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CAPTAIN'S LOG 3.12.39. 0150 Patrol 6 U-47, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel Left at: December 3, 1939, 01:50 From: Wilhelmshaven Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM34 8.12.39. 0740 Grid AM 32 Ship sunk! HMS Voltaire (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons. Crew: 156. Crew lost: 127 0743 Grid AM 34 Ship sunk! HMS Valorous (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 118. Crew lost: 88 0756 Grid AM 34 Ship sunk! HMS Carnavon Castle (Auxiliary Cruiser), 13850 tons. Crew: 244. Crew lost: 241 17.12.39. 1457 Grid BE 39 Ship sunk! SS Stalingrad (Small Merchant), 1728 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 28 19.12.39.0652 Grid BF 27 Ship sunk! SS City of Lincoln (Large Merchant), 8906 tons. Cargo: Aircraft. Crew: 62. Crew lost: 27 Patrol results Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 5 Aircraft destroyed: 0 Patrol tonnage: 39522 tons Also I came across the HMS Hood, who had just left Scapa Flow, but sadly, due to weather, I wasn't able to attack its battle group. |
January 5th, 1940.
15:00 hours Grid BF17. Three torpedoes left. Fuel reserves are half of capacity. Visibility moderate. Spotted merchants heading WNW. An outbound convoy. Intend to shadow. 18:00 hours Make out three rows, five columns, heading 281, eight knots. Two tankers, one leading destroyer escort. Intend to overtake and attack from the south. 18:30 hours Can make out one battleship in the center - HMS Nelson or a sister ship. Intend to sneak in behind the first row and use the two remaining forward torpedoes against the battleship. 20:00 hours Altered attack due to escort proximity. Went to flank speed and surface-fired at the battleship from 2600 meters. Dived immediately after. Heard one torpedo impact. 20:55 hours Evaded the escort for half hour. Depth-charged three times. Escort rejoined the convoy. Intend to remain submerged for another hour. Unsure of torpedo success. Adjacent merchants were nearly lined up with the battleship at the time of attack. 22:00 hours Surfaced. Spotted a lone tanker, likely hit by our torpedo. Calculated its speed at 0.5 knots, limping, possibly due to propeller damage. Funnel still producing smoke. Convoy no longer in sight. 23:30 hours Used the remaining stern torpedo to finish the tanker. Commencing the return trip to Wilhelmshaven. |
The latest situation report from the logs of Werner Faust, U-707.
Patrol # : 2 Days at sea : 11 Torpedo's remaining : 8 Tonnage sunk : 40,397 (Unconfirmed) 12:39am 9th December 1940 - It had been 5 days since our last contact and almost a week patrolling grid BF11 without much success at locating a convoy. I was still somewhat annoyed about losing track of the last convoy contact report and had not received a report update. I had just told the radio man to send a message home requesting a patrol area reassignment when a single merchant contact report was received. At last, some action, this should serve to boost morale on the boat or relieve the boredom at the very least. The report came through at 9:50pm on the 9th, a single merchant travelling SSW at slow speed and it was only 36km NW of our position. So we began the chase without delay. It was a very dark night, the merchant was travelling dark which made it difficult to identify the ship and nationality. After some discussion and bringing the boat as close as possible without alerting the merchant we determined it to be a British Large Merchant. Again I wanted to save our remaining 8 torpedo's for a convoy attack so decided to sink the target using the deck gun. It wasn't until the deck gun opened fire that we were surprised to discover the merchant was in fact, well armed. During the exchange of fire, U-707 took several hits, causing extensive but repairable damage throughout all compartments. I was also injured by shrapnel while manning the AA gun. The Merchant was sent to the bottom after sustaining 77 Shell hits. Leaving us with 46HE 8.8 Shells remaining aboard. 9th December 1940 @ 12:08am Large Merchant sinking awaiting confirmation from BDU... Damage control teams and crew all across the boat performed their duties with speed and efficiency, I am very proud to serve on a boat with these men. However, U-707 sustained several punctures to the pressure hull and I am not sure if the welded patches will hold if we have to go deep to evade being depth charged. We will only know the full extent of the damage once we have returned home and U-707 is put in dry dock. I will wait until daylight to see what kind of shape the hull is in before deciding whether to continue the patrol or return to St. Nazaire for repairs. Damage Report for 9th December 1940, U-707. Aft and Fore Batteries. Port and Starboard Diesel Engines. Bow Torpedo Tube (2). Fuel Tank. Main Pump. Observation Periscope. Radio Antenna. Port Propeller Pressure Hull puncture of all compartments. All damaged internal equipment and systems have been repaired at sea. 9:00am 9th December 1940 - Damage control teams have completed their assessment of the external damage U-707 sustained during the previous firefight. Although much of the deck, tower and structure above and below the waterline was a mass of twisted and dented metal, the report was optimistic that we could temporarily repair much of the damage above the waterline. My main concern was that the damage may act like a brake and reduce our submerged speed. Repairs are now underway and will take approximately 4 hours to complete, during that time the boat will need to remain stationary. The sea washing over the deck is making the task much more difficult and time consuming. I am officially recommending that Stabsbootsman Heinrich Stracke be awarded a commendation for his volunteering to inspect the port propeller damage. The sea is quite rough today and such an inspection could prove dangerous, or even fatal if anything goes wrong. When we have repaired all we can, we will take U-707 down on a test dive to test the integrity of the pressure hull. We will need to be able to reach at least 80 metres depth if we are to continue our patrol effectively. Continuing the patrol or returning to base depends entirely on this factor. |
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I got tired of my type II
I was on my 2nd patrol as a my new IID and hit a small merchant head on with a torpedo and after hours in VERY rough waters it didn't sink. I was waiting there for it to go under but many hours passed and eventually a warship came over and started firing, I left and survived pretty much unscathed then somehow while diving to persicope depth I must have pressed a different key and it went 20m,30m,50m,70m poof I died. I decided to "retire" it instead of loading a save game and put my career as "surrendered at sea". I seriously can't play without a deck gun. I won't stand for this crap. I'll probably go with a IXB in 1940 now. |
I hate it when ships won't seem to sink when they should,ie: you can clearly SEE the gaping hole in its hull and there may even be fires on deck,yet somehow,it manages to stay afloat?and at the same speed? Type II's are crap for their lack of a deck gun and atrocious speeds,their only real use is good dive times,ideal for tight coastal areas where a military presence may be high,like in the Med.
As soon as I have the renown I will probably sink my IIA in the north sea somewhere then return home in rubber dingies,I will just say we ran into a mine somewhere and was unable to radio our position in time before it sank :nope:;) |
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Finally entered the Dover Strait 1528 AN85 patrol craft (PC) spotted bearing 98,dived to PD to evade,will surface when PC has gone 1615 surfaced,47 mins submerged (smd) 1710 AN85,passed 2 Dutch fishing vessels,flashed morse light indicating UBoat friendly passage and not to cause undue alarm 1947 second radio report on previous task force now in AN47,heading NW,25kts.As predicted the TF has changed course and is heading back through the Orkney/Shetland passage 27th Sept day 2 at sea 0158 ship spotted AN87,moved in to 300m to inspect,vessel confirmed as Romanian large merchant,a good 7000 tonner too 0635 AN87,PC spotted heading out of Dunkirk,evaded to PD 1130 small PC task force spotted,2 vessels heading into Dover Strait ahