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ninja turtle · 12-23-15, 12:50 PM

Patrol 2

I was able to start the patrol at the correct historical date, although whether the actual time was correct is uncertain but not really necessary.
Rosenbaum's boat had to return to port due to a bow plane defect. Even though I have malfunctions option checked, my boat was sea-worthy throughout.
On 5 April a British submarine fired three torpedoes at Rosenbaum's boat but all missed. This was possibly around grid AN46. I did not come across other submersibles apart from 'U-6'.
On 10 April SW of Norway a Wellington bomber attacked Rosenbaum's boat, dropping one bomb but with no damage. I encountered one aircraft but crash dived early enough to avoid any attack.
Although Rosenbaum had to return on 15 April, the remainder of Group 8 didn't set course for Wilhelmshaven until about the 17-18, arriving in WS about the 19. These gave me another 3 days extra for my patrol.
Rosenbaum's patrol was 12 days.
My patrol was 15 days.
Rosenbaum finished his two patrols without any tonnage. My result was 3 x Merchants = 11831 GRT and a U-Boat Front Clasp.
After U-2, Rosenbaum took command of U-73 (VIIB) in September 1940, setting sail on its first war patrol in February 1941.

To be continued...

12-23-15, 12:50 PM	#10
ninja turtle Frogman Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Posts: 291 Downloads: 249 Uploads: 0	Game/Historical Patrol Comparison Patrol 2 I was able to start the patrol at the correct historical date, although whether the actual time was correct is uncertain but not really necessary. Rosenbaum's boat had to return to port due to a bow plane defect. Even though I have malfunctions option checked, my boat was sea-worthy throughout. On 5 April a British submarine fired three torpedoes at Rosenbaum's boat but all missed. This was possibly around grid AN46. I did not come across other submersibles apart from 'U-6'. On 10 April SW of Norway a Wellington bomber attacked Rosenbaum's boat, dropping one bomb but with no damage. I encountered one aircraft but crash dived early enough to avoid any attack. Although Rosenbaum had to return on 15 April, the remainder of Group 8 didn't set course for Wilhelmshaven until about the 17-18, arriving in WS about the 19. These gave me another 3 days extra for my patrol. Rosenbaum's patrol was 12 days. My patrol was 15 days. Rosenbaum finished his two patrols without any tonnage. My result was 3 x Merchants = 11831 GRT and a U-Boat Front Clasp. After U-2, Rosenbaum took command of U-73 (VIIB) in September 1940, setting sail on its first war patrol in February 1941. To be continued... Last edited by ninja turtle; 12-23-15 at 05:02 PM.