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[Hakahura]

Just alt tabbed out of a patrol. Had to post this!

GWX 1.03. Date,10th December 1939. Time, dusk about 17:00

Convoy of 4, Yes 4! passenger liners. 3 normal and 1 Cunard monster.

Where?

In the narrow passage between the North of Ireland and Scotland.
Just West of the Island of Islay.

Heading SE probably to Liverpool.

The bad news at least 6 escorts I've seen so far and less than 80meters under the keel.

Sorry no screenies but I have the external camera disabled.

Yes this is patrol 7 of Kaleun Kurt Linke who's last patrol you can read here.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125654

U64 must be the luckiest boat in the Flottilla.

Must go... "things to do, people to drown, ships to sink!"

[BulSoldier]

You must be really lucky,so far i HAVENT met a ocean liner,how unlucky :damn:

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl:

"Herr Kaleun, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, lots of ships to sink. The bad news is, lots of ships to sink us." :dead:

[bigboywooly]

Patrol 7 in Dec 39 :o

[Hakahura]

Well Kaleun Kurt Linke ********d that up good and proper.
The U64 resides at the bottom of the Irish Sea.



Before he died he took these pictures if anyone else wants to find and try and take on these 4 Liners. I'm guessing they're scripted.



http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8140/87630888pj6.jpg
The first 3 Liners

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9789/58118480us9.jpg
The last one

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9940/80693565hc1.jpg

Use the protractor tool to draw two lines from the corners of grid AM61 as shown. Where they cross is the location of the 4 Liner Convoy at 17:14hrs.




Thankfully we live in an infinite universe with infinite realities.
Somewhere out there Kurt Linke is having another go.
Maybe this time he will pull it off.

[Hakahura]

Patrol 7 in Dec 39 :o

I know it doesn't seem like enough time does it?
I have never racked up so many patrols in other careers so quickly.

Bdu keep assigning U64 grids close to home, so who am I to argue?
And I have my SH3 Commander time in port set to realistic.

Saying that I hadn't scratched the boat until this patrol.
Maybe thats helped.

[Jimbuna]

Patrol 7 in Dec 39 :o

I know it doesn't seem like enough time does it?
I have never racked up so many patrols in other careers so quickly.

Bdu keep assigning U64 grids close to home, so who am I to argue?
And I have my SH3 Commander time in port set to realistic.

Saying that I hadn't scratched the boat until this patrol.
Maybe thats helped.

That was my initial thinking as well http://imgcash1.imageshack.us/img265/4009/shockedyi3.gif

How many days in port between patrols? :hmm:

[T.Von Hogan]

LOL Some pit crew that sub has :rotfl: i just read about mission 6 that left Wilhemshaven on Nov 16th going to patrol BF11:ping:

[Hartmann]

You must be really lucky,so far i HAVENT met a ocean liner,how unlucky :damn:

i have found some liners in the med with my IX-b boat in my last patrol.the last encounter was a black swan scorting two liners, so i fired a electric fish against the corvette and then sunk the two liners with torpedoes and deck gun fire.

[Canovaro]

That is just incredible.

[Steel_Tomb]

Most annoying moment for me...three BB's with a perfect position ahead of them...no fish in the tubes! I had just finished hitting a illustrious carrier which sunk...but spent the next few hours dodging DC's! ARRGH

[Hakahura]

2 alternate realities later Kurt Linke and the crew of U64 pulled it off.

4 Passenger Liners and some of their would be escorts are now rusting on the seabed.



http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2748/p1dg3.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5503/p2od6.jpg

U64 returned to port battered and beaten.
Tea & medals all round!

Bdu have ordered U64 back to Grid AM52 for her next patrol.
Are they never satisfied?



