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Graf Paper · 10-16-08, 01:40 AM

MESSAGE BEGINS
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Obltn. z. S. Josef Schutz, 1st Frontflotille - Kiel, reporting in. My stalwart crew of U-47, "Poseidon's Wrath", has just completed our 12th patrol, February 28, 1941. Everyone is off for some well earned shore leave.

The hunting is getting tougher out there. Convoys are being protected by a greater number of escorts and some new destroyers are using side-launched depth charges in addition to the usual rear-drop racks. It makes it far more likely you'll be hit when you have six depth charges dropped in a wide horseshoe pattern. ASDIC is getting to be more precise as well.

Merchants are almost always heavily armed these days. Battling it out with the deck gun to sink a merchant will leave you with some significant damage if you're not careful in choosing your range and target.

The winter storms of the north Atlantic has made an even worse impact on our tonnage totals. These last two patrols tallied less than 20k tonnes. Our eels can't hit their targets with the way the oceans have been heaving and the constant storms makes visual spotting and the periscope nearly useless.

Hopefully, the next patrol will be more successful. We have a long layover for a major refit and repairs of my trusty Type VIIB (Installing GWX 2.1 and overhauling my mods).

Career Stats:
Total tonnage: 305,447 (40 Merchants -250,517 / 6 Warships - 54,930)

Highest medal awarded: Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
Given for the sinking of battleship "HMS Royal Oak" and cruiser "HMS California".

Crew Lost: 0

Regards,
Obltn. z. S. Josef Schutz
Commandant, U-47
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END MESSAGE

HansVonBeehan · 10-16-08, 03:10 AM

PERSONNEL FILE

Name: HANS VON BEEHAN
Date of Birth: 08APR16
Place of Birth: WITTENBERGE
Date of Intake: 01APR35 (CREW 35)

Promotions
24JAN36 SEEKADETT
01DEC36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01DEC38 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01MAR39 LEUTNANT Z. S.

Medals
22NOV40 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
03FEB41 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
08MAR41 GERMAN CROSS
08MAR41 KNIGHT'S CROSS
12MAY41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
24JUL41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
29AUG41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
03OCT41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
22NOV40 U-BOAT BADGE
22NOV40 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
U-Bootwaffe Postings
25OCT39 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
08SEP40 1st Flotilla (19 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
08SEP40 U-48, Type VIIB (19 patrols)

TOTALS:19 patrols (150 days)
Merchant/Warships
42 (40/2)165480 (162440/3040)
0 enemy planes downed
0 crew lost

***Medals
IC2=Iron Cross Second Class; IC1=Iron Cross First Class; GC=German Cross in Gold; KC=Knight's Cross; KCO=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves; KCOS=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; KCOSD=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; KCOSDG=Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

**Badges
B=U-Boat War Badge; C=U-Boat Front Clasp; W=Wound Badge.

*Qualifications
W=Watchman; G=Gunner; F=Flak Gunner; Ra=Radioman; H=Helmsman; Ma=Machinist; T=Torpedoman; Me=Medic; Re=Repair.

meduza · 10-16-08, 07:34 AM

April 1944, U-525, 7th Flotilla.

Currently in BE39, heavily damaged from destroyer and aircraft attacks. Starboard electric motor destroyed, hull condition doesn't allow diving below 100m.
Aborting the voyage to designated grid (AN41) and will continue to patrol SW approaches until my fuel and torpedo reserves allow it, or until some further damage forces me to return to base.

Despite heavy defense by sea and air units, I sank 4 ships (25,000 tons).

In my previous patrols I sank 1,670,000 tons of Allied shipping.

U-525 out.

Siara · 10-16-08, 10:11 AM

PERSONNEL FILE
Name: ERICH TOPP

Date of Birth: 19JUN11
Place of Birth: BRAUNSCHWEIG
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)

Promotions
26DEC34 SEEKADETT
01JUL35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUN37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01NOV37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
21SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
14JUN40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
23AUG40 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.

Medals
04OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
19NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
28JAN40 GERMAN CROSS
28JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
23MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
18MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
23AUG40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
17FEB41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
19NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE
19NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP

U-Bootwaffe Postings
22NOV38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (5 patrols)
28FEB40 7th/13th Flotilla (7 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-46, Type VIIB (11 patrols)
20MAR41 U-552, Type VIIC (1 patrols)

TOTALS: 12 patrols (371 days) 70 (69/1) 292899 (292419/480)
0 enemy planes downed
0 crew lost

