U-90 Luckiest Boat in the Atlantic!!

GoldenRivet · 06-30-07, 02:06 AM

The following occurred with the career i have been recording a captains log with for 2 years in the game, as well as playing on 100% realism settings. imagine the panic that befell me... and then the abolute elation that followed, here goes:

23 June 1942
1454 Hours (1354 Local)

Received a contact report on a convoy about 150 KM ahead of our present position. Closing at flank speed now.
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23 June 1942
2122 hours (2022 local)

Visual contact with convoy of at least 30 merchants, observed no less than 5 escorts with this group, we are maneuvering into firing position at this time.

- 2242 hours, after over an hour of sneaking into position have fired one shot at a liberty cargo, a medium cargo and a large cargo. results not yet apparent but observed multiple hits.

- 2247 hours, observed liberty cargo to be sinking by the bow rapidly after large secondary explosion. we went deep to evade detection... escorts frantic.

- 2335 hours, came to periscope depth to confirm sinkings... collapsing bulkheads on hydrophones, observed 12,000 ton large cargo slip underneath by the stern. will surface and shadow the convoy when range is sufficient... then spend a few days sniping at them.
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24 June 1942
0401 hours (0301 local)

Observed convoy changing course toward the west. adjusting course. attempting to re-establish attack position. Dark night, overcast with heavy swells, ideal conditions.

- 0528 hours, re-established ahead of convoy in attack position.

- 0601 hours, observed through periscope a single black swan frigate pass directly in front of us at no more than 500 meters... you could hear a pin drop on U-90... i have never heard this crew so silent before!!

- 0630 hours, attacked and sank one medium cargo and one liberty ship. sent a spread of two at another large cargo ship splitting her in two. Diving to 150 meters to evade detection. over 40,000 tons this patrol and im not even three days out of port!!!

- 1030 hours, observed convoy in a southerly turn, adjusting course. visibility decreasing and rain has set in... considering calling off further attacks.

- at 1100 hours, Heard massive gun blasts astern of us...Black swan charged out of the rain and fog astern of us cutting a large wake, with all guns blazing... immediately ordered a crash dive, this ba$tard was only about 800 meters aft of us!! How any of his shots missed i will never know but they all passed overhead and landed in the sea splashing about 100 meters ahead of us!! He passed overhead as we cleared about 40 meters banging away with the ASDIC. dropped a salvo of depth charges but they were set to shallow. continued down to 180 meters dropping two bold canisters on the way down. Sporatic ASDIC heard followed by inaccurate and inconsistant depth charge runs. We have changed course, i think we lost him!!!!

Swooth · 06-30-07, 02:23 AM

Great read, neat little log you collect there. I could only imagine the hair on your neck as the swan passed so close and missed

Brag · 06-30-07, 06:29 AM

Swans are bad news. Congratz on your escape. I had a couple of bad scrapes this patrol (Nov 41).

panzermeyer · 06-30-07, 06:29 PM

Very nice! I am itching to run into a convoy myself, haven't had such luck yet. I am patroling the convoy routes, but nothing yet. It is 1939 though...

ReallyDedPoet · 06-30-07, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panzermeyer

Very nice! I am itching to run into a convoy myself, haven't had such luck yet. I am patroling the convoy routes, but nothing yet. It is 1939 though...

First time is exhilirating to say the least, good luck when it happens

RDP

panzermeyer · 06-30-07, 09:10 PM

I am guessing convoys in 1939 are not as common, or numerous, am I right?

Schöneboom · 07-01-07, 01:32 AM

Hi panzermeyer,

There are indeed convoys in '39 -- I just attacked one on my first GWX patrol. And in fact they were running convoys that early -- just not so many, not so huge, and not over the vast distances that they did later on. I suspect the one BdU reported to me was the Gibraltar-Liverpool run.

Mach's gut!

panzermeyer · 07-01-07, 03:11 PM

Well I did get a message from another u-boat saying they ran into a convoy. However it was off the coast of Portugal, and I was off the Northern coast of Ireland. No way I can catch up with it, or intercept in time.

However, I do patrol to 1939 convoy routes, I've run into many ships out by themselfs, but no convoy yet.

Schöneboom · 07-01-07, 04:26 PM

Actually, according to the SH3 Kriegsmarine map, the Gibraltar-Liverpool convoy route goes round N. Ireland -- so stick around and let everything come to you -- that's efficiency!

Gute Jagd!

panzermeyer · 07-01-07, 08:34 PM

That is where I patrol, my last patrol I hung around there for about 5 days, no convoy. But a lot of single merchant ships. 20k Sunk.

