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Patrol 23
Thats what happens. A fast convoy of large battleships (HMS Duke of York, HMS Rodney "again", HMS Nelson and a Southampton). Couln't reach them, they were just too fast. (23kn) my sub was surfaced with 18kn :stare: Also i had only two torpedos left. The game doesn't like me. :nope: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...t/th_FF333.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...t/th_FF332.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...t/th_FF331.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...t/th_FF334.jpg The same Patrol after i had to let the first convoy get away. I didn't coun't all ships, but it were a lot, large tankers , large cargo steamer. And a lot of Escorts... http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...at/th_FF33.jpg |
Oberleutnant z. S. Erwin Wulf commanding U-19.
Sent the old rustbucket into the channel? Really? What are they thinking? CAPTAIN'S LOG 1.1.41. 0710 Patrol 15 U-19, 2nd Flotilla Left at: January 1, 1941, 07:10 From: Lorient Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF32 4.1.41. 0631 Grid BF 32 Ship sunk! HMS Vesper (V&W Destroyer), 1188 tons. Crew: 103. Crew lost: 101 0703 Grid BF 32 Ship sunk! HMS Walpole (V&W Destroyer), 1188 tons. Crew: 108. Crew lost: 103 0711 Grid BF 32 Ship sunk! HMS Whitley (V&W Destroyer), 1188 tons. Crew: 106. Crew lost: 25 6.1.41. 1225 Grid BF 28 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 7.1.41. 0454 Patrol results Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 3 Aircraft destroyed: 1 Patrol tonage: 3564 tons Got back to Lorient to find the brand new U-66 IXC waiting.:DL The officers and myself had a beer on the deck of U-19, and sent her on her way to Kiel. I left one on her bridge for good luck. In a way, I'm going to miss the old rustbucket. Chief says good riddance. I've had to assign a crewman to follow him around mopping up the drool. You'd think he had never seen new paint before. Heard him mumble something to the cook about getting a good look, because I would make sure it didn't look new by the end of the patrol.:-? |
U-157 IXC
Patrol No 10
Orders : Patrol grid GR21 and the area off Capetown 30 December 1941 10:18 hours U-157 left Lorient 11 February 1942 After almost 2 months at sea we heard our first target in heavy seas Grid GR96 01:49 hours HMS Duncansby Head F 58 (Convoy repair ship), 5216 tons. Crew: 165. Crew lost: 9. 2 stern + 1 bow torpedoes fired - 3 hits scored 13 March 1942 Grid ET62 00:26 hours SS Primrose Hill (CAM-Ship 02), 6855 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 82. Crew lost: 40. 4 bow torpedoes fired - 2 hits scored 27 March 1942 Grid CG95 - Convoy battle 12:12 hours SS Sea Runner (Large Cargo type 1) , 8713 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 41. Crew lost: 33 12:57 hours SS Allende (Granville-type Freighter), 4708 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 49. Crew lost: 22 4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired - 5 hits scored Damaged 2 others Large cargoes 17:44 hours HMS Sikh (Tribal class), 1850 tons. Crew: 254. Crew lost: 106. 1 bow torpedo fired - 1 hit scored 19:22 hours Crash dived to avoid aircraft 29 March 1942 Grid CG54 23:42 hours SS Martti Ragnar (Passenger/Cargo), 2406 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 220. Crew lost: 92. Sunk by gunfire. She was unarmed and unescorted. The watch crew spotted her at bearing 336 and range 600m coming out of the darkness. 01 April 1942 Grid BF71 02:17 hours. Spotted U-459 XIV Milchkuh on her way to support the Ubooten at the US East Coast. 06 April 1942 Grid BF17 Two ship group - 3 bow + 2 stern eels fired - 5 hits scored 16:42 hours SS Empire Cheetah (Medium Merchant 06), 5175 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 66. Crew lost: 17 16:49 hours SS Demerton (Medium Merchant 08), 5282 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 47. Crew lost: 2 10 April 1942 01:53 hours Docked at Lorient 102 days at sea (The longest patrol ever in my SH3 history) 8 ships sunk 40205 tons No damages or casualties 3 torpedoes not used 21 torpedoes fired - 16 hits scored - 5 missed or dud 22 10,5 cm rounds used |
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Oberleutnant z. S. Erwin Wulf commanding U-66.
