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Threadfin · 10-13-06, 01:51 PM

Patrol 14, February 6 - February 21, 1944

(I tried to get a XXI and advance the date to mid-summer to represent the training and so forth, but after several attempts I finally said screw it and sailed in February, which is way too early to get a XXI, but there you go).

We took command of U-2502, a new type XXI elektroboot, outfitted with lots of fancy gadgets, and with half a load of acoustic torpedos, set sail on our fourteenth patrol. With exceptional submerged speed, 23 torpedos all stored internally, fast auto-reload, and many other nifty features we were certain we could put a serious dent in the Allied navies.

One week into the patrol we reached a good position on a River, and sank him with a type IV Falke.

Moving north a week later through AM42 we picked up a task force that eventually became one Nelson class BB with ten!! escorts. I thought about turning tail, but tried to make an attack. Reached a good position, but too good, and the starboard flank escorts began echo ranging on U-2502 before we could fire. One ran over the top of us, exploding. Several men on board U-2502 were killed, and flooding was severe. Several more escorts took turns adding to the damage and U-2502 was sunk with all hands on February 21, 1944 by ramming and depth charges.

The career of Oberleutnant z. S. Wilhelm Hofmann, and the crew of U-49/U-94/U-553/U-2502

Patrols=14
TonnageSunk=358009.000000
MerchantTotalTonnage=0.000000
WarshipsTotalTonnage=358009.000000
ShipsSunkNb=84
MerchantTotalShipsSunk=0
WarshipsTotalShipsSunk=84
PatrolCraftSunk=3
CorvetteSunk=1
FrigateSunk=2
DestroyerEscortSunk=4
DestroyerSunk=61
MineSweeperSunk=0
LightCruiserSunk=4
HeavyCruiserSunk=0
EscortCarrierSunk=2
AircraftCarrierSunk=1
BattleCruiserSunk=0
BattleShipSunk=5
MineLayingShipSunk=0
AuxiliaryCruiserSunk=1
PlanesDownNb=5

Career was played with all realism settings checked aside from auto-map.

10-13-06, 01:51 PM	#16
Threadfin Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,163 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Patrol 14, February 6 - February 21, 1944 (I tried to get a XXI and advance the date to mid-summer to represent the training and so forth, but after several attempts I finally said screw it and sailed in February, which is way too early to get a XXI, but there you go). We took command of U-2502, a new type XXI elektroboot, outfitted with lots of fancy gadgets, and with half a load of acoustic torpedos, set sail on our fourteenth patrol. With exceptional submerged speed, 23 torpedos all stored internally, fast auto-reload, and many other nifty features we were certain we could put a serious dent in the Allied navies. One week into the patrol we reached a good position on a River, and sank him with a type IV Falke. Moving north a week later through AM42 we picked up a task force that eventually became one Nelson class BB with ten!! escorts. I thought about turning tail, but tried to make an attack. Reached a good position, but too good, and the starboard flank escorts began echo ranging on U-2502 before we could fire. One ran over the top of us, exploding. Several men on board U-2502 were killed, and flooding was severe. Several more escorts took turns adding to the damage and U-2502 was sunk with all hands on February 21, 1944 by ramming and depth charges. The career of Oberleutnant z. S. Wilhelm Hofmann, and the crew of U-49/U-94/U-553/U-2502 Patrols=14 TonnageSunk=358009.000000 MerchantTotalTonnage=0.000000 WarshipsTotalTonnage=358009.000000 ShipsSunkNb=84 MerchantTotalShipsSunk=0 WarshipsTotalShipsSunk=84 PatrolCraftSunk=3 CorvetteSunk=1 FrigateSunk=2 DestroyerEscortSunk=4 DestroyerSunk=61 MineSweeperSunk=0 LightCruiserSunk=4 HeavyCruiserSunk=0 EscortCarrierSunk=2 AircraftCarrierSunk=1 BattleCruiserSunk=0 BattleShipSunk=5 MineLayingShipSunk=0 AuxiliaryCruiserSunk=1 PlanesDownNb=5 Career was played with all realism settings checked aside from auto-map. __________________ What? Behind the rabbit?