Just don't go picking fault with GWX2.0 and make me regret this thread http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9708/piratebf4.gif

Besides.....2.1 should be ready for release....as soon as it's ready http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9...humbsuprw5.gif

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Thank you Platapus. I received the files today. I thank every single one of you for the kind words and offers.

Jimbuna, sir, I assure you I will have no complaints. I have a lot of learning to do. I used to play SH3 when it first came out, but I had a HD failure and no back ups. I went a long time without playing. All of this is very new to me as my last time of playing previously was during rub1.3 or something like that. I am so appreciative of all of the SH3 communities efforts.

I don't know if this is appropriate, and probably not much worthwhile, but I made by altering two files my own officer icons that perhaps someone would like. I will paste them here. I deserve zero credit other than altering two files; Ailantd's Das Boot officer mod and Tikigod's Das Boot loading screens. I think I followed the ethics of giving credit where credit is due, I only changed the Chief, the Exec, the Navigator and the Radioman. If I did wrong I will remove it immediately.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...Z/OfficerA.jpg

Way to go Platapus!!
:rock:
Let's see if you can beat me with delivering 2.1!!
:rotfl:

Mr. Munny,
Enjoy Sir!
More will be on it's way soonish.
;)

You are most welcome William,

Now we expect a minimum of 10,000 tons per patrol :up:

I've just this minute responded to your PM....click on my sig....any probs and we'll soon get you sorted http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...s/thumbsup.gif

Enjoy the GWXperience http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...ies/pirate.gif

You're not alone there, my friend; personal crises kept me from playing for a year and a half. I'm glad you're up and running again. Everyone here gave me great encouragement, and I want to do the same for you.

It absolutely is appropriate. It has become your thread, and as far as I'm concerned it's more than welcome. Of course I have no more weight here than anyone else, but I'm betting they all feel the same.

I just recently reloaded the Das Boot Officers for download myself, but other options are always welcome; and I like your changes.:rock:

Oh, is there a download link I missed? Me wants.

Steve is correct.....this thread was created FOR YOU.....so post what you like http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...s/thumbsup.gif

Hi Steve, if you want it I can email it, or, if someone tells me where and how to upload it I would be happy to. Thank you for your kind words. I remember you from when I first got SH3 when it came out. You taught me a lot then.

Thank you all for the kind words and help you all have provided. I am sincerely appreciative and humbled.

After avoiding it for seemingly forever, I recently tried FileFront http://www.filefront.com/

It's easy to join, easy to upload and easy to use. And, it's FREE! Barring having my own website I wouldn't use anything else.

Or, if you want to e-mail it to me I'll put it up. Just say the word and I'll PM you my address. Full credit to you, of course.

I just returned from a 54 day patrol. Wow, what an incredible expansion this is. My appreciation to everyone who made this mod. I love it. I sunk two auxillary cruisers and 3 merchants for 32,350 tons.

My log follows in next post.

Thanks guys!

U-51

1 September 1939

0921 Lines are released, crew on deck. Morale excellent. Ahead slow via electric motors. We leave Wilhelmshaven.

0930 We follow escort. Ahead 1/3 via electric motors.

1203 Escort turns to port and by megaphone wishes us well. Ahead 1/3 via diesels. Crew remains on deck taking in final moments of sun and a final smoke.

1421 Boat under sail spotted.

1443 We wave a friendly hello to our fellow countrymen.

2 September 1939

0800 Set course 330, speed 1/3.

3 September 1939

1700 I notify crew that we are now at war with Poland and Great Britain. It is the talk of the boat. We remain at heading 330, speed 1/3.

4 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Ahead 1/3, course 345.

2100 Surface. Ahead 1/3, course 345.

5 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Ahead 1/3 course 330.

2133 Surface. Ahead 1/3.

6 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2100 Surface.

7 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2100 Surface.

8 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2100 Surface. Course 320.

