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Missing Name · 03-07-12, 01:16 AM

June 10, 1941. Heavily garbled, weak unencrypted radio signal from U-108 (?).

U..8...R_B..._ANG...........RCH_FLUG......WE...... ........RA.... ..G9..3.....TOT.....WERE_SC.......N..ORT_DIE...... ...AD.._ANT..... ..RDE_V...U.HE....._Z.....IEN..

Intercepted RAF radio traffic west of Gibraltar mentions an attack on a uboat but there is no confirmation of a kill. No oil slick detected.

Kapt Z · 03-07-12, 10:46 AM

2nd patrol

U-76, type VIIB
U-Flotilla Wegener, Kiel
Departed: 20NOV39
Returned: 30DEC39
Assigned grid: B13

6 Merchant ships sunk
2 Tankers sunk

30,631 tons

One torpedo remaing
No damage sustained

Oblt. Gunter Klauth

VonApist · 03-07-12, 11:40 AM

U-33
July 31, 1940
Kaptltnt Dietmar Kloss

Back at Wilhelmshaven after a 4 week patrol
Patrol Grid: BF-21
Tonnage: 43,671
Warships: 1
Tankers: 1
Merchants: 6

Hull Integrity 100%

GWX+SH3Commander + Realism 90%

Harald_Lange · 03-10-12, 04:59 AM

Just had a rough time of it.

Feb 18th 1940 in my TypeIIA. Tracked and intercepted a convoy protected by 2 Black swan Class, had only 3 eels remaining.

Launched them and managed to sink a large tanker and bring a large merchant to a stop. The tanker went up spectacularly, but the merchant refused to sink. I waited for the rest of the convoy to leave the area and surfaced at close range to open up with my only other weapon, the flak gun.

Turned the merchant into a floating bonfire but I attracted the attention of the 2 Black Swans. Was so focused on sinking this merchant I hid behind it to protect myself from the incoming shells. Very reckless I know but I was determined to add another 10,000t to my tally.

Big mistake as I narrowly escaped with a crash dive into only 40m of water. Spent the next night dodging wabo's on my way to deeper water.

Both Periscopes destroyed, Conning Tower severely damaged, severe damage to my radio room and worst of all the blast killed my Hydrophone operator.

Managed to finally make it to 70m water and miraculously my pressure hull held out despite all the damage. Shook them off and returned to port. Never managed to sink the burning merchant, but at least I survived for another Feindfahrt.

Patrol results|Crew losses: 1 dead|Ships sunk: 2|Aircraft destroyed: 0|Patrol tonnage: 13013 tons.

matti95 · 03-10-12, 12:01 PM

24 august 1941, CG 85.
U-94 Is getting in position for a torpedo attack on a granville freighter.
Last night 2 small merchants were sunk by U-94.

Missing Name · 03-10-12, 03:29 PM

8-2-1941.

From: Befehlshaber der U-Boote
To:Kapitänleutnant Werner Rzepka, commander of U-108.

As a result of your continued reckless behavior, you are removed from command and facing possible demotion.

Even after repeated warnings and the loss of four your crew in June, you still take foolish gambles with the Navy's boat and personnel. Charging surfaced into a heavily armed convoy in broad daylight, well within the air coverage of Gibraltar is both suicidal and directly against your training. That everyone made it back alive is nothing short of a miracle.

I have been informed that it is not economically feasible for U-108 to be repaired this time.

However, it is true that you have caused a great deal of damage to the enemy shipping routes. It is only for this reason that I have yet to decide whether you will be permanently removed from duty or be reassigned to a new boat. You are not allowed offshore while I make my decision.

u35_captain · 03-11-12, 09:22 PM

Just brought U-105 back to Lorient after a long patrol in the Carribean, October 1942.

Total of 67,000 tons shipping sunk. I managed not to miss with a single torpedo from my Type IX. Raided three ports on the way and my flak gunners nailed a half-dozen Avengers.

I doubt I'll ever have a better mission. A box full of medals to award to my crew, and two promotions.

Thankfully, didn't see a single one of my arch-enemies, the Sunderlands of Coastal Command.

Tinman764 · 03-12-12, 02:10 AM

10 Sept 1939 - Depart Wilhelmshaven

13 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN44, Steamer sunk.