The Chief is furious. Most of the paint is scorched or blown off the exterior of the boat, the pressure hull has holes and cracks all in it, and the guns nearly got blown off. Sadly, my flak gunner, Warrant Officer Fritz Woller didn't survive the plane crashing into the U-66.:cry: I guess we don't have to worry about wearing the new off now.:arrgh!: Last time I saw Chief, he was headed straight to the flotilla Commander's office, no doubt to file a complaint about my command style. They told me to test her out, just doing my job, Chief.:DL I informed my 1st officer that under no circumstances were any more of those sorry TII torpedoes to be loaded onto my boat. Now to let the boys at the pens do their job, and put her back together again. They were amazed we made it back, hull integrity was estimated at 35%. CAPTAIN'S LOG 21.4.41. 0845 Patrol 16 U-66, 2nd Flotilla Left at: April 21, 1941, 08:45 From: Lorient Mission Orders: Patrol grid AN73 22.4.41. 0752 Grid BF 43 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 29.4.41. 1740 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! SS Dalewood (Coastal Merchant), 2042 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 17 2003 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! HMS Cornelian (Armed Trawler), 530 tons. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 21 30.4.41. 1145 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! HMCS St. Laurent (C Class Destroyer), 1375 tons. Crew: 184. Crew lost: 123 1424 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! MV Inversuir (T3 Tanker), 11653 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 49. Crew lost: 40 1647 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! SS De Soto (C2 Cargo), 6447 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 48. Crew lost: 4 2022 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! SS Tynwald (Coastal Merchant), 2043 tons. Cargo: Steel. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 1 1.5.41. 0329 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! SS Stig Gorthon (Coastal Merchant), 2044 tons. Cargo: Coffee. Crew: 33. Crew lost: 7 0458 Grid AN 73 Ship sunk! SS Adair (C3 Cargo), 7950 tons. Cargo: Trucks. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 3 3.5.41. 0111 Grid AN 14 Ship sunk! HMS Eskimo (Tribal Destroyer), 1850 tons. Crew: 222. Crew lost: 108 0340 Grid AN 14 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 0639 Grid AN 13 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 0809 Grid AN 13 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 0810 Grid AN 13 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 0927 Grid AN 13 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 0956 Grid AN 13 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 4.5.41. 0109 Grid AM 33 Ship sunk! SS Saltwick (Small Merchant), 2343 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 57. Crew lost: 4 0843 Grid AM 35 Aircraft destroyed! HurricaneMkII Fighter Bomber 6.5.41. 1551 Grid BF 17 Ship sunk! SS Bienville (C2 Cargo), 6448 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 58. Crew lost: 27 7.5.41. 2218 Patrol results Crew losses: 1 Ships sunk: 11 Aircraft destroyed: 8 Patrol tonage: 44725 tons Had to edit the crew losses, for some reason it showed 0. Could be because he was buried at sea? |
U-157 IXC
Patrol 11
Orders : Patrol Grid CA21 and the US East Coast 10 May 1942 01:47 hours U-157 left Lorient 17 May 1942 Grid CF15 - two ship group 21:19 hours SS Manistee (Medium Merchant 08), 5281 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 71. Crew lost: 21 4 bow torpedoes fired - 2 hits scored 29 May 1942 Grid CC13 - convoy battle 11:36 hours SS Meknes (Fast passenger ship), 5605 tons. Cargo: Troops. Crew: 494. Crew lost: 103 11:40 hours SS Empire Shackleton (CAM-Ship 02), 6855 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 34 11:47 hours MV Valparaiso (Medium Merchant 17), 4020 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 34. Crew lost: 9 4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired - 5 hits scored 04 June 1942 Grid CB17 Spotted by enemy DD. Tried to line uo stern shot but failed. Depth charged while diving. Decoy launcher destroyed - flooding in the aft sections - sinking by the stern Flooding under control at 108 meters. DD left the area. 06 June 1942 Grid CA61 10:28 hours Crash dived to avoid aircraft 17:26 hours Sound contact IDed as Irish convoy 17:52 hours Sound contact warships closing. They IDed the convoy and left. U-157 remained undetected. 09 June 1942 Grid CA76 21:27 hours J.T.A. 14 (Armed Tugboat), 1275 tons. Crew: 10. Crew lost: 2. Our first US target. 1 bow torpedo fired - 1 hit scored 10 June 1942 Grid CA73 11:26 hours MV Empire Dweller (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 22. 1 stern shot fired - 1 hit scored Grid CA81 21:06 hours MV St. Abbs (Tugboat), 1110 tons. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 10. Surfaced at 500m away for the ship and sunk her with gunfire - 8 10,5 cm rounds used 13 June 1942 Grid CA52 10:20 hours Torpedo boat spotted , dived to PD Grid CA53 12:01 hours Destroyer spotted- dived to PD 12:15 hours USS Balch (Somers class), 1850 tons. Crew: 327. Crew lost: 222. 1 stern shot fired - 1 hit scored 15 June 1942 Grid CB17 23:57 hours Crash dived to avoid aircraft 22 June 1942 Grid BB99 - Convoy battle 04:33 hours 2 bow shots fired - both missed or duds 23 June 1942 Grid BB96 - Convoy battle MV Poelau Tello (Heavy Merchant 01), 9091 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 48 2 bow shots fired - 1 hit scored Request to resupply from U-461 denied Started return trip 10 July 1942 14:28 hours Docked at Lorient 62 days at sea 9 ships sunk 36956 tons 5 torpedoes not used 17 torpedoes fired - 11 hits scored + 6 missed or duds 8 10,5 cm rounds used No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 91.93%) |
