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Wigabee 11-12-11 05:59 PM

Campaign 2
 
Recently U-124 (IXB) returned from patrolling grid CG-74 with success!
Encountered 4 airplanes within a few hours, 3 destroyed, 1 crippled....
Encountered 1 Tribal Destroyer and evaded....
Came across 1 C3 cargo and destroyed with 2 torpedoes....
Came across 2 C3 cargo ships and destroyed 1 with two torpedoes. The other one went down with only 1 torpedo! (The other missed)
Patrol grid reached and searched with no activity....
On the way back a Coastal Merchant was obliterated with deck gun fire....
Catalina destroyed with AA but we took slight damage....
Damage repaired and returned to Lorient!
Bought some more efficient diesels for 1500 renown :rock:!

U-124 signing off and happy hunting:ping:!

roadrage 11-12-11 06:27 PM

New Career

Leutnant z. S. Franz Trommler commanding U-96, type VIIC.

I've got the Chief trying to find Bernard and kick him off my boat. If half of my eels hadn't missed or been set to the wrong pistol.....:damn:

CAPTAIN'S LOG

7.12.40. 0740 Patrol 1
U-96, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: December 7, 1940, 07:40
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid DH48

Convoy Battle, 1st attack
11.12.40.
1632 Grid CG 18 Ship sunk! SS Clan Urquhart (Large Merchant), 9537 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 79. Crew lost: 59
1646
Grid CG 18 Ship sunk! SS Cerinthus (Intermediate Tanker), 3490 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 21. Crew lost: 20
2nd attack
1855
Grid CG 18 Ship sunk! SS Long Island (Large Cargo), 8252 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 1
1857 Grid CG 18 Ship sunk! SS Aeneas (Large Merchant), 10278 tons. Cargo: Aircraft. Crew: 73. Crew lost: 0
14.12.40. 1120 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 4
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 31557 tons
All torpedoes expended
No damages.

roadrage 11-12-11 11:07 PM

Leutnant z. S. Franz Tromller commanding U-96.

Sure thought this patrol was going to be a dud. Things can get interesting real fast when a large convoy shows up. First attack went as good as it possibly could. Second, not so much. Seems the escorts were still a little upset from the first attack. Also found a depth-keeping problem at 200m. Boat started sinking out of control. Told the Chief to make sure that's fixed before the next patrol. We don't need to alert the escorts to our position just to maintain depth. But, we do know the U-96 will stand up to the pressure at 248m.

CAPTAIN'S LOG

14.1.41. 2142 Patrol 2
U-96, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: January 14, 1941, 21:42
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid DH48

Convoy attack.
30.1.41. 0632 Grid DH 47 Ship sunk! SS Port Auckland (Ore Carrier), 8445 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 70. Crew lost: 16
0632
Grid DH 47 Ship sunk! SS Glenorchy (Large Merchant), 11812 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 44
0634 Grid DH 47 Ship sunk! SS Menelaus (Large Merchant), 11811 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 70. Crew lost: 21
0645 Grid DH 47 Ship sunk! MV Santa Elisa (Medium Cargo), 5214 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 39. Crew lost: 38
0646 Grid DH 47 Ship sunk! SS Mormacsaga (Large Cargo), 9792 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 36. Crew lost: 23
0658 Grid DH 47 Ship sunk! SS Sea Porpoise (Large Cargo), 9793 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 52. Crew lost: 18
4.2.41. 1316 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 6
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 56867 tons
All torpedoes expended
U-boat damaged (HI 98.94%)

Received a promotion to Oberleutnant z. S. upon arrival at St. Nazaire.

andwii 11-13-11 12:10 AM

my laptop keeps giving me the me gusta face and making me CTD. BLARG! lol

VONHARRIS 11-13-11 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wigabee (Post 1786745)
Recently U-124 (IXB) returned from patrolling grid CG-74 with success!

U-124 signing off and happy hunting:ping:!

The first report of our young Leutnant!
Well done.
Gute Jagd!

VONHARRIS 11-13-11 02:38 PM

U-107 IXB
 
Patrol No 4
08 June 1940
07:13 hours U-107 departed from Wilhelmshaven for grid CF95

12 June 1940
Grid AN14
15:09 hours MV Briar Rose (Coastal Tanker), 1060 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 17 - sunk by 1 stern torpedo

13 June 1940
Grid AN13
04:02 hours MV No. 1032 (Pelagic Trawler), 888 tons. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 22 - sunk by 3 stern torpedoes (1 dud)

22 June 1940
Grid CG13
02:20 hours Good weather - moved externals inside
Grid CG16
08:47 hours SS Sven Foyn (Whale Factory Ship), 17331 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 160. Crew lost: 62 - sunk by 32 105mm rounds

25 June 1940
Grid CF95
00:16 hours Reached patrol area

26 June 1940
Grid CF96
22:30 hours SS Crusader (Medium Merchant 11), 3130 tons. Cargo: Tobacco. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 10 - sunk by 4 105mm rounds

30 June 1940
11:57 hours New orders came in: Move to grid AD59 and engage enemy convoys

01 July 1940
Grid CG94
03:48 hours Intercepted Greek small merchant - no action taken

06 July 1940
Grid BE63
14:44 hours SS Adinda (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 31. Crew lost: 10 - sunk by 1 torpedo

07 July 1940
Grid BE33
14:15 hours Spotted 2 enemy DDs
14:27 hours Fired 2 stern torpedoes at the last DD - diving to 100m
14:28 hours HMS Holderness (Hunt I class), 1000 tons. Crew: 158. Crew lost: 154 - sunk by 2 torpedoes - escaped undetected

14 July 1940
Grid AD59
01:25 hours Reached new patrol area
09:47 hours Spotted enemy DD - dived to PD - escaped undetected

18 July 1940
Grid AD83 - convoy attack
09:53 hours 4 bow torpedoes fired - 3 hits
09:54 hours SS Myriel (Intermediate Tanker), 3490 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 20. Crew lost: 11 - sunk by 1 torpedo
Damaged converted whale factory ship by 2 torpedoes
Some DCs were dropped but way off U-107 position
14:39 hours Tubes reloaded - surfaced.

03 August 1940
Grid AE87
09:21 hours SS Norefjord (Medium Merchant 11), 3131 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 13 - sunk by 1 torpedo

08 August 1940
Grid AN14
11:55 hours MV Norfolk Coast (Coastal Tanker), 1061 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 15. Crew lost: 4 - sunk by 2 torpedoes (1 missed)
14:18 hours SS Porsanger (Medium Merchant 25), 4347 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 11 - sunk by 3 torpedoes

12 August 1940
15:20 hours Docked at port
66 days at sea
10 ships sunk
37307 tons
No casualties or damages
Installed a Zwillig 2 cm flak gun
Map of operations
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9...operations.jpg

roadrage 11-14-11 12:00 AM

Playing around trying to get ranks past Kapitanleutnant. I kinda hit one too many zeros when I set the renown multiplier. This patrol netted me 88400 renown.:o Strangely, I'm still Oberleutnant z. S.

Oberleutnant z. S. Franz Tromller commanding U-96.

Interesting patrol. First we ran into a lone empire type freighter that engaged us. One eel sent him to the bottom. Next we happened upon the HMCS Uganda on patrol. Fortune favors the bold they say. Well, fortune favored us. We spotted her to our starboard, headed west, while we were northbound. A run at flank followed by a dive, and a quick fan shot with tubes 2 and 3 from 6km sent her to her grave. Then, we ran head on into a convoy. Breaking my normal protocol for double shots for anything over 7k, we tried single shots. Boy did it pay off. We did have to chase down 2 damaged large merchants to finish them with the deck gun. We know for sure we had 2 misses, both TIIs. So with one eel left in the stern tube, we pressed our luck. A storm rolled in, so we blew into the convoy on the surface. First thing we spotted was a tramp steamer down by the bow. Just as I was turning to put our last eel into her gut, a black swan appeared out of the fog, firing everything she had at us. A fast dive to periscope depth, and a snap shot with the stern tube at the black swan later, we were headed for 120m at flank. Silent running at 100m and a 45 degree turn to course 180 and we snuck away with heavy damage from the hail of shells the escort was sending our way before we got under. Too bad our luck didn't hold out. The black swan lived to fight another day, but so did we.:D