10-16-08, 01:40 AM	#1
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	MESSAGE BEGINS --------------------- Obltn. z. S. Josef Schutz, 1st Frontflotille - Kiel, reporting in. My stalwart crew of U-47, "Poseidon's Wrath", has just completed our 12th patrol, February 28, 1941. Everyone is off for some well earned shore leave. The hunting is getting tougher out there. Convoys are being protected by a greater number of escorts and some new destroyers are using side-launched depth charges in addition to the usual rear-drop racks. It makes it far more likely you'll be hit when you have six depth charges dropped in a wide horseshoe pattern. ASDIC is getting to be more precise as well. Merchants are almost always heavily armed these days. Battling it out with the deck gun to sink a merchant will leave you with some significant damage if you're not careful in choosing your range and target. The winter storms of the north Atlantic has made an even worse impact on our tonnage totals. These last two patrols tallied less than 20k tonnes. Our eels can't hit their targets with the way the oceans have been heaving and the constant storms makes visual spotting and the periscope nearly useless. Hopefully, the next patrol will be more successful. We have a long layover for a major refit and repairs of my trusty Type VIIB (Installing GWX 2.1 and overhauling my mods). Career Stats: Total tonnage: 305,447 (40 Merchants -250,517 / 6 Warships - 54,930) Highest medal awarded: Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Given for the sinking of battleship "HMS Royal Oak" and cruiser "HMS California". Crew Lost: 0 Regards, Obltn. z. S. Josef Schutz Commandant, U-47 ---------------------------------- END MESSAGE __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

10-16-08, 07:34 AM	#3
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	April 1944, U-525, 7th Flotilla. Currently in BE39, heavily damaged from destroyer and aircraft attacks. Starboard electric motor destroyed, hull condition doesn't allow diving below 100m. Aborting the voyage to designated grid (AN41) and will continue to patrol SW approaches until my fuel and torpedo reserves allow it, or until some further damage forces me to return to base. Despite heavy defense by sea and air units, I sank 4 ships (25,000 tons). In my previous patrols I sank 1,670,000 tons of Allied shipping. U-525 out. __________________

10-16-08, 10:11 AM	#4
Siara Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mitcham/London Posts: 818 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	PERSONNEL FILE Name: ERICH TOPP Date of Birth: 19JUN11 Place of Birth: BRAUNSCHWEIG Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34) Promotions 26DEC34 SEEKADETT 01JUL35 FÄHNRICH Z. S. 01JUN37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S. 01NOV37 LEUTNANT Z. S. 21SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. 14JUN40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT 23AUG40 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Medals 04OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS 19NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS 28JAN40 GERMAN CROSS 28JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS 23MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES 18MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS 23AUG40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS 17FEB41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS Badges 19NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE 19NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP U-Bootwaffe Postings 22NOV38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training) 01SEP39 1st Flotilla (5 patrols) 28FEB40 7th/13th Flotilla (7 patrols) U-Boat Commands 01SEP39 U-46, Type VIIB (11 patrols) 20MAR41 U-552, Type VIIC (1 patrols) TOTALS: 12 patrols (371 days) 70 (69/1) 292899 (292419/480) 0 enemy planes downed 0 crew lost __________________ Master Models

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10-16-08, 03:10 AM	#2
HansVonBeehan Torpedoman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ramsgate, Kent Posts: 114 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	PERSONNEL FILE Name: HANS VON BEEHAN Date of Birth: 08APR16 Place of Birth: WITTENBERGE Date of Intake: 01APR35 (CREW 35) Promotions 24JAN36 SEEKADETT 01DEC36 FÄHNRICH Z. S. 01DEC38 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S. 01MAR39 LEUTNANT Z. S. Medals 22NOV40 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS 03FEB41 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS 08MAR41 GERMAN CROSS 08MAR41 KNIGHT'S CROSS 12MAY41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES 24JUL41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS 29AUG41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS 03OCT41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS Badges 22NOV40 U-BOAT BADGE 22NOV40 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP U-Bootwaffe Postings 25OCT39 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training) 08SEP40 1st Flotilla (19 patrols) U-Boat Commands 08SEP40 U-48, Type VIIB (19 patrols) TOTALS:19 patrols (150 days) Merchant/Warships 42 (40/2)165480 (162440/3040) 0 enemy planes downed 0 crew lost *Medals IC2=Iron Cross Second Class; IC1=Iron Cross First Class; GC=German Cross in Gold; KC=Knight's Cross; KCO=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves; KCOS=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords; KCOSD=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds; KCOSDG=Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Badges B=U-Boat War Badge; C=U-Boat Front Clasp; W=Wound Badge. *Qualifications W=Watchman; G=Gunner; F=Flak Gunner; Ra=Radioman; H=Helmsman; Ma=Machinist; T=Torpedoman; Me=Medic; Re=Repair.