What procedure did.....

longdog499 · 01-14-07, 06:00 PM

.....the real Kaleuns follow when they left harbour.Did they sail straight to their assigned patrol grids ignoring ships or convoys they could have attacked with a deviation off course or were they permitted to attack targets of opportunity?

Sailor Steve · 01-14-07, 06:08 PM

Since the job was to sink the enemy I'm certain they did just that when the opportunity arose.

Letum · 01-14-07, 06:20 PM

Steve is right.
The only exception was the first u-boats to sail to the US coast in operation Drum Beat. They where ordered not to attack any ships less than 30,000*tonnes on the way there in order to keep the attack as a surprise.

*30,000 I think. I may have tonnage minimum wrong, not 100% sure.

longdog499 · 01-14-07, 06:44 PM

OK.Thanks for your answers.I just thought that maybe they had to follow some sort of tactical masterplan and be in their assigned grids in order to keep to it.

STEED · 01-14-07, 06:53 PM

I ran in to a convoy today as I was heading to my grid patrol, let me see lot's of targets or a possible boring grid patrol. :hmm: Answer that convoy has now lost two ships.

Scheisskopf · 01-14-07, 07:21 PM

i agree with your decision steed :rotfl:

GT182 · 01-14-07, 09:31 PM

Yep, if they are within striking range they are there for one purpose only.... for you to sink as many of them as you can.

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-15-07, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Steve is right.
The only exception was the first u-boats to sail to the US coast in operation Drum Beat. They where ordered not to attack any ships less than 30,000*tonnes on the way there in order to keep the attack as a surprise.

*30,000 I think. I may have tonnage minimum wrong, not 100% sure.

"[...] the commanders had permission to sink ships on the crossing to the US coast if they were larger than 10,000 tons."
Source: http://uboat.net/men/hardegen.htm

01-14-07, 06:00 PM	#1
longdog499 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wales U.K. Posts: 119 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	What procedure did..... .....the real Kaleuns follow when they left harbour.Did they sail straight to their assigned patrol grids ignoring ships or convoys they could have attacked with a deviation off course or were they permitted to attack targets of opportunity?

01-14-07, 06:08 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Since the job was to sink the enemy I'm certain they did just that when the opportunity arose. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-14-07, 06:20 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Steve is right. The only exception was the first u-boats to sail to the US coast in operation Drum Beat. They where ordered not to attack any ships less than 30,000tonnes on the way there in order to keep the attack as a surprise. 30,000 I think. I may have tonnage minimum wrong, not 100% sure. __________________

01-14-07, 06:53 PM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I ran in to a convoy today as I was heading to my grid patrol, let me see lot's of targets or a possible boring grid patrol. :hmm: Answer that convoy has now lost two ships. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

01-14-07, 09:31 PM	#7
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Yep, if they are within striking range they are there for one purpose only.... for you to sink as many of them as you can. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

01-14-07, 06:44 PM	#4
longdog499 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wales U.K. Posts: 119 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	OK.Thanks for your answers.I just thought that maybe they had to follow some sort of tactical masterplan and be in their assigned grids in order to keep to it.

01-14-07, 07:21 PM	#6
Scheisskopf A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 79 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i agree with your decision steed :rotfl: