How far into your career are you? [Archive]

Effigy

07-23-08, 02:42 AM

Currently on Patrol 8

U-46, 2nd Flotilla
It's Feb 1940

I just left Belchen Supply Ship and I'm headed to NYC for a scenic tour before the American's become hostile. :P Having played SHIII for a long time, I've never once sailed to NYC lol. Bout time. The forums make a nice read while en route. :P

Since I'm at sea right now I can't get you total tonnage, but the patrol before I docked with the supply ship I had just sunk a Troop Transport. HMT something, for 40k odd tonnes. A few patrols back I ran into HMS [forgot] the battleship and sunk her too for a goodly amount as well. So I'm over 100k so far, but no idea on total.

Running GWX 2.1, OLC2 Uber, and Racerboy's SH4 Effects for SH3.

It's 0800, got partial clouds above, zero precipitation, and moderate visibility. I'm putting along at 10kts and looking forward to seeing the statue of Liberty. :)

mcf1

07-23-08, 03:45 AM

26 Februar 1941
ObLzS Johann Sturm
commander of the U47, 7th/13th U-flotilla, based at ST. Nazaire
reporting:

4 patrols completed
Sunk 160000 tons of allied shipping
Crew losses:0

Current status and location:
Based at St. Nazaire, U47 receiving repairs.

End of report
Johann Sturm

Annatar

07-23-08, 03:48 AM

Just into my fifth patrol (January, 1940) after spending two months twiddling my thumbs at base. My own fault for limping back into port after my last patrol with all my forward tubes destroyed, forward batteries destroyed and moderate damage to the deck gun, flak gun and conning tower. Some lucky ASW Trawler.

Still, even in that state I managed to stumble into the flank of a convoy near the fourth of firth which had only two escorts running front and back.
All I had to work with was my rear tube and my position yielded no better target than a small merchant. One measly merchant when there were Ore carriers and Large Merchants sailing by unmolested.

:damn:

Total tonnage for that patrol was still 20,000tons, which seems about the average haul for me.

Puster Bill

07-23-08, 07:48 AM

OK, my commander Reinhard Pfiel started in 1939 at Wilhelmshaven in a Type IIA, and it is now June 8th, 1943 game time playing DiD. Most of that time was operating out of Lorient. Current flotilla is 11th in Bergen.

Current boat is a trick-out VIIC, with Alberich, Bold 2, Metox (which at this point isn't giving any indications of aircraft, wonder why?), FuMO-30 radar, Active sonar*, etc.

I'm anxiously waiting for the VIIC/41 to become available, and schnorkels. Although I may hold off, and install the Type XXIII in place of the XXI and play that in late 1944, if I survive that long.

*I know most people ignore it, but I've found it useful for getting ranges on lone merchants, especially in iffy visibility. You can *ALMOST* successfully target a ship without a visual sighting using it. Just don't use it if there are escorts about.

Puster Bill

07-23-08, 07:49 AM

Forgot to mention, that's using GWX 1.somethingsomething.

Captain Nemo

07-23-08, 10:10 AM

Currently on Patrol 6 (March 1940) in U45 (Type VIIB), 2nd Flotilla out of Wilhelmshaven. I can't give details of tonnage sunk to date in this career at the moment, but on this patrol so far I have sunk 37,000+GRT, which includes two medium cargo ships and two AMC's. Six torpedoes remaining and am just off the north coast of Scotland hoping to make it to DH77 (west of the Canary Islands) my assigned grid.

The two AMC's were a rare sight escorted by a loan destroyer. My soundman picked up the destroyer by chance when we were on the surface but were partially submerged due to rough seas. I submerged to periscope depth and picked up three warships. This looks interesting I thought and ordered silent running. Anyway, after a while I was able to spot the two AMC's through the attack scope at a distance of around 4,000 metres travelling at 17 knots. As the seas were rough and the escorting destroyer had passed in front of me already (he was way ahead of the AMC's travelling at 20 knots), I ordered ahead one-third to close the distance as much as possible. I managed to get within around 2,500 metres of the first AMC and fired two torpedoes set at slow, 2 metres depth with impact pistols. Within a minute or two the second AMC was in an ideal position for me to fire a further two torpedoes. I thought I had a good chance of hitting the first AMC but felt that the second AMC might be lucky and increase speed and zig-zag after my torps hit the first AMC which would alert him to my presence. On time my first two torps detonated against the hull of the first AMC disabling it immediately. A little later two more detonations were heard and the second AMC sailed on for a minute or two but then succumbed to the damage the two torps had inflicted.

I went down to 90 metres at ahead-slow while the destroyer doubled back in an attempt to locate me. Thankfully he didn't even get a sniff and I sneaked away. Some screenies below showing the death throes of the AMC's.

Nemo

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9551/sh3img237200872526281sc5.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img237200872526281sc5.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9022/sh3img23720087280296ys0.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img23720087280296ys0.jpg)

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5625/sh3img237200872856984kf1.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img237200872856984kf1.jpg)

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/4918/sh3img237200872941265lo5.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img237200872941265lo5.jpg)

predavolk

07-23-08, 11:06 AM

August 1943 in a Type IXB with most upgrades (except radar). I have sunk a total of about 1,700,000 GRT after 19 missions. The pickings are getting slimmer though, so I'm seriously considering leaving Lorient and ducking into a schnorkel VIIC-41 until the XXI comes along.

Biggs[CV]

07-23-08, 11:28 AM

Gunter Steinhard commanding the Type IXB U-352. 30th patrol, April 1944. 975,000 tons of Allied shipping to our credit.

mcf1

07-23-08, 11:40 AM

@ predavolk
Keep it up like this:up:

The allies lost so much tonnage. I guess they 're gonna run out of ships, so be
on the lookout for canoes or rafts crossing the Atlantic :lol:

UnderseaLcpl

07-23-08, 12:44 PM

Aug 41, just got a brand spanking new Type IXC.

Having a field day west Gibraltar (minus a couple close scrapes with aircraft.)

To date; approx. 1,200,000 tons sunk with GWX2.1 100% realism and a complete inability to use the TDC.

Doing it WW1-style! Iron sights FTW!

Brag

07-23-08, 02:17 PM

Balz is in July 1940 on first patrol after getting a IXB. He is teaching his crew French.

rls669

07-23-08, 03:22 PM

Late 1944, 45th patrol, GWX 2.1. Just took out a Bogue and one of the escorts, now my XXI is creeping along at 220m as the rest of them try to ruin my day. Really looking forward to getting the schnorkel RWR in a few months.

Jimbuna

07-23-08, 03:27 PM

Recent careers have lasted less than a month due to testing the dreaded Q Ships :-?

BasilY

07-23-08, 11:36 PM

21st patrol on a IXB, GWX2.1. Been in Brest since starting at 1940. 4 Patrol with 100k+. 9 GC's among my crew.

It's now may of 1944. Decide to spend a month visiting the coast off Cherburg, should be quite, the allied will probably invade Calais, but not until later in the year. Theywill rather see us fight it out with the Russians. Spend my renown (30k) on some homer torps just in case I got company in shallow water.

Later, this year, I may request a transfer to the baltic to fight the Russians with a VIIC/42. This quite cruise will surely give my crew some much needed R&R.

kgsuarez

07-24-08, 12:11 AM

Leutnant z. S. Karl Scheppmann, of 1st Flotillia, in home base at Kiel before 2nd patrol on August 9, 1939. U-11, Type IIA.:oops:

Chisum

07-24-08, 02:24 AM

I like a thread like this, it keeps us awake !

5th campagn started in 1939.
Currently Kapitän zur See Otto Chisum
U-178 Type IX/D2
12th Flotillia based at Bordeaux.

After 18 patrols 507 977 t (497224/10753/27 aircrafts/ 3 men lost)

In the 19th patrol, actually june 1944 in South-Atlantic, 200 miles North-East of Natal and on the way home with 3 torpedos onboard.

:cool:

JHuschke

07-24-08, 04:07 AM

U-15
1st Flotilla
Kiel 1939

On our second patrol, at Sea on September 11, 1939.

Annatar

07-24-08, 04:32 AM

After a bout of chronic restartitis I finally settled on a new career which I hope to take long term.
Leutnant z. S. Karl Giebl, sailing out of Wilhelmshave in U-52, a Type VIIB.
Got the north of Scotland as our designated area, so we went up the British east coast and hung out for a day or so in what might be the most atrocious weather I've ever seen.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/thecatface/wave.jpg
This isn't the boat submerged. That's surfaced, with one of the waves coming over and pushing us down. I guess they're are a product of the seasonal waves I clicked in SH3Commander. The conning tower was spending half its time a meter or more below the surface.