06-30-07, 02:06 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	U-90 Luckiest Boat in the Atlantic!! The following occurred with the career i have been recording a captains log with for 2 years in the game, as well as playing on 100% realism settings. imagine the panic that befell me... and then the abolute elation that followed, here goes: 23 June 1942 1454 Hours (1354 Local) Received a contact report on a convoy about 150 KM ahead of our present position. Closing at flank speed now. ========== 23 June 1942 2122 hours (2022 local) Visual contact with convoy of at least 30 merchants, observed no less than 5 escorts with this group, we are maneuvering into firing position at this time. - 2242 hours, after over an hour of sneaking into position have fired one shot at a liberty cargo, a medium cargo and a large cargo. results not yet apparent but observed multiple hits. - 2247 hours, observed liberty cargo to be sinking by the bow rapidly after large secondary explosion. we went deep to evade detection... escorts frantic. - 2335 hours, came to periscope depth to confirm sinkings... collapsing bulkheads on hydrophones, observed 12,000 ton large cargo slip underneath by the stern. will surface and shadow the convoy when range is sufficient... then spend a few days sniping at them. ========== 24 June 1942 0401 hours (0301 local) Observed convoy changing course toward the west. adjusting course. attempting to re-establish attack position. Dark night, overcast with heavy swells, ideal conditions. - 0528 hours, re-established ahead of convoy in attack position. - 0601 hours, observed through periscope a single black swan frigate pass directly in front of us at no more than 500 meters... you could hear a pin drop on U-90... i have never heard this crew so silent before!! - 0630 hours, attacked and sank one medium cargo and one liberty ship. sent a spread of two at another large cargo ship splitting her in two. Diving to 150 meters to evade detection. over 40,000 tons this patrol and im not even three days out of port!!! - 1030 hours, observed convoy in a southerly turn, adjusting course. visibility decreasing and rain has set in... considering calling off further attacks. - at 1100 hours, Heard massive gun blasts astern of us...Black swan charged out of the rain and fog astern of us cutting a large wake, with all guns blazing... immediately ordered a crash dive, this ba$tard was only about 800 meters aft of us!! How any of his shots missed i will never know but they all passed overhead and landed in the sea splashing about 100 meters ahead of us!! He passed overhead as we cleared about 40 meters banging away with the ASDIC. dropped a salvo of depth charges but they were set to shallow. continued down to 180 meters dropping two bold canisters on the way down. Sporatic ASDIC heard followed by inaccurate and inconsistant depth charge runs. We have changed course, i think we lost him!!!! __________________

06-30-07, 06:29 AM	#3
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06-30-07, 06:29 PM	#4
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice! I am itching to run into a convoy myself, haven't had such luck yet. I am patroling the convoy routes, but nothing yet. It is 1939 though... __________________ "I am nothing; We are everything!" - Kurt 'panzermeyer' Meyer

06-30-07, 09:10 PM	#6
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am guessing convoys in 1939 are not as common, or numerous, am I right? __________________ "I am nothing; We are everything!" - Kurt 'panzermeyer' Meyer

07-01-07, 01:32 AM	#7
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Hi panzermeyer, There are indeed convoys in '39 -- I just attacked one on my first GWX patrol. And in fact they were running convoys that early -- just not so many, not so huge, and not over the vast distances that they did later on. I suspect the one BdU reported to me was the Gibraltar-Liverpool run. Mach's gut! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."

06-30-07, 02:23 AM	#2
Swooth Mate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Great read, neat little log you collect there. I could only imagine the hair on your neck as the swan passed so close and missed

07-01-07, 03:11 PM	#8
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I did get a message from another u-boat saying they ran into a convoy. However it was off the coast of Portugal, and I was off the Northern coast of Ireland. No way I can catch up with it, or intercept in time. However, I do patrol to 1939 convoy routes, I've run into many ships out by themselfs, but no convoy yet. __________________ "I am nothing; We are everything!" - Kurt 'panzermeyer' Meyer

07-01-07, 04:26 PM	#9
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Actually, according to the SH3 Kriegsmarine map, the Gibraltar-Liverpool convoy route goes round N. Ireland -- so stick around and let everything come to you -- that's efficiency! Gute Jagd! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."

07-01-07, 08:34 PM	#10
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is where I patrol, my last patrol I hung around there for about 5 days, no convoy. But a lot of single merchant ships. 20k Sunk. __________________ "I am nothing; We are everything!" - Kurt 'panzermeyer' Meyer