I Hit The Motherlode

[sergei]

U-19. Type IID.
Fifth War Patrol.

So I get ordered to AN41. All my patrols so far have been further south, between the Firth of Forth and the Humber.
There I have been seeing mostly coastal and small freighters, with the occasional medium or large thrown in.

But oh man, I've discovered on this patrol there's heavy tonnage to be had a bit further north.

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6200/motherlode1.jpg

The first one I sank was heading South West towards Inverness. So I trawled back and forth along what I assumed was the shipping lane.
Ten days of this led to the following

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3046/motherlode2.jpg

They were all pretty big! And I managed 'One Torpedo - One Ship'. Hit all of them in the forward cargo hold.
The Empire Freighter went down in about 10 minutes. The rest took about 30-40.

I have never had a patrol this lucrative in a Type II.
I'm well on track to being able to afford a bigger boat in time for the first transfers to France.

Any Canoe Kaleuns on this forum?
My advice - head north :DL

[maillemaker]

That's great shooting!

I almost always have to use 2 torps per target.

Last night in a storm I fired 5 at a lone tanker! :) 2 hits. 1 premature.

Steve

[sergei]

I almost always have to use 2 torps per target.

If I was in a bigger boat, then I would have given all of those target two eels as a matter of course.

But with only 5 torpedoes I thought I'd give it a try :DL

[Pisces]

Nice tonnage for a type 2. :yeah:

[frau kaleun]

That's nice tonnage for a type anything! :woot: :salute:

[JEuler]

Nice work sergei! :salute:

And thanks for the info.I'm playing with type IIA and its january '40,changed
the grid to AN41.Wish me luck!

[KL-alfman]

Nice work sergei! :salute:

And thanks for the info.I'm playing with type IIA and its january '40,changed
the grid to AN41.Wish me luck!


good hunting, Herr Kaleu! :salute:

[Jimbuna]

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[frau kaleun]

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

Whoa, didn't see that coming. :O:

[sergei]

I'm playing with type IIA and its january '40,changed the grid to AN41.Wish me luck!

OK JEuler. All the vessels I saw were heading WSW or ENE along the line indicated.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6200/motherlode1.jpg

I'm assuming I stumbled on a shipping lane for heavy freight between Inverness and Scandinavia.

You'll be up around there near the same time as I was. I'll be interested in seeing if this is such a good spot for anyone else, or if I was just real lucky with what vessel types spawned near me.

Good Luck Herr Kaleun. :up:
Let us know how you get on.

[JEuler]

You'll be up around there near the same time as I was. I'll be interested in seeing if this is such a good spot for anyone else, or if I was just real lucky with what vessel types spawned near me.

Good Luck Herr Kaleun. :up:
Let us know how you get on.

I will start the patrol probably tomorrow.I will report as soon as I finish.

[Jimbuna]

Whoa, didn't see that coming. :O:

hehe http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif

[STEED]

That lot in a Type II! :o

What eels you got? :hmmm:

Who having Cake & tea with Hitler...You are. :up:

[frau kaleun]

That lot in a Type II! :o

What eels you got? :hmmm:

Who having Cake & tea with Hitler...You are. :up:

Just make sure you compliment him on the tableware, it was made special!

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[sergei]

That lot in a Type II! :o
What eels you got? :hmmm:

Yep, it's a lot. My first four patrols I've been averaging about 13,000 tons. Which is not too shabby in a canoe.
I've a feeling this was one of those 'once in a lifetime' patrols.

Eels? Steamers. 3 meters depth. Impact.

The first 2 attacks were on the surface at night so I thought I'd risk firing only one torpedo, on the basis that it would be relatively easy to reposition myself for another attack in case I missed or got a dud.

The third to fifth attacks were submerged daylight attacks.
In each case the target was going slow enough (4-6 knots) that I judged I could risk a single torpedo, and if something went wrong I would still have time enough to send another.
Plus I was on a bit of a roll by then. Some patrols everything just seems to come together :DL
I ended up shooting real close in these attacks, from about 500-700 meters because I was so intent on making sure of hitting the forward cargo hold.

I've just started patrol 6, been sent down to AN81.
So far all I've seen is fishing trawlers and tugs.

Like I said, some patrols you just get real lucky.

[sergei]

Just make sure you compliment him on the tableware, it was made special!

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen :DL

[frau kaleun]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen :DL

You... have issues. :O:

[sergei]

You... have issues. :O:

That has been noted before :DL

[KL-alfman]

That has been noted before :DL


for more than a year I had to listen to: "you've got issues....".
after that I was divorced. :D

[DaveP63]

You're right, that's a good spot! I hit it a couple of patrols ago in a VII.:salute:

[JEuler]

Good news Kaleuns!

I finished the patrol with a total tonnage 20500 t (personal best with type II).Sunk two large merchants and a medium cargo all along the line on sergei's map.

sergei,you definitely found a gold mine! :up:

[papa_smurf]

Good 'ole AN16 - has always been good to me.

[sergei]

I finished the patrol with a total tonnage 20500 t (personal best with type II)

Good stuff JEuler :up:


Good 'ole AN16 - has always been good to me.

I'd never hung around there for too long before, Papa Smurf.
I'll sure as hell be going back up there though :DL

[Jimbuna]

AN16 has always produced...but a tad spasmodically IMHO.

[gazpode_l]

AN16 has always produced...but a tad spasmodically IMHO.

Another suggestion for me to add to my locker :salute:

Although the IRISH SEA in Nov 1940 was proving an excellent hunt for me, until a destroyer got me last night! :cry: despite the fact I met the HMS NELSON last night! OMG she is H.U.G.E!!!!

[Jimbuna]

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[gazpode_l]

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W.H.A.T???? how can I be when i'm dead??? :rotfl2:

[Jimbuna]

SINK EM ALL!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[frau kaleun]

W.H.A.T???? how can I be when i'm dead??? :rotfl2:

Zombie Kaleun?

[Jimbuna]

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