After tiring of tormenting my watch crew I decided to give the rest of them some punsihment and gave an ALLARRRMMM crash dive.
And ploughed into the sea-bed at 70 meters.
Today we learned to check depth under keel before crash diving.
Frankly I think that incident alone would have been enough to demote me to cabin boy, but whatever; I struggled on, feeling pretty sheepish.
Luckily my pride was damaged more than the boat.

Since I was already playing the ignorant, houghtless oaf so well I decided to round things off by going down the Irish sea and back through Der Kanal. Not as suicidal in September '39 as the rest of the war apparently, because I got a haul of eight ships for 30,669 GRT - my best yet.
By the end I was sinking them with the deck gun.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/thecatface/untitled36.jpg

Barely heard a squeak out of the Royal Navy. Picked up a lot on Hydrophones, but they never seemed to notice me. One destroyer came within visual range while we was sat on the surface in calm weather and good visibility, watching a large cargo sink. Didn't spot us, didn't ping us, didn't come anywhere near us. Somebody upstairs must like me.

And after all that I didn't even get a bloody medal.
Next time.

Parkera

07-24-08, 05:30 AM

Jimbuna

07-24-08, 06:06 AM

Do you have the Q Ship mod installed ?

If so, what was the exact location of the Q Ship :hmm:

Contact

07-24-08, 07:34 AM

Currently running decks awash thru the english channel heading home with 1 stern torp left. Its Oct 39 and i am on my second patrol in a VIIb based in Wilhelshaven, and so far sunk 4 ships. The 5th ship i attacked was a .....Q SHIP!!!! before i knew it i was taking hit, managed to get down to 25mtr anf fix it all up. However the cost was VERY high. Hull integ 10% 6 dead inc my watch officer.:damn: :damn:

lol, why do u hate your life so much ? :lol: english channel is not exactly the right place for u-boats to hunt around is it ?
And what was the purpose of running deck awashed the whole way I don't get this fully, sorry :)

Annatar

07-24-08, 09:23 AM

Dead, second patrol. Hull failed while hiding from a Black Swan at 260 meters.
Kind of pleased actually, as I'd been having suspicions that one of the mods I installed might have removed crush depths, since most of the Type VIIs I've had before all started to take damage around 230 meters, while my last two had done 240 - 250 just fine.
An anomaly, perhaps?

rifleman13

07-24-08, 09:45 AM

Oblt. z. S. Ernst Engelhardt
Command: Unterseeboot 51
Flotilla: 2nd Flotilla, Wilhelmshaven
Reality Settings: GWX 2.1 with various mods, at 90%

1st Patrol: Sept 1 - Sept 6, 1939 (6 days)
8 sunk (2 merchant/6 warships)
11815 tons (3109/8706)
Route taken: Along British East Coast
Damage sustained: 1.9%
Hull integrity at: 98.10%

2nd Patrol: Oct 3 - Oct 17, 1939 (15 days)
11 merchants sunk, no warships sunk
35830 tons
Route taken: North of Scapa Flow, East of the Hebrides, Irish Sea, English Channel
Damage sustained: 71.44%
Hull integrity at: 28.56&
Casualties: 4 petty officers dead, 2 crew dead

3rd Patrol: In progress, started Jan 4, 1940
Location: at port, Wilhelmshaven

TOTAL TONNAGE: 47645 tonnes (38939 merchant/8706 warship)

==END OF REPORT==

Ivan Putski

07-24-08, 09:58 AM

Leutnant z. S. Willi Lehmann, 7th Flotilla, St. Nazaire, 14th patrol, July,1941, Type VIIc, South of Ireland at the present time. Rain, heavy seas, just sank a med cargo in a night action.

Parkera

07-24-08, 04:12 PM

Chisum

07-24-08, 04:34 PM

lol, why do u hate your life so much ? :lol: english channel is not exactly the right place for u-boats to hunt around is it ?

Not in 1939 and early in the war.
It's relatively easy to cross in the chanel in this time and don't forget that is the shortest way to Atlantic...
For a type II it's very important.

Sailor Steve

07-24-08, 07:41 PM

Type II isn't meant to go into the Atlantic. And if you can safely cross the Channel then the game still isn't realistic enough.:dead:

Kapt Z

07-24-08, 08:20 PM

Oblt Oskar Pilsner, U-138, Type IID, Kiel, January 1941, 3rd patrol, 48,000 tons total.

Chisum

07-25-08, 01:53 AM

Type II isn't meant to go into the Atlantic.
Ok, not IN the Atlantic but near the coasts of South England and Ireland.
No ?

And if you can safely cross the Channel then the game still isn't realistic enough.:dead:

I don't know, I was not in the channel early in the world war 2.
I'm just playing a game and answering to an other mate who plays in the same game. And I know it enought to say that you can cruise in the channel early in the war.

That's all I say.

Task Force

07-25-08, 02:03 AM

Task Forces new report... mid 1940 U45

Curent status Lutenentkapitan

last patroal I came home with 85,824tons sunk 11 cargo ships 2 tankers and 5 warships. attacked and killed anouther convoy my third one and used up all my amo we also attacked blyth and sunk 1 sub 1 whale factory 1 depot ship,and one distroyer.

so far in my carrear Ive sunk 335.693 tons and am curently going out on anouther patroal leaving Wilhelmshaven looking for my fourth convoy...

10,000 plus reown points. saveing up for a XXi in 1944.:D

Current class VIIB.:yep:

HW3

07-25-08, 02:21 AM

KKpt Heinrich Whetsel, 7th Flotilla, St. Nazaire, 13 patrols completed, March,1943, U-51 Type VIIb, Sunk 92 ships for 461.128 tons using GWX 2.1.

msalama

07-25-08, 09:05 AM

Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Lang, 2nd Flotilla, Lorient, commanding U-33, a type VIIB Unterseeboot. Currently at sea during patrol 4, date 9/40, location grid BE36. 5 ships sunk for 55433 tons.

Contact

07-25-08, 09:26 AM

Today I left and returned from my longest patrol ever which took 40 days, it was soooo long because while on middle of my patrol I received the msg from BDU ordering all north atlantic uboats to gather along the coast of Norway. At that time I was passing north from Scapa Flow to the west, so I changed course to north around Lerwick, btw sank a poor tramp steamer and was heading ESE to take position at western fiords of Norway. It took very soon to discover that I have arrived way too early, since invasion to Norway really began at 09/04/40.
So I had plenty of time ~15-20 days to do nothing and just wait :shifty:

Thanks to TC I've shortened this sit-and-wait period to 20 minutes and finally it started to happen :o . I've never seen before such intensive action in the North sea. And with GWX 2.1 mission orders mod it got way too immersive :rock:

Task forces from both German and British sides, other u-boats arriving to take part in action, any new "message received" message
rises the tension even more to it's peek, while continuosly thinking what will soon happen here :rock:

Almost constant heavy sea made actions slower, but I still managed to intercept one of the task forces moving 28 knots and sink the Renown class battleship!

Later few days I kept circling around NNW from Bergen.. but with failure to make any new contacts with enemy ships, ploted course back to Kiel since all of my crew felt washed-out after spending so much time in the sea..

The whole way home I kept receiving new messages with what is happening and knew I could continue battle since I had 7 torps left total, bit more then a half tank of disel, but couldn't help myself to whisk away the urge to fall in bed and take a looong pleasant rest..

07MAR40 - 15APR40 (40 days)3 (2/1)52194 (3834/48360)
Grid AF 77Ship sunk! S.S. Trevarrack (Tramp Steamer), 1965 tons
Grid AN 24Ship sunk! S.S. Bronxville (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons
Grid AF 49Ship sunk! HMS Renown (Renown class), 48360 tons

Murr44

07-26-08, 03:57 AM

GWX 2.1
October 1941
Oblt. z. See Hans Lukens
23rd Flotilla operating out of Salamis
U-83 Type VIIb
1st patrol results: 4 ships for a little over 24,000 GRT: that 12,012 ton Large Merchant was a real bonus.:up:

Chisum

07-26-08, 07:11 AM

Due a technical problem onboard U-178, I must restart the 19th patrol.
Actually en route to CB35(near Halifax). The latest radio reports locate approximately U-178 in the square BD47.