CAPTAIN'S LOG

25.2.41. 2258 Patrol 3
U-96, 7th/13th Flotilla
Left at: February 25, 1941, 22:58
From: St. Nazaire
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AL63

1.3.41. 1154 Grid BE 36 Ship sunk! SS Empire Prairie (Empire-type Freighter), 6396 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 47. Crew lost: 44
6.3.41. 1726 Grid AL 63 Ship sunk! HMCS Uganda (Fiji class), 10725 tons. Crew: 821. Crew lost: 656
Convoy attack
8.3.41. 0258 Grid AL 39 Ship sunk! SS Hawaiian Shipper (Large Cargo), 8871 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 3
0314
Grid AL 39 Ship sunk! SS City of Chester (Large Merchant), 11548 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 49. Crew lost: 27
0329 Grid AL 39 Ship sunk! SS Exchequer (Large Cargo), 8872 tons. Cargo: Aircraft. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 57
0453 Grid AL 39 Ship sunk! SS Empire Standard (Empire-type Freighter), 6397 tons. Cargo: Sulfur. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 23
0707
Grid AL 39 Ship sunk! SS City of Hull (Large Merchant), 11547 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 61
0722
Grid AL 39 Ship sunk! MV Siamese Prince (Large Merchant), 11546 tons. Cargo: Sulfur. Crew: 67. Crew lost: 33
12.3.41. 1830 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 8
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 75902 tons
All torpedoes expended
U-boat damaged (HI 61.91%)

Received most of the medals due to the extra zero in the renown multiplier. Now I need to try and sort the promotion deal out.

Obltn Strand 11-14-11 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roadrage (Post 1787390)
Now I need to try and sort the promotion deal out.

Got folder data\cfg\careers\commanders name

In windows visva these are located in program files.

Change PlayerRank=11 to 12 from files Careers and Careers_0. Only last patrols are needed to change from both files. Make sure you have 8000 renown to keep that rank. Same goes for Korvettenkapitän except it's rank number is 13 and renown requirement of 15 000.

Reason you didn't get promoted was too much renown which results double promotion.

roadrage 11-14-11 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obltn Strand (Post 1787409)
Got folder data\cfg\careers\commanders name

In windows visva these are located in program files.

Change PlayerRank=11 to 12 from files Careers and Careers_0. Only last patrols are needed to change from both files. Make sure you have 8000 renown to keep that rank. Same goes for Korvettenkapitän except it's rank number is 13 and renown requirement of 15 000.

Reason you didn't get promoted was too much renown which results double promotion.

Ah, thank you. Commander now says Kapitänleutnant Franz Tromller. Now to change that multiplier to something a little less extreme.:doh:

VONHARRIS 11-14-11 02:12 PM

U-107 IXB
 
My 4 year old daughter decided to push the reset button of my desktop while I was on patrol.
The whole career was ruined
New career is about to start

andwii 11-14-11 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS (Post 1787644)
My 4 year old daughter decided to push the reset button of my desktop while I was on patrol.
The whole career was ruined
New career is about to start

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!

sorry someone had to do it lol

roadrage 11-14-11 09:05 PM

To:BdU
From:U-96

30MAR41 00:43

Grid BF17. Convoy sighted. Course 242 degrees. Speed 8 knots. 24 Freighters, 6 Escorts. Attacking unless ordered otherwise.

andwii 11-14-11 09:24 PM

achtung! I am in need of some major help NOW! NOW! NOW! NOW!!!

At 60% integrity, getting surrounded by 3 Destroyers, and hiding under the wreckage of an enemy ship I had sunk. I have no internal torpedos. I am in need of assistance!

roadrage 11-14-11 10:09 PM

sorry my friend, U-96 is unable to respond being neck deep in our own DD troubles:arrgh!:

1480 11-14-11 11:29 PM

Wife has forced me to break off an attack on a large convoy :damn:. She had to do an interview via chat and can't type with the lap top....:damn:

Will reload and hope that I can repeat the blind turn of luck.

U-73 out.

VONHARRIS 11-15-11 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andwii (Post 1787888)
achtung! I am in need of some major help NOW! NOW! NOW! NOW!!!

