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Third war patrol U-201

U-201 is currently out on her third patrol. During this patrol I keep a war diary in the style of the real KTB outside of the game. I play very slowly and try to record everything to create a complete record that somewhat resembles the real records kept by U-boats.

In this thread I will share the war diary of this patrol with relevant attack plots, reports and maps. I shared the first two patrols in other threads by using attachments.
This time I created an album to put photos directly in the text. Let's see how that works. I will update the progress of U-201 until patrol end.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12110
Emblem of U-201, the Fledermaus boat.
Devilish bat in front of the hunter's moon with the night sky glowing red from the glare of burning tankers.

U-201 is moving into the Gulf of Cádiz where she will spend the next 20 days.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12116
route chart

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12117
Detail chart Gulf of Cádiz with noon positions.

Probably a lucky break that the destroyer group changed course. Had they continued straight for me I may have found myself in a bit of bother.
I like to think that they did see me and got scared and ran away!

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12129
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12130
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12127
Route chart

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12128
Attack plot

Torpedo firing report. It's in German as the report itself is in German and it looks more authentic that way.
With apologies to the German speakers as my German is very poor.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12131
Front

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12132
Back

We chase a fast lone merchant towards Gibraltar Strait.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12133
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12138
Route chart and plot

We go towards the Strait to intercept a reported convoy departing Gibraltar.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12135
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12136
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12137
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The Gulf of Cádiz has proved to be a dissapointing and dangerous hunting ground. U-201 moves to the edge of the Gulf to continue her patrol.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12140
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12141
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After more than 3 frustrating weeks with very few attack opportunities we sink 2 vessels within hours of each other.
Torpedo firing report of the second attack:

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12151
Front

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12152
Back

No sign of the convoy, we will go after the lone merchant again.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12156
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12160
Attack plot

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12161
Torpedo Firing Report front

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12162
Torpedo Firing Report back

The chase after the convoy has taken U-201 away from the Gulf of Cádiz. Now low on provisions and torpedoes returning there is no use. Instead she wil wait for an opportunity to download her external torpedoes in a safe area away from air cover. There is still time to put them to use if the opportunity presents itself.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12177
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https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12166

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12167
Route chart

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12178
Attack plot

That last attack on the destroyer was an epic failure. Makes you understand why the 1WO did the surface attacks and not the commander. Doing everything yourself at the same time under duress is a good recipe for making a fool of yourself.

Torpedo firing reports of the convoy attack.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12173
1st torpedo front

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12174
1st torpedo back

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12175
2nd torpedo front

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12176
2nd torpedo back

Hmm, for whatever reason images are not showing for me (I know they are there, when I hit "quote" button I can see image links in your posts, but images themselves aren't showing when viewing the thread).