List of U-numbers

Generis71 · 12-17-06, 05:46 PM

Hi folks,

All ready to go with the new SH3 and I was wondering of there was a list (here on the forum) of U-numbers that players have selected, along with Commanders Names or Real Names. Sort of like a Registration Roster. Might be a silly idea, but it seems like people around here like the realism aspect playing, sort of role-playing if you will. :hmm: I've noticed players have numbers on their sigs (which look great btw, some great work there). Also great work on the conning tower emblems. Man, looks like I'm gonna have some late nights with SH3

Good hunting!

Gen

Sailor Steve · 12-17-06, 05:50 PM

In the on-line campaign Wolves At War a lot of the players use real kapitans' names. I let SH3 Commander select my name or make up one myself. If there was a registration roster of real names I would refuse to use it, as I have a definite superstition about getting a real person killed before his time. The numbers in the sigs are real numbers, of course, but it's kind of hard not to take a real number when that's all they used.

_Seth_ · 12-17-06, 07:33 PM

Hi, Generis71, and Welcome!

baggygreen · 12-17-06, 08:24 PM

Gday mate,

like sailor steve said, Wolves at War runs like you're actually a part of the war - you'll be given particular orders, there is a chain of command, and more relevent here, you'll be assigned a particular boat - one which is not already inuse.

IceGrog · 12-17-06, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

superstition

for me i just picked one that didn't have a great record

mookiemookie · 12-17-06, 11:43 PM

I tend to use SH3 commander to randomize a name that sounds good, and let my number be randomly assigned. I do try and stay away from famous numbers...U-47, U-96, U-123, U-571, etc.

Whenever I'm killed or I decide to start a new career for whatever reason, it's the same process.

Jimbuna · 12-18-06, 05:48 AM

I think most people tend to let SH3Commander sort that detail out for them...I certainly do

hyperion2206 · 12-18-06, 06:45 AM

I don't. I always use the name of real U-Boot captain who happens to be a relative of mine: Heinz-Konrad Fenn. He survived the war and so do I. I was never killed when using this name. So you see I'm a little bit supersticious as well.

Jimbuna · 12-18-06, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I don't. I always use the name of real U-Boot captain who happens to be a relative of mine: Heinz-Konrad Fenn. He survived the war and so do I. I was never killed when using this name. So you see I'm a little bit supersticious as well.

Interesting

hyperion2206 · 12-18-06, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I don't. I always use the name of real U-Boot captain who happens to be a relative of mine: Heinz-Konrad Fenn. He survived the war and so do I. I was never killed when using this name. So you see I'm a little bit supersticious as well.

Interesting

If my memory serves right Erich Topp mentions him in his book "Fackeln über dem Atlantik".:hmm:

Dietrich · 12-19-06, 08:43 AM

Some of us are in online clans, so our U-Boat numbers come from those. The clans have different rules, some insist on real names/numbers. Others are random and others insist on ficticious names/numbers. As I'm in several clans, I have a mix of numbers and several Kommandant personae. I don't think it makes sense to have a registry for these boards as such. And there'd bound to be replication too.

Sailor Steve · 12-19-06, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dietrich

And there'd bound to be replication too.

Good point. I should have thought of that, because these boards are already full of threads with conversations like "U-74? That's my boat too!"

Cap.Palla · 12-20-06, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Generis71

Hi folks,

All ready to go with the new SH3 and I was wondering of there was a list (here on the forum) of U-numbers that players have selected, along with Commanders Names or Real Names. Sort of like a Registration Roster. Might be a silly idea, but it seems like people around here like the realism aspect playing, sort of role-playing if you will. :hmm: I've noticed players have numbers on their sigs (which look great btw, some great work there). Also great work on the conning tower emblems. Man, looks like I'm gonna have some late nights with SH3

Good hunting!

Gen

www.uboat.net

I use real names,real pics(for sh3 commander),and real u-boat number.
Ex. I'm now using U-29 in 1940 and the commander is Otto Shuhart

LeafsFan · 12-20-06, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

Gday mate,

like sailor steve said, Wolves at War runs like you're actually a part of the war - you'll be given particular orders, there is a chain of command, and more relevent here, you'll be assigned a particular boat - one which is not already inuse.