At 60% integrity, getting surrounded by 3 Destroyers, and hiding under the wreckage of an enemy ship I had sunk. I have no internal torpedos. I am in need of assistance!

From: U-45
To : U-174 (andwii)

U-45 is unable to provide any assistance - refitting at port
What is your location?
Good luck.

VONHARRIS 11-15-11 12:30 AM

U-45 VIIB
 
Patrol No 1
Shakedown - trials - nothing to report

Patrol No 2
Orders : Proceed to grid to BF16 - cross the English Channel and show the flag. Await new orders
23 August 1939
04:41 hours U-45 departed Wilhelmshaven to grid BF16.

03 September 1939
02:21 hours The war started. - New orders : Proceed to grid AM52 and attack at will.

07 September 1939
Grid AM52
15:39 hours SS Wisconsin (Large Merchant), 11050 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 109. Crew lost: 43 - sunk by 3 torpedoes

10 September 1939
Grid AM53
10:18 hours HMS Vanessa (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 101. Crew lost: 87 - sunk by 1 torpedo

11 September 1939
Grid AM37
03:30 hours ASW trawler missed by 1 torpedo - U-45 remained undetected
Grid AM36
21:23 hours HMS Venomous (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 115. Crew lost: 52 - sunk by 1 torpedo

17 September 1939
Grid AM52
02:25 hours MV Margaret Christina (Tugboat), 1121 tons. Crew: 23. Crew lost: 21 - sunk by 1 torpedo

21 September 1939
Grid AM52
01:56 hours SS Crown Arun (Small Merchant), 1835 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 2 - sunk by 24 8,8 cm rounds
14:31 hours SS Adm. Courbet (Coastal Freighter), 1874 tons. Cargo: Military Stores. Crew: 23. Crew lost: 3 - sunk by 19 8,8 cm rounds

22 September 1939
Grid AM52
11:07 hours Q Ship HMS Chatsgrove (Medium Coastal Freighter), 2364 tons. Crew: 73. Crew lost: 60 - sunk by 37 8,8 cm rounds. Luckily no damage was done in this gun duel

23 September 1939
Grid AM52
05:23 hours SS Lord Strathcona (Ore Carrier), 6071 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 82. Crew lost: 79 - sunk by 68 8,8 cm rounds

25 September 1939
Grid AM52
09:15 hours SS Peebles (Medium Merchant 24), 5093 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 57. Crew lost: 25 - sunk by 47 8,8 cm rounds
10:08 hours SS Akbar (Medium Merchant 40), 5926 tons. Cargo: Scrap Metal. Crew: 64. Crew lost: 62 - crippled by 25 8,8 cm rounds - finished by 2 torpedoes

01 October 1939
20:57 hours U-45 returned at port. Unable to help U-174.
40 days at sea
10 ships sunk
37710 tons
No damages or casualties
All 8,8 cm rounds used - 3 torpedoes not used

VONHARRIS 11-15-11 02:48 AM

U-45 VIIB
 
Patrol No 3
It took only 10 days for U-45 to be ready for action
(I am using the Randomise days in base option in this career)