CAPTAIN'S LOG
Date and Time
Grid
Occurrences
10 Dec 19391419Patrol 7
U-64, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel
Left at: December 10, 1939, 14:19
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM5212 Dec 19391049AN 18Ship sunk! S.S. Calgarolite (Large Merchant), 12169 tons1206AN 16Ship sunk! S.S. Ekatontarchos Dracoulis (Small Merchant), 2647 tons2246AN 16Ship sunk! M/V Choctaw Trail (Modern Medium Tanker), 11379 tons13 Dec 19390302AN 16Ship sunk! HMS Warwick (V&W classes), 1188 tons1105AN 15Ship sunk! S.S. Egda (Tramp Steamer), 1724 tons2318AM 38Ship sunk! M/V Empire Gold (Modern Medium Tanker), 11380 tons14 Dec 19390713AM 38Ship sunk! S.S. American Ranger (Passenger/Cargo), 1912 tons0944AM 37Ship sunk! S.S. Syros (Passenger/Cargo), 1913 tons15 Dec 19392358AM 52Ship sunk! S.S. Shahjehan (Large Merchant), 12164 tons16 Dec 19391806AM 61Ship sunk! HMCS St. Laurent (C&D classes), 1375 tons1809AM 61Ship sunk! HMS Duchess (C&D classes), 1375 tons1815AM 61Ship sunk! HMS Daring (C&D classes), 1375 tons1824AM 61Ship sunk! S.S. Vera (Passenger Liner), 27359 tons1827AM 61Ship sunk! S.S. Adriana Barbara (Cunard Passenger Liner), 35713 tons1847AM 61Ship sunk! S.S. Kari Nell (Passenger Liner), 21718 tons1858AM 61Ship sunk! S.S. Agatha (Passenger Liner), 21720 tons2145Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 16
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 167111 tons

[STEED]

Patrol 7 in Dec 39 :o

Hit and run short patrols. ;)

[Manucubus]

So you have special tactics? Normally i withstand to attack destroyers, cause i concentrate on the convoy itself...

[Jimbuna]

The special tactic I always try to employ is...............SURVIVAL!! http://imgcash1.imageshack.us/img265/4009/shockedyi3.gif

http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/th_1170.gif

[Hakahura]

So you have special tactics? Normally i withstand to attack destroyers, cause i concentrate on the convoy itself...

Yes usually I would concerntrate on the convoy and just evade the DD's. However this time things were a bit different. First far shallower water than I prefer to attack in, making evasion very difficult. Secondly the convoy of Liners was constantly getting closer to the UK mainland. I was very worried about aircraft and other re-enforcements. Also they were ploughing along at 15 to 16knts so re-establishing contact was going to be next to impossible.

I managed to position my boat right infront of the convoy and let the first DD pass. Then fired 1 fwd tube at the DD and the 2 stern ones at the first Liner. The DD went down instantly and the Liner was badly crippled. As it slowed it caused the other 3 Liners to concertina together almost like a traffic jam. Then when the other DD's rushed in I used the "Jam" as cover and stayed at periscope depth. By dodging around (and one time under) the Liners I managed to take point blank (under 400 meter) shots at the other 3 DD's with my remaining fwd tubes. I originally thought there were 6 DD's but in the end I only saw 4. Though the game only credited me with 3 of their sinkings.

Once the escorts were out of the picture I surfaced and finished the job on the surface. Surface attack was the only way I could keep up once the "Jam" sorted itself out. Thankfully to large Cunnard Liner only took 1 torp to sink. The standard ones needed 2 each.

I was right to worry about re-enforcements as well. Just after I had fired my final torp another DD appeared from the SE and started firing from long range. I Think he help my cause with the last Liner, as most of his inital barrage hit it instead of U64.
Then I ran away on the surface at first, NE using the Liner as a shield and then dived. Only to 60 meters though as the battle had taken the boat to even shallower waters. Once under crept away in silent running. Kept wiggling as I went, for 2 reasons. 1 to make contact for the DD more difficult and 2 to ensure my hydro guy could hear the Liner when it eventually sank. Wouldn't have wanted to have not got the credit for it.

I would like to say I did this first time, but I died twice before I got it right.

[Biggles]

10th december.....my birthday! It's a sign!:o

[Hakahura]

Remember, I also found this convoy in 1939.
The escorts really are no-where near as good as later in the war.

[Manucubus]

I managed to position my boat right infront of the convoy and let the first DD pass. Then fired 1 fwd tube at the DD and the 2 stern ones at the first Liner. The DD went down instantly...

Did you sink the first destroyer with a magnetic piston or simply impact after he passed you? You were probably not able to hit his broadside but only his stern, right?

[Hakahura]

The 1st and all subsequent Destroyers (CD Class) were sunk with T1 torpedos set to 4 meter depths. Pistol was set to the combination of impact and magnetic. The shot at the 1st Destroyer was taken from his starboard rear quarter. I think the torpedo hit right under his depthchrge racks.