How far into your career are you?

[Task Force]

As the topic says, how far in your carear are you.

Im in early 1940 with a Viib. So far Ive sunk 200,000+ tons. attacked and completly oditarated one convoy and sunk most of anouther that had six distroyers. done 6 or 7 patrols.

[msalama]

Started in 08/39 in the 1st Flotilla as Ltn.Z.S. Paul Blasé, who retired in 02/40 after 8 patrols, having sunk some 35000 tons skippering a IIA. Then continued in the 2nd Flotilla as Ltn.Z.S. ? (can't remember his name yet & am away from my gaming computer ATM) who just started his 1st war patrol commanding a brand-new Type VIIB.

Yep, I let them retire now before they get sunk

[Effigy]

Currently on Patrol 8

U-46, 2nd Flotilla
It's Feb 1940

I just left Belchen Supply Ship and I'm headed to NYC for a scenic tour before the American's become hostile. :P Having played SHIII for a long time, I've never once sailed to NYC lol. Bout time. The forums make a nice read while en route. :P

Since I'm at sea right now I can't get you total tonnage, but the patrol before I docked with the supply ship I had just sunk a Troop Transport. HMT something, for 40k odd tonnes. A few patrols back I ran into HMS [forgot] the battleship and sunk her too for a goodly amount as well. So I'm over 100k so far, but no idea on total.

Running GWX 2.1, OLC2 Uber, and Racerboy's SH4 Effects for SH3.

It's 0800, got partial clouds above, zero precipitation, and moderate visibility. I'm putting along at 10kts and looking forward to seeing the statue of Liberty.

[mcf1]

26 Februar 1941
ObLzS Johann Sturm
commander of the U47, 7th/13th U-flotilla, based at ST. Nazaire
reporting:

4 patrols completed
Sunk 160000 tons of allied shipping
Crew losses:0

Current status and location:
Based at St. Nazaire, U47 receiving repairs.

End of report
Johann Sturm

[Annatar]

Just into my fifth patrol (January, 1940) after spending two months twiddling my thumbs at base. My own fault for limping back into port after my last patrol with all my forward tubes destroyed, forward batteries destroyed and moderate damage to the deck gun, flak gun and conning tower. Some lucky ASW Trawler.

Still, even in that state I managed to stumble into the flank of a convoy near the fourth of firth which had only two escorts running front and back.
All I had to work with was my rear tube and my position yielded no better target than a small merchant. One measly merchant when there were Ore carriers and Large Merchants sailing by unmolested.



Total tonnage for that patrol was still 20,000tons, which seems about the average haul for me.

[Puster Bill]

OK, my commander Reinhard Pfiel started in 1939 at Wilhelmshaven in a Type IIA, and it is now June 8th, 1943 game time playing DiD. Most of that time was operating out of Lorient. Current flotilla is 11th in Bergen.

Current boat is a trick-out VIIC, with Alberich, Bold 2, Metox (which at this point isn't giving any indications of aircraft, wonder why?), FuMO-30 radar, Active sonar*, etc.

I'm anxiously waiting for the VIIC/41 to become available, and schnorkels. Although I may hold off, and install the Type XXIII in place of the XXI and play that in late 1944, if I survive that long.

*I know most people ignore it, but I've found it useful for getting ranges on lone merchants, especially in iffy visibility. You can *ALMOST* successfully target a ship without a visual sighting using it. Just don't use it if there are escorts about.

[Puster Bill]

Forgot to mention, that's using GWX 1.somethingsomething.

[Captain Nemo]

Currently on Patrol 6 (March 1940) in U45 (Type VIIB), 2nd Flotilla out of Wilhelmshaven. I can't give details of tonnage sunk to date in this career at the moment, but on this patrol so far I have sunk 37,000+GRT, which includes two medium cargo ships and two AMC's. Six torpedoes remaining and am just off the north coast of Scotland hoping to make it to DH77 (west of the Canary Islands) my assigned grid.

The two AMC's were a rare sight escorted by a loan destroyer. My soundman picked up the destroyer by chance when we were on the surface but were partially submerged due to rough seas. I submerged to periscope depth and picked up three warships. This looks interesting I thought and ordered silent running. Anyway, after a while I was able to spot the two AMC's through the attack scope at a distance of around 4,000 metres travelling at 17 knots. As the seas were rough and the escorting destroyer had passed in front of me already (he was way ahead of the AMC's travelling at 20 knots), I ordered ahead one-third to close the distance as much as possible. I managed to get within around 2,500 metres of the first AMC and fired two torpedoes set at slow, 2 metres depth with impact pistols. Within a minute or two the second AMC was in an ideal position for me to fire a further two torpedoes. I thought I had a good chance of hitting the first AMC but felt that the second AMC might be lucky and increase speed and zig-zag after my torps hit the first AMC which would alert him to my presence. On time my first two torps detonated against the hull of the first AMC disabling it immediately. A little later two more detonations were heard and the second AMC sailed on for a minute or two but then succumbed to the damage the two torps had inflicted.

I went down to 90 metres at ahead-slow while the destroyer doubled back in an attempt to locate me. Thankfully he didn't even get a sniff and I sneaked away. Some screenies below showing the death throes of the AMC's.

Nemo

[predavolk]

August 1943 in a Type IXB with most upgrades (except radar). I have sunk a total of about 1,700,000 GRT after 19 missions. The pickings are getting slimmer though, so I'm seriously considering leaving Lorient and ducking into a schnorkel VIIC-41 until the XXI comes along.

[Biggs[CV]]

Gunter Steinhard commanding the Type IXB U-352. 30th patrol, April 1944. 975,000 tons of Allied shipping to our credit.

[mcf1]

@ predavolk
Keep it up like this

The allies lost so much tonnage. I guess they 're gonna run out of ships, so be
on the lookout for canoes or rafts crossing the Atlantic

[UnderseaLcpl]

Aug 41, just got a brand spanking new Type IXC.

Having a field day west Gibraltar (minus a couple close scrapes with aircraft.)

To date; approx. 1,200,000 tons sunk with GWX2.1 100% realism and a complete inability to use the TDC.

Doing it WW1-style! Iron sights FTW!

[Brag]

Balz is in July 1940 on first patrol after getting a IXB. He is teaching his crew French.

[rls669]

Late 1944, 45th patrol, GWX 2.1. Just took out a Bogue and one of the escorts, now my XXI is creeping along at 220m as the rest of them try to ruin my day. Really looking forward to getting the schnorkel RWR in a few months.

[Jimbuna]

Recent careers have lasted less than a month due to testing the dreaded Q Ships