11 October 1939
11:10 hours U-45 left port to patrol grid BE99

14 October 1939
Grid AN41
22:39 hours Spotted Swedish coastal tanker - no action taken

24 October 1939
Grid BE99
19:40 hours Reached patrol area

27 October 1939
10:03 hours New orders : Proceed to grid CG94

31 October 1939
Grid CG94
06:06 hours Reached new patrol area
09:16 hours SS Photinia (Medium Merchant 40), 5926 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 21 - sunk by 2 bow + 1 stern torpedoes
09:51 hours Still submerged we had a single sound contact bearing 030 and multiple contacts bearing 253 - 260 all closing at low speeds
09:54 hours Visual contact at bearing 030 - single merchant
10:07 hours SS Blairdevon (Medium Merchant 11), 3129 tons. Cargo: Foodstuffs. Crew: 43. Crew lost: 34 - sunk by 1 bow torpedo - multiple contacts now bearing 270 both merchant and warships indicate convoy closing.
10:15 hours Tube reloaded
11:14 hours 2 bow torpedoes fired at enemy convoy
11:16 hours 1 stern torpedo fired
11:16 hours SS Kosmos (Whale Factory Ship), 17330 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 186. Crew lost: 146
11:18 hours 1 bow torpedo fired
11:19 hours 1 bow torpedo fired - diving to 100m - undetected
11:42 hours SS Drakepool (Coal Freighter), 2571 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 12
Possible damage on a large merchant
16:32 hours Still submerged - tubes reloaded 3 bow torpedoes left - sound contact bearing 080 closing medium speed
16:42 hours Periscope depth.
17:24 hours Visual contact: French gunboat escorting single merchant
17:35 hours FR Arras (Gunboat), 480 tons. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 19 - sunk by 1 bow torpedo + 1 bow missed
17:43 hours MV Brageland (Small Merchant), 2080 tons. Cargo: Tobacco. Crew: 24. Crew lost: 1 - sunk by 1 bow torpedo - No internal torpedoes left
18:00 hours Surfaced - U-45 was submerged for 9 hours in battle conditions. The crew perfomed its duties in a perfect way. No Bernard on board this time! Started return trip.

03 November 1939
Grid CG21
00:13 hours Spotted Greek medium cargo - no action taken

06 October 1939
Grid AM54
00:23 hours Spotted large convoy - sent report to BdU and disengaged

11 November 1939
13:39 hours Docked at port
32 days at sea
6 ships sunk
31516 tons
No damages or casualties
12 torpedoes used
No 8,8cm rounds fired

VONHARRIS 11-15-11 04:53 AM

U-45 VIIB
 
After 17 days in port U-45 was ready to roam the seas again

Patrol No 4
28 November 1939
04:00 hours U-45 left port

09 December 1939
05:32 hours Reached patrol grid BF17
21:59 hours Spotted US small tanker - no action taken

11 December 1939
Grid BF17
03:52 hours Visual contact with merchant bearing 020 - contact lost in heavy fog and rain - disengaged

22 December 1939
Grid BF17
16:58 hours MV Aldington Court (Granville-type Freighter), 4707 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 55. Crew lost: 26 - sunk by 3 bow torpedoes (1 dud)

28 December 1939
Grid BE36
15:13 hours SS Jalayamuna (Medium Merchant 24), 5094 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 40 - sunk by 2 bow + a stern torpedoes

29 December 1939
Grid BF11
01:04 hours SS Kekarangu (Medium Merchant 11), 3130 tons. Cargo: Textiles. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 41 - sunk by 1 stern torpedo

03 January 1940
Grid BF14
07:34 hours Fired 4 bow shots at enemy convoy - diving to 100m
07:36 hours 4 explosions heard
10:24 hours No sinkings - Damaged : Motor tanker + Fleet tender - Start return trip

04 January 1940
Grid AM76
02:51 hours Moved externals inside

05 January 1940
Grid AM52
15:59 hours Run into enemy convoy - chased off by escorts - disengaged

07 January 1940
Grid AM34
15:59 hours HMS Rajputana (AMC Armed Merchant Cruiser) , 14280 tons. Crew: 245. Crew lost: 80 - sunk by 1 bow torpedo
Damaged Aux cruiser by 1 bow torpedo

09 January 1940
Grid AN14
14:28 hours MV Adherence (Tugboat), 1121 tons. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 3 - sunk by 1 stern torpedo

11 January 1940
Grid AN65
04:16 hours Spotted Norwegian medium cargo - no action taken

12 January 1940
02:33 hours Docked at port
46 days at sea
5 ships sunk
28332 tons
No damages or casualties
14 torpedoes used
Commisioned the U-107 IXB.


andwii 11-15-11 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VONHARRIS (Post 1787926)
From: U-45
To : U-174 (andwii)

U-45 is unable to provide any assistance - refitting at port
What is your location?
Good luck.

I coulda stayed there all night and they wouldnt have depth charged me, and because of the limitations of the game I doubt they would just leave, so I said heck with it and saved then left the game because I had other stuff to do. I wonder if I will CTD or not. If I do oh well, besides the whole mess was because my sonar man was sleeping on the job. THANKS FOR TELLING ME A TASKFORCE WAS RIGHT INFRONT OF ME MORON! lol


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