How far into your career are you? - Page 3

Chisum · 07-25-08, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Type II isn't meant to go into the Atlantic.

Ok, not IN the Atlantic but near the coasts of South England and Ireland.
No ?

Quote:

And if you can safely cross the Channel then the game still isn't realistic enough.

I don't know, I was not in the channel early in the world war 2.
I'm just playing a game and answering to an other mate who plays in the same game. And I know it enought to say that you can cruise in the channel early in the war.

That's all I say.

Task Force · 07-25-08, 02:03 AM

Task Forces new report... mid 1940 U45

Curent status Lutenentkapitan

last patroal I came home with 85,824tons sunk 11 cargo ships 2 tankers and 5 warships. attacked and killed anouther convoy my third one and used up all my amo we also attacked blyth and sunk 1 sub 1 whale factory 1 depot ship,and one distroyer.

so far in my carrear Ive sunk 335.693 tons and am curently going out on anouther patroal leaving Wilhelmshaven looking for my fourth convoy...

10,000 plus reown points. saveing up for a XXi in 1944.

Current class VIIB.

HW3 · 07-25-08, 02:21 AM

KKpt Heinrich Whetsel, 7th Flotilla, St. Nazaire, 13 patrols completed, March,1943, U-51 Type VIIb, Sunk 92 ships for 461.128 tons using GWX 2.1.

msalama · 07-25-08, 09:05 AM

Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Lang, 2nd Flotilla, Lorient, commanding U-33, a type VIIB Unterseeboot. Currently at sea during patrol 4, date 9/40, location grid BE36. 5 ships sunk for 55433 tons.

07-25-08, 09:26 AM

Today I left and returned from my longest patrol ever which took 40 days, it was soooo long because while on middle of my patrol I received the msg from BDU ordering all north atlantic uboats to gather along the coast of Norway. At that time I was passing north from Scapa Flow to the west, so I changed course to north around Lerwick, btw sank a poor tramp steamer and was heading ESE to take position at western fiords of Norway. It took very soon to discover that I have arrived way too early, since invasion to Norway really began at 09/04/40.
So I had plenty of time ~15-20 days to do nothing and just wait

Thanks to TC I've shortened this sit-and-wait period to 20 minutes and finally it started to happen

. I've never seen before such intensive action in the North sea. And with GWX 2.1 mission orders mod it got way too immersive

Task forces from both German and British sides, other u-boats arriving to take part in action, any new "message received" message
rises the tension even more to it's peek, while continuosly thinking what will soon happen here

Almost constant heavy sea made actions slower, but I still managed to intercept one of the task forces moving 28 knots and sink the Renown class battleship!

Later few days I kept circling around NNW from Bergen.. but with failure to make any new contacts with enemy ships, ploted course back to Kiel since all of my crew felt washed-out after spending so much time in the sea..

The whole way home I kept receiving new messages with what is happening and knew I could continue battle since I had 7 torps left total, bit more then a half tank of disel, but couldn't help myself to whisk away the urge to fall in bed and take a looong pleasant rest..

07MAR40 - 15APR40 (40 days)3 (2/1)52194 (3834/48360)
Grid AF 77Ship sunk! S.S. Trevarrack (Tramp Steamer), 1965 tons
Grid AN 24Ship sunk! S.S. Bronxville (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons
Grid AF 49Ship sunk! HMS Renown (Renown class), 48360 tons

Murr44 · 07-26-08, 03:57 AM

GWX 2.1
October 1941
Oblt. z. See Hans Lukens
23rd Flotilla operating out of Salamis
U-83 Type VIIb
1st patrol results: 4 ships for a little over 24,000 GRT: that 12,012 ton Large Merchant was a real bonus.

Chisum · 07-26-08, 07:11 AM

Due a technical problem onboard U-178, I must restart the 19th patrol.
Actually en route to CB35(near Halifax). The latest radio reports locate approximately U-178 in the square BD47.

U-46 Commander · 07-26-08, 07:44 AM

The U-44 (type IXB) is currently in dock at Whilhelmshaven after returning early from First patrol with severe engine trouble. Is ready to sail again on July 1st.

Is there a place with a lot of IXB camo mods?

Sailor Steve · 07-26-08, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chisum

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Type II isn't meant to go into the Atlantic.

Ok, not IN the Atlantic but near the coasts of South England and Ireland.
No ?

I don't think so, but I haven't read all the patrols yet.
http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/allboats.html

I was especially interested in the story of U-12. Her second patrol she was assigned to patrol the English Channel, and...

Maiale · 07-26-08, 04:21 PM

Currently in my 4th patrol in a IIa out of Kiel (the canal is a big pain..

