Alfred Koller

[K-61]

Kapitanleutnant Alfred Koller has been retired to take command of 5th Flotilla by SH3 Commander. Over four patrols beginning in September 1939 to the spring of 1940 he sank 200,015 tons of British shipping, including one Tribal class destroyer and one Southamption class cruiser. He retired from sea duty to shore command with the Knight's Cross, assigning command of U-53 to his second in command. From SH3 Commander's personnel file:

"After his duty at the front, Alfred Koller became the commander of the 11th Flotilla, a position he held until the end of the war. After the war Alfred Koller spent several years in the Bundesmarine (German postwar Navy). He died on 26 April 1963 in Ussel / Waldeck."

I love SH3 Commander. Time now to commence a new career in the spring of 1940.

[frau kaleun]

Enjoy the new assignment, Herr Kaleun! :salute:

[Jimbuna]

He even outstripped Kretschmer with that war record :o

[K-61]

I had a very successful cruise through the Hebrides, richest haul I ever got in that area. And this includes four ships for which I did not receive credit, as I mentioned in another thread.

[Sailor Steve]

he sank 200,015 tons of British shipping
I'd say it's time to start playing at a more difficult level.

[K-61]

I'd say so; the only thing I have not yet tackled is full manual targeting. I really, really hate math. I tried it a few times using the notebook method but I really suck at eyeballing AoB's. Any suggestions for a more user friendly method without having to do calculus or trigonometry? The ironic thing is, my eldest daughter has a university honours with distinction degree in advanced mathematics and is a math teacher. I did really swell in grade 9 advanced mathematics, then started downhill from there at the same time as we moved out of the city and to a new school, where I was very unhappy. I think the distraction of changing towns and schools was what did me in. In all other subjects I was what they then called a "browner." I don't know what they call it these days. I also used to be accused of being a teacher's pet, but the only reason teachers like me was because I did well, participated in class and didn't act like an asshat. Other than that I was a regular teen.

In spite of using auto-targeting, I do miss enough to take the predictability out of it. I make most of my kills from very close range, like under 1,000 metres most of the time. My interception and infiltration skills are top of the line. I've been a U-boat fanatic since my early teens, way before Das Boot was made. I seem to have a natural knack for U-boat tactics and am puzzled sometimes in trying to understand why new players struggle with what I consider to be very basic elements of the game. But full manual targeting would truly make me an Ace of the Deep.

[K-61]

One other aspect of manual targeting as explained in the tutorial is the measuring of mast height is taking the reading with the stadimeter. As you likely know, a ship's apparent height is related to its weight. A laden ship will ride lower in the water while an empty ship will ride higher in the water. The mast height will vary with the weight of the ship. It will even change during a voyage as fuel is burned. Though, I suspect the game does not take this into account.

[Sailor Steve]

The ironic thing is, my eldest daughter has a university honours with distinction degree in advanced mathematics and is a math teacher.
HEY! Quit stealing my life! :rotfl2:

My elder daughter also teaches math. :rock:

And I also suck at it. :dead: