U-1701 ends a good patrol bad.

StarTrekMike · 11-01-07, 02:51 PM

This is the second patrol for my crew, though we did not sink much tonnage last time we are regarded as equals in all the pubs and have a few stories to entertain the women and haggared old U-boat crews.

U-1701 was out to see again and it felt good, the crew was in high spirits with news on the radio about the "scourge of the U-boats"...the merchants were still trying to find out a way to deal with us and I loved it, the crew loved it even more.

We were to patrol AM23 and were familier with the route, we were sure to bag a few thousand tons on the way but I wanted to conserve my eels for the trip back, I planned on a few detours and would hunt for as long as fuel would allow.

Most of the crew kept busy with books and cards while others made all kinds of racket with song and "dance". Of coarse my officers and I try to take part in the fun as often as we can, though we have limits that we must follow...they are our crew and need to understand that we are in charge...I do enjoy a good game of cards though, and many of my books are going around the boat.

One week later...

Fresh food is running very low, most of the bread has mold on it and the remaining meat had to be tossed overboard to preserve the health of the crew...and the crew is getting very tired of the boredom, they are quiet now and many of my men have expressed anger over the lack of merchants...some of the bold ones even want to see a destroyer.

We are almost to our destination and not a single merchant has been seen or heard, we took it very slow to get here and dived to use the hydrophone as much as we could...but to no avail.

Five Days later...

Contact, merchant.

I have waited for these words for a long time and quickly came to the bridge and the calm sea. The merchant was a medium sized one, moving slow and has not spotted us yet.

I order my helm officer to dive after we get into position abeam of him but not close enough to be noticed, it was daytime and alarming Tommy to early would have him weaving about like a scared animal...this has to go right for the crews sake.

"ready tubes one and two." I order and feel the boat move slightly with the added weight in the front,

I take a breath and check my binoculars again. "dive to periscope depth and rig silent!"

The crew responds with a mix of joy and worry...we are after all, attacking a single ship in broad daylight and a destroyer is sure to be on the way...they will be to slow to save this one.

The merchant inches slowly to the correct bearing as I call out it's changes to the weapons officer. "set the eels to run fast...this one can't get away!"

"fire!"

I pull out my stopwatch and wait for a agonizing thirty seconds, the crew is sweating and breathless...waiting for the big payoff.

"Torpedo impacts!" my officer yells from the hydrophone. "she is going down!"

A hail of cheers ring out around the boat as we surface and continue with our grand hunt.

Two Weeks later...

We have hunted and sank several tramp steamers and a armed trawler, we have a only the eels in our tubes left and more than a hundred deck gun shells. I order the men to head back home in a lazy way in hopes of finding another big one to finish the patrol with.

It takes awhile to get back out of english waters but the crew and I know that english merchants are still possible and we keep our watch on guard with a keen eye.

"Large Merchant!...Large one!"

I run up the ladder and look at the boat off in the distance...it was indeed a big one, I check the UZO and make out a red flag...same as english merchants!.

"Ready tubes two and four...set to maximum distance!"

I don't want this boat to see me and I am to excited to close the distance.

"Fire!"

The pair of torpedoes head away for the enemy and make contact...we head full speed to inspect the ship and revel in our last kill.

Then I see the flag from a closer view, the bright red with a swastika in the middle.

"what have we done!...what the hell have we done!"

The rest of the trip was sorrowfull...we saved who we could and dispatched a message to BDU about the tragic mistake...they tell us to return to base.

We will see if I keep my command after this incident.

Micheal Holmes

(U-1701)

papa_smurf · 11-01-07, 02:55 PM

To: U-1701
From: BDu

Return to base immediatley at best speed. Onec at base there will be a full investigation regarding the sinking of a vital German merchant vessel. This may lead to a court marshall once Gross Admiral Doenitz has been informed.

nikbear · 11-01-07, 04:16 PM

Ooops

.Ah we have all done it,I even managed to run over the blasted sloop that gets in the way when leaving willhelmshaven

I mean there's a war on and a bloody little sailing boat pissing about on the exit of the harbour

BulSoldier · 11-01-07, 04:25 PM

In my last carreer (witch ended 30 minutes ago in a tragic way) i sank one comerce raider -4800. The command wasnt very happy of my hunt,(btw it was one of the most succesiful patrol from the norweguian waters )

looney · 11-01-07, 05:09 PM

I haven't shot an Axis or neutral yet.... knock on wood.

What are the repercussions for it?

StarTrekMike · 11-01-07, 05:56 PM

You lose ALOT of renown.

not sure how much...but I think it depends on the ship.

Mike

NiclDoe · 11-01-07, 06:00 PM

What the Hell where you thinking. Uncle Karl is not going to be happy about this!

Hanomag · 11-01-07, 08:33 PM

After the firing squad, your corpse can report to starbase command where you will be charged for unauthorized Starship Regisrty Number usage!

StarTrekMike · 11-01-07, 09:08 PM

I laughed like hell about the starbase command comment...what can I say, I am a trekkie.

I redeemed myself on my next patrol...I sank two large merchants, a black swan frigate, large steamer, and two cargo/passanger vessels.

I can't remember the gross tonnage off the top of my head...but I am sure the fatherland will be pleased.

Your right...I imagine the only reason I am still in the Kriegsmarine is due to the lack of experienced U-boat skippers.