14 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Freighter sunk.

14 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Steamer sunk.

20 Sept 1939 - Contact with Large Convoy BF16

One ASW escort observed, HMS Nelson seen in centre of convoy.
HMS Nelson attacked with spread of 4 forward tubes.
Two premature detonations close to UBoat causing no damage. One premature detonation closer to convoy and
lost contact with final torpeado. No hits.

Second attack made on HMS Nelson with remaining 3 forward tubes.
Two premature detonations inside the convoy and one miss.
UBoat attacked by HMS Nelson - minor damage recieved.

Lost contact with convoy.

26 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Freighter sunk.

26 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Steamer sunk.

29 Sept 1939 - Returned Wilhelmshaven
Nil Injuries
Nil Deaths
5 Merchants sunk for 11911 tons

OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Hans Kramer.
U-32

Osmium Steele · 03-12-12, 01:36 PM

I thought I was in perfect position to hit the Nelson and the Rodney, 3km away, but the visibility was so poor, by the time I could see them it was too late!!

If I hadn't told the watch officer to bugger off, I could have put 4 fish in one of them at least.

0300 hours, high seas, overcast, manual targetting. Curse my inexperience!

On the other hand, on the surface, desk awash, and watching a Hunt sail by less than 1km off my bow without being seen had a nice pucker factor!

andwii · 03-12-12, 10:58 PM

Patrol number: 18
Uboot: U-123
Year: 1939
Realism: 100%
max TC used: 128
Tonnage: 61021
Aircrafts:0
Days at sea: 09
managed to pull off the scapa flow raid.

Brag · 03-14-12, 06:57 AM

Balz is in the dreaded BoMüller Triangle.

Harald_Lange · 03-14-12, 08:21 AM

Currently having the time of my life in the Denmark Strait. Whilst fully laden with eels, I encountered a large convoy.

I don't know whether I'm getting better at this lark, or if its just luck, but I've taken out 3 of the 4 escorts and sunk a large merchant, and 2 modern tankers. I've managed this by joining the middle of the convoy and shadowing a merchant whilst picking the tankers off with magnetic pistols at odd angles.

The last escort cottoned onto my game and threw me a few water bombs my way. Not bad timing though as I've doubled back a few miles to where I stopped a couple of merchants dead in the water. I've since reloaded my eels with the deck reserves, picked the merchants off with my deck guns, and I'm off back into the thick of it. If I can take out the last escort, I'm going to have a field day with my deck gun, it will probably melt.

This is quite simply the best game I've ever played, and I've played a few.

EDIT: I've just been clicking around in SH3Commander, I didn't realise it actually shows you how many lives were lost for each ship sunk, the poor buggers...

lightingstrike2 · 03-15-12, 11:48 PM

This will be my first voyage.. on silent hunter 5. i am hopeing i have learned alot from Frontier

so im hopeing i can do him proud will do a lets play as soon as i get my coppy of SH5

till then im doing as much sub and ship reshurch as i can get my mitts on

till next report

Lightingstrike2 out

Tigershark624 · 03-17-12, 08:19 AM

I'm currently on my second patrol, mid-September 1939. I've sunk five ships so far for just over 16,000 tons. I have three eels in the forward tubes, one in the stern and one stern reload. I just spent four hours of game time shadowing a large merchant, waiting til dusk to move in for the attack. I went to periscope depth at dusk and pulled up perpendicular to her course. I popped the attack scope up and immediately noticed the floodlights on her flag. NEUTRAL!

It was a large tanker, too. I was planning to fire my last three eels and go home. Back to Frigging Around for a time.

Tinman764 · 03-17-12, 08:40 AM

Mid-Patrol Report
U-32
Hans Kramer OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.

Patrolling designated area of the Rockall Banks.... weather foul.... no contacts for 5 days... request weather infomation or permission to patrol the SW approaches... out.

