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ninja turtle · 02-23-16, 04:18 AM

Patrol 1

As Bauer began his patrol from Helgoland on 6th February, I travelled from Kiel to Helgoland on 1st February (the beginning of the month is the default start date with a new career) with a high TC and then waited for a suitable time when I could begin the patrol (0800) on that historical day. I was then able to adjust the date and timings using notepad within SHCmdr (I'll continue to do this with any further historical careers).
I managed to follow Bauer's patrol route fairly accurately.
Bauer sank four Merchants during this patrol; I managed to sink twelve.
At the end of Bauer's patrol he was awarded the Iron Cross First Class (he had already received the second class historically on 23rd November 1939) which I also presented to 'myself'.
Both patrols lasted 28 days.
The patrol in 1940 was a leap year. Fortunately 2016 is also a leap year so the dates tallied 100%.
As already stated in post #1 U-50 was sunk on the second patrol after only a day at sea. I'm not sure whether I will continue this career in memory of Bauer and his crew or leave U-50 in port, intact, with the crew celebrating a successful patrol and enjoying their well-earned leave.

To be continued...?

02-23-16, 04:18 AM	#3
ninja turtle Frogman Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Posts: 291 Downloads: 249 Uploads: 0	Game/Historical Patrol Comparison Patrol 1 As Bauer began his patrol from Helgoland on 6th February, I travelled from Kiel to Helgoland on 1st February (the beginning of the month is the default start date with a new career) with a high TC and then waited for a suitable time when I could begin the patrol (0800) on that historical day. I was then able to adjust the date and timings using notepad within SHCmdr (I'll continue to do this with any further historical careers). I managed to follow Bauer's patrol route fairly accurately. Bauer sank four Merchants during this patrol; I managed to sink twelve. At the end of Bauer's patrol he was awarded the Iron Cross First Class (he had already received the second class historically on 23rd November 1939) which I also presented to 'myself'. Both patrols lasted 28 days. The patrol in 1940 was a leap year. Fortunately 2016 is also a leap year so the dates tallied 100%. As already stated in post #1 U-50 was sunk on the second patrol after only a day at sea. I'm not sure whether I will continue this career in memory of Bauer and his crew or leave U-50 in port, intact, with the crew celebrating a successful patrol and enjoying their well-earned leave. To be continued...?