War Diary

GoldenRivet · 05-13-07, 11:23 PM

So my wife comes home from Target with this small 5" X 8" Journal with a 3 1/2" X 5" window opening in the front with a clear plastic cover behind which you can place a photo.

So what nerdy thing do i do?

I start a new career in 1939 out of Kiel with the 1st Flotilla on 100% realism playing as a Kaleun i frequently play as (Jon Wintergarten)... then i print off a slip of old yellowed card stock emblazened with the swastika and eagle which reads...

"The War Diary of Kapitanleutnant Jon Wintergarten"

I have been making notes during my patrol just to see how interesting this thing reads when it is filled with patrols.

notes like....

"02 March 1940
1300 Hours

Departing Kiel by way of the Kiel Canal bound for assigned patrol grid BF15. Our route takes us past Helgoland light, then traversing the North Sea toward the Shetlands, then southwest toward the Rockall Bank in hopes of meeting a large convoy. From there we will continue to the assigned area. We expect to pass the Helgoland Light in just under seventeen hours. It will take another five days to pass the Shetlands... full provisions on board with 14 torpedos and 220 rounds of HE shells for the deck gun, hopefully we will get the chance to make good use of them!"

including occasional notes on the weather conditions, important or historical radio messages, ship sightings etc.

it really adds to the level of immersion IMHO, especially at the 100% realism settings.

anyone else do this war diary thing? or even a "ships log" sort of thing?

kinda fun

05-13-07, 11:23 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	War Diary So my wife comes home from Target with this small 5" X 8" Journal with a 3 1/2" X 5" window opening in the front with a clear plastic cover behind which you can place a photo. So what nerdy thing do i do? I start a new career in 1939 out of Kiel with the 1st Flotilla on 100% realism playing as a Kaleun i frequently play as (Jon Wintergarten)... then i print off a slip of old yellowed card stock emblazened with the swastika and eagle which reads... "The War Diary of Kapitanleutnant Jon Wintergarten" I have been making notes during my patrol just to see how interesting this thing reads when it is filled with patrols. notes like.... "02 March 1940 1300 Hours Departing Kiel by way of the Kiel Canal bound for assigned patrol grid BF15. Our route takes us past Helgoland light, then traversing the North Sea toward the Shetlands, then southwest toward the Rockall Bank in hopes of meeting a large convoy. From there we will continue to the assigned area. We expect to pass the Helgoland Light in just under seventeen hours. It will take another five days to pass the Shetlands... full provisions on board with 14 torpedos and 220 rounds of HE shells for the deck gun, hopefully we will get the chance to make good use of them!" including occasional notes on the weather conditions, important or historical radio messages, ship sightings etc. it really adds to the level of immersion IMHO, especially at the 100% realism settings. anyone else do this war diary thing? or even a "ships log" sort of thing? kinda fun __________________