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KL-alfman · 03-31-10, 04:04 PM

after Kaleu Friedrich Mohr (U-578) was assigned to the Baltics as an instructor, I started a new career:

Leutnant Alfred Hackel
U-599 (VIIC)
1.Flotilla, Brest
1943-02-05

patrol grid was ET57, an area SW of Freetown with a lot of air-traffic. they returned 62days later on April, 7th and had sunk 8ships with 42k tons.
four times convoy-attacks were attempted to conduct but only once the approach was successful (and led to sinking of 2ships).
the outer screen of DDs in now unpredictable when they former just were side escorts they now swarm out to 4,000m and scan the area constantly with ASDIC.
due to the cautious approach we could dive and evade all DD-runs but it gets tougher by the day.
so we concentrated on loners or two-ship convoys.
the allies covers the air nearly everywhere (will get worse when the Azores will turn into an air-base too).

hope will not sink but every ton must be earned the hard way, it seems.

03-31-10, 04:04 PM	#1103
KL-alfman Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weimar Posts: 930 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	after Kaleu Friedrich Mohr (U-578) was assigned to the Baltics as an instructor, I started a new career: Leutnant Alfred Hackel U-599 (VIIC) 1.Flotilla, Brest 1943-02-05 patrol grid was ET57, an area SW of Freetown with a lot of air-traffic. they returned 62days later on April, 7th and had sunk 8ships with 42k tons. four times convoy-attacks were attempted to conduct but only once the approach was successful (and led to sinking of 2ships). the outer screen of DDs in now unpredictable when they former just were side escorts they now swarm out to 4,000m and scan the area constantly with ASDIC. due to the cautious approach we could dive and evade all DD-runs but it gets tougher by the day. so we concentrated on loners or two-ship convoys. the allies covers the air nearly everywhere (will get worse when the Azores will turn into an air-base too). hope will not sink but every ton must be earned the hard way, it seems. __________________ Life, Liberty and Property!