a destroyer came to the convoys aid..dont know where from but we sunk him too
in all we sunk 12 merchants and 7 warships for 111320 tons
but disaster struck on the way home during a storm when suddently an unknown destroyer came speeding out of the fog and ramming us
managed to evade it and return to base
--Oberleutnant Johann Graf,3rd of august, 1940
Fenris_Wolf
10-25-07, 04:08 PM
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
From: U-572 (Type VIIC)
Date: Early 1943
After it was decided to end our operations from base at La Spezia, we received orders at the end of patrol to move through the strait of Gibraltor and dock at La Rochelle. Having repaired and a new stock of provisions onboard from a friendly port we've now almost made clear through "the eye of the needle" in an uncoventional manner, using poor visibility and least guarded parts of the area to determine our route of transit.
Despite the level of constant stress due to our proximity to Gibraltor, I could not resist all the convoy activity through the bottleneck and so we sunk a couple of large tankers as well as another troops transport. The British nearly had me in shallow waters a couple of times. We sunk a V&W with a lucky aft torpedo shot at extremely close range after it caught me with my pants down at periscope depth and there is less than a 100m under keel, so once again, Davey Jones will have to come up and claim his victims.
It was a smaller patrol boat that probably spotted my periscope and radioed in for help. Impossible in this weather. A few more unplanned incidents like this one and I'll be worried about my crew. Perhaps this is the test we were warned about and I feel confident to know that my crew has lasted through most of it. But we're far from home and there are still torpedos left to win this war.
I'm ready for anything. Having spread so much death and misery, it'd only be fair if we met our end here.
U-572 out.
3. december '39
switching from U-15 / Uboot-Flottille Weddigen
to U-49 / Uboot-Flotille Saltzwedel.
:D
After becoming germany's top ace on a type IIb and already sinking Hood and a carrier it is now time to move to my beloved U-49.
First patrol will bring me to right to the heart of the british supply routes: AM52 :rock:
mstgnymike
10-27-07, 04:58 PM
15 Oct 1940
OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Navarre
U-55(VIIB Class)
---Just returned from patrol 8 with a succesful attack on convoy HG64---
Tonnage Sunk: 29177 (1 warship/2 merchant)
Large Merchant S.S. Dalcairn
Auxillary Cruiser HMS Moreton Bay
Large Merchant S.S. Berenice
Stealth Hunter
10-27-07, 05:49 PM
11 Nov 1943
Kapitän z. S. : Heinz Ziepel
U-93 (VIIC/42)
----------Following successful patrol in the Irish Sea----------
Tonnage Sunk: Over 108,000
3 Large Merchants (S.S. Queenstown, S.S. Irish Jewel, S.S. York)
1 Liner (S.S. Triton)
2 Planes (Lancaster Bombers)
1 Battleship (HMS Anson)
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Captain's Log (November 12, 1943):|
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Successful patrol yesterday. Am heading home to Lorient to retire for a short while to prepare for another patrol. I've been granted 20 days leave along with entire crew. A much needed vacation, indeed. So many ways to die in war. Makes you think.
Cannot dwell on such matters, for they sicken my thoughts and stricken me with guilt. The only relief is the comfort that it's kill or be killed. Lost 1 U-boat on November 9th to bad weather. Poor bastards capsized and went down in less than 15 minutes. Only 3 survivors picked up; all others believed to have gone down with the ship.
Strange going-ons at the base. Crane malfunctioned before we left and nearly killed 5 dock workers. Suspected to be sabotage, for the crane was perfectly fine just hours before. Tensions are high between us commanders these days. Dark times for the Reich, indeed; only guaranteed to get worse.
Happy Armistice day, 25 years on.