U-46 Commander

07-26-08, 07:44 AM

The U-44 (type IXB) is currently in dock at Whilhelmshaven after returning early from First patrol with severe engine trouble. Is ready to sail again on July 1st.

Is there a place with a lot of IXB camo mods?

Sailor Steve

07-26-08, 08:36 AM

Type II isn't meant to go into the Atlantic.
Ok, not IN the Atlantic but near the coasts of South England and Ireland.
No ?
I don't think so, but I haven't read all the patrols yet.
http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/allboats.html

I was especially interested in the story of U-12. Her second patrol she was assigned to patrol the English Channel, and...

Maiale

07-26-08, 04:21 PM

Currently in my 4th patrol in a IIa out of Kiel (the canal is a big pain..:cry:). It's U-2...and she's built OK. It's November 1939 and my Kaleun is called Honekop. Softly spoken chap... Anyway, the weather is really good for this time of year...hope it holds out a while longer. So far sunk 2 sole merchants..about 2,000 tons each...so I think I'm mirroring a real-life patrol for a type IIa. I let a juicy one go on my way to the patrol sector. Fired 4 fish and decided to keep 1 for when I reach the sector..otherwise BDU wouldn't be happy...would be the second time I reach the sector with no fish. I tend to not be able to hit a barn door with a tractor or shoot like an expert sniper shooting from 5 feet away...it's all or nothing with me. Why is that? :-?

Task Force

07-27-08, 01:55 PM

U-45 reports
date augest 11.
Current preparing for 13 patroal
Current renown 14,483.25
Tonage442.601
convoys attacked 4
on patroal 11 we went to Narvik and sank one battle ship and eight distroyers sunk them all. docked at Narvik.
Left Narvik attacked taskforce with 2 aux cruisers and one distroyer. arrived at 2 flotilla and repaired damage.
Left 2 flotilla sunk 4th convoy suffered madjor damage but sank whole thing.
So far im VEARY proud of this carrear.:D

thestoon

07-27-08, 04:42 PM

Oberleutnant zur See Karl-Heinz Lepke

Veteran of 20 patrols...

Caught with his pants down in the fog.. really should listen when I'm told there are Radar signals... more so when theres 5 of them :oops:

Currently at 100 metres in BF21, 5 dead, port diesel gone, forward batteries gone. No guns to speak of, 2 fish left, but I'm missing some periscopes. :doh:

The better news - 5 sunk for 24000 tons. All possible repairs complete, and they appear to have lost their mark!!! :|\\

And they'll send him out again too!!!! :arrgh!:

FWIW - DiD with GWX 2.1 - (first 10 patrols with 2.0)

Edit - oh its July 19 1942. 7th Flottila out of St. Nazaire

Edit 2 - as I was saying

http://www.stoonland.com/sh3/oops2.jpg

http://www.stoonland.com/sh3/oops4.jpg

Jimbuna

07-28-08, 05:40 AM

Ouch!! :lol:

rifleman13

07-28-08, 08:26 AM

The important thing is you and most of your crew are still alive ...:arrgh!:

Now my patrol report...:know:

===BEGIN===
Oblt. z. S. Ernst Engelhardt
Command: Unterseeboot 51
Flotilla: 2nd Flotilla, Wilhelmshaven
Reality Settings: GWX 2.1 with various mods, at 90%

3rd Patrol: Started Jan 4, 1940
Current Date: Jan 10, 1940
Location: est. 200 km NE of Hebrides
Successes: 2 merchants sunk for 7140 tons
Hull integrity: 100%

===END OF REPORT===

Chisum

07-30-08, 09:05 AM

BdU report that the last radio message received 14 april 1944 spots U-178 in CB35.
40 000 t sunk-17 torpedos onboard-80% fuel-Hull 100%.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6015/cb35hr9.th.jpg (http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cb35hr9.jpg)

(Guys, it would be really nice if someone could do an updated map with the positions of our ships in real time !).

Chisum

07-31-08, 01:06 AM

28/04/1944 05:24am
U-178
CB32
4 torpedos
10 ships sunk
2 warships sunk
62 525 t
Back home

BasilY

07-31-08, 02:28 AM

May 7th, 1945
U-65, IXB, Patrol 29
AM36 (North of Scotland)
Sunk:dead:! But the Fatherland remain undefeated!

Patrol Total: 25,251 GRT
Career Total: 2,049,041 GRT

Career Highlight:
6 Patrols over 100k
422 (308/114) ships sunk
Largest ship sunk: HMS Duke of York (35,900GRT)
2 Battleships (HMS Duke of York, USS Oklahoma, both during 28th Patrol)
6 Cruisers
2 Escort Carriers
4 Ceramic Liners
6 Various troop ships

Longest Patrol: 62 Days
Most ship per patrol: 24
Most Tonnage per patrol: 135,852 (Happy time off Carolinas)

Cause of Lost:
Depth charged by Q&R Class Destroyer;
Heavy Flooding due to miscommunication regarding repair priority,
Forced to blow ballast, sunk by gun fire after surface (at least a few among the crew many survive...)

Fight On Kaleuns, we will turn the tide from our secret base in the Alps.

BasilY

07-31-08, 03:03 AM

1941 Oct 2nd, Salamis

Type VIIB
Reporting for Duty

Red Heat

07-31-08, 08:06 AM

In the present game i am playing as:

Rank/Name: Kapitänleutnant Hans Rudolf Rösing

Status: At sea during patrol 36

Current date: After monday, Jul 17, 1944

Last patrol end: Saturday, Jun 3, 1944

U-Boat: U-96, Type: VII C

Flotilla: 3rd/11th Flotilla, La Rochelle

Next patrol grid: BE 33

Totals: 35 Patrols (574 days)

Ships sunk: 146

Tonnage (Merchant/warship): 571 056

predavolk

07-31-08, 12:31 PM

BasilY

08-01-08, 04:13 AM

Bummer BasilY. But that's a very impressive tonnage total you've accumulated! :o And #28 sounds like a real doozy of a mission if you bagged two battleships in one cruise! I'll have to work hard to try and match that in my remaining years!:D
Thank you, that was all luck, the task force was passing streight in front of me. I am able to close to within 3000m stb going "ahead slow" with excelent angle at the battleships. The escorts, being where they are, did not detect me until the first impact. Then the 7 escorts dangle with me for 2 hours (real time), now that, is another type of fun entirely.

They are the first battleships I sunk in 4 careers. I saw Barham once in a previous career but fail to sink her.

The next patrol isn't as lucky though, the war ended for the crew of U-65 3 days ahead of schedule.

By the way, for tonnage, you can't go wrong with a type IX (despite my ealier reservations about underwater speed and survivability) off the US coast, as soon as you master the the art of evading/fighting DD's, you will be on your way to glory. I made my tonnage hitting the Caracas-New York route (tanker alley with deep water, a bit off the coast). Make full use of the milk cows when available.

In my current career in the Mediteranean, my entire patrol don't add up to what I got with 3~4 torps off Florida.:shifty:

Chisum

08-01-08, 05:00 AM

BdU report

GWX 1.03
U-178
Kpt z.s. Otto Chisum

Arrival Bordeaux May 22, 1944
Ship damaged 82.2 %
19th patrol: 66003 tns
Tot: 573 980 tns

Crew currently away.
Repair and rearmament in progress.
Departure scheduled for June 9, 1944
Destination: unknow

BasilY

08-01-08, 10:56 PM

To BdU,

OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Wolfgang Jung
U-83 Type VIIB, 5th patrol 23rd Flotilla
Feb, 26th, 1942 Grid, CO56

Encounter Major British battleship squadron south of Crete, consists of battleships KG5, Nelson, Rodney, 6-7 Dido class light cruisers, and 4 destroyers. Heading ESE at 16 kts, Possible Destination: Port Said.

Engage TF at 0815 hours. 3 destroyers sunk, 1 hit on battleship Nelson between turret 1 and 2, damage appeared minor. Fired 3 shot at KG5, 2 missed, 1 dud.

Attack parascope destroyed, damage otherwise minor. Will continue patrol with two remaining torpedos.

(BTW, how do I call the Goring Boys while I am underwater, will love to have them soften up the battleships for me a bit.)

Chisum

08-02-08, 03:06 AM

BdU Report

U-178

Kpt z.s. Otto Chisum
Patrol: 20
Base: Bordeaux
Departure: June 22, 1944
Mission order: EF78
Actual position: CF2235

Kielhauler1961

08-02-08, 04:49 AM

Oblt. z. See Weiner Schnitzel.
U-105 (IXB), Flotilla Saltzwedel.
Left at October 1st, 1939. Current date: November 25, 1939.
Location: North-West of the Hebridies, steering for home.

