U-34 lost with all hands on patrol 2!!!!!

[ddiplock]

Feb 27th, 1940 U34 was lost with all hands while attempting to intercept a British naval Task Force. As rotten luck would have it, they ran into a convoy so dove down to avoid being seen. It was dark, pitch black, but the one of the ships in the convoy was already on fire and the ships were in total disarray. The destroyers picked up U34 and in the shallow waters right off the British coast, U34 had not much of a chance in evading the destroyers without the ability to go deep.

After several relentless depth charge runs, a single charge landed near the conning tower, breaching it and thus leading to the destruction of U34. :(


NOTE: I'm actually pretty pissed that this has happend!!! Dead on patrol 2??? I wasn't even interested in the friggin convoy, it was the task force I was trying to grab that was cruising at a mild 8 knots in my area!!!! thats two careers in 2 days now i've had to start again. What luck!!! :(

[TomcatMVD]

We will remember the brave men of U-43:cry:

[Ivan Putski]

I learned my lesson about hunting in shallow waters, I try avoiding those areas as much as possible. I`m in late 1942 on my 12th patrol, so far I`ve only had a wounded watch officer, which I placed in quarters with the medical officer, the WO has since recovered, and returned to duty.

[flag4]

SHORE LEAVE FOR YOU, MATEY !! :yep:

[ddiplock]

Yes I am aware of the dangers of hunting in shallow waters :yep: In this case, i didn't want the convoy, but one ship was already on fire and they were in disarray for some reason. I know i certainly didn't fire on them but something must have happend.

The destroyers began hunting me and picked me up on ASDIC. I didn't know we Brits actually had ASDIC that early in the war. I thought it was late 1940 and 41 onwards it became a common tool of the Royal Navy.

Alas, I guess i'll start ANOTHER career. Maybe from Kiel this time instead of Willie.

[papa_smurf]

SHORE LEAVE FOR YOU, MATEY !! :yep:

I thinks it more of the case of back to basic training for you.

[bigboywooly]

Yes I am aware of the dangers of hunting in shallow waters :yep: In this case, i didn't want the convoy, but one ship was already on fire and they were in disarray for some reason. I know i certainly didn't fire on them but something must have happend.

The destroyers began hunting me and picked me up on ASDIC. I didn't know we Brits actually had ASDIC that early in the war. I thought it was late 1940 and 41 onwards it became a common tool of the Royal Navy.

Alas, I guess i'll start ANOTHER career. Maybe from Kiel this time instead of Willie.

Asdic goes back to the end of WW1

[Sailor Steve]

We will remember the brave men of U-43:cry:
It seems you've already forgotten the brave men of U-34.:rotfl:

[TomcatMVD]

We will remember the brave men of U-43:cry:
It seems you've already forgotten the brave men of U-34.:rotfl:
:o What!? Please don´t tell me U34 was also sunk!!!

LMAO:rotfl:

[Brag]

Doom de doom :nope:

[Abd_von_Mumit]

thats two careers in 2 days now i've had to start again. What luck!!! :(
Start again?! You're dead, man, lying on the bottom, enjoying the rust. :|\\

[Captain Nemo]

My deepest sympathies to the familes and friends of the crew of the U34.:cry: If it's any consolation, I am happy to report that U48 is on patrol 2 and has sunk 82,495 tons of Allied shipping and is on it's way back to Wilhelmshaven to celebrate.:()1:

Nemo