11 Nov 1943
Kapitän z. S. : Heinz Ziepel
U-93 (VIIC/42)
----------Following successful patrol in the Irish Sea----------
Tonnage Sunk: Over 108,000
3 Large Merchants (S.S. Queenstown, S.S. Irish Jewel, S.S. York)
1 Liner (S.S. Triton)
2 Planes (Lancaster Bombers)
1 Battleship (HMS Anson)
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Captain's Log (November 12, 1943):|
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Successful patrol yesterday. Am heading home to Lorient to retire for a short while to prepare for another patrol. I've been granted 20 days leave along with entire crew. A much needed vacation, indeed. So many ways to die in war. Makes you think.
Cannot dwell on such matters, for they sicken my thoughts and stricken me with guilt. The only relief is the comfort that it's kill or be killed. Lost 1 U-boat on November 9th to bad weather. Poor bastards capsized and went down in less than 15 minutes. Only 3 survivors picked up; all others believed to have gone down with the ship.
Strange going-ons at the base. Crane malfunctioned before we left and nearly killed 5 dock workers. Suspected to be sabotage, for the crane was perfectly fine just hours before. Tensions are high between us commanders these days. Dark times for the Reich, indeed; only guaranteed to get worse.
Happy Armistice day, 25 years on.
Congratulations on splendid patrol results. You should not be so negative. War will be won with influx of U-Boats.
BDU
Stealth Hunter
10-27-07, 10:43 PM
We cannot be so cocky about our superiority. It will rot our minds, and we shall fall to our enemies by underestimating them.
Very dangerous game, out there.
Kptlt. J.S. Balz writes:
10 Sept. 1941
I am busy sinking tankers. Please make preparations for my triumphal return to Lorient. Could you book the Berliner Staat's Opera choir to be present to give this hero a proper welcome? :smug:
Kptlt. Johan Sebastian Balz, The Magnificent :smug:
Kptlt. Neuerburg
10-29-07, 11:56 AM
Kapitanleutnant Carl Emmermann from the U-53 reporting. April 14, 1940 sighted and sunk RN Battleship HMS Nelson at Long 13 degrees 25' E, Lat 67 degrees 30' N outbound from Narvik with large destoryer escort.
Lzs von swe
11-15-07, 04:29 PM
Feb 14, -43. U-703, VIIc, 11´th Flot. Bergen.
South of the Rockal Banks.
Today, at ca 1950, we lost two brave men.
We surfaced at 1900 for air and to recharge the batteries. As we found the sea to be calm the decision was made to bring the forw. external torp inside.
At 1935 the radar warner came to life, with at least 15-20 min left before the external was inside:damn: While the men worked their fingers to the bone the flack guns were manned.
10 minutes later the sound of two Catalinas closing in on us was heard, we had no choice but to fight them of for at least 10 min. with the forw. deck full of men and an torpedo still not fully lowered down the hatch.
First pas, only light damage from their guns. Second pas, damage to the rear compartments. Third pas, the boys takes one Cat down:up: But seconds later they were both down, probably hit by shrapnels from the other Cat´s bombs:dead: After three runs at us it then left and we could repair our damages and dive, to 40m, no more.
The boys will be given to the sea tonight at 0000 hours. They were brave men and will be rememberd by the rest of the crew.
Herrman Kruth with crew.
Another courageous moment in the annals of the U-Bootwaffe. It gets difficult and dangerous to load externals toward the end of the war. :nope:
sasquatch
11-16-07, 12:44 PM
Kapitanleutnant M. Luther reporting:
December 13, 1941
On third patrol with new Type IXB. Extended range and extra eels are great, but the u-boat handles like a tank. Crew are extremely pleased as we just finished attacking a convoy: Sunk 1 troop transport, 2 T2 Tankers, and 2 T3 Tankers. DC attacked for only 15minutes as they lost track of me at 150m.
As good as that convoy attack looks, it could have been a lot better. On our third attack (we shadowed them for 3 days) we were somehow spotted while at periscope depth and 2kt. 3 of our 4 eel's missed on that attack:damn: We then had to break off as the convoy was entering shallow waters near Ireland.
Crew are somewhat concerned about the trip home though. Last three patrols enemy DD's have succesfully intercepted us in dense fog, without damage or lossess however.