On outbound voyage sank 11 ships (including two Southampton light cruisers) for 74,941 tons.
Refuelled at supply ship Corrienties at Las Palmas. Took on five torpedoes.

On return voyage score so far is 6 merchants for 32,159 tons.
3 torpedoes and 21 rounds of 105mm ammunition remaining.
56 days at sea, eta at base 6 days (enemy permitting).
No crew casualties (but they are VERY tired!)

W. Schnitzel.

meduza

08-03-08, 02:57 PM

Oberleutnant z. s. Meduza, Aug. 5th, 1940, in command of a Type VIIB U-46, currently assigned to 2nd Flotilla.

Completed 9 patrols, sunk 312658 total (32440 warship), plus ~40000 at my current patrol in grid BF14, where I'm currently positioning myself for a 3rd attack on a large convoy heading 247.

After this patrol, I'm getting a brand new Type IXB :D

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3316/uboatbs8.jpg

Chisum

08-05-08, 04:41 AM

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/4583/youhoumc5.jpg

:rock:

TheDudTorpedo

08-05-08, 08:24 AM

To : BdU
From : Commander U-106
Boat : Type VIIB
7th Flotilla
9 April 1943, 02h11
Seas calm, full moon

U-106 reports unfortunate navigational error with subsequent detection in the Strait of Gibraltar - Commander U-106 seeks reassignment of navigator upon return to base! 4 hour pursuit with depth charging by 8 x Elco Torpedo boat, 4 x destroyer and 2 x unidentified aerial bombers. Attempting deep evasion with 1 x remaining decoy. No damage to report. Crew demoralised.

U-106 Out.

u_tommy

08-05-08, 08:50 AM

Saturday 10th August 1940 @ sea on 12th patrol, 1st ever Career.

TOTALS: 11 patrols (184 days) 57 (45/12) 344297 (311127/33170)

2nd Flotilla
U-45, Type VIIB

1 02AUG39 - 02AUG39 (1 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
2 22AUG39 - 30AUG39 (9 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
3 19SEP39 - 05OCT39 (17 days) 4 (2/2) 34648 (32818/1830)
4 25OCT39 - 15NOV39 (22 days) 4 (4/0) 17538 (17538/0)
5 05DEC39 - 11DEC39 (7 days) 3 (2/1) 8160 (7060/1100)
6 31DEC39 - 02FEB40 (34 days) 7 (6/1) 31842 (30592/1250)
7 22FEB40 - 01MAR40 (9 days) 5 (5/0) 36001 (36001/0)
8 21MAR40 - 29MAR40 (9 days) 11 (8/3) 45577 (41187/4390)
9 18APR40 - 07MAY40 (20 days) 10 (8/2) 61976 (60076/1900)
10 08MAY40 - 26MAY40 (19 days) 7 (6/1) 54789 (53539/1250)
11 15JUN40 - 21JUL40 (37 days) 6 (4/2) 53766 (32316/21450)

:arrgh!:

Wartzay

08-05-08, 01:03 PM

I have 3 or 4 careers going, but this was my longest!
GWX/realnav mod/OLC gui/SH3C

01AUG39 U-29 (http://wartz.phpnet.us/Josef_Schlimmer/U-29_Crew_List.html), Type VIIB (5 patrols)

1 (http://wartz.phpnet.us/Josef_Schlimmer/Log_0.html) 01AUG39 - 11AUG39 (11 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 97.57%)
2 (http://wartz.phpnet.us/Josef_Schlimmer/Log_1.html) 31AUG39 - 17SEP39 (18 days) 5 (5/0) 19833 (19833/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 79.55%)
3 (http://wartz.phpnet.us/Josef_Schlimmer/Log_2.html) 09OCT39 - 31OCT39 (23 days) 6 (6/0) 15647 (15647/0)
4 (http://wartz.phpnet.us/Josef_Schlimmer/Log_3.html) 20NOV39 - 24DEC39 (35 days) 6 (6/0) 24689 (24689/0)
5 (http://wartz.phpnet.us/Josef_Schlimmer/Log_4.html) 13JAN40 - 22JAN40 (10 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-boat lost

Leutnant z. S. Josef Schlimmer and U-29 were lost sometime on 22JAN40.

Chisum

08-07-08, 01:02 AM

U-178 to BdU

Actual position Oct 29, 1944

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8876/actuelsb8.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=actuelsb8.jpg)

1 torpedo
4 cargos
9 warships

49205 t

Several internal problem - many air attacks - could not more receive messages.

Chisum

08-09-08, 05:36 AM

From BdU.

Nov. 12, 1944

U-178 Type IX/D2
Kap. z.s. O. Chisum
7/13 Flott.

Arrival Trondheim this morning
Patrol time: 144 days
Ship damaged 66%
Several damages
Torpedos: 0
Sunk: 55 585 t(9 DD)
Total: 629 765 t(20 DD)

Waitting for orders.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6316/quaimu4.th.jpg (http://img518.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quaimu4.jpg)

Chisum

08-09-08, 01:12 PM

BdU report.

Herr Kommodore Otto Chisum has finished his active career and has been transferred to the Naval Academy at Flensburg.

Chisum

08-10-08, 02:49 PM

BdU report.

New Kaleun on sea.

U-47
Oberleutnant Jürgen Chisum
2 Flot. based at Wilhelmshaven

First attempt in DiD.

Mission 1

Departure Sep 1, 1939
Patrol AM32 = Completed

Actually 100 km of Scapa Flow, side East
Sept. 22, 1939

Kielhauler1961

08-11-08, 05:17 AM

Extract from Captain's log of HMS Ashanti (tribal class):

"After the fifth dc run a dull red glow was observed in the deep just off the port quarter. A large quantity of oill and a small amount of debris was observed on the surface. The debris recovered included human remains, personal effects, papers and pieces of wood panelling. We continued the sweep for another 20 minutes but there was no further ASDIC contact. Certain of the kill, we resumed course for Loch Ewe".

Flotilla Saltzwedel War Diary entry, November 12th, 1939:

It is with great sadness that we now have to assume the loss with all hands of U-6. Oblt. z S. Hans Zupp (crew of '35) and his men conducted three war patrols, one with Flotilla Weddigen and two with Flotilla Saltzwedel, sinking a total of 10 enemy merchant ships for a total 47,442 GRT.

The last message received from this boat was on 4th November, 1939, which read: "All torpedoes expended, sunk five for 21,275 GRT. Returning to base." The grid square given is just west of the Orkney Islands.

As the boat has not responded to repeated messages for status reports, we have to sadly conclude that U-6 was lost on or just after 4th November.

Bloody Tribals! Caught napping on the surface at dawn in only 37m of water! :damn:

Chisum

08-11-08, 01:44 PM

GWX 1.03
BdU report
Sep. 29, 1939

U-47 Type VII/B
ObLt Jürgen Chisum
Arrival Wilhelmshaven 08h50 am
Mission 1 ended

Sunk 9 cargo(30,695 tns)
Sunk HMS Mauritius Class "Fiji"(10 000 tns)

Promoted KapitänLeutnant
Eisernes Kreuz Zweiter klasse

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/753/carte02640dr0.jpg

Paul Riley

08-12-08, 12:07 PM

Just thought I may as well post my latest stats also.
I am currently into my second career,using the stock version of the game,on patrol 1 into grid EE65.Date is now 28.01.42.Boat is IXC sailing from lorient.

My first and very successful career ended after serving 20 patrols,with a total of almost half a million tonnes :arrgh!: .I was eventually sunk west of Ireland as I was heading out for my first patrol against the American east coast.Boat was heavily depth charged at about 200 metres by 2 or more Destroyers and was unable to hold boat's depth.Boat and crew crushed with all hands lost.I suspect improved allied radar was to blame. :nope:

I play with everything enabled other than the 'disable god's eye mode'.

Chisum

08-15-08, 03:51 PM

DiD campagn
GWX 1.03
Realism: 74%

BdU report

U-52 Type VII/B
Klt Jürgen Chisum
Eisernes Kreutz Erster Klasse

Arrival at Wilhelmshaven: nov 29, 1939 09h30 am.