03-07-12, 01:16 AM	#4066
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	June 10, 1941. Heavily garbled, weak unencrypted radio signal from U-108 (?). U..8...R_B..._ANG...........RCH_FLUG......WE...... ........RA.... ..G9..3.....TOT.....WERE_SC.......N..ORT_DIE...... ...AD.._ANT..... ..RDE_V...U.HE....._Z.....IEN.. Intercepted RAF radio traffic west of Gibraltar mentions an attack on a uboat but there is no confirmation of a kill. No oil slick detected. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

03-07-12, 10:46 AM	#4067
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 906 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 0	U-76, 2nd patrol 2nd patrol U-76, type VIIB U-Flotilla Wegener, Kiel Departed: 20NOV39 Returned: 30DEC39 Assigned grid: B13 6 Merchant ships sunk 2 Tankers sunk 30,631 tons One torpedo remaing No damage sustained Oblt. Gunter Klauth __________________ ...I fought in many guises, many names, but always me. Patton

03-07-12, 11:40 AM	#4068
VonApist Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Greece Posts: 175 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	U-33 July 31, 1940 Kaptltnt Dietmar Kloss Back at Wilhelmshaven after a 4 week patrol Patrol Grid: BF-21 Tonnage: 43,671 Warships: 1 Tankers: 1 Merchants: 6 Hull Integrity 100% GWX+SH3Commander + Realism 90% __________________ "Submariners are a special brotherhood, either all come to the surface or no one does. On a submarine, the phrase all for one and one for all is not just a slogan, but reality.” -- VADM Rudolf Golosov

03-10-12, 03:29 PM	#4071
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	8-2-1941. From: Befehlshaber der U-Boote To:Kapitänleutnant Werner Rzepka, commander of U-108. As a result of your continued reckless behavior, you are removed from command and facing possible demotion. Even after repeated warnings and the loss of four your crew in June, you still take foolish gambles with the Navy's boat and personnel. Charging surfaced into a heavily armed convoy in broad daylight, well within the air coverage of Gibraltar is both suicidal and directly against your training. That everyone made it back alive is nothing short of a miracle. I have been informed that it is not economically feasible for U-108 to be repaired this time. However, it is true that you have caused a great deal of damage to the enemy shipping routes. It is only for this reason that I have yet to decide whether you will be permanently removed from duty or be reassigned to a new boat. You are not allowed offshore while I make my decision. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

03-12-12, 02:10 AM	#4073
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	10 Sept 1939 - Depart Wilhelmshaven 13 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN44, Steamer sunk. 14 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Freighter sunk. 14 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Steamer sunk. 20 Sept 1939 - Contact with Large Convoy BF16 One ASW escort observed, HMS Nelson seen in centre of convoy. HMS Nelson attacked with spread of 4 forward tubes. Two premature detonations close to UBoat causing no damage. One premature detonation closer to convoy and lost contact with final torpeado. No hits. Second attack made on HMS Nelson with remaining 3 forward tubes. Two premature detonations inside the convoy and one miss. UBoat attacked by HMS Nelson - minor damage recieved. Lost contact with convoy. 26 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Freighter sunk. 26 Sept 1939 - Contact with Merchant AN14, Steamer sunk. 29 Sept 1939 - Returned Wilhelmshaven Nil Injuries Nil Deaths 5 Merchants sunk for 11911 tons OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Hans Kramer. U-32 Last edited by Tinman764; 03-12-12 at 12:53 PM.

03-10-12, 04:59 AM	#4069
Harald_Lange Ensign Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY Harbour, Periscope depth. Posts: 235 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Just had a rough time of it. Feb 18th 1940 in my TypeIIA. Tracked and intercepted a convoy protected by 2 Black swan Class, had only 3 eels remaining. Launched them and managed to sink a large tanker and bring a large merchant to a stop. The tanker went up spectacularly, but the merchant refused to sink. I waited for the rest of the convoy to leave the area and surfaced at close range to open up with my only other weapon, the flak gun. Turned the merchant into a floating bonfire but I attracted the attention of the 2 Black Swans. Was so focused on sinking this merchant I hid behind it to protect myself from the incoming shells. Very reckless I know but I was determined to add another 10,000t to my tally. Big mistake as I narrowly escaped with a crash dive into only 40m of water. Spent the next night dodging wabo's on my way to deeper water. Both Periscopes destroyed, Conning Tower severely damaged, severe damage to my radio room and worst of all the blast killed my Hydrophone operator. Managed to finally make it to 70m water and miraculously my pressure hull held out despite all the damage. Shook them off and returned to port. Never managed to sink the burning merchant, but at least I survived for another Feindfahrt. Patrol results\|Crew losses: 1 dead\|Ships sunk: 2\|Aircraft destroyed: 0\|Patrol tonnage: 13013 tons.

