For the Roses

[danurve]

I love this game :up:
One of the best type 7 patrols I've had yet! Sometimes you begin a patrol and think it'll be routine, suprise .. :cool:

U-51 VIIB departed Kiel 04/16/40
Patrol began by receiving multiple contact reports of enemy & friendly task forces, convoys and stationary ships.
Norway operation reports, Trondheim base operational.
Intercepted Troopship.
Intercepted Heavy Cruiser (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/18_859.jpg).
Reached patrol grid.
Intercepted heavy Ore freighter.
Intercepted Factory ship.
Intercepted 2nd Factory ship.
Intercepted 2nd Troop ship.
Receieved multiple contact reports, stationary enemy convoy consisting of several transports at Molde.
Evaded Molde channel patrols, moved N/E in secondary channel to recover battery charge & O2.
Confirmed enemy convoy gathering at Molde (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/55_546.jpg), spotted Heavy Capitol ship moored outside of Molde.
Attacked and sunk Battleship, again evading patrols needing to make use of secondary channels to recover charge & O2.
Upon exiting channel past Molde recieved additional reports (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/28_890.jpg) of Task force & contact activity.
Moved N/E AF 56.
Intercepted enemy taskforce AF 56 S/W (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/37_968.jpg), reported contact.
Task force consisting of (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/31_46.jpg); 1 Battleship, 1 Carrier, 2 light Cruisers, 6 flanking Destroyer Escorts, & 1 Aux Cruiser.
Battle situation report:
Torpedos - 2 t-1's remaining, 1 forward & 1 stern.
Decision - Given the amount and torpedo type, for maximum damage / tonnage the best possible target believed to be the Aux Cruiser.
Boat set to silent running, torpedo depth set, 1st speed at 30 knots in hopes to give the boat additional manuvering time for a stern shot.
Attacked, sunk Aux Cruiser (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/50_703.jpg) with magnetic pistol shot.
Stern torpedo depth then reset to 2.5m, impact pistol, released med. speed in light Cruisers direction.
Observed Destroyer intercepting torpedo (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/6_937.jpg).
Ordered ahead 2/3 45m depth then silent running.
Decided to resupply at newly available base, Trodheim for non asigned Norway coastal patrol.
Detected / reported enemy sub in Trodheim channel.
Observed Luftwaffe attack on sub position. Lost contact with enemy sub, presumed sunk.
Surfaced, observed friendly convoy moored (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/51_125.jpg) just outside of Trodheim.
Docked at Trodheim (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/8_781.jpg), recieved Roses (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/10_515.jpg).
Patrol tonage: 103,234 tons.
U-51 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. ROBERT RXR RÖSNER commanding.
Captain's Log (http://mysh3.info/danurve/6_19/CAPTAIN'S%20LOG%207.htm)

That'll do it for a few days as daughter is graduating, commencment then graduation party.
Then it's time to decompress and go Fishing :arrgh!:

[Brag]

Good, interesting patrol.

Happy parties, decompression and fishing. See you back in action when you get back :up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice patrol :yep: All the best with the RL stuff:up:

RDP

[sunvalleyslim]

Danurve,
Great job, you deserve a break away from war. Celebrate your daughters graduation in the best way you can.....because when you go back on patrol, you never know if it will be your last.............Many on "Eternal Patrol" will never get to see that graduation of their children............Best of Luck.......Herr Kaleun