Sunk: 76 287
Total sunk: 116 982
See time: 41 days
Total see time: 70 days

Waitting for order

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/2518/u52fanionsad5.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u52fanionsad5.jpg) http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3565/u52bassin01jf2.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u52bassin01jf2.jpg)

kiwi_2005

08-15-08, 05:46 PM

Start 1943 3rd patrol. Sinking convoys outside bay of biscay. Plenty convoys around. Must add this is the first time in years im actually enjoying a GWX version usually i roam around for what seems like weeks to end up with nothing or 1 ship sunk if im lucky. But last patrol i headed smack into 3 convoys one after the other:up:

GWX 1.1a :rock:

Yeah i know i should be playing GWX 2 by now:nope: but 1.1a is a gem in my books

Chisum

08-15-08, 09:18 PM

Congratulations Herr Kaleun.
;)

Kielhauler1961

08-16-08, 07:27 AM

Oblt. z. S. Max Immelmann, U-130 (IXC).

1st patrol, Lorient, left at 1st December, 1941. Destination: Caribbean.

Sunk 6 for 29,000 GRT NW of Spain. Refuelled from Bessel at Vigo and took on five replacement torpedoes. Uneventful transit of Atlantic.

Currently in Cuba - Puerto Rico channel. Sank three tankers (one large, one medium and one small) inside three hours. Hardly got enough time to reload the tubes! Crew exhausted but morale is sky-high.

"Sound contact, sir, mechant medium speed, closing..."

Gotta go, fellas'..., duty calls!

U-130 out.

Redbear

08-16-08, 08:51 AM

I'm currently in base at Kiel, November 1939. My 1WO is currently getting the crew ready to head out on our second war patrol. Western approaches again. Looks like we'll be celebrating Christmas at sea.

My last career ended in May of 1944. Boat and entire crew lost somewhere in grid BF. Last report received at BDU indicated a northbound convoy spotted.

Bronzewing

08-16-08, 08:00 PM

Currently on 2nd career. Commander Heinrich Voss, first patrol 03/09/1939,
current date 04/12/1942, fitting out with new boat, type IXC/40. Total kills to date slightly over half a million tons, mostly C2s and the odd C3 and tanker thrown in. 2 passenger liners, one battleship and a Dido light cruiser. last patrol spent half the time with repair crews on deck filling in bullet holes from air attacks, then diving to avoid new air attacks collecting new holes, rinse and repeat.
Last patrol took me up to greenland in my old type VIIB U101. on the way back met a weird convoy consisting of a random cluster of 8 small and coastal merchants, a flower corvette, and a 24000 ton liner. Guess which one I sank? ;) Boat forced to dive without taking any of the ducklings by angry flower corvette. DC'd intermitantly for the next hour, finally surfaced again and realised I forgoten to make a contact report before the attack! :P Oh well.

Chisum

08-27-08, 06:51 PM

From BdU to Subsim Radio Room

Jürgen Chisum, U-52, completed his third patrol this January 27, 1940
21h45

Boat intact.
Tonnage merchant: 27 894
Tonnage military: 16 325
Tonnage patrol: 44 219
Tonnage career: 161 201 (85 791/75 410)
Duration patrol: 65 days
Duration career: 135 days

.-.. .-- ..- ..-.. --.- -.. -..-- ..-.

After a few days at home and a brief instruction period, Jürgen Chisum left Wilhelmshaven on April 14, 1940 aboard U-64, type IX / B.
Destination: confidential.

Sailor Steve

08-27-08, 06:54 PM

I'm getting ready to start over again, maybe in another month or two.

Chisum

09-01-08, 02:14 PM

From BdU to Subsim Radio Room

Jürgen Chisum, U-64, completed his 4th and 5th patrol(after refueling at Bordeaux) this August 15, 1940
20h10

Boat intact.
Tonnage merchant: 40 780
Tonnage military: 5 975
Tonnage patrol: 46 755
Tonnage career: 207 956 (126 571/81 385)
Duration patrol: 93 days
Duration career: 229 days

.-.. .-- ..- ..-.. --.- -.. -..-- ..-.

After only 2 days at home, Ktl Jürgen Chisum left Wilhelmshaven on August 17, 1940 aboard U-123, type IX / B.
Destination: confidential.

msalama

09-01-08, 03:41 PM

25th October 1941, grid BF14. Sunk because of sheer idiocy from my part. And my tonnage was at 185000t+ too :nope:

Time to visit the sunny Black Sea again for a change I think. This cold, wet, hard and deadly Atlantic nonsense has a habit of wearing a man down at times :lol:

meduza

09-01-08, 04:19 PM

Kapitanleutnant meduza, commanding U-104 (IXB), 2nd Flotilla. Currently on 18th patrol, last reported position ED67, April 15th 1942.

Tonnage: 960,000+
Airplanes downed: 3 :D

sonar_PL

09-01-08, 04:34 PM

mods: classical game
start: 1941.o1
year: 1944.o5
Uboat: IX2D
game level: 1oo% realism (TDC user)
patrols: 18
tonnage: 2.5oo.ooo (2,5 millons) ton

regards

Chisum

09-01-08, 11:47 PM

Damned Sonar, probably you sink allied ships before they do build !
:o

Cezbor

09-02-08, 04:17 AM

1) Fregattenkapitan Otto von Guderian - in combat: 01.09.1039-23.07.1944, status: RIP (commander of U-36, U-106, sunk by ASW air patrol at English Channel with all hands lost on his 35th mission),
2) Kapitan z. see - Nicolai Clausen - in combat: 01.11.1939 - still in action (commander of U-53, U-2513, at Med. , RTB after his 25th patrol)

sonar_PL

09-02-08, 08:26 AM

Damned Sonar, probably you sink allied ships before they do build !
:o

thanks Chisum ;)

i make small mistake

patrols: 21
realism: 100% + TDC attacks

2,5 millions / 21 patrols = 119.047 tons on patrol

its realy not too much. its realy possible. I always play on 100% real
probably thats why

regards

msalama

09-02-08, 11:30 PM

Screwed up yet another career right after the successful one I wrote about the other day.

It was like this: As I said I decided to join the 30th/33rd Flotilla for a change, and went on my first war patrol from Constanza. The weather turned into c**p w/ zero visibility after two days and I bumped right into a destroyer 2 times in a row without seeing the buggers at all!!! I survived the 1st encounter just barely, but the 2nd one... BING-BANG-BOOM and that's all she wrote :nope:

Now this probably qualifies as my saddest SH3 career ever :lol:

kylania

09-02-08, 11:56 PM

Here's my best career ever! Started a new Kaleun in GWX. I set the autopilot to run the Kiel Canal. I forgot that I'd hit some key towards the end which turned off autopilot and I ended up running aground just outside the exit of the canal instead of turning like I was supposed to! :oops: Total career length, like 7 hours. :p

http://www.kylania.com/sh3/shortestcareer.jpg

Chisum

09-03-08, 11:42 AM

Great Kylania, great !!
:lol:

nirwana

09-03-08, 01:15 PM

:hmm: Hmmm did u try to wait for the hi tide to possibly get afloat again ? Same happened to me when the engeneer's slot was vacant ignoring any further waypoints and digged straight into Omaha beach.

kylania

09-03-08, 02:35 PM

No such luck, I was at Full speed or something to get through quickly and hit the ground running. I was instantly destroyed. heh

unterseemann

09-05-08, 02:21 PM

U-7 type IIA 2nd flotilla
07 August 1940
Oberleutnant zur see K. Müller

8th patrol: Back to Wilhelmshaven- good patrol: Sank 3 ships for 16.054 tons

Total: 77228 tons- 15 merchants ships sunk- 2 merchants damaged

Chisum

09-19-08, 04:14 AM

From BdU to Subsim Radio Room

Jürgen Chisum, U-123, had joined La Spezia to completed his 7th patrol(after cruising trough the Strait of Gibraltar) this january 23, 1941
22h30

Boat intact.
Tonnage merchant: 93 585(19)
Tonnage military: 17 000(4)
Tonnage patrol: 110 585
Tonnage career: 403 100 (303 340/99 760)
Duration patrol: 74 days
Duration career: 374 days

.-.. .-- ..- ..-.. --.- -.. -..-- ..-.

Ktl Jürgen Chisum left La Spezia on January 24, 1941.
Destination: confidential.

Kielhauler1961

09-19-08, 03:17 PM

Ktl Jürgen Chisum left La Spezia on January 24, 1941.
Destination: confidential.

Send us a postcard from Malta!:D

Task Force

09-19-08, 09:19 PM

Task force again
Mid 1940

I know I got well over 540,000 tons and 18,000+ renown points, still with U-45. Havent realy gon on a patroal lately, been testing Philipp Thomsens water mod.;) seen my first armed merchent, quite a shocker.:huh: didnt het hit though.:D

Chisum

09-20-08, 04:24 AM

Great stat Task Force. Hang on !

