U-32 patrol diary

meduza · 11-11-08, 04:39 PM

March 24, 1940 Sailed out of Wilhelmshaven
Day 2 Sank Granville type freighter
Day 4 Sank Small freighter
Day 6 Sank Granville and Small freighter
Day 7 Nothing but empty sea
Day 8 Nothing but empty sea
Day 9 Nothing but empty sea
Day 10 Nothing but empty sea
Day 11 Nothing but empty sea
Day 12 Nothing but empty sea
Day 13 Nothing but empty sea
Day 14 Nothing but empty sea
Day 15 Nothing but empty sea
Day 16 Nothing but empty sea
Day 17 Nothing but empty sea
Day 18 Nothing but empty sea
Day 19 Nothing but empty sea
Day 20 Nothing but empty sea
Day 21 Nothing but empty sea
Day 23 Nothing but empty sea
Day 24 Nothing but empty sea
Day 25 Nothing but empty sea
Day 26 Nothing but ...

Jimbuna · 11-11-08, 04:51 PM

Whereabouts are you located :hmm:

meduza · 11-11-08, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Whereabouts are you located :hmm:

Currently west of Gibraltar.
This is the chart of my patrol, dots represent sunk ships

Myxale · 11-11-08, 07:18 PM

Wow, you must be a ballsy one, taking the Channel!

Anyway, the lack of ships is clearly your fault, you're not aggressive enough?!

meduza · 11-11-08, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Myxale

Wow, you must be a ballsy one, taking the Channel!

The stormy weather was very helpfull

. And the fact that it's only 1940. I do plan to return around UK.

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Originally Posted by Myxale

Anyway, the lack of ships is clearly your fault, you're not aggressive enough?!

bookworm_020 · 11-11-08, 09:48 PM

Welcome to the real world of Sub patrols!

Jimbuna · 11-12-08, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by meduza

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Whereabouts are you located :hmm:

Currently west of Gibraltar.
This is the chart of my patrol, dots represent sunk ships

I would hang about where you are....you should enconter plenty of sport arond that area

meduza · 11-12-08, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I would hang about where you are....you should enconter plenty of sport arond that area

That's my usual hunting ground

. But this time I'm patrolling the place for days, and nothing. I did the same with the SW approach (BE36/39), with the same result. I guess I'm out of luck this time.

I'll continue my patrol while the fuel permits...

Bosje · 11-12-08, 10:12 AM

are you sure to do regular hydrophone checks? the ships are probably there but with bad weather and all, the watch crew may need a hand

or perhaps the English are so scared of a Channel-runner that they halted all merchant traffic on the Atlantic

meduza · 11-12-08, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bosje

are you sure to do regular hydrophone checks? the ships are probably there but with bad weather and all, the watch crew may need a hand

Yep, I do regular hydrophones checks, every 2 hours (more or less). Most of the time I man the station personaly.
Regarding the weather, I had my share of storms, but also had some fine weather, with unlimited visibility.

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Originally Posted by Bosje

or perhaps the English are so scared of a Channel-runner that they halted all merchant traffic on the Atlantic

If that's the case, next time I'll go around Greenland.

Wreford-Brown · 11-12-08, 11:21 AM

Use the compass to draw a circle 18km across.
Drag the compass until the circle you've drawn fills the western end of the Gibraltar channel.
Put your sub in the middle of the circle at periscope depth.
Wait for contact.
Sink contact.
Repeat until torpedoes and deck gun ammo gone.
Rearm at Thalia (or home base if Thalia not deployed).
Repeat.

meduza · 11-12-08, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

Use the compass to draw a circle 18km across.
Drag the compass until the circle you've drawn fills the western end of the Gibraltar channel.
Put your sub in the middle of the circle at periscope depth.
Wait for contact.
Sink contact.
Repeat until torpedoes and deck gun ammo gone.
Rearm at Thalia (or home base if Thalia not deployed).
Repeat.

Good tip

Well, my luck finaly changed. It started with a disaster - my saved game was corrupted (although I saved away from land or ships :hmm

.
I reloaded a previous save (5-6 days game time earlier), and detected a small French convoy; Large Merchant and Medium Cargo, escorted by Armed Trawler.

I stayed on surface and sank both merchants. As I was leaving the scene, I enjoyed watching the Trawler's futile attempts to locate me with the searchlight...

Jimbuna · 11-12-08, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by meduza

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

Use the compass to draw a circle 18km across.
Drag the compass until the circle you've drawn fills the western end of the Gibraltar channel.
Put your sub in the middle of the circle at periscope depth.
Wait for contact.
Sink contact.
Repeat until torpedoes and deck gun ammo gone.
Rearm at Thalia (or home base if Thalia not deployed).
Repeat.

Good tip

Well, my luck finaly changed. It started with a disaster - my saved game was corrupted (although I saved away from land or ships :hmm

.
I reloaded a previous save (5-6 days game time earlier), and detected a small French convoy; Large Merchant and Medium Cargo, escorted by Armed Trawler.

I stayed on surface and sank both merchants. As I was leaving the scene, I enjoyed watching the Trawler's futile attempts to locate me with the searchlight...

If it was French....no wonder :p

meduza · 11-12-08, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

If it was French....no wonder :p

:rotfl::rotfl:

Brag · 11-12-08, 03:17 PM

Keep it up and I'll let you buy me a drink

11-11-08, 04:39 PM	#1
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	U-32 patrol diary March 24, 1940 Sailed out of Wilhelmshaven Day 2 Sank Granville type freighter Day 4 Sank Small freighter Day 6 Sank Granville and Small freighter Day 7 Nothing but empty sea Day 8 Nothing but empty sea Day 9 Nothing but empty sea Day 10 Nothing but empty sea Day 11 Nothing but empty sea Day 12 Nothing but empty sea Day 13 Nothing but empty sea Day 14 Nothing but empty sea Day 15 Nothing but empty sea Day 16 Nothing but empty sea Day 17 Nothing but empty sea Day 18 Nothing but empty sea Day 19 Nothing but empty sea Day 20 Nothing but empty sea Day 21 Nothing but empty sea Day 23 Nothing but empty sea Day 24 Nothing but empty sea Day 25 Nothing but empty sea Day 26 Nothing but ... __________________

11-11-08, 04:51 PM	#2
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Bosje Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 732 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	are you sure to do regular hydrophone checks? the ships are probably there but with bad weather and all, the watch crew may need a hand or perhaps the English are so scared of a Channel-runner that they halted all merchant traffic on the Atlantic __________________ And when an 800-ton Uboat has you by the tits... you listen!

11-12-08, 11:21 AM	#11
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Use the compass to draw a circle 18km across. Drag the compass until the circle you've drawn fills the western end of the Gibraltar channel. Put your sub in the middle of the circle at periscope depth. Wait for contact. Sink contact. Repeat until torpedoes and deck gun ammo gone. Rearm at Thalia (or home base if Thalia not deployed). Repeat. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

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