Mike

bigboywooly · 11-02-07, 12:34 AM

Most of us have been there
Sunk a friendly or very close to doing so

IIRC happened in RL too
Cant remember the uboat off the top of my head though

11-01-07, 02:51 PM	#1
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	U-1701 ends a good patrol bad. This is the second patrol for my crew, though we did not sink much tonnage last time we are regarded as equals in all the pubs and have a few stories to entertain the women and haggared old U-boat crews. U-1701 was out to see again and it felt good, the crew was in high spirits with news on the radio about the "scourge of the U-boats"...the merchants were still trying to find out a way to deal with us and I loved it, the crew loved it even more. We were to patrol AM23 and were familier with the route, we were sure to bag a few thousand tons on the way but I wanted to conserve my eels for the trip back, I planned on a few detours and would hunt for as long as fuel would allow. Most of the crew kept busy with books and cards while others made all kinds of racket with song and "dance". Of coarse my officers and I try to take part in the fun as often as we can, though we have limits that we must follow...they are our crew and need to understand that we are in charge...I do enjoy a good game of cards though, and many of my books are going around the boat. One week later... Fresh food is running very low, most of the bread has mold on it and the remaining meat had to be tossed overboard to preserve the health of the crew...and the crew is getting very tired of the boredom, they are quiet now and many of my men have expressed anger over the lack of merchants...some of the bold ones even want to see a destroyer. We are almost to our destination and not a single merchant has been seen or heard, we took it very slow to get here and dived to use the hydrophone as much as we could...but to no avail. Five Days later... Contact, merchant. I have waited for these words for a long time and quickly came to the bridge and the calm sea. The merchant was a medium sized one, moving slow and has not spotted us yet. I order my helm officer to dive after we get into position abeam of him but not close enough to be noticed, it was daytime and alarming Tommy to early would have him weaving about like a scared animal...this has to go right for the crews sake. "ready tubes one and two." I order and feel the boat move slightly with the added weight in the front, I take a breath and check my binoculars again. "dive to periscope depth and rig silent!" The crew responds with a mix of joy and worry...we are after all, attacking a single ship in broad daylight and a destroyer is sure to be on the way...they will be to slow to save this one. The merchant inches slowly to the correct bearing as I call out it's changes to the weapons officer. "set the eels to run fast...this one can't get away!" "fire!" I pull out my stopwatch and wait for a agonizing thirty seconds, the crew is sweating and breathless...waiting for the big payoff. "Torpedo impacts!" my officer yells from the hydrophone. "she is going down!" A hail of cheers ring out around the boat as we surface and continue with our grand hunt. Two Weeks later... We have hunted and sank several tramp steamers and a armed trawler, we have a only the eels in our tubes left and more than a hundred deck gun shells. I order the men to head back home in a lazy way in hopes of finding another big one to finish the patrol with. It takes awhile to get back out of english waters but the crew and I know that english merchants are still possible and we keep our watch on guard with a keen eye. "Large Merchant!...Large one!" I run up the ladder and look at the boat off in the distance...it was indeed a big one, I check the UZO and make out a red flag...same as english merchants!. "Ready tubes two and four...set to maximum distance!" I don't want this boat to see me and I am to excited to close the distance. "Fire!" The pair of torpedoes head away for the enemy and make contact...we head full speed to inspect the ship and revel in our last kill. Then I see the flag from a closer view, the bright red with a swastika in the middle. "what have we done!...what the hell have we done!" The rest of the trip was sorrowfull...we saved who we could and dispatched a message to BDU about the tragic mistake...they tell us to return to base. We will see if I keep my command after this incident. Micheal Holmes (U-1701) __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

11-01-07, 04:16 PM	#3
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Ooops .Ah we have all done it,I even managed to run over the blasted sloop that gets in the way when leaving willhelmshaven I mean there's a war on and a bloody little sailing boat pissing about on the exit of the harbour __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

11-01-07, 04:25 PM	#4
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	In my last carreer (witch ended 30 minutes ago in a tragic way) i sank one comerce raider -4800. The command wasnt very happy of my hunt,(btw it was one of the most succesiful patrol from the norweguian waters ) __________________ By the hour !

11-01-07, 05:56 PM	#6
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	sinking a friendly You lose ALOT of renown. not sure how much...but I think it depends on the ship. Mike __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

11-01-07, 06:00 PM	#7
NiclDoe Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the Air or hiding from Black Swans Posts: 760 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	What the Hell where you thinking. Uncle Karl is not going to be happy about this! __________________ The Crazy Wolf

11-01-07, 02:55 PM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	To: U-1701 From: BDu Return to base immediatley at best speed. Onec at base there will be a full investigation regarding the sinking of a vital German merchant vessel. This may lead to a court marshall once Gross Admiral Doenitz has been informed.

11-01-07, 05:09 PM	#5
looney Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sneek, The Netherlands Posts: 635 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I haven't shot an Axis or neutral yet.... knock on wood. What are the repercussions for it?

11-01-07, 08:33 PM	#8
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	After the firing squad, your corpse can report to starbase command where you will be charged for unauthorized Starship Regisrty Number usage! __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

11-01-07, 09:08 PM	#9
StarTrekMike Navy Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Made in Vermont Posts: 178 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	lol I laughed like hell about the starbase command comment...what can I say, I am a trekkie. I redeemed myself on my next patrol...I sank two large merchants, a black swan frigate, large steamer, and two cargo/passanger vessels. I can't remember the gross tonnage off the top of my head...but I am sure the fatherland will be pleased. Your right...I imagine the only reason I am still in the Kriegsmarine is due to the lack of experienced U-boat skippers. Mike __________________ I think we lost em...hey whats that pinging sound?

11-02-07, 12:34 AM	#10
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Most of us have been there Sunk a friendly or very close to doing so IIRC happened in RL too Cant remember the uboat off the top of my head though __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41