). It's U-2...and she's built OK. It's November 1939 and my Kaleun is called Honekop. Softly spoken chap... Anyway, the weather is really good for this time of year...hope it holds out a while longer. So far sunk 2 sole merchants..about 2,000 tons each...so I think I'm mirroring a real-life patrol for a type IIa. I let a juicy one go on my way to the patrol sector. Fired 4 fish and decided to keep 1 for when I reach the sector..otherwise BDU wouldn't be happy...would be the second time I reach the sector with no fish. I tend to not be able to hit a barn door with a tractor or shoot like an expert sniper shooting from 5 feet away...it's all or nothing with me. Why is that?

Task Force · 07-27-08, 01:55 PM

U-45 reports
date augest 11.
Current preparing for 13 patroal
Current renown 14,483.25
Tonage442.601
convoys attacked 4
on patroal 11 we went to Narvik and sank one battle ship and eight distroyers sunk them all. docked at Narvik.
Left Narvik attacked taskforce with 2 aux cruisers and one distroyer. arrived at 2 flotilla and repaired damage.
Left 2 flotilla sunk 4th convoy suffered madjor damage but sank whole thing.
So far im VEARY proud of this carrear.

thestoon · 07-27-08, 04:42 PM

Oberleutnant zur See Karl-Heinz Lepke

Veteran of 20 patrols...

Caught with his pants down in the fog.. really should listen when I'm told there are Radar signals... more so when theres 5 of them

Currently at 100 metres in BF21, 5 dead, port diesel gone, forward batteries gone. No guns to speak of, 2 fish left, but I'm missing some periscopes.

The better news - 5 sunk for 24000 tons. All possible repairs complete, and they appear to have lost their mark!!!

And they'll send him out again too!!!!

FWIW - DiD with GWX 2.1 - (first 10 patrols with 2.0)

Edit - oh its July 19 1942. 7th Flottila out of St. Nazaire

Edit 2 - as I was saying

Jimbuna · 07-28-08, 05:40 AM

Ouch!!

rifleman13 · 07-28-08, 08:26 AM

The important thing is you and most of your crew are still alive ...

Now my patrol report...

===BEGIN===
Oblt. z. S. Ernst Engelhardt
Command: Unterseeboot 51
Flotilla: 2nd Flotilla, Wilhelmshaven
Reality Settings: GWX 2.1 with various mods, at 90%

3rd Patrol: Started Jan 4, 1940
Current Date: Jan 10, 1940
Location: est. 200 km NE of Hebrides
Successes: 2 merchants sunk for 7140 tons
Hull integrity: 100%

===END OF REPORT===

Chisum · 07-30-08, 09:05 AM

BdU report that the last radio message received 14 april 1944 spots U-178 in CB35.
40 000 t sunk-17 torpedos onboard-80% fuel-Hull 100%.

(Guys, it would be really nice if someone could do an updated map with the positions of our ships in real time !).

07-25-08, 02:03 AM	#32
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Task Forces new report... mid 1940 U45 Curent status Lutenentkapitan last patroal I came home with 85,824tons sunk 11 cargo ships 2 tankers and 5 warships. attacked and killed anouther convoy my third one and used up all my amo we also attacked blyth and sunk 1 sub 1 whale factory 1 depot ship,and one distroyer. so far in my carrear Ive sunk 335.693 tons and am curently going out on anouther patroal leaving Wilhelmshaven looking for my fourth convoy... 10,000 plus reown points. saveing up for a XXi in 1944. Current class VIIB. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

07-25-08, 02:21 AM	#33
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	KKpt Heinrich Whetsel, 7th Flotilla, St. Nazaire, 13 patrols completed, March,1943, U-51 Type VIIb, Sunk 92 ships for 461.128 tons using GWX 2.1. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-26-08, 07:11 AM	#37
Chisum Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bastogne, Belgium Posts: 716 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Due a technical problem onboard U-178, I must restart the 19th patrol. Actually en route to CB35(near Halifax). The latest radio reports locate approximately U-178 in the square BD47. __________________ [http://simus-paradise.forumactif.com/silent-hunter-iii-f12/

07-26-08, 07:44 AM	#38
U-46 Commander Lieutenant Join Date: May 2008 Location: The absolutely most exciting state!! Iowa! Posts: 251 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	The U-44 (type IXB) is currently in dock at Whilhelmshaven after returning early from First patrol with severe engine trouble. Is ready to sail again on July 1st. Is there a place with a lot of IXB camo mods? __________________ "Loved By Few, Hated By Many, Respected By All."-The U-boats.

07-26-08, 04:21 PM	#40
Maiale Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Keelhauled for excessive vulgarity and personal attacks Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Currently in my 4th patrol in a IIa out of Kiel (the canal is a big pain..). It's U-2...and she's built OK. It's November 1939 and my Kaleun is called Honekop. Softly spoken chap... Anyway, the weather is really good for this time of year...hope it holds out a while longer. So far sunk 2 sole merchants..about 2,000 tons each...so I think I'm mirroring a real-life patrol for a type IIa. I let a juicy one go on my way to the patrol sector. Fired 4 fish and decided to keep 1 for when I reach the sector..otherwise BDU wouldn't be happy...would be the second time I reach the sector with no fish. I tend to not be able to hit a barn door with a tractor or shoot like an expert sniper shooting from 5 feet away...it's all or nothing with me. Why is that?