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At dawn on 7th September the convoy was sighted in grid BF18. A firing solution was obtained when we were close enough and a medium cargo & empire type frieghter was targetted. Two direct hits were scored on the empire and she sunk rapidly. One hit on the stern of the medium merchant was obtained, meaning she ended up "Dead in the water" One torpedo missed the medium cargo, but ended up taking out and sinking a small steamer instead! :cool: An hour or so later, following a brief run on us by an escort, which was evaded, we were able to give the medium merchant it's "coup de gras" and sunk that too. Several escorts then heard the commotion and attempted to head in our direction....big mistake, as the skipper and targetting crews were on top form taking out no less than FOUR escorts!!! However, the commander decided he had to let the convoy continue on with a slight escort because he was now very low on torpedoes, and wanted to save these for some more juicy targets in another convoy!! :D Later in the day a Granville type frieghter was spotted by the lookouts and the commander fired a salvo of two torpedoes. Unfortunately two missed and one ended up being a dud. This was all our torpedoes now expended!! :o :damn: So, It was down to the deck gun crew to do their job and boy they did, and sunk the freighter in no time. Now it was time to return to lorient and report back on our mission to BDu,Refit & Re-arm U111, and some R&R and promotions/qualifications awarded to the crew. U111 tied up to the quay-side on September 9th, after a rather strange entrance with the boat, which caught some damage, after striking on something below the surface. What this was we might never find out but it took around 10% of our hull integrity away. :stare: So U-111 is now predicted to be ready to go out again on Septmber 26th following her repairs. PATROL LOG #7 Patrol 7|U-111, 2nd Flotilla|Left at: August 28, 1941, 20:31|From: Bessel ^TH SEPT 1941 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 12|MV Alexander Hamilton (Motor Vessel), 114 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 15. Crew lost: 2 7TH SEPT 1941 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|SS Empire Mordred (Empire-type Freighter), 6780 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 14 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|SS Meroe (Small Merchant), 3210 tons. Cargo: Military Stores. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 38 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|SS Exiria (Medium Cargo), 4298 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 38. Crew lost: 37 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|HMS Ibis (Black Swan class), 1250 tons. Crew: 225. Crew lost: 204 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|HMS Magpie (Black Swan class), 1250 tons. Crew: 199. Crew lost: 11 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|HMS Lavender (Flower class), 950 tons. Crew: 170. Crew lost: 73 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 18|HMS Pheasant (Black Swan class), 1250 tons. Crew: 181. Crew lost: 141 Ship sunk!|Grid BF 12|SS Sheaf Crown (Granville-type Freighter), 4709 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 49. Crew lost: 17 Patrol results|Crew losses: 0|Ships sunk: 9|Aircraft destroyed: 0|Patrol tonnage: 23811 tons |
Eschem Schnuz's Letters, 29th Flotilla
Dear Uncle Karl,
Transferred? TRANSFERRED? :o Are you trying to get me killed or something? :x Sufficed to say, I got out of Gibraltar. Happy? :stare: And how are things up north? Infinitely better, I suspect. U-87 Type VIIB, 29th Flotilla reporting from Patrol 24. Realism @ 50%, original game specs. 9-day cruise. Transferred to 7th Flotilla. Over and out. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pict...pictureid=4997 PS: [Takes off white cap] So, I guess that's how the 29th Flotilla ends in SH3, huh? |
Blundered into a convoy during a bad storm sank 8 ships but the 529 was positivly battered from a fight with a tribal class destoryer(though the destroyer didn't get of easy, she she limped away into the fog after raming us with only four of her original eight main guns still working). I got the Iron Cross 1st class and the 529 is laid up being repaired, the chief says they'll be a suprise haiting for me when I return from leave.
