GWX 3.0 & WaW & SH3 Commander R3.2 & U-657

[Venatore]

Combine;
1. GWX 3.0
2. WaW http://wolvesatwar.com/
3. SHIII Commander R3.2
4. U-657.

U-657 a Type-VIIC departed on her second war patrol from Brest at 20:30hrs on the 22-May-42. Her mission; patrol the waters North of England as part of the I. Unterseebootsgruppe, operating in conjunction with U-206. U-657 would use AM33 as the center for her area of operations. Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz’s intent was to hunt within boundaries, the single merchant route running from Reykjavik to Loch Ewe.

On the 24-May-42, U-657 reported bad weather & was unable to provide BDU with accurate grid positions. Several crew member sustained minor injuries during the two week storm. Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz noted in his war log that recharging the diesel motors was extremely difficulty & dangerous, ordering the watch crews to wear their respective safety harnesses. Large swells forced U-657 down for the majority of the first two weeks of her patrol. On the 01-Jun-42, U-657 reported in, she had no visual or acoustic contacts since departing Brest.

On the 03-Jun-42, whilst navigating through fog U-657 reported she had been ambushed on the surface by a Black Swan Class Sloop at medium range. With three high explosive rounds screaming over the top of the Conning Tower U-657 immediately submerged; Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz noted in his war log that the eerie Aztec sound confirmed U-657 had been well and truly compromised. U-657 commenced immediate evasion tactics deploying one bold canister as she descended to a depth of 45m. KDB sweeps confirmed that U-657 had miraculously merged with a large British convoy & without knowing it U-657 had successfully breached the escort screen. Whilst scanning the convoy for targets U-657 position was again compromised by a British River Class escort. U-657 position was triangulated & soon became apparent that her position was becoming rapidly untenable.

U-657 became decisively engaged with the escort threat. U-657 fired one torpedo close range, fatally hitting the Flower Class sinking her with in seconds. Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz noted in his war log that all hands were lost. With the immediate threat gone U-657 continued stalking within the convoy. Minutes later U-657 fired three torpedo’s destroying a Large British Empire-Type Freighter with an approximate tonnage of 7.933T. Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz noted in his war log that this vessel was transporting war stock in the form of military soft skinned vehicles. U-657 was soon located again by three additional escorts; U-657 broke contact & commenced evasion tactics descending to 155m, silent running, at 1 knot. During her descent U-657 received depth charge patterns inflicting minor damage to her port & starboard propeller shafts. U-657 remained hidden for the remainder of that day. Late in the afternoon U-657 surfaced & sent a situation report, shortly after BDU replied with orders for U-657 to regain contact with the same convoy.

At 20.50hrs that evening U-657 reported saying she was breaking off the convoy pursuit as the risk was too great, the convoy had reached shallow waters & the safety of allied air screen.

At 08.31hrs 04-Jun-42, U-657 reported she had visual (long range) of a hospital ship displaying red-cross flags & lights. U-657 submerged & remained undetected throughout the merge. Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz noted in his war log that there were no escorts or additional vessels accompanying the hospital ship.

At 06.20hrs on the 24-Jun-42, U-657 reported, she had identified one River Class Frigate patrolling North/East of her position. U-657 submerged & remained undetected so as to stay on station in her area of operations.

At 11.58hrs on the 29-Jun-42, U-657 reported confirmed visual of two British cargo vessels in trail formation & were without escorts. U-657 submerged shortly after transmitting as she started to receive small arms effective fire from both vessels. At 13.45hrs, U-657 reported she had sunk one Granville-Type Freighter with an approximate tonnage of 4.709T & one Coastal Freighter with an approximate tonnage of 1.873T. U-657 transmitted she would move closer to the wreckage of the Coastal Freighter as they had visual of three life-rafts containing survivors, U-657 intent was to interrogate the survivors for additional intelligence.

At 14.58hrs U-657 sent an urgent message. Whilst situated close to the slow sinking Coastal Freighter & conducting interrogation of merchant crews, U-657 was engulfed by an enormous explosion which came from the sinking vessel. Three crew members of U-657 standing on deck as over-watch near the 8.8cm C35 deck gun were killed instantly. They were Stabsoberbootsmann Gustav Flisters, Matrosengefrieter Horst Zimmermann & Matrosenobergefrieter Otto Stasche. Standing in the Conning Tower was the old man Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz & First-Watch-Officer Heinz Dannewitz. Both men were blown out of the Conning Tower with Gollnitz landing in the water near the left ballast tank, sustaining shrapnel wounds to his upper-body & face, he was extremely shaken but was able to continue in a restricted capacity. The First-Watch-Officer landed on the lower AAA Winter-Garden sustaining shrapnel wounds to his body & receiving a broken right arm on impact, he too was shaken by the ordeal but remained bed ridden for the remainder of the patrol . U-657 received multiply compartment damages both external & internal with the most severe being the forward trim tank, forward torpedo compensating tank & bow diving tank.

U-657 informed BDU that Oberleutnant-zur-see Heinrich Gollnitz’s combat assessment was that U-657 was unable to continue sustained operations & would return to Brest immediately. U-657 traveled on the surface for the remainder of that day. At dusk U-657 with all crew on deck commenced sea burials for the three crew members KIA. (Right-click on dead crew member & it will ask you to conduct sea burial).

At 07.08hrs 03-Jul-42, U-657 arrived at Brest to an empty docking bay displaying four tonnage pennants. The only people present were medical staff & grieving relatives of our three crew members who perished and finally the senior officers of the 1. Unterseebootsflottille. U-657 had been at sea for 43 days.

This patrol was just completed by me and I have just updated my KTB over at WaW. I'm now awaiting orders/upgrades/etc from my chain of command.

[Pohl]

I've always wanted to try RP but usually the games that allow this are MMO's set in Fantasy world...also I've wanted to try Vampire The Requiem but I think you require to have the people you are RPing with in the same room (like old D&D)..also is the site & people really active? just saw forums and last post is around July 09

[Venatore]

Originally Posted by Pohl

also is the site & people really active? just saw forums and last post is around July 09

Very active site, I don't know where you were looking but; it's active as hell over there.

[Pohl]

Prospective Recruits is the thread I saw ( I know I have to register to be able to see the entire forums), anyway I'll register ASAP :P I'm sure this will give SH3 a different taste

[Venatore]

Originally Posted by Pohl

Prospective Recruits is the thread I saw ( I know I have to register to be able to see the entire forums), anyway I'll register ASAP :P I'm sure this will give SH3 a different taste

Any drama's just PM me

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Confirmed it's active. I anjoy it a lot, joined just a few days ago. And actually I also already learned a few things I didn't know before, even though I have played SH3 for 3 years now.

[Venatore]

Commenced 3rd war patrol over at WaW. This is WaW BdU/FdU and I transmitting to each other, day 9 of my patrol;


16:55HRS // 20-SEP-42 // BDU // SITUATION REPORT // OPEN COMMS // GRID AM5212 // ATTACKED LARGE CONVOY // CONFIRMED SINKING 1 x LARGE BRITISH MERCHANT 8.762T, 3 x TORPEDO DETONATIONS, PORT SIDE, ALL HANDS LOST // CONFIRMED SINKING 1 x S-CLASS BRITISH SUBMARINE 0.767T, 1 x TORPEDO DETONATION, PORT SIDE, ALL HANDS LOST // HEAVY ESCORT SCREEN PRESENT, CONSISTING OF 1 x S&T CLASS DESTROYER, 1 x TOWN CLASS CRUISER & 2 x BLACK SWAN SLOOPS // ALL MERCHANT VESSELS EQUIPPED WITH GUNNERY PLATFORMS // POSITION IMMEDIATELY TRIANGULATED BY REMAINING ESCORTS // COMMENCED DESCENT 160M // 81 x DEPTH CHARGES DROPPED IN 12 x PATTERNS // 3 x DEPTH CHARGES CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE // BOW CASING FRACTURED // TOW HOOK HOUSING DESTROYED // 8.8CM SKC35 DECK GUN DESTROYED // RUDDER SUPPORT FRACTURED // OUTLET VALVE DIVE TANK II FRACTURED // PRESSURE HULL MULTIPLY STARBOARD FRACTURES // BOTH PROPELLER SHAFT HOUSING FRACTURED // ATTACK PERISCOPE DESTROYED // 1 x 2CM C30 FLAK GUN DESTROYED // LOWER WINTER-GARDEN DAMAGED // PORT SIDE CONNING TOWER FRACTURED // DIESEL ENGINE MOUNTS FRACTURED // SADDLE-TANKS BALLAST CELLS PORT & STARBOARD FRACTURED // 16 x CREW SUSTAINED RUPTURED EAR-DRUMS // 2 x CREW SUSTAINED BROKEN ARMS // 1 x CREW SUSTAINED BROKEN NOSE // AFTER 7HRS OF CONTINUOUS DEPTH CHARGE ATTACKS, U-657 WAS ABLE TO BREAK-CONTACT WITH ESCORTS // IN DOING SO WE HAVE LOST CONVOY // CURRENTLY STATIONARY CONDUCTING ONGOING URGENT REPAIRS // UNABLE TO CONTINUE SUSTAINED OPERATIONS // REQUEST PERMISSION TO RTB ASAP // WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE BREST WITHOUT ASSISTANCE // END COMMS // U-657

1745 20SEP42 // U657 // ACKNOWLEDGED // GOOD WORK REGARDING ATTACK ON CONVOY. // INQUIRY // REQUEST CLARIFICATION REPORT ON BRITISH SUBMARINE. // ORDERS // ATTEMPT WHATEVER REPAIRS YOU CAN DO AT SEA AND GET UNDERWAY ASAP. PERMISSION TO RETURN TO BREST. // INTERROGATIVE // ARE YOU DECLARING A PAN PAN ALERT? // FDU


21:20HRS // 20-SEP-42 // BDU // BDU INQUIRY S-CLASS SUBMARINE // OPEN COMMS // GRID AM5212 // CONFIRMED SINKING 1 x S-CLASS BRITISH SUBMARINE 0.767T // S-CLASS POSITIONED REAR OF CONVOY IN OVER-WATCH POSITION // DUE TO LARGE SWELLS & LOW PROFILE OF ENEMY SUBMARINE, THREAT WAS NOT CONFIRMED UNTIL U-657 RECEIVED EFFECTIVE SMALL-ARMS FIRE FROM S-CLASS // U-657 IMMEDIATELY LOCATED S-CLASS, WHO WAS IN PRIME POSITION FOR AFT TORPEDO RETALIATION // FIRED 1 x AFT TORPEDO TO REGAIN THE INITIATIVE // DISTANCE TO S-CLASS 600M // S-CLASS SAW TORPEDO THREAT, TRIED TO AVOID BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL // CONFIRMED VISUAL OF LARGE EXPLOSION PORT SIDE OF S-CLASS // HYDROPHONE ALSO CONFIRMED S-CLASS BREAKING UP 6M TO 365M // ALL HANDS LOST // NIL REQUIREMENT FOR PAN PAN ALERT // BOAT WILL REMAIN WITHIN DEEP WATERS, AVOIDING ALL SURFACE CONTACTS EXEMPT LONE MERCHANTS // MORALE EXTREMELY HIGH HAVING DESTROYED S-CLASS // PROCEEDING TO BREST // END COMMS // U-657