9 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Crew morale exceptional. Favorite song played today “Blues In The Night.” Reminds me of Daffy Duck singing it.

2200 Surface.

10 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2200 Surface.

11 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Due to my overplaying “Blues In The Night” the crew spontaneously breaks into sing the song before I ask it to be played. Everyone laughs heartily.

2129 Surface.

12 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/W 15 E

0837 Contact. Merchant. 164.

0838 Ahead Flank. Course 180. To Periscope Depth. Crew On Battle Stations.

0843 Periscope Depth. Visibility very poor. Checked sound and intercept course appears correct. Flood tubes 1 and 2.

0957 Target should be 20 degrees off port bow. No sign. Due to being in square AN13, belief is target is British.

1000 Making blind torpedo inputs by sound only.

1001 Tube 1 fire.

1002 Target pulls out of storm blindness. It is merely a small coal tender. Hit; midship. Massive explosions.

1007 M/V Petronella sinks; 319 tons. Disgusted for wasting a torpedo and giving away position on such a small craft.

1010 Surface, Ahead Full, course 270. Crew off Battle Stations

13 September 1939

0800 Dive 25 meters. Crew is quite tired from storm.

2119 Surface.

14 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2211 Surface.

15 September 1939

0819 Dive to 25 meters. Weather remains absolutely miserable. We are tossed about considerably.

2315 Surface.

16 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2130 Surface.

17 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Weather does not break.

2200 Surface.

18 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters.

2230 Surface.

19 September 1939

0700 Dive to 25 meters.

2215 Surface.

20 September 1939

0815 Dive to 25 meters.

2200 Surface.

21 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Rain has stopped. Visibility increased and wind dying down.

2200 Surface. Weather impeccable. Clear/No precipitation/Visibility Unlimited/W 0

22 September 1939

0800 Dive to 25 meters. Weather remains wonderful. Crew in better spirits. Morale very good.

1158. Contact. Three warships. Bearing 310. New course 290. Speed Full Ahead. To Periscope Depth. Crew on Battle Stations.

1205 Warships on course from West to East. Plot intercept. New course 0. Warships long range.

1300 According to current plottings, we are not closing quick enough for a night attack. Decision; surface.

1308 Surfaced at Full Ahead, new course 30.

1340 Dive to 25 meters for sounding.

1350 Checked plottings; surface again.

1357 Surface, heading 40.

1415 Dive to 25 meters.

1420 Navigator and I are concerned with current soundings. I believe we have made an error or enemy has changed course. Enemy sounds to be bearing down on us, not from West to East, but Northwest to Southeast.
1443 Enemy sighted via periscope. One destroyer, two auxiliary cruisers. Due to earlier error, we will take them on in unfavorable conditions. We appear to be undetected. No pinging heard. Flood tubes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Ahead slow course 10.

1453 Fire Tube 1 and 2. Dive to 70 meters.

1454 One hit. We hear many explosions from target that we hit.

1458 We are pinged! Rig for silent running, turn hard to starboard. Course 90. Continue to slowly dive. New depth 120.

1459 Destroyer makes run, but we hear no depth charges in the water and no explosions.

1505 We have heard the 1st auxiliary cruiser sink HMS Alcantara, 13,850 tons. Destroyer continues to make runs without dropping ashcans. Other cruiser remains making slow circles around us.

1508 On a hunch, I secure from silent running and order men to reload tubes 1 & 2. We are louder than hell. Destroyer pings on constantly and makes another run without dropping any ashcans. I am convinced he is either not equipped with depth charges or is empty from a previous engagement. I am quite emboldened.

1509 Order new depth 25 meters. If I am wrong I will have killed my entire crew. If I am right, I will attack 2nd cruiser. The men are determined; though I’m sure they question me. I joke that the English are in quite a pickle.