That is what I do as well. I use SH3 Commander, and look up uboat.net to get a boat that did not do so well. I get a bit whacky then try to pick a baot that entered service the same month I want to start the campaign

HB

Generis71 · 12-22-06, 05:55 PM

Thanks for your replies guys. I've got another question if thats ok.

I've started a career, and the orders given to me for my first patrol put my grid at BE99. I was a bit suprised as it seems far away, for a first patrol imo. My start date was Oct '39 from Wilhelmshaven. I just wondered if it was normal to be sent so far on a first trip. I was going to select my own patrol grid, but I thought it was a little unrealistic to choose where to go. What do you guys do?

Btw, do you guys use manual data input for targetting? I've managed to get some torpedoes on target (before using GWX) and its a cool feeling to get them to hit, rather than the more automatic way of aiming.

Oh.. before I forget. The visual changes to SH3 are simply stunning. I've only touched the surface of GWX but so far its breathtaking.

Thanks guys

12-17-06, 05:46 PM	#1
Generis71 Seaman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK Posts: 36 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	List of U-numbers Hi folks, All ready to go with the new SH3 and I was wondering of there was a list (here on the forum) of U-numbers that players have selected, along with Commanders Names or Real Names. Sort of like a Registration Roster. Might be a silly idea, but it seems like people around here like the realism aspect playing, sort of role-playing if you will. :hmm: I've noticed players have numbers on their sigs (which look great btw, some great work there). Also great work on the conning tower emblems. Man, looks like I'm gonna have some late nights with SH3 Good hunting! Gen

12-17-06, 05:50 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	In the on-line campaign Wolves At War a lot of the players use real kapitans' names. I let SH3 Commander select my name or make up one myself. If there was a registration roster of real names I would refuse to use it, as I have a definite superstition about getting a real person killed before his time. The numbers in the sigs are real numbers, of course, but it's kind of hard not to take a real number when that's all they used. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-17-06, 07:33 PM	#3
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Hi, Generis71, and Welcome! __________________

12-17-06, 11:43 PM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I tend to use SH3 commander to randomize a name that sounds good, and let my number be randomly assigned. I do try and stay away from famous numbers...U-47, U-96, U-123, U-571, etc. Whenever I'm killed or I decide to start a new career for whatever reason, it's the same process. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

12-18-06, 05:48 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,575 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I think most people tend to let SH3Commander sort that detail out for them...I certainly do __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-17-06, 08:24 PM	#4
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Gday mate, like sailor steve said, Wolves at War runs like you're actually a part of the war - you'll be given particular orders, there is a chain of command, and more relevent here, you'll be assigned a particular boat - one which is not already inuse.

12-18-06, 06:45 AM	#8
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I don't. I always use the name of real U-Boot captain who happens to be a relative of mine: Heinz-Konrad Fenn. He survived the war and so do I. I was never killed when using this name. So you see I'm a little bit supersticious as well.

12-19-06, 08:43 AM	#11
Dietrich Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 152 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some of us are in online clans, so our U-Boat numbers come from those. The clans have different rules, some insist on real names/numbers. Others are random and others insist on ficticious names/numbers. As I'm in several clans, I have a mix of numbers and several Kommandant personae. I don't think it makes sense to have a registry for these boards as such. And there'd bound to be replication too.

12-22-06, 05:55 PM	#15
Generis71 Seaman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK Posts: 36 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your replies guys. I've got another question if thats ok. I've started a career, and the orders given to me for my first patrol put my grid at BE99. I was a bit suprised as it seems far away, for a first patrol imo. My start date was Oct '39 from Wilhelmshaven. I just wondered if it was normal to be sent so far on a first trip. I was going to select my own patrol grid, but I thought it was a little unrealistic to choose where to go. What do you guys do? Btw, do you guys use manual data input for targetting? I've managed to get some torpedoes on target (before using GWX) and its a cool feeling to get them to hit, rather than the more automatic way of aiming. Oh.. before I forget. The visual changes to SH3 are simply stunning. I've only touched the surface of GWX but so far its breathtaking. Thanks guys