U49's final patrol - DiD

danurve · 03-16-07, 01:28 PM

CAPTAIN'S LOG

25 Jun 1941
0243 Patrol 29
U-49, 7th Flotilla
Left at: June 25, 1941, 02:43
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE64
0722 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber
0723 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber
0831 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber
0831 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber
1631 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber
1631 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber
28 Jun 1941
0736 BE 65 Ship sunk! Large Cargo, 6576 tons
1451 BE 64 Ship sunk! Large Cargo, 6577 tons
02 Jul 1941
1729 BE 61 Ship sunk! Empire Celt Tanker, 8646 tons
1730 BE 61 Ship sunk! T3 Tanker, 8436 tons
1740 BE 61 Ship sunk! Small Merchant, 3608 tons
1741 BE 61 Ship sunk! Troop Transport, 9391 tons
03 Jul 1941
0418 BE 62 Ship sunk! T3 Tanker, 10328 tons
0421 BE 62 Ship sunk! Troop Transport, 8347 tons
0444 Patrol results
Crew losses: 46 dead
Ships sunk: 8
Aircraft destroyed: 6
Patrol tonage: 61909 tons

Balls!!
It's just not fair I tell you, just when I thought I was finally headed for `42

Keelbuster · 03-16-07, 01:33 PM

What got you? How did it happen?

Tiny · 03-16-07, 01:35 PM

The U-boat Is Not An Anti Aircraft Platform.

danurve · 03-16-07, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiny

The U-boat Is Not An Anti Aircraft Platform.

I'll try and remember to tell my gunner that. Gosh darn it, I guess I can't he's dead.

Jimbuna · 03-16-07, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiny

The U-boat Is Not An Anti Aircraft Platform.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

danurve · 03-16-07, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keelbuster

What got you? How did it happen?

I shadowed the same convoy I attacked in BE 61. Escaped after the first attack by slipping under the convoy to silent running, 2 knots, 60, 90, then to 160ish, then eventually a steady 2 degrees to starboard. 2 days repairing damage and shadowing, attacked again in BE 62. Tried the same evasion tactic, there was 4 escorts, one of them had me pegged dead on at 70m. Boat was a VIIB btw.

Keelbuster · 03-16-07, 02:15 PM

A noble demise...

03-16-07, 01:28 PM	#1
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	U49's final patrol - DiD CAPTAIN'S LOG 25 Jun 1941 0243 Patrol 29 U-49, 7th Flotilla Left at: June 25, 1941, 02:43 From: St. Nazaire Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE64 0722 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber 0723 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber 0831 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber 0831 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber 1631 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber 1631 BF 56 Aircraft destroyed! Hudson MK3 Bomber 28 Jun 1941 0736 BE 65 Ship sunk! Large Cargo, 6576 tons 1451 BE 64 Ship sunk! Large Cargo, 6577 tons 02 Jul 1941 1729 BE 61 Ship sunk! Empire Celt Tanker, 8646 tons 1730 BE 61 Ship sunk! T3 Tanker, 8436 tons 1740 BE 61 Ship sunk! Small Merchant, 3608 tons 1741 BE 61 Ship sunk! Troop Transport, 9391 tons 03 Jul 1941 0418 BE 62 Ship sunk! T3 Tanker, 10328 tons 0421 BE 62 Ship sunk! Troop Transport, 8347 tons 0444 Patrol results Crew losses: 46 dead Ships sunk: 8 Aircraft destroyed: 6 Patrol tonage: 61909 tons Balls!! It's just not fair I tell you, just when I thought I was finally headed for `42 __________________

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Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	A noble demise... __________________

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