1521 At periscope depth. While moving to periscope depth we moved into position to attack cruiser without using scope, while being ultra careful that destroyer does not go into a run while we are in periscope depth, thus ramming us. Tube 3 and 4 flooded destroyer off of stern turning toward us it sounds.

1522 Tube 3 and 4 Fire! Dive to 25 meters.

1524 Both miss. We are already reloading. Destroyer makes another run with us merely at 25 meters. Our instincts scream in fear but we know the destroyer has no depth charges so we stay in defiance. Momentarily I think of how the destroyer commander must feel with no way of getting to us. The Exec and I openly question why the auxiliary cruiser stays around us instead of running away while the destroyer keeps us submerged. He continues to make 360 degrees around us while we reload to send her to the bottom. It does come to us that perhaps they have called in the neighborhood but we hear nothing but the two above ships.

1557 Again, verifying the destroyer has just made a run and is off our stern too far away to make a run on us, we are at periscope depth. I am determined not to miss. Tubes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are flooded.

1558 Periscope up and determined aiming. Machine gun fire begins to splash in my vision. I remain consistent on aiming. Tubes 1, 2, 3 and 4 Fire! Alarm! Dive to 70 meters.

1559 Four hits!! Massive explosions.

1602 Ship is clearly sinking. HMS Queen of Bermuda; 13,850 tons.

1604 Destroyer makes lots of noise, but can do nothing. I believe the Captain is likely stamping his feet.

1610 Depth 120. Rig for silent running. Course 200.

1629 Destroyer circles, but makes runs in wrong direction. It appears he may have lost us.

1631 We are pinged twice.

1643 We are pinged twice again.

1646 New depth 140.

1721 Enemy sounds to be leaving the area, heading east.

1751 We can pick up no sound of destroyer anywhere.

2235 Secure from silent running. Secure from Battle Stations. Order to Periscope depth.

2254 Observation scope reveals all is clear. Order to Surface.

2257 Surface. Set course 270. Ahead Full. Crew is jubilant and singing songs.

23 September 1939

0051 Report to BdU. 3 ships sunk (1 coal tender, 2 Auxiliary Cruisers) for 28,019 tons. Cruisers sunk in AM23. Three torpedoes left; tubes 1, 2 and 5. Clear skies/No Precipitation/Visibility Unlimited/W 0

0154 Report confirmed received.

0645 Dive to 25 meters.

2145 Surface.

24 September 1939

0645 Dive to 25 meters.

2235 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation heavy/Visibility poor/Wind 7 NNW/Location AM14

25 September 1939

0640 Dive to 25 meters. Crew happy to be out of the storm.

2230 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation None/Visibility Reduced/Wind 9 WNW/Location AM14

26 September 1939

0630 Dive to 25 meters.

2200 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation None/Visibility Reduced/Wind 10 S/Location AM13

27 September 1939

0630 Dive to 25 meters.

2219 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation None/Visibility Reduced/Wind 10 S/Location AM13

28 September 1939

0558 Dive to 25 meters.

2230 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation None/Visibility Moderate/Wind 15 ESE/Location AL34

29 September 1939

0600 Dive to 25 meters.

2230 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation None/Visibility Reduced/Wind 15 ESE/Location AL34. Course 240.

30 September 1939

0630 Dive to 25 meters.

2230 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation Medium/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 E/Location AL35


1 October 1939

0735 Dive to 25 meters.

2300 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation Medium/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 E/Location AL37. Course 180.

2 October 1939

0730 Dive to 25 meters.

2221 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 SW/Location AL39

3 October 1939

0714 Dive to 25 meters.

2245 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 SW/Location AL62

4 October 1939

0819 Dive to 25 meters.

2305 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 W

5 October 1939

0945 Radio BdU. Request for patrol in different area. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 W/Location AL65. Course 120.

1013 Message received. Proceed to AM51. Dive to 25 meters.

2230 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/Wind 15 W/Location AL69. Course 120.

6 October 1939

0916 Dive to 25 meters. Weather shows no sign of breaking. Day 7 of rain with no break.

1435 Contact. Merchant. 318.

1436 Ahead Flank. Course 90. To Periscope Depth. Crew On Battle Stations.

1438 Via Attack Scope; weather horrible. Estimate Weather: Overcast/Precipitation Medium/Visibility Poor/Wind 15

1449 Contact running lazy Northwesterly course. Order course 0. Ahead Flank.

1505 Closing in, new course 340

1525 Concern; estimate vision to be less than 400 meters.

1542 Merchant bearing 85, heading NW.

1545 New course 0.

1547 Ahead 1/3. Open Tubes 1 and 2.

1549 Visual Recognition; Tramp Steamer, British, S. S. Northfield, 2,118 tons. 300 meters.

1550 Tube 1 Fire! Hit forward of bridge.

1551 I’ve lost enemy in storm. New course 330. Ahead Flank.

1552 She is bow down and sinking; AL69. Surface.

1553 Surfaced.

1554 Have pulled alongside and crew are preparing to release life raft. Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility poor/Winds 15 SSE/Location AL69.

1557 She slips below surface.

1600 Life raft with some small food provision provided. British merchant never had a chance to signal distress.

1610 Ahead Full on Surface. New course 120. Crew relieved from Battle Stations.

1611 Via open frequency; SOS provided to help ensure merchant crew rescued.

1612 Progress report to BdU: 4 ships sunk, 30,137 tons. 2 Torpedoes; 2 and 5.

1622 Message verified.

2055 Ahead 1/3.

7 October 1939

0753 Dive to 25 meters. Overcast/Precipitation heavy/Visibility poor/Winds 15 SSE/Location AM71/Course 120/Crew spent.

2023 Surface. Overcast/Precipitation heavy/Visibility poor/Winds 15 SSE/Location AM71

8 October 1939

0751 Dive to 25 meters. Location AM72.

2229 Surface. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility Moderate/Winds 11 ENE/Location AM75

9 October 1939

0832 Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility moderate/Winds 11 ENE. Decision to stay surfaced.

2119 Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility moderate/Winds 11 ENE/Location AM76/Course 20/Speed 1/3.

10 October 1939

1055 Dive to 25 meters. Location AM73. Light diesel service to be made. Eels will be removed, serviced and replaced during this period.

11 October 1939

1915 Surface. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 0/Location AM49

12 October 1939

0947 Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 0. Decision to stay surfaced.

