Latest casualty of the war - U-94 sunk

[Leg]

rest in peace... I've been reading your reports with interest

[Packerton]

R.I.P Kaluen.

Hopefully I will have better luck in my current career.

[Paul Riley]

Thanks guys,I appreciate your support.

Looking back I know what went wrong,a combination of night time,being unable to weigh up enemy strength properly,confrontation with a new type of ship (panic and excitement),but mainly I was desperate to get as much depth as possible and the high speed basically sealed our fate from the start.With that much activity above you,and not even at 50m yet,and an air of panic and confusion,and going at high speed...you know the rest

Well,I learned a few things from that disaster,be focused,calm,and keep that speed down.I also need to remain focused more during damage control.I'm also thinking of making it standard to dive during night time now,better to detect threats much further in the day,just like with aircraft.

[Leg]

Always better to be cold blooded; that's also the reason I use a type IX... It isn't safe to do anything without thinking about it twice

[sunvalleyslim]

Sorry to hear about your loss Kapt.
At least you can start a new career
Wasn't that way for most during WWII......
If I lose a boat I always start with a new Kapt.
Best Of Luck..............

[Paul Riley]

Again,thanks for the support,and best of luck to you all also.
@leg
I am a bit reluctant to go out in a type IX (at the moment),especially in areas nearer to Britain,I have tried em before and find they can't crash dive quick enough,but they do have a heavier AA armament.Realistically speaking,I think its better to dive at all times against aircraft,too risky to lose some of your watch crew because you couldn't cause enough damage with the guns,even more so for me now with a novice crew

[Paul Riley]

I think Roald Larson put a jinx on my U-Boat,he predicted,with quite unnerving accuracy that I would be sunk before Nov 2nd,but by aircraft I think he meant.Ironic though that our fate was met on the night of the 2nd
Strange happenings what can happen far out at sea,the souls of the lost cry on the wind

[Leg]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Again,thanks for the support,and best of luck to you all also.
@leg
I am a bit reluctant to go out in a type IX (at the moment),especially in areas nearer to Britain,I have tried em before and find they can't crash dive quick enough,but they do have a heavier AA armament.Realistically speaking,I think its better to dive at all times against aircraft,too risky to lose some of your watch crew because you couldn't cause enough damage with the guns,even more so for me now with a novice crew

Sure it is dangerous to patrol grids near Britain with a type IX; actually I use it to go to far areas; and currently I am still in the 1940 happy time. This sub is bigger and slower to dive; it is also heavier and submerged it takes a longer time to turn than the type VII; so you have to be prudent and think about every move and plan carefully your attacks. It is helping me to be more reflective than I was with the VII. When I am in areas I know there's big possibility of aircrafts I go desh awash; in the future; when the situation will get hot, possibly I'll switch to a type VIIC\41. I rather prefer to don't engage with AA enemy planes, but just dive.. except if I am reloading externals.