Who else is holding up the honour of the U-Boats?

[Hakahura]

Playin GWX 1.03, SH3 Commander, SH3 Generator, 68% realism and DiD

24 May 19430651Patrol 32
U-507, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: May 24, 1943, 06:51
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BB7925 May 19430802BF 45Ship sunk! S.S. Gulfbelle (Passenger/Cargo), 2523 tons2216BE 66Ship sunk! USS Bogue (Bogue class), 15390 tons04 Jun 19431305BB 96Ship sunk! S.S. Thomas L. Haley (Liberty Cargo), 7333 tons1330BB 96Ship sunk! Ore Carrier, 8299 tons1748BC 74Ship sunk! S.S. Sea Panther (Large Merchant), 12115 tons1816BC 74Ship sunk! HMCS Dunvegan (Flower class), 950 tons1819BC 74Ship sunk! HMCS Sudbury (Flower class), 950 tons1845BC 74Ship sunk! M/V Eemland (Medium Cargo), 5267 tons1855BC 74Ship sunk! HMCS Ville de Quebec (Flower class), 950 tons1857BC 74Ship sunk! HMCS Mayflower (Flower class), 950 tons05 Jun 19431101BB 95Ship sunk! S.S. Kernstown (Small Freighter), 1914 tons1103BB 95Ship sunk! S.S. Empire Union (Tramp Steamer), 2275 tons1734BB 97Ship sunk! M/V Charles S. Jones (Large Tanker), 16354 tons1742BB 97Ship sunk! M/V Sakonnet (Large Tanker), 16357 tons1750BB 97Ship sunk! Whale Factory Ship, 14969 tons06 Jun 19430201BB 89Ship sunk! M/V E.W. Sinclair (Large Tanker), 16355 tons1101CB 33Ship sunk! Whale Factory Ship, 14970 tons08 Jun 19431057Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 17
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 137921 tons


Setting sail for more

[Brag]

Nice tonnage, Hakahura! -- Where are the drinks?

[Hakahura]

Under the bunk in my cabin:rotfl:
After their sterling performance they are all for my crew
Sorry.

[STEED]

Taking a short break from being the good guys with SH4. Now back with the bad guys who fart and belch without saying pardon, good old SH3/GWX.

Sept - Dec 1939
U-123 IXB
20 Merchant kills most of them French.

[Brag]

U-123
06 March 1941
Heading out on 11th patrol--Need 143,429 tons to become a tonnage millionaire. A bit of a tall order, but will try to get 'em

[KeptinCranky]

U-409
5 september 1942
Docked at Lampedusa to restock fuel, eels and food

In 4 mediterranean patrols I've sunk 4 passenger liners for a total of 170k tons or 1 whole British Army Division bound for North Africa, I just hope I'm not going to have to explain this at my trial after the war

Have also seen a lot of our Italian Allies' ships get bombed to smithereens by RAF Coastal Command planes flying out of Malta, which is annoying because Malta really isn't big enough to store 2 whole wings of Wellington bombers, assorted hurricanes, loads of Catalinas and so many Sunderlands that I'm wondering whether the guys in the atlantic are seeing any planes at all

Oh well, on with the war....I just hope the italians decide to sortie en masse with all those nifty ships, I could use the backup

[Brag]

09 March 1941
On 3rd day out of Lorient saw a Condor at dusk --Wow! A friendly airplane! Shortly after, received report of enemy convoy. 24 Hours later, we attacked shortly after dark. 2 large freighters sunk. Were depth charged for 4 hours. No damage. Huge convoy. Attempted attack before dawn. Bloody Tommies changed course while 8,000 meters from our position. Frustrating! Probably heading for the Med where Rommel has just landed. Will attempt another attack in the evening.

[tommyk]

U96 - March 1941
Under heavy weather with low visibility for days we are holding on and hope for better hunt in the coming days. ship and crew are in perfect condition. As soon as weather clears "Werden wir den Tommys zeigen wo der Mops den Most holt!"

[firouz]

Originally Posted by Brag

Huge convoy. Attempted attack before dawn. Bloody Tommies changed course while 8,000 meters from our position. Frustrating!

Yeah, that gets irrating. Happened to me last night. U-52 10th Patrol, Sept 1940, out of Lorient, in BF13 (560,000 tons career to date - whats a guy gotta do to get a desk job in this navy?). Except this convoy turned in front of us, stripping the escort from the outer edge of the wheel. Attacked on nightfall sinking 6 merchants for 56,000 tons in two attacks from 3,000m to 5,000m. Going back in again after midnight for a third attack.
Good luck on getting the 1,000,000...

[Brag]

Originally Posted by firouz

Yeah, that gets irrating. Happened to me last night. U-52 10th Patrol, Sept 1940, out of Lorient, in BF13 (560,000 tons career to date - whats a guy gotta do to get a desk job in this navy?). Except this convoy turned in front of us, stripping the escort from the outer edge of the wheel. Attacked on nightfall sinking 6 merchants for 56,000 tons in two attacks from 3,000m to 5,000m. Going back in again after midnight for a third attack.
Good luck on getting the 1,000,000...

Very nice attack at long range.

Thanks for the good wishes. The gods of war have decreed otherwise.

[Brag]

12 March 1941
U-123
CG48

After Depth charge attack: torpedo tubes 2 & 4 severely damaged. Flooding in forward torpedo room contained. Flooding in rear torpedo room repaired.
Returning to base. ETA Lorient 17 March 0900 hours.
11 Torpedoes left.
Sunk 53523 tons enemy shipping, including one Black Swan.

[firouz]

Sorry to hear that Brag. Oh so close! Good to to see that U123 is safe to sail again

U52's long range attacks have been a work in progress. I used to be an up-close sort of captain. This attack was on a calm, clear night. The enemy would likely spot us anything under 2km, and if I got too close the returning escort would be on the open side of my retreat. Long range shots - two to a ship and I was gone on the surface before the first strike
Get your timing wrong and the first strike starts a zig-zag and the other target gets off lightly

Can't have that :rotfl:

[KeptinCranky]

2 september 1939

U-46 Fresh out of Subschool Leutnant z s Hans Brix in command

Decided to do a shakedown cruise in the Ostsee
went to see what was happening in Gdynia and Hel and Danzig

lots of Polish merchants and only 2 active warships, a good first training engagement for the crew. after torpedoing the warships I sank them all with the deckgun!
After that I went through the kattegat and Skagerrak in heavy storm, decided to hang out off Aberdeen and give patrol area AL36 a miss.
Lots of British shipping there, sunk lot off small steamers, a medium cargo, a tugboat and a schooner, by then it got a little hairy what with planes and destroyers and such.
Went a bit further north between Orkneys and Shetlands.
Sunk another 2 ships a tramp steamer and a large merchant

returned home to Kiel on 27 september 39

gave the crew quite a shakedown

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

:hmm: guess i have to post some patrols again...


U-124 leaves St. Nazaire for raiding harbours

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Kaleu. Jochen Mohr

:hmm: guess i have to post some patrols again...


U-124 leaves St. Nazaire for raiding harbours

Where were you? Chasing the nice girls in St Naz?