Operation Drumbeat

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 02:37 PM

Ive just started my 24th patrol. Its Boxing day 1941 and Im en route to grid CA64 340km SE of New York. Im in U-123 a TypeIXB. Wish me luck. I will keep you all updated.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:13 PM

Jan 10 1942 grid CB94. Nothing to report so far. Weather has been ok. Im worried about fuel but the navigator assures me we will get back.

Dread Knot · 03-15-14, 03:23 PM

Should you make into New York Harbor give my regards to Broadway.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:26 PM

Jan 13 1942 grid CA64. Ive reached the assigned grid. Still no contacts?

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:35 PM

Jan 14 1942 1600 grid CA64. Aircraft sighted. Crash dived to evade.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:41 PM

Jan 14 1942 2114 grid CA64. Surfaced to resume patrol.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:46 PM

Jan 15 1942 0148 grid CA56. Have left CA64 and I have set course for CA52 to carry out another 24 hour patrol. Still no ships encountered. (I sincerely hope this thread gets some action).

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 03:52 PM

Jan 16 1942 0103 grid CA52. Contact report received of a lone merchant travelling fast in a southerly direction through grid CA52. Plotted intetcept course.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 04:10 PM

Jan 16 1942 0435 grid CA52. Small Tanker sighted. Engaged submerged with 2 torpedoes scoring 2 hits. She sank for 2051GRT. The first one snapped the hull into two!

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 04:19 PM

Jan 16 1942 0939 grid CA28 Ive decided to extend the patrol into the mouth of the Hudson River expecting more contacts. Fuels still ok by about 5000km.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 04:25 PM

Jan 16 1942 1320 grid CA51. We are in sight of the coast. I intend to sail south along the coast as far as CA54 and then set course for Lorient. No contacts in the mouth of the Hudson.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 04:40 PM

Jan 16 1942 1805 grid CA51. Coastal Tanker sighted and sank using deck gun for 1240GRT.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 04:55 PM

Jan 16 1942 1811 grid CA51 2 Great Lakes Freighters sighted. Engaged both with deck gun and sank for 1788GRT and 1789GRT respectively.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 05:10 PM

Jan 17 1942 0400 grid CA54. Ive decided to extend our southward journey to CA81, 150km West of Norfolk.

scott_c2911 · 03-15-14, 05:17 PM

Jan 17 1942 1451 grid CA81. Set course for Lorient. If we hit a storm going back we will be running on fumes. It has been a poor patrol so far. We are going to follow the England - Halifax convoy route back for some of the way. We may catch a convoy.

03-15-14, 02:37 PM	#1
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Operation Drumbeat Ive just started my 24th patrol. Its Boxing day 1941 and Im en route to grid CA64 340km SE of New York. Im in U-123 a TypeIXB. Wish me luck. I will keep you all updated. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:13 PM	#2
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 10 1942 grid CB94. Nothing to report so far. Weather has been ok. Im worried about fuel but the navigator assures me we will get back. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:26 PM	#4
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 13 1942 grid CA64. Ive reached the assigned grid. Still no contacts? __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:35 PM	#5
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 14 1942 1600 grid CA64. Aircraft sighted. Crash dived to evade. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:41 PM	#6
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 14 1942 2114 grid CA64. Surfaced to resume patrol. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:23 PM	#3
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Should you make into New York Harbor give my regards to Broadway.

03-15-14, 03:46 PM	#7
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 15 1942 0148 grid CA56. Have left CA64 and I have set course for CA52 to carry out another 24 hour patrol. Still no ships encountered. (I sincerely hope this thread gets some action). __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 03:52 PM	#8
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 16 1942 0103 grid CA52. Contact report received of a lone merchant travelling fast in a southerly direction through grid CA52. Plotted intetcept course. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-.. Last edited by scott_c2911; 03-15-14 at 04:14 PM.

03-15-14, 04:10 PM	#9
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 16 1942 0435 grid CA52. Small Tanker sighted. Engaged submerged with 2 torpedoes scoring 2 hits. She sank for 2051GRT. The first one snapped the hull into two! __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-.. Last edited by scott_c2911; 03-15-14 at 04:26 PM.

03-15-14, 04:19 PM	#10
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 16 1942 0939 grid CA28 Ive decided to extend the patrol into the mouth of the Hudson River expecting more contacts. Fuels still ok by about 5000km. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 04:25 PM	#11
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 16 1942 1320 grid CA51. We are in sight of the coast. I intend to sail south along the coast as far as CA54 and then set course for Lorient. No contacts in the mouth of the Hudson. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 04:40 PM	#12
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 16 1942 1805 grid CA51. Coastal Tanker sighted and sank using deck gun for 1240GRT. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 04:55 PM	#13
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 16 1942 1811 grid CA51 2 Great Lakes Freighters sighted. Engaged both with deck gun and sank for 1788GRT and 1789GRT respectively. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 05:10 PM	#14
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 17 1942 0400 grid CA54. Ive decided to extend our southward journey to CA81, 150km West of Norfolk. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

03-15-14, 05:17 PM	#15
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Jan 17 1942 1451 grid CA81. Set course for Lorient. If we hit a storm going back we will be running on fumes. It has been a poor patrol so far. We are going to follow the England - Halifax convoy route back for some of the way. We may catch a convoy. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..