07-25-08, 09:05 AM	#34
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Lang, 2nd Flotilla, Lorient, commanding U-33, a type VIIB Unterseeboot. Currently at sea during patrol 4, date 9/40, location grid BE36. 5 ships sunk for 55433 tons.

07-25-08, 09:26 AM	#35
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Today I left and returned from my longest patrol ever which took 40 days, it was soooo long because while on middle of my patrol I received the msg from BDU ordering all north atlantic uboats to gather along the coast of Norway. At that time I was passing north from Scapa Flow to the west, so I changed course to north around Lerwick, btw sank a poor tramp steamer and was heading ESE to take position at western fiords of Norway. It took very soon to discover that I have arrived way too early, since invasion to Norway really began at 09/04/40. So I had plenty of time ~15-20 days to do nothing and just wait Thanks to TC I've shortened this sit-and-wait period to 20 minutes and finally it started to happen . I've never seen before such intensive action in the North sea. And with GWX 2.1 mission orders mod it got way too immersive Task forces from both German and British sides, other u-boats arriving to take part in action, any new "message received" message rises the tension even more to it's peek, while continuosly thinking what will soon happen here Almost constant heavy sea made actions slower, but I still managed to intercept one of the task forces moving 28 knots and sink the Renown class battleship! Later few days I kept circling around NNW from Bergen.. but with failure to make any new contacts with enemy ships, ploted course back to Kiel since all of my crew felt washed-out after spending so much time in the sea.. The whole way home I kept receiving new messages with what is happening and knew I could continue battle since I had 7 torps left total, bit more then a half tank of disel, but couldn't help myself to whisk away the urge to fall in bed and take a looong pleasant rest.. 07MAR40 - 15APR40 (40 days)3 (2/1)52194 (3834/48360) Grid AF 77Ship sunk! S.S. Trevarrack (Tramp Steamer), 1965 tons Grid AN 24Ship sunk! S.S. Bronxville (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons Grid AF 49Ship sunk! HMS Renown (Renown class), 48360 tons

07-26-08, 03:57 AM	#36
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	GWX 2.1 October 1941 Oblt. z. See Hans Lukens 23rd Flotilla operating out of Salamis U-83 Type VIIb 1st patrol results: 4 ships for a little over 24,000 GRT: that 12,012 ton Large Merchant was a real bonus.

07-27-08, 01:55 PM	#41
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	U-45 reports date augest 11. Current preparing for 13 patroal Current renown 14,483.25 Tonage442.601 convoys attacked 4 on patroal 11 we went to Narvik and sank one battle ship and eight distroyers sunk them all. docked at Narvik. Left Narvik attacked taskforce with 2 aux cruisers and one distroyer. arrived at 2 flotilla and repaired damage. Left 2 flotilla sunk 4th convoy suffered madjor damage but sank whole thing. So far im VEARY proud of this carrear. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

07-27-08, 04:42 PM	#42
thestoon Watch Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Oberleutnant zur See Karl-Heinz Lepke Veteran of 20 patrols... Caught with his pants down in the fog.. really should listen when I'm told there are Radar signals... more so when theres 5 of them Currently at 100 metres in BF21, 5 dead, port diesel gone, forward batteries gone. No guns to speak of, 2 fish left, but I'm missing some periscopes. The better news - 5 sunk for 24000 tons. All possible repairs complete, and they appear to have lost their mark!!! And they'll send him out again too!!!! FWIW - DiD with GWX 2.1 - (first 10 patrols with 2.0) Edit - oh its July 19 1942. 7th Flottila out of St. Nazaire Edit 2 - as I was saying Last edited by thestoon; 07-27-08 at 05:50 PM.

07-28-08, 05:40 AM	#43
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,520 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ouch!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-08, 08:26 AM	#44
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	The important thing is you and most of your crew are still alive ... Now my patrol report... ===BEGIN=== Oblt. z. S. Ernst Engelhardt Command: Unterseeboot 51 Flotilla: 2nd Flotilla, Wilhelmshaven Reality Settings: GWX 2.1 with various mods, at 90% 3rd Patrol: Started Jan 4, 1940 Current Date: Jan 10, 1940 Location: est. 200 km NE of Hebrides Successes: 2 merchants sunk for 7140 tons Hull integrity: 100% ===END OF REPORT===

07-30-08, 09:05 AM	#45
Chisum Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bastogne, Belgium Posts: 716 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	BdU report that the last radio message received 14 april 1944 spots U-178 in CB35. 40 000 t sunk-17 torpedos onboard-80% fuel-Hull 100%. (Guys, it would be really nice if someone could do an updated map with the positions of our ships in real time !). __________________ [http://simus-paradise.forumactif.com/silent-hunter-iii-f12/ Last edited by Chisum; 07-30-08 at 10:05 AM.