DAY 01
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FROM: U202
TO: BDU
31JUL1941 2049 HOURS
DAILY COMPULSARY REPORT
DEPARTED BREST EN ROUTE TO ASSIGNED PATROL AREAS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE : FOURTEEN TOREPDOS ON BOARD : TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY ROUNDS DECK GUN HIGH EXPLOSIVE : ONE THOUSAND ROUNDS AA : WEATHER OBSERVATION OMITTED : EXPECT NEXT REPORT WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS : J WINTERGARTEN :: END
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U-202 Log Book
We are en route now to our assigned patol areas. First we will pass through KM grids BF51 BF42 BF43 and BF17 where we will spend a few days in search of merchant shipping transporting supplies to and from the Med and areas of North Africa. Then, we will turn northwest to patrol the choke point in the western approaches in the vicinity of grids AM52 and AM02. Finally we will turn west to patrol the area of the Rockall Banks before returning to port. Ernst estimates the entire patrol should take anywhere from 12 to 15 days depending on weather and the frequency of encounters with the enemy. Thus far, all systems appear operational. we should lose contact with land in approximately 4 hours. Plan to surprise the crew with a crash dive to be followed by a weapons test at approximately 0100 hours.
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