03-10-12, 12:01 PM	#4070
matti95 Loader Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 86 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	24 august 1941, CG 85. U-94 Is getting in position for a torpedo attack on a granville freighter. Last night 2 small merchants were sunk by U-94.

03-11-12, 09:22 PM	#4072
u35_captain Mate Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 54 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Just brought U-105 back to Lorient after a long patrol in the Carribean, October 1942. Total of 67,000 tons shipping sunk. I managed not to miss with a single torpedo from my Type IX. Raided three ports on the way and my flak gunners nailed a half-dozen Avengers. I doubt I'll ever have a better mission. A box full of medals to award to my crew, and two promotions. Thankfully, didn't see a single one of my arch-enemies, the Sunderlands of Coastal Command.

03-12-12, 01:36 PM	#4074
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I thought I was in perfect position to hit the Nelson and the Rodney, 3km away, but the visibility was so poor, by the time I could see them it was too late!! If I hadn't told the watch officer to bugger off, I could have put 4 fish in one of them at least. 0300 hours, high seas, overcast, manual targetting. Curse my inexperience! On the other hand, on the surface, desk awash, and watching a Hunt sail by less than 1km off my bow without being seen had a nice pucker factor! __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

03-12-12, 10:58 PM	#4075
andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Patrol number: 18 Uboot: U-123 Year: 1939 Realism: 100% max TC used: 128 Tonnage: 61021 Aircrafts:0 Days at sea: 09 managed to pull off the scapa flow raid.

03-14-12, 06:57 AM	#4076
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Balz is in the dreaded BoMüller Triangle. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-14-12, 08:21 AM	#4077
Harald_Lange Ensign Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY Harbour, Periscope depth. Posts: 235 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Currently having the time of my life in the Denmark Strait. Whilst fully laden with eels, I encountered a large convoy. I don't know whether I'm getting better at this lark, or if its just luck, but I've taken out 3 of the 4 escorts and sunk a large merchant, and 2 modern tankers. I've managed this by joining the middle of the convoy and shadowing a merchant whilst picking the tankers off with magnetic pistols at odd angles. The last escort cottoned onto my game and threw me a few water bombs my way. Not bad timing though as I've doubled back a few miles to where I stopped a couple of merchants dead in the water. I've since reloaded my eels with the deck reserves, picked the merchants off with my deck guns, and I'm off back into the thick of it. If I can take out the last escort, I'm going to have a field day with my deck gun, it will probably melt. This is quite simply the best game I've ever played, and I've played a few. EDIT: I've just been clicking around in SH3Commander, I didn't realise it actually shows you how many lives were lost for each ship sunk, the poor buggers... Last edited by Harald_Lange; 03-14-12 at 08:32 AM.

03-15-12, 11:48 PM	#4078
lightingstrike2 Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The new adventchure This will be my first voyage.. on silent hunter 5. i am hopeing i have learned alot from Frontier so im hopeing i can do him proud will do a lets play as soon as i get my coppy of SH5 till then im doing as much sub and ship reshurch as i can get my mitts on till next report Lightingstrike2 out

03-17-12, 08:19 AM	#4079
Tigershark624 A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 74 Downloads: 134 Uploads: 0	I'm currently on my second patrol, mid-September 1939. I've sunk five ships so far for just over 16,000 tons. I have three eels in the forward tubes, one in the stern and one stern reload. I just spent four hours of game time shadowing a large merchant, waiting til dusk to move in for the attack. I went to periscope depth at dusk and pulled up perpendicular to her course. I popped the attack scope up and immediately noticed the floodlights on her flag. NEUTRAL! It was a large tanker, too. I was planning to fire my last three eels and go home. Back to Frigging Around for a time.

03-17-12, 08:40 AM	#4080
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	Mid-Patrol Report U-32 Hans Kramer OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. Patrolling designated area of the Rockall Banks.... weather foul.... no contacts for 5 days... request weather infomation or permission to patrol the SW approaches... out.