Kiel, I'm not sure to go to Malta because I'm very impatient to go in the Atlantic.
I see in my periscope a small piece of cheese and it gives me the appetite !
:arrgh!:

:lol:

meduza

09-20-08, 07:41 AM

Kapitanleutnant meduza, commanding U-525 (IXC/40), 2nd Flotilla. Currently on 21th patrol, last reported position BE81, Jan 1st 1943 (Happy New Year! :D).

Tonnage: 1,315,000 t

I'm preparing my second attack on a large convoy. On my first attempt I sank 45,000t Big Liner :D, and 7,500t Liberty cargo. Depthcharged for an hour by 4 DDs, managed to escape with minor damage.

It will probably be my best patrol so far, I already sunk 75,000t and still have 13 eels. :arrgh!:

Jimbuna

09-20-08, 07:53 AM

Doenitz is probably wishing he had you on his side in RL http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

meduza

09-20-08, 08:21 AM

Doenitz is probably wishing he had you on his side in RL http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif
:D
If the results like this could be achieved in RL, war would be over by Christmas. :rotfl:

Jimbuna

09-20-08, 08:24 AM

Task Force

09-20-08, 11:56 PM

ahoy everyone, Im curently in 1940, havent sunk anything new because im testing version 1.2 of the enviormental mod(which im acouple of bugs) once beta testing is done, Im gona bo out killen them again. My goal for tonage by 1945 is 2+ million.:p Im a third of the way there.;)

Nicolas

09-22-08, 12:46 AM

April 1941, this guy sank 1,000,000 tons of ships, so next patrol if hes dead doesnt care because im sure allies are sending spies and snipers and tanks to take him down :p

Chisum

09-27-08, 07:07 PM

From BdU to Subsim Radio Room

Jürgen Chisum, U-123, had joined Lorient to completed his 9th patrol(after a great escape in the Mediteranean Sea) this march 14, 1941
20h15

Boat intact.
Tonnage merchant: 26 679(9)
Tonnage military: 0 (0)
Tonnage patrol: 26 679
Tonnage career: 485 753 (354 843/100 910)
Duration patrol: 14 days
Duration career: 423 days

.-.. .-- ..- ..-.. --.- -.. -..-- ..-.

Waitting for order.

Brer Rabbit

09-27-08, 11:17 PM

Returning to Base (Kiel) upon completing 4th patrol. 3 ships for a total of 9000 tons, and one damaged med cargo so far for 19 eels expended. U-23 Type IID. Good crew, no serious engagemengts to date in spite of inability to shoot straight. 89% realism. Date January 1940.

Career one ended after crashing into pier and sinking on the way out on the sixth patrol.

Career two ended in sub lost with all hands in the straits off scappa flo after depth charging during second patrol. Sept 1939.

Task Force

10-11-08, 03:41 PM

Task force to all Subsim members at sea....

Right now im out of a big fat convoys view, There are some realy big ships (one for 19,XXX tons), not realy escorted good. Going to wait for my crew to bring that spare external torpedo in. Only issue is that the water isnt to deep off Iceland.;)

Jimbuna

10-15-08, 03:41 PM

Task Force

10-15-08, 03:46 PM

WOO HOO, didnt report back, anouther convoy I attacked after thatone almost brought me to a watery grave, Thank god the water was only 120 meters deep and I could rest on the bottom for repairs.:up:

Well I sunk That liner, and anouther liner in this convoy. There was also one of those converted whaleing tankers in it. Sunk the three for a total of 3x,xxx tons.:D Early 1941 and Im almost at 600,000 tons.:shifty: Gota sink more to make my 1945 2,000,000 ton goal.:yep:

Graf Paper

10-16-08, 01:40 AM

MESSAGE BEGINS
---------------------
Obltn. z. S. Josef Schutz, 1st Frontflotille - Kiel, reporting in. My stalwart crew of U-47, "Poseidon's Wrath", has just completed our 12th patrol, February 28, 1941. Everyone is off for some well earned shore leave.

The hunting is getting tougher out there. Convoys are being protected by a greater number of escorts and some new destroyers are using side-launched depth charges in addition to the usual rear-drop racks. It makes it far more likely you'll be hit when you have six depth charges dropped in a wide horseshoe pattern. ASDIC is getting to be more precise as well.

Merchants are almost always heavily armed these days. Battling it out with the deck gun to sink a merchant will leave you with some significant damage if you're not careful in choosing your range and target.

The winter storms of the north Atlantic has made an even worse impact on our tonnage totals. These last two patrols tallied less than 20k tonnes. Our eels can't hit their targets with the way the oceans have been heaving and the constant storms makes visual spotting and the periscope nearly useless.

Hopefully, the next patrol will be more successful. We have a long layover for a major refit and repairs of my trusty Type VIIB (Installing GWX 2.1 and overhauling my mods).

Career Stats:
Total tonnage: 305,447 (40 Merchants -250,517 / 6 Warships - 54,930)

Highest medal awarded: Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
Given for the sinking of battleship "HMS Royal Oak" and cruiser "HMS California".

Crew Lost: 0

Regards,
Obltn. z. S. Josef Schutz
Commandant, U-47
----------------------------------
END MESSAGE

HansVonBeehan

10-16-08, 03:10 AM

PERSONNEL FILE

Name: HANS VON BEEHAN
Date of Birth: 08APR16
Place of Birth: WITTENBERGE
Date of Intake: 01APR35 (CREW 35)

Promotions
24JAN36 SEEKADETT
01DEC36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01DEC38 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01MAR39 LEUTNANT Z. S.

Medals
22NOV40 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
03FEB41 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
08MAR41 GERMAN CROSS
08MAR41 KNIGHT'S CROSS
12MAY41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
24JUL41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
29AUG41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
03OCT41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
22NOV40 U-BOAT BADGE
22NOV40 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
U-Bootwaffe Postings
25OCT39 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
08SEP40 1st Flotilla (19 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
08SEP40 U-48 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Michael/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Hans%20Von%20Beehan/U-48%20Crew%20List.html), Type VIIB (19 patrols)

TOTALS:19 patrols (150 days)
Merchant/Warships
42 (40/2)165480 (162440/3040) (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Michael/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Hans%20Von%20Beehan/Aces.html)
0 enemy planes downed
0 crew lost

***Medals
IC2=Iron Cross Second Class; IC1=Iron Cross First Class; GC=German Cross in Gold; KC=Knight's Cross; KCO=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves; KCOS=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; KCOSD=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; KCOSDG=Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

**Badges
B=U-Boat War Badge; C=U-Boat Front Clasp; W=Wound Badge.

*Qualifications
W=Watchman; G=Gunner; F=Flak Gunner; Ra=Radioman; H=Helmsman; Ma=Machinist; T=Torpedoman; Me=Medic; Re=Repair.

meduza

10-16-08, 07:34 AM

April 1944, U-525, 7th Flotilla.

Currently in BE39, heavily damaged from destroyer and aircraft attacks. Starboard electric motor destroyed, hull condition doesn't allow diving below 100m.
Aborting the voyage to designated grid (AN41) and will continue to patrol SW approaches until my fuel and torpedo reserves allow it, or until some further damage forces me to return to base.

Despite heavy defense by sea and air units, I sank 4 ships (25,000 tons).

In my previous patrols I sank 1,670,000 tons of Allied shipping.

U-525 out.

Siara

10-16-08, 10:11 AM

PERSONNEL FILE
Name: ERICH TOPP

Date of Birth: 19JUN11
Place of Birth: BRAUNSCHWEIG
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)

Promotions
26DEC34 SEEKADETT
01JUL35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUN37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01NOV37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
21SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
14JUN40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
23AUG40 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.

Medals
04OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
19NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
28JAN40 GERMAN CROSS
28JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
23MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
18MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
23AUG40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
17FEB41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
19NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE
19NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP

U-Bootwaffe Postings
22NOV38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (5 patrols)
28FEB40 7th/13th Flotilla (7 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-46, Type VIIB (11 patrols)
20MAR41 U-552, Type VIIC (1 patrols)

TOTALS: 12 patrols (371 days) 70 (69/1) 292899 (292419/480)
0 enemy planes downed
0 crew lost

Chisum

11-24-08, 07:37 PM

From BdU to Subsim Radio Room

Due several problems about GWX 1.03 who caused unfortunatly to many CTD, Jürgen Chisum(U-123) has deleted his carrer and uninstall GWX 1.03...
:(

But he is not died, not yet kamarade !

