IID to VIIB >5th. patrol WAC

[danurve]

For your reading and viewing (thumbs to screens) pleasure.

Type IID 5th. coastal patrol late December, 1939.
Departed Kiel Dec. 27th, 39.
Rendered honors to the Cruiser Blucher docked at Kiel.

Engaged cargo steamer Dec. 30th, AN34.

Proceeded to patrol grid, AN 85.
Sighted several neutral merchant ships, a few neutral trawlers and tug boat.
Enemy task force reported N.E. Scapa Flow, another near or about Lock Ewe.
Decided to patrol AN79 due East.
Located several patrol boats and two V&W Destroyers unaware of our presence.
Engaged Destroyers abeam, Jan. 4th, 1940 torpedo’s set to 3 meters with impact pistol.
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Engaged coastal merchant within same grid Jan 4th, 1940.
Departed AN79 SW to AN82.
Sighted several neutral ships, including one slowed to stop as if to be inspected or avoid collision.
Sighted several British patrol aircraft & bombers.
Boat taken to periscope depth for safety.
A single barrel light flak gun might fair well against a single slow patrol craft or small coastal vessel such as engagements north of the battle of Gdansk. But there was no contest here against a swarm of fighters and bomber aircraft.
Sighted Liner & coastal merchant grid AN82.
Boat with only one eel remaining.
Removed coastal merchant from shipping lane, Jan. 6th, 1940
Returned to base early January, 1940.
Obtained new boat, VIIB class with deck gun.
Enlisted new Officer with damage control qualification.
Enlisted some 6 warrant officers and some 10 seamen.
Commenced training and crew familiarization of new boat.
In base, late January 1940, approximately 24 hours before patrol;
Ordered all new T-2 electrics removed, replaced with T-1 steamers.
Awarded Officers with 5 patrols.
Awarded Warrant officers with 5 patrols & promoted to senior.
Awarded Seamen with 5 patrols & promoted to senior.
Awarded crew with proper new qualification, new seamen to repair.
Awaiting new patrol orders.

[nikbear]

If you don't mind me asking but how do you promote crew?could you explain the process please

[danurve]

Originally Posted by nikbear

If you don't mind me asking but how do you promote crew?could you explain the process please

I don’t mind at all.

I use SH3Commander for most all of the promotion, award & qualification work. It kicks @ss, makes it to easy actually so I’m trying to pace it a bit. I only use the in-game SH3 system when I want to recruit new seamen, promote crew to warrant officers to Officer-sub lieutenant etc, only because Commander can’t do that. From there with any new boat/crew promotions are from within.
Trying to find a decent balance of experience and the needed qualifications along the way.

edited to clarify; Commander can promote seamen to senior seamen, warrent officer to senior-chief warrent officer etc., but cannot promote warrent officer to sub-lieutenant for example.

[nikbear]

I'm using SH3+GWX and when I click on promotions in the crew screen it tells me that I have to finish a patrol,but I've done over a loads and I don't know what I'm doing wrong,how do you do it? I just can't seem to promote anybody,I'm going to have a mutiny if I'm not careful

[danurve]

Just going to take a stab and guess your in-game from your post and started a patrol.
finish the patrol - return to base
click on the file-cabinet or your crew access for in game jazz.
before you go on the next patrol, exit the game, go into Commander
i don't have a screen of it off hand, but when you click on the Kaleun you set up for carrer play you'll get his picture, then a list of options next to it - boat, grid, etc.
last option is link that has "manage your crew"

[Brag]

If you only have SH3 & GWX: Finish your patrol, try to promote. if that doesn't work leave game. When you return go to the filing cAbinet and should be able to promote and give awards if that didn't work when you returned from patrol.

Hope this helps

[nikbear]

Cheers,will give it a go