Hindsight being 20/20, the extra torps are great on the IXB, but I kind of wish that I had stuck with the more maneuvarable VIIC.
Canovaro
11-17-07, 06:33 AM
July 1942.
My career started from the beginning, and I have been very fortunate with convoys this career. No escort ever found me! Yesterday I was pinged and depthcharged for the first time this career, and I discovered that the dc blast can make your boat change direction. They fell behind me so they boosted my speed! This corvette was a real amateur, and I got out easily.
They found me because the torpedoes hit a small ship that got in the way. They were meant to hit a big one at the other side of the convoy. I'll be more careful next time.
btw It's great to have such an expert veteran crew now.
July'40
U-49 returning from a 36 day patrol with
Carrier HMS Indomitable, 23000 BRT
Light Cruiser HMS Manchester, 10725 BRT
Auxilliary Cruiser, HMS Salopian, 13850 BRT
Carrier HMS Illustrious, 23000 BRT
and one trawler sunk.
One troop transporter with 8000 BRT was damaged but did not sink.
More to read and see at http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=696171
Canovaro
11-18-07, 03:56 PM
U49 you are a daredevil :nope:...:up:
Nevember 1941
U-502
Attacked convoy.
1st torpedo blew up a large cargo. 2nd hit a whale factory. 3rd, a magnetic hit large freighter. We dove to 150 meters and escorts dropped DCs all over the place but never at us.
Wondering why 2 ships didn't sink followed convoy and sighted a large freighter, it's stern underwater but still doing 2 knots.
We surfaced and spotted a destroyer 5,ooo meters away. The bloody thing opened fire on us.
We fired 3 shots from the deck gun. One shot hit the freighter, it was enough to send it down.
Destroyer was getting our range and a salvo of shells hit uncomfortably close. We crash dived. End of that story. :roll:
BE 39 August '40
U-49 killed a whole convoy! :rock:
:hmm: .. almost (one ship escaped burning and didn't have a single grenade left :damn: )
1 Flower corvette
1 Auxilliary cruiser
18 merchant ships and tankers
118000 BRT :yep:
Excellent performance, Kaleun! With a few such results, the war will end quickly :up:
Paajtor
11-24-07, 08:17 PM
:rock:From page1:Nov.'42, U-586 , just W of Ireland, on 4th patrol from Bergen...fighting where it really matters.:arrgh!: and still alive, 8 months and 3 patrols later.
The men are tired...but the sea calls them, they say. :lol:
From U-504 to BdU
Feb. 4.-1942-23:00
50Km far from Norfolk
Only 15mts depth
USNavy PT patrols each 1 1/2 hours.
Find some deeper water, Butzis! There are some holes SE of Cape Hatteras with good traffic going by.
From U-504 to BdU
Message received.
BulSoldier
11-25-07, 03:17 PM
U-4 type IXB to BDu , norwegain coast, HMS Implacable sunk, U-4 homebound.
sasquatch
11-26-07, 11:07 AM
U-107, 10th Flotilla – IXB Class
Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther
I decided to take a “detour” from my order to patrol the empty grid EJ59 to instead raid Loch Ewe and take on an Illustrious Fleet Carrier docked there. I successfully slipped past 9 warships and a large minefield in midday. My u-boat is positioned at a 170 degree angle, great position for my T II torpedoes with magnetic detonators. They are set at depths of 9, 9.3, 10, and 11 meters; I hope that this will account for the flooding that ensues from the first torpedo.
Firing tubes 1-4! Torpedo Impact! The 4 torpedoes were perfectly spread. Enemy unit destroyed! This will most likely be the last log of Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther as three enemy warships are furiously heading towards me. I pray that the sinking of this enemy aircraft-carrier will help keep the war turned in our favor…
Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther successfully evaded the enemy destroyers for 10 minutes before he was eventually discovered by a C-Class destroyer which pinged him and instantly destroyed his u-boat with side-launched depth charges. He will always be remembered as a hero and inspiration to other u-boat kapitans.
Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther sank over 656,000 tons of enemy shipping over 20 patrols.
StarFox
11-29-07, 11:30 AM
wow I just realised how long its been since i did a patrol....
Been spending lots of time playing the old B-17 Flying Fortress game...trainz railroad simulator...Sim City 3k, and a few others....gotta get back in the groove
Deep-Six
11-29-07, 10:37 PM
Not playing right now though will when I have time.
Sylvanas
04-01-08, 04:09 PM
Korvettenkapitän Sylvanas running the IXD2, U-195 in the pacific, keeping my superiors happy...
Currently docked at Penang and shoving my torpedos in those damned allied tankers.
Herr_Pete
04-01-08, 05:37 PM
U-82 Was reaking havok in the North Atlantic , now im floating of the coast of the antartic repairing. Will be back in the hunt soon:up:
09 Nov, 1942
U-163 reporting in. Hunting along the shipping lanes west of Gibraltar. The sky is overcast w/ moderate visibility. Winds at 15m/s. Currently conducting a surface attack on a coastal tanker. 5700 tonnes sunk, 20 torpedos remaining...Oblt. Lex, out...
Maj. Dowly reporting in! In the skies over the 'Kanal', aiding you frogmen by keeping the air clean of englanders! :up:
Graf Paper
04-01-08, 07:13 PM
U-47, ESE of the Rockall Banks, December 25, 1940, 11th patrol, reporting in!
After 10 patrols, Poseidon's Wrath has inflicted staggering losses on the enemy with total tonnage sunk marked at 280,149 tonnes.
I intend to reave my way amidst the enemy in the deeps of the Atlantik for as long as I have breath and the machinery to wage war.
U-bootwaffe Uber Alles!
Tomcattwo
04-01-08, 07:36 PM
18 Jan 1941, U-77, Kapitaen-Leutnant Tomas Katz and crew of 51 souls SE of Rockall Bank in AN 72, pursuing a small convoy heading NNE, Patrol day 18 of first patrol. 12 torpedos remaining, sunk two, total around 6100 BRT. 3/4 fuel gone, and we are slowly working our way back toward the Bay of Biscay. Weather is overcast, Seastate 4 with 12 foot waves frequently washing over the bridge and VERDAMMMT is it cold!!! Perfect submarining weather :lol:
R/
TC2
Phaedrus
04-01-08, 09:19 PM
August 1942. Type IXC.
Back in St. Lorient preparing to head back out.
Just returned from a little excursion outside of Norfolk and NYC.
My first career with GWX 2.0, started in late 1940, and in 1942 radar is apparently in effect.
Heading home with 61 000 tons in the bank on a dark side-ways-blowing-rain gale night, I was surprised by a destroyer out of no where coming directly at me at 28 kts.
Lost my first casualties: The Watch Officer and a WO who both got in the way of a shell.
Severe damage from the intial shelling and then some damage due to ramming on the way down.
Limped back into port afraid to dive deeper than periscope depth.
I've popped in here with alt-tab to look for something interesting to read before choosing my new Officer and Petty Officer, and getting back on the horse.
Randomizer
04-01-08, 09:51 PM
January 8th 1943, U-743 outbound for AL77 and 90 miles off LaRochelle. Surprised on the suface, bombed and strafed by a Sunderland with 4-dead and heavy damage. Both periscopes, deck gun and forward batteries destroyed. Trying to get safely home after a disasterous start to a first patrol.
This won't help my quarterly performance review one bit...
Good Hunting
U-99, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel Patrol grid AN52
6 Swordfish shot down en route
4 Destroyers sunk inside Scapa Flow
2 Auxiliary Cruisers 13850 tons each
Illustrious class 23000 tons
With plenty of petrol left and several eels left decided to take a side trip to Loch Ewe.
