Third war patrol U-201

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:15 AM

U-201 is currently out on her third patrol. During this patrol I keep a war diary in the style of the real KTB outside of the game. I play very slowly and try to record everything to create a complete record that somewhat resembles the real records kept by U-boats.

In this thread I will share the war diary of this patrol with relevant attack plots, reports and maps. I shared the first two patrols in other threads by using attachments.
This time I created an album to put photos directly in the text. Let's see how that works. I will update the progress of U-201 until patrol end.

Emblem of U-201, the Fledermaus boat.
Devilish bat in front of the hunter's moon with the night sky glowing red from the glare of burning tankers.

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:19 AM

Logbook entries

Cover page.

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page 2

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page 4

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:23 AM

U-201 is moving into the Gulf of Cádiz where she will spend the next 20 days.

route chart

Detail chart Gulf of Cádiz with noon positions.

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:37 AM

A long chase after a fast lone merchant towards Gibraltar Strait.

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Attack plot

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Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:46 AM

An unexpected encounter.

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Attack plot

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Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:53 AM

A close call.

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Route chart and plot

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 10:59 AM

Probably a lucky break that the destroyer group changed course. Had they continued straight for me I may have found myself in a bit of bother.
I like to think that they did see me and got scared and ran away!

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Route chart

Attack plot

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 11:00 AM

Torpedo firing report. It's in German as the report itself is in German and it looks more authentic that way.
With apologies to the German speakers as my German is very poor.

Front

Back

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 12:01 PM

We chase a fast lone merchant towards Gibraltar Strait.

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Route chart and plot

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 12:06 PM

We go towards the Strait to intercept a reported convoy departing Gibraltar.

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Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 12:56 PM

The Gulf of Cádiz has proved to be a dissapointing and dangerous hunting ground. U-201 moves to the edge of the Gulf to continue her patrol.

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Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 01:02 PM

U-201 continues to operate at the edge of the Gulf of Cádiz.

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Route chart.

Attack plot

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 01:05 PM

Torpedo firing report.

Front

Back

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 01:09 PM

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Attack plot

Torpedo Firing Report front

Torpedo Firing Report back

Markus Witt · 11-05-21, 01:57 PM

We receive a convoy contact report. It is not far away.

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Route chart

Attack plot

11-05-21, 10:15 AM	#1
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	Third war patrol U-201 U-201 is currently out on her third patrol. During this patrol I keep a war diary in the style of the real KTB outside of the game. I play very slowly and try to record everything to create a complete record that somewhat resembles the real records kept by U-boats. In this thread I will share the war diary of this patrol with relevant attack plots, reports and maps. I shared the first two patrols in other threads by using attachments. This time I created an album to put photos directly in the text. Let's see how that works. I will update the progress of U-201 until patrol end. Emblem of U-201, the Fledermaus boat. Devilish bat in front of the hunter's moon with the night sky glowing red from the glare of burning tankers. Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 07:31 PM.

11-05-21, 10:19 AM	#2
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	Logbook entries Cover page. page 1 page 2 page3 page 4 Last edited by Markus Witt; 01-18-22 at 04:48 AM.

11-05-21, 10:46 AM	#5
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	An unexpected encounter. page7 Attack plot page 8 Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 04:32 PM.

11-05-21, 10:53 AM	#6
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	A close call. page 9 Route chart and plot Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 04:32 PM.

11-05-21, 11:00 AM	#8
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	Torpedo firing report. It's in German as the report itself is in German and it looks more authentic that way. With apologies to the German speakers as my German is very poor. Front Back Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 06:38 PM.

11-05-21, 12:01 PM	#9
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	We chase a fast lone merchant towards Gibraltar Strait. Page 12 Route chart and plot Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 04:34 PM.

11-05-21, 12:06 PM	#10
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	We go towards the Strait to intercept a reported convoy departing Gibraltar. Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 12:29 PM.

11-05-21, 12:56 PM	#11
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	The Gulf of Cádiz has proved to be a dissapointing and dangerous hunting ground. U-201 moves to the edge of the Gulf to continue her patrol. Page 16 Page 17

11-05-21, 01:02 PM	#12
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	U-201 continues to operate at the edge of the Gulf of Cádiz. Page 18 Page 19 Route chart. Attack plot Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 05:19 PM.

11-05-21, 01:05 PM	#13
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	Torpedo firing report. Front Back

11-05-21, 01:09 PM	#14
Markus Witt Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AN8563 Posts: 171 Downloads: 312 Uploads: 0	Page 20 Page 21 Attack plot Torpedo Firing Report front Torpedo Firing Report back Last edited by Markus Witt; 11-05-21 at 04:39 PM.