U-196, a photolog of my last IX career game

[Ducimus]

Patrol 1.
Mission orders: Proceed to grid square ES32 and await further orders.



Early January, 1943, U196 leaves Bordeaux approximately 1800 hours under cover of darkness.



Being prudent, the Preining route will be used to avoid HK groups lurking in the suicide stretch.


U196 dives at first light, submerged by day, and running at ahead standard at night to shorten the time crossing the bay.

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22Jan43 Arrive ES32
New orders: Proceed to GG89, resupply from U459, NLT 10Feb43. Recon area S, and E of Cape Hope for shipping. Avoid contact until such time, exception 10K tonner's.
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27 Jan 43, U196 sinks it's first ship, a 7000 tonner. Two aft torpedo's, then finished off with gunfire.


05 Feb 43, U196 resupplies from U459




Continuing on, U 196 is somewhere south of the cape of good hope.....


A symphony of destruction, the devils drum rolls to the sound of torpedo's exploding.

Another sinking, Looking for surviors to interrogate.

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The reconoitering of Durban Harbor

yes, its safe to surface now.


This patrol is going to be over soon, only 6 torpedo's left.

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05 March43,
two torpedo's left. Position, NW of madigascar. Decision save them for emergency and return to Bordeoux.
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U-196 arrives in port.

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Patrol report:

Patrol 1
U-196, 12th Flotilla
Left at: January 8, 1943, 20:29
From: Bordeaux
Mission Orders: Patrol grid ES32

27 Jan 1943
1128 FE 64 Ship sunk! Pyro Ammunition ship, 7365 tons

05 Feb 1943
0953 Respupply from u-459

06 Feb 1943
10:36 depart U-459

10 Feb 1943
0616 GQ 65 Ship sunk! Small Merchant, 2859 tons
0629 GQ 65 Ship sunk! Tramp Steamer, 2952 tons

16 Feb 1943
1142 71 Ship sunk! Large Merchant, 11747 tons

17 Feb 1943
1607 73 Ship sunk! Large Merchant, 11749 tons

23 Feb 1943
0253 32 Ship sunk! Trawler, 101 tons
1748 79 Ship sunk! Armed Trawler, 540 tons
2342 79 Ship sunk! Tribal Class Destroyer, 1850 tons
2346 79 Ship sunk! Armed Trawler, 540 tons

24 Feb 1943
0137 79 Ship sunk! T2 Tanker, 11248 tons
0155 79 Ship sunk! Passenger Liner, 24421 tons
0222 79 Ship sunk! Small Merchant, 2424 tons
0241 79 Ship sunk! Small Merchant, 2404 tons
0301 79 Ship sunk! Fishing Boat, 83 tons
0302 79 Ship sunk! Fishing Boat, 81 tons
2331 87 Ship sunk! Tramp Steamer, 1963 tons

04 Mar 1943
0455 Long 41° 33' E, Lat 15° 42' S Ship sunk! Tramp Steamer, 1965 tons

27 Apr 1943
1334 arrive Bordeaux


Patrol results
Days at sea: 110
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 16
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 14 merchants and 3 warships for 84292 tons

H.I 92%