After a reinstall of SH3 V 1.0.0.1(without the 1.4 patch !), modding with some add-ons like Open Hatch, personnal submarine(Fubar, Wolfhunter), some extra-ships as Iambecomelife's tankers and also a lot from GWX(C3, T2, HMS Hood, ect) Jürgen Chisum is actually(march 2, 1941) at St. Nazaire after his 4th patrol without any crash to dekstop and waiting for orders.

Ende.

:arrgh!:

ppk

11-25-08, 02:25 AM

Here's my current campaign, I play with GWX2.1 and a few other goodies. Manual targeting most of the time although I will use the W/O every now and then.

Oberleutnant z. S. Wolf Kruger, commanding U-69 (VIIC). Commissioned on April 5th, 1940 and completed 15 patrols as of December 1941. Sunk 50 merchants & 5 warships for 270,501 tons over 191 days at sea. I am now steaming south to celebrate the new year in cape town.

mr chris

11-29-08, 01:16 PM

Mid 1940 is as far as i have been in game with a career.
Have played a bit of most theaters and years in testing though.
My last game got up to June 1940. Then my save got corrupted and i had to abandon the career wish was a right royal pain in the in ass as i had just got enough renown to get my type IX.

Paul_IronCoffin

11-29-08, 07:57 PM

In the sunset of my career: Jan '45

Started in '39. Have accomplised 38 patrols (883 days), 870 kte ships sent to the bottom (158/44 : merchant/warship). 33 enemy planes downed also, but sorry to say 12 fellow crew members lost so far.

mr chris

11-30-08, 01:18 AM

nikbear

11-30-08, 07:03 AM

Does sound good,33 planes downed I suppose accounted for the 12 dead:hmm:

Jimbuna

11-30-08, 09:04 AM

Task Force

12-31-08, 05:49 PM

U-45

date June 30, 1941.

time 17: 06

Grid AM-52, just north of Ireland.

convoy sighted, 4 escorts seen so far. One warship (probably a cruiser) is in the middle

speed we think its going, 4 to 5 knots.

merchents so far 13, but im sure there is more, I just cant see them yet.

Ive done 21 patrols so far.

Task Force

12-31-08, 06:07 PM

Warship in the middle of the convoy idintafied as a Southampton cruiser.:D This convoy also has a sub in it.:yep:

This convoy is alot bigger than expected. I still have 11 torpedos.

I Have just been spotted by them, not good.

A Very Super Market

12-31-08, 06:11 PM

Good luck escaping....

Stuck in BF12. SH3GEN crashed with no backup save, BDu assumes I've been sunk.

Task Force

12-31-08, 06:16 PM

Ive been in worse.:lol: Im off to press the attack.

aaaahhhhh.... I play DID, but lets try this again. I was attacked from all sides and lets just say my diving officer took his time diving when I pressed the C key. My boat was hit by shot up, rammed 2 times and shot up some more.

meduza

12-31-08, 06:52 PM

September 1940, 3rd patrol (DiD).

Attacked a convoy in BF17, sank 2 tankers. Came back for some more, when it started to rain. I surfaced and managed to find a large cargo, sank her and continue attack. Found another large cargo and almost lined up for attack, when an escort popped out of the fog. She hit me, rammed me and depth-charged me, but I survived. :p

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2765/clipboard01gv8.jpg

It's the first time I attacked a convoy in such weather. It is fun, but not very good for my health. :lol:

Task Force

12-31-08, 07:08 PM

Lucky, you got fog, I got a wavy clear day.:shifty: The most amazing thing happend. My sub started going down to its death then..... It hit a magic thingy that I cant explain. Sending me back two days, right after I had sunk a large freighter. MAGIC DOES EXIST (in sh3 atleast.)

Task Force

12-31-08, 07:12 PM

meduza

12-31-08, 07:36 PM

Dont forget to make your appearance at narvik on the 13 of april to meet the Warspite.:lol: and her little friends. I'm afraid it will have to wait for some other career, I'm already in September. :D

bookworm_020

12-31-08, 07:46 PM

I'm up to August 1941 after starting in 39. Giving them hell and sinking ships left and right. Almost time to go on a cruise to America!

Task Force

12-31-08, 07:52 PM

I'm up to August 1941 after starting in 39. Giving them hell and sinking ships left and right. Almost time to go on a cruise to America!
Oah yes, Its almost time in my career to go give the Americans a nasty surprise. (maby some harbor raiding over there.:p Norfolk sounds nice, sneak in on the morning of the 7th and give a little surprise when the war starts.)

A Very Super Market

12-31-08, 08:16 PM

I managed to recover my save (no idea how) and catch a lone medium cargo. Must have been lost, he was right outside of Brest!

Managed to waste 3 torpedoes due to a simple addition error...:dead:

A Very Super Market

12-31-08, 08:21 PM

*Clap clap clap* *Cheers*

You have 3000 posts, and you joined last July? o_O

bigboywooly

12-31-08, 08:55 PM

First patrol in U 110
Just docked

10.1.40. 0102 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 11
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 70232 tons

The Hood amongst that total
Sat dead in water after one hit and had to take out her 3 escorts before finishing her off

Silverleaf

12-31-08, 10:16 PM

First patrol - 70,000 tons?

Crikeys... :nope:

HW3

12-31-08, 11:03 PM

Currently in June, 1944 driving a IXD-2 having sunk 111 merchant ships for 726.350 tons.

Task Force

01-01-09, 12:45 AM

what year did you start HW3?

Weiss Pinguin

01-01-09, 02:37 AM

Currently making preparations for my 2nd patrol. It's funny, but lately, with all that's going on, most of the time I'll start up the game and do something else while the patrol loads (Habit I picked up with 2.1's loooong loading times on my machine), by the time SH3 is loaded, often as not I'll have gotten wrapped up in something else, or we'll have to do/go whatever/somewhere. :lol: Makes advancing a career somewhat time-consuming.

prowler3

01-01-09, 03:46 AM

LOL! Which career?? Between a new system. a new GWX3.0, a new LCD monitor...I've had several careers. My latest one is on patrol #3, out of Wilhelmshaven in a VIIB, should depart around 11/39. With all the changes, lately, I've gotten my butt kicked...and not necessarily by the DD's! I seem to have it "settled out", as far as SH3 goes.

ASUS touts there LCD's as having a "4:3" aspect ratio which is "easy"...don't you believe it! It's WAY more than a simple button push. :down:

Vic

Praefectus classis

01-01-09, 04:27 AM

Im quite new to this game. I bought it few weeks ago, but in the original SHIII I was at Sept/Oct 1943 with total of over 300,000 tonnages sank. Thought realism was only ~45%:oops: :oops:

Now i got GWX 3.0 Gold and im in january 1940. some 20,000-30,0000 tonnages sank.:D :D :oops: Still got work to do!

HW3

01-01-09, 10:25 AM

what year did you start HW3?

April 1941 in a IXB, later switching to a IXC, then the IXD-2 in late 1943. I am currently running a WAW III campaign, and have just arrived at my new base Penang, and have 2 patrols to get through to finish the war.

Chisum

01-01-09, 12:41 PM

BDU Report

Jürgen Chisum is stand by to start his first patrol on gwx 3.0 gold. Actually they load the beer packs.

More news follows.

U-84

01-01-09, 02:19 PM

April 42, based in Brest France, in a VIIC, heavily damaged, and limping home, from a convoy attack.

Schöneboom

01-01-09, 10:50 PM

Mid-April 1940. Just completed Patrol 3 after refueling in the Canary Islands. Made it back in time for Operation Weserubung, but made no contact with the enemy in Norway (lousy weather). Sank a British sub on the way home; it took 3 eels, 2 were duds.

Chisum

01-02-09, 12:29 AM

BDU Report

Let's go, the adventure starts again !
Jürgen Chisum and U-47, what famous ship, left St Nazaire on October 1st, 1941 at 07:30 pm to the South Atlantic.

Actually no problem with the new GWX 3.0 except that it does not seem to be a trail of foam by night.

Ende.
:arrgh!:

Task Force

01-02-09, 12:57 AM

U 45 back from the dead.:lol:

somewhere in the north Atlantic

sunk one large merchant, one small one, now looking for another one.

FIREWALL

01-02-09, 01:06 AM

As the topic says, how far in your carear are you.