13 October 1939

0802 Dive to 25 meters. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 9 S/Location AM51.

0804 Course 90.

1856 Contact. Merchant. 298.

1857 Periscope depth. Crew on Battle Stations. Ahead Full. New Course 0.

1907 Merchant course W. New course 320.

1921 Surfaced. Course 325. Ahead Full. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 10 S.

1931 Dive to 25 meters for sounding.

1935 Intercept plot checked.

1936 Surface.

1937 New course 330.

1950 Dive to 25 meters for sounding.

1958 Surface. Course 350.

2001 Merchant spotted, nationality unknown.

2004 New course 310. Merchant runs 9 knots. Nationality unknown.

2015 Target appears to be British. Identified as small freighter.

2017 Considered deck gun attack, but decided against it due to proximity to English airpower.

2025 Periscope depth. Ahead Full. Couse 0.

2026 Tube 2 flooded.

2036 Target positively identified as British.

2039 Tube 2, Fire!

2040 Hit midship. New course 270.

2042 Target slows to 5 knots.

2045 Target slows dramatically. Stern very low to water.

2047 Target slows to 1 knot. Water clearly breaks over deck.

2053 Target explodes from stern to bow.

2054 Target slips below; S. S. Adinda, 2,213 tons. AM51.

2055 Surface. Ahead full. Course 30.

2100 Progress report to BdU; sunk 5 total. 32,350 tons. 1 torpedo. Tube 5.

14 October 1939

0722 Dive to 25 meters. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 10 S/Location AM28/Course 50

2055 Surface. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 10 S/Location AM35

15 October 1939

0800 Decide to remain surfaced.

1805 ALARM! Dive to 70 meters. V&W destroyer spotted long distance. Bearing 40.

1810 Rig for silent running.

1820 Enemy remains on constant course N to S. We remain undetected.

1942 Secure from silent running.

2126 Surface.

16 October 1939

0834 Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility unlimited/Winds 6 W/Location AM34/Course 60/Ahead 1/3. Decision to remain surfaced.

1308 Chief informs fuel down to 50 %.

17 October 1939

1757 Remained surfaced since the 15th of October. Location AN11

18 October 1939

0730 Dive to 25 meters.

2019 Surface. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility moderate/Winds 15 ENE/Location AN13/Course 110.

19 October 1939

0535 Remaining surfaced. Location AN14.

1858 Overcast/Precipitation Heavy/Visibility Poor/W 11 ESE/Location AN14.

20 October 1939

0813 Dive to 25 meters. Overcast/Precipitation heavy/Visibility poor/Winds 9 ESE/Location AN41.

1856 Surface.

21 October 1939

0800 Remaining surfaced

1212 Location AN44.

1919 Location AN45.

22 October 1939

0227 Location AN48.

0622 Location AN49. Course 120.

1338 Location AN61.

1527 Location AN62.

23 October 1939

0151 Location AN65.

0257 Location AN66.

1359 Location AN93.

1610 Location AN95.

24 October 1939

0130 Location AN96.

0901 Radio port for escort. Clear/Precipitation none/Visibility moderate/Winds 6 NNW/Land Ho!

1058 Oberfahnrich Franz Linke-Stier, my Navigator, has raised our victory pennants up. Escort is still not in sight.

1107 Escort finally comes for us.

1150 Crew on deck. We move toward Tirpitz. Electric motors.

1159 I think I see a female. Bearing 90, speed 1 knot.

1222 Ahead slow.

1225 Lines are cast. Band is joyous as are the nurses and many of our comrades of the Wehrmacht.

1228 Gang plank is attached, commander comes aboard. We have safely returned to Wilhelmshaven! 54 days on patrol.

I hope I gained enough Renown so that I can put up my Top Cat cartoon on my U-boat as my personal emblem.

:rotfl: Very good!

Congratulations on an outstanding first patrol.:rock:

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9708/piratebf4.gif

;)

This is so cool! Glad to see another Kaleun supplied with a decent GWX2.0 Boot!:up:

The mates here rule!:rock:


And Jim is right...be more aggresive!:ping:

Yes, I do need to be more aggressive, lol. I knew I would get in trouble for returning to port with my stern tube still loaded. I can't seem to hit anything with tube 5 anyway.

Talk about good luck, I could not believe I ran across those auxillary cruisers escorted by destroyer with no depth charges. If it had not been for that, I believe I would have had a rather dismal first patrol.

Does anyone waste torpedoes or giving away their position by sinking a small coal tender? That was a blind shot fired before he broke through the storm. I felt stupid for that move.

I also felt stupid by miss plotting the course of the aux. cruisers where they had suddenly bore down on me with no real choice but to attack in such favorable to the enemy conditions. Had that destroyer had depth charges I think I would have died in my first combat.

I felt really good about my other attacks, however.

Upon returning to base I went to a store (online) and bought three new versions of Blues In The Night; Artie Shaws, Ella Fitzgerald and my absolute all time favorite performer Cab Calloway and added it to my already very extensive Cab Calloway collection. I also broke out my own collection with Louis Jordans Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens and Stone Cold Dead In The Market. Also while ashore I'm picking up my daughters favorite; The Andrews Sisters.

Is anyone here a big fan of XM radios 40's on 4? I listen to it as often as I can. I love it.