Modern Tanker 7554 tons
Floating Dock 33200 tons
Floating Dock 26000 tons
Troop Ship 5776 tons
Large Merchant 6158 tons
Medium Cargo 3615 tons
Passenger/Cargo 2252 tons
Small Freighter 2228 tons
Patrol tonage: 144007 tons
1 less carrier for the Tommy's (especially gratifying since those swordfish were real buggers) and all repair facilities destroyed at Loch Ewe. While other wolfpacks are out menacing the convoys, taking care of their escorts helps out our team to prey and lightly or unescorted convoys :up:
Blue_Ninja63
04-04-08, 08:29 PM
Commander Otto Maisel
U-109 Type IXb Base: Wilhelmshaven
March 22, 1940
Have completed re-supply with Thalia and now mid Atlantik. 23K+ tons sunk with plenty of torps left, full AA, and 13 rounds for the deck gun. Fuel 3/4 full.:hmm: Weather partly cloudy, moderate visibility and calm seas.
Danelov
04-04-08, 08:50 PM
Docking at Brest and coming from Freetown.
U-79(VIIC)1th Flotilla
14th Oct 1941
Der Kolkrabe
04-05-08, 08:50 AM
15/09/1939 21:07
U-5. Position Grid BE67
Torpedoes left: 8
Tankers sunk: 1
Cargo ships sunk: 6
Warships sunk: 3
Total Tonnage: 38033
First cargo sunk outside Amsterdam harbor, 3 destroyer & large tanker Dunkirk harbor.
Rest cargos sunk Der Kanal when going my ordered grid (BE67), weather is good so my men got some deckgun training :)
J. S. Balz writes:
23 March 1941
The greatest U-boat commander and hero of the Kriegsmarine, namely ME, is back at sea to bring honor and victory to German arms.
This is despite some Bernard problems this morning in the Gulf of Cadiz. (report on this idiot soon) :smug:
Kptlt. Johan Sebastian Balz
Jimbuna
04-06-08, 09:37 AM
Maj. Dowly reporting in! In the skies over the 'Kanal', aiding you frogmen by keeping the air clean of englanders! :up:
http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img502/3708/flyingdowlyvz1.gif [/URL][URL="http://imageshack.us"]http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9257/flyingdowly2jz8.gif (http://imageshack.us)
melnibonian
04-06-08, 11:28 AM
In WaW by December 1941 the von Sheer brothers are doing fairly well
Oberleutnant zur See Eric von Sheer has sunk 102 ships for 513.002 gwt in 6 patrols.
His brother Korvettenkapitän Otto Von Sheer has sunk 91 ships for 457.422 gwt in 9 patrols.
Hello I'm back, forgot about this thread.
Had a couple of rotten months with the weather........................
U-127 IXC Class in action against a medium convoy 14th Oct 41
And at last got some action in grid BB79 with a outbound convoy from Halifax, got in well and sunk three medium tankers and one small. Took dodgy evasion action by going in to shallow water but paid off as the escorts were hitting hard further south in deeper water.
Escaped to return home
Snap shots >>> http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=835612&postcount=5174
msalama
04-11-08, 05:04 PM
30DEC42 0105hrs
Well I am. Kinda.
Back in port now having a deserved break and a couple of glesses of Georgian wine *HIC* - and yes, me and the Bernards have indeed sunk a Scheisse-last of Russian shipping as well!
*HIC*
Gotta love the Russian ladies and the weather. Ach, we'll have to consider getting AWOL in the near future and visit Odessa - or, to be more specific, take a slight "dock for repairs" somewhere thereabouts ;)
I'd appreciate you not telling Admiral Donuts about it however.
Kaleun Marcus Von Blixt, 30th/33rd Flotilla, U-139 typ. IID signing off.
S!
g
Snap shots >>> http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=835612&postcount=5174
Good pix of the action :up:
IT'S NOW A WORLD WAR. :huh:
JAN42
Just back from the Caribbean and the Yanks have not been reading British reports, serves them right. :D
1. Liberty Cargo
1. Modern Tanker
1. Clemson Class Destroyer
2. Fleet Tenders
2. Nipiwan Park-Type Tankers
J.S. Balz writes:
04 April 1941
U-104
50 Kilometers south of Cape Sao Sebastian.
Message to Mutti,
Your wonderful son is stalking the British sea lanes and like a true Teutonic hero is spreading terror and anguish sinking HM ships. :smug:
Your devoted son,
Kptlt. Johan Sebastian Balz
Stealth Hunter
04-13-08, 10:31 PM
Kptlt. Alois E. Beckenhaart types:
MARCH 12, 1943
0216 HOURS
(U-99 [VIIC])
U-boat is moving into position at Gibraltar. We intend to move through the strait as planned, but we fear that all is lost since we've had heavy contact reports from our sonar man, Manfred. A lot of patrol activity in the area, but that was to be expected.
We intend to run through the middle of the strait and into the Mediterranean with little hassel. We'll rig for silence, and hopefully, we won't be caught. After getting 75 KM inside of the sea, U-99 will travel along the North Afrikan coast. Probably will remain surfaced for most of the time since it's so damn hot here.
Only bagged one vessel so far: the S.S. Maria; American Liberty Class cargo ship that was carrying trucks and either ammo or fuel (fuel more probable since she left a slick on the surface that continued to burn long after she'd sunk). [See grid for the sinking position.]
Crewmembers are all healthy and in mediocre morale. U-boat is unscathed as of the moment. Anti-aircraft ammunition is full-up; deckgun ammunition is full-up. Torpedo cache consists of all steam torpedoes; all loaded; only one used against the S.S. Maria. No actual watch sightings of enemy vessels or aircraft.
Weather has remained stable. Came across a few squalls, but we've pulled through. Current weather: cloudy with swells of 5 feet and wind speeds of about 7 knots. No rain... yet, anyway. Current temperature: 66*F.
No other news for now, although I do think about our Finnish boys 3 years ago with the Russians coming. I'm calling it a night. Watch is currently posted on deck with strict orders to wake me at the slightest sign of anything on the horizon. Manfred is sleeping at the moment, but Kurt is currently on the sonar. Radioman has called it a night, too. Looking up, I'm fairly sure Kurt is about to fall down dead from exhaustion!
-Kptlt. A. E. Beckenhaart
Good luck. I think you're crazy staying on the surface. :dead:
Lzs von swe
04-25-08, 03:27 AM
Sept 20, -39. AN17xx.
U-53, VIIb. 7´th Flotilla.
We are on the surface, dead in the water.
Flooding, stopped. Still some leaks though. Starboard propeller, fixed. For now.
Both scopes destroyed but Flak, Deckgun and Radio antenna fixed. Hydrophone, OK
Diesels, repaired. But we have no diesel, all tanks destroyed. Electric engines, repaired. But forward batteries are destroyed and only some 25-30% power left in the aft batteries. Hull integrity, well, we have to trust she will hold together...
We will submerge now, to 20m. Setting a course for Bergen and speed to 1 knot.
If we can get there, get the tanks repaired and some fuel aboard....
Well, we are not dead yet:arrgh!:
Wollf, out.
Good luck with the return. If you make it back, drinks are onyou :arrgh!:
patuxai
04-25-08, 10:47 PM
U-45, mainly patrolling on the North Atlantic Route between The New Foundland Bank and Merthyr, creating immense havoc. sept. 1940.
KptLt Heinrich Bleichrodt
M.R. Schaffer
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Peter Wolf in U-51 the Class VII-B the BDU has put me in. Its Nov 20, 1939 and I've dropped 127, 943 of Tommy's Freight and Warships to the bottom of the atlantic so far. On my 5th patrol currently and just took out one of his Battleships. Looking to harras the convoy again before the nights out. Once I wrap up this patrol I'll post a copy of my personel file. Here's to me givin Otto a run for his money :D
5 Patrols by Nov 39? :hmm:
5 Patrols by Nov 39? :hmm:
One was a 5 day shakedown patrol as recommended by GWX :D
*edit* I've published my SH3 commander personel file. It can be found here (http://www.geocities.com/able724/PersonnelFile.html?1209311517890)
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