Im in early 1940 with a Viib. So far Ive sunk 200,000+ tons. attacked and completly oditarated one convoy and sunk most of anouther that had six distroyers.:arrgh!: done 6 or 7 patrols.:)

What are you at -0% realism :p :rotfl:

Task Force

01-02-09, 01:19 AM

no, i play with everything on, except external views (which I rarely use) and map contacts.

Its because I sink everything I see that has a enemy flag on top of it, and don't return to base until every shell, bullet, and torpedo is gone (well if my fuel allows me, and depending on damage, If im damaged too bad, I RTB immediately.:yep:) The east cost of Britain is a great hunting ground, Dover is a nice harbor to raid (only once though) and Narvik has a nice battleship shaped reef now.:lol: (early war convoys are really fun, you can kill the destroyers with torpedoes, and finally deck gun/ use last torpedoes on the merchants, I destroyed 5 convoys in early war after sinking there destroyers.):up:

My guide to sinking convoys in early war.

Sink all destroyers-> run into convoy-> go up and down the rows blasting ships until they sink-> continue patrol, or RTB.

bigboywooly

01-02-09, 01:21 AM

Autumn 40 in a IXB picked up in Dec 39
Ran 4 patrols so far

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/commander/patrol0.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/commander/Patrol1.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/commander/patrol2.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/commander/patrol3.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/commander/Patrol4.jpg

Have transferred back to the 2nd

FIREWALL

01-02-09, 01:34 AM

A Very Super Market

01-02-09, 01:56 AM

3-4 ships sunk is a bit of a stretch for me. Unless you count trawlers and yachts. :lol:

I feel that there are just too many merchants roaming around, so I only go for every fourth single contact and every third convoy.

Currently have : 36860 tonnes

Task Force

01-02-09, 02:15 AM

Just jokeing TF :D

I started doing 100% with 2.1 and will with 3.0

I only get 3 to 4 merchants out of a convoy and maybe another with a second attack.

Best i've done is 6 on one patrol,3 or 4 is the average which to me is realistic from the books I've read.
Ive done 21 patrols (hopefuly about to be 22, I dont know if im gona make it back, planes come out of nowhere starting in 41.):lol: I usually get anywhere around 3-9 ships a patrol (depends on how long I stay out, # of dud torpedoes, damage. and the weather makes it change.)

bigboywooly

01-02-09, 03:18 AM

Well patrol 5 was a nightmare
Carried out a convoy attack in rain and high seas and sunk a few before sneaking away
Headed for Lorient with 2 fish left
Ship spotted so takes a look and manned the DG as weather a lot better and a coastal freighter only 2500m away from and closing
Ship spotted again
And again
lol have only ran into a convoy from the side
No escorts in sight until I spot the Revenge in the middle :damn:
2400m away and I am surfaced ahead flank
Doh
Let loose my 2 eels while slipping under the waves
Both missed and I skulked home :oops:

AndyW

01-02-09, 11:53 AM

My SH3 career (I play DiD from the very beginning and keep detailed logs for every sailing):

Number of careers: 11
Total number of war patrols: 44
Total days at sea: 995
Boat #: U-2, U-403, U-269, U-128, U-79, U-715, U-63, U-64, U-577, U-389, U-972, U-354
Types of boats: 2x Type II, 2x Type IX, 7x Type VII
Careers ended as KIA: 9 (4x sunk by enemy destoyers, 5x by enemy a/c)
Warships sunk: 10 (31,861 tons)
Merchants sunk: 110 (592,215 tons)
Total Renown: 40,863 Points
Longest Career: 554 Days (01-09-1939 through 08-03-1941)
Longest patrol: U-128 (Type IX C/2) 67 days at sea

Current career:
U-354 (Type VII C/2) Ltn.z.S. Herschleb, 11th Flotilla, 2nd patrol. November 5th, 1942 at 75.9 N, 6.8 E on the way from Spitsbergen to Jan Mayen Island, 14 Torpedos left

Cheers,
AndyW

meduza

01-02-09, 01:06 PM

Returning back to Kiel on my first patrol of a new career. The first two in GWX3 didn't end up well. :dead:

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3444/reportpg5.jpg
:arrgh!:

Jimbuna

01-02-09, 02:13 PM

That's a pretty tidy haul http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

meduza

01-02-09, 02:38 PM

That's a pretty tidy haul http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif :smug:

The Illustrious and Hood greatly contributed, it would be less impressive if it weren't for them.

f16falcon

01-02-09, 03:21 PM

Well im about to start my career again...after another abscence i have returned to the seas! Cant wait to get out there once more.

Paul_IronCoffin

01-02-09, 06:53 PM

U-53, 7th/13th fotilla June 1940. Probably my fifth career overall. Will play out this career then do the GWX3 thing.

Task Force

01-02-09, 07:40 PM

My old gwx carrier, works with 3.0.:up:

U-45

North of Ireland, attempting to get through a destroyer screen, but am not being successful.

Hit by 1 dc, deck gun destroyed, forward casing badly damaged, leaking stopped, tubes repaired, we've leveled out at periscope depth.

We are attacking a large convoy.

We also have a report of a convoy, north of here, will go inspect it after attacking this one.(If sub condition permits.:yep:

Silverleaf

01-02-09, 07:55 PM

Speaking of careers, I've searched for the answer to my dilemma but alas no joy.

I'm at Wilhelmshaven so on my way through the passage just south of Dover, bang! the war has just broke out properly. What was a neutral area has now become enemy territory.

Yet, I'm being directed to sector BF - on the western side of England.

Is it safe to continue to use the southern route - or am I better off using the northern route around..what is it, oh yeah Scapa Flow?

Sanity says I abandon all hopes of using the southern pass and spend the extra time going north, but I just wandered what other Captain's do.

Cheers,

Task Force

01-02-09, 08:09 PM

Going out, southern route , northern going back it.

U 45.

convoy attack= succeeds.

sunk one large modern merchant.

and one Southampton cruiser.:p

debating on wither to attack other convoy, 6 torpedoes left.:hmm:

we have sunk 3 merchants and one warship in total this patrol. adding up to 34,352 tons.:yep:

Task Force

01-02-09, 08:22 PM

Convoy #2 spotted, merchants as far as the eye can see, plenty of large tankers.

approaching from the east. (convoy heading east)

some of the convoys ships are on fire.:yep:

Task Force

01-02-09, 09:49 PM

Back at base. sunk 3 ships out of 2nd convoy.

Merchant tonnage=67,761t

Warship tonnage=10,725t

End of patrol hull integrity=51.41% (that 1 dc (pluss the ones that expleoded close to me) didn't sink me.:yep:

Wintahs

02-07-09, 01:48 PM

U-47 has just arrived north of Ireland after resupplying off Greenland after a rather boring 48 days out in the middle of the North Atlantic(Sinking only 3 smalls merchants,no convoys,no nothing.) I hope to find a convoy there. Wish me luck :arrgh!:

Kapt Z

02-07-09, 02:07 PM

Oblt Josef Bock
U-572
May 1942
1st Flotilla, Brest
Just started 6th patrol to NW of Ireland
20 merchant ships. 88,700 tons sunk

Galaga Galaxian

02-07-09, 02:40 PM

I'm on my 3rd ever career, just finished patrol 3 (2nd wartime) in my poor little Type-II. Patrols haven't been a huge success by some of your standards it seems, but I felt I did good for someone with only two dozen patrols (most in a Type-II) experience and doing full manual TDC shots (no notepad for me) and whatnot.

Plus its extra fun because I'm writing about this patrol on another forum I go to for some friends and they're enjoying it quite a bit.

Last patrol was quite fun, SC3GEN gave me orders to sneak into Kristiansands and reconnoiter it's facilities, which was quite harrowing as it was my first harbor infiltration, even if it was a neutral harbor. After that we cruised to our patrol grid in Zetland and then down the East coast of England where I learned that the 20mm flak can actually be somewhat useful for sinking small ships (I had figured everything above a sailboat would be too tough for a small AA gun).

Patrol ended on a bit of a downer, right near the entrence of the channel torpedoed a medium cargo with a magnetic just in front of the funnel during the night. Come the dawn it was still sailing along seemingly unaffected and my stuborness in following it had put us down to 25% battery and half 02. Made it out okay though, still that could've been another 5000 tones, how did it just shrug a hit off like that?

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4567/dohlerpatrol3fg3.jpg
(Don't mind the 0.09% damage on the shakedown patrol, that was a... minor training accident during a crash dive drill... :oops:)