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U-157 IXC
Patrol 12
Orders : Patrol grid CA65. Freedom of attack is granted. 09 August 1942 17:49 hours U-157 left Lorient 27 August 1942 Grid BB99 12:44 hours Shells started falling around U-157. An enemy destroyer spotted coming right on us at full speed. U-157 dived at flank speed. 13:00 hours DCed , heavy flooding in bow area. Flooding under control at 140m. New depth set 121m. 20:00 hours Surfaced. When the IWO went out he said : Herr Kaluen didn't we have a deck gun when we left Lorient? Well now we don't" 29 August 1942 Grid BB97 - Convoy battle 02:55 hours SS Daltonhall (CAM-Ship 02), 6856 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 64. Crew lost: 61. The convoy was escorted by a Brooklyn class CA which didn't accept the 2 torpedoes I sent her as a gift. (The first US capital ship I see under battle conditions) A Tanker 03 was damaged 4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired - 3 hits scored. 30 August 1942 Grid BB83 - Convoy battle 09:26 hours MV Britta (Tanker 07), 7661 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 12 09:38 hours SS Intrepido (Passenger/Cargo), 2408 tons. Cargo: Passengers. Crew: 238. Crew lost: 14 4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired - 4 hits scored. 03 September 1942 Grid CB16 14:22 hours Crash dived to avoid aircraft. Damaged by aerial DCs. 09 September 1942 Grid CB15 - Convoy battle 01:20 hours SS Dory Aeisha (Large Liner), 42512 tons. Cargo: Troops. Crew: 1479. Crew lost: 828 01:29 hours MV Nordpol (Granville-type Freighter), 4710 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 98. Crew lost: 4 4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired - 4 hits scored. 17:48 hours Spotted by aircraft when the last external torpedo was being brought inside. Ditched the torpedo and the equipment overboard. Damaged by machine gun fire but bombs fell well way off. Aircraft destroyed! Avro Anson GR Mk I 19 September 1942 Grid BD79 10:42 hours SS Harpalyce (Medium Freighter), 5363 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 34. Crew lost: 1. 2 bow torpedoes fired - 2 hits scored 25 September 1942 11:21 hours Docked at port. During the patrol U-157 had to dive several times to avoid ASW patrols teams made of 2 destroyers each. 48 days at sea 6 ships sunk 69510 tons No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 50.79%). 20 torpedoes fired - 13 hits scored + 7 missed or dud 1 torpedo thrown overboard |
U-157 IXC
Patrol 13
Orders : Patrol Grid DN78 and then the area around Cuaracao oil fields 17 November 1942 16:20 hours U-157 left Lorient During a diving drill , I discoverd that the attack scope was useless , it wouldn't traverse. So I had only the observation scope to use I also had one TI FatI torp on board for evaluaton purposes. 14 December 1942 Grid DN84 20:12 hours Paracury (Sloop), 8 tons. Crew: 5. Crew lost: 0. She was sunk by 2cm gunfire. 20 December 1942 Grid EC96 00:03 hours USS Branch (Clemson class), 1190 tons. Crew: 116. Crew lost: 12. She was part of a 2 DD ASW force. 1 bow toredo fired - 1 hit scored 24 December 1942 Grid EC67 00:30 hours An armed tugboat was missed by a 1 bow shot torpedo. The tugboat PINGED! U-157 but no DCs were dropped 25 December 1942 Grid EC96 06:30 hours USS William B. Preston (Clemson class), 1190 tons. Crew: 107. Crew lost: 32. The destroyer was stationary and sunk by 1 bow launched torpedo 21:44 hours 2 bow torpedoes were lauched at 2 supply tankers. Both were duds. In an act of bravery (or foolisness) U-157 surfaced and engaged the tankers by gunfire. They were unarmed. SS Hird (Supply tanker “Ranger”), 3235 tons. Cargo: Crude oil. Crew: 34. Crew lost: 1 21:47 hours SS Presidente Trujillo (Supply tanker “Ranger”), 3234 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 48 28 December 1942 Grid EC51 03:00 hours A small convoy spotted after radar signals were detected. Two ore carriers and an attack cargo ship escorted by 1 DD. Because of an error in convoy's course only the 2 stern shots could be fired. They both hit their mark , the attack cargo ship which was left dead in the water. Until 04:38 U-157 was under attack by the very persistant escort but only minor damages were caused 05:03 hours - 07:09 hours I fired no more than 9 torpedoes at the stationary attack cargo ship and she refused to go down. All 9 torpedoes hit and exploded! 07:11 hours USS Rolette (Naval cargo ship 3), 7692 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 202. Crew lost: 20. I was about ready to fire the 10th torpedo. She took 11 torpedo hits to sink! 02 February 1943 06:48 hours Docked at Lorient. 78 days at sea 6 ships sunk 16459 tons No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 93.60%) 16 torpedoes fired - 13 hits scored + 3 missed or duds 100 2 cm rounds used 80 10,5 cm rounds used. |
the U-529 is no more, after encountering a convoy south of scapa flow we were attacked by several destroyers. all merchants sunk and four destroyers sent to the bottom and one C&D destroyer irreparably damaged. the U-529 was battered beoned reconition and we had to abandon her thank fully we were secued by another U-boat in the area. I am now in com and of the type IXC U-142.
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Restarted using the Warship Mod, taken comand of the heavy cruiser Moltke and have desimated two convoys on my second patrol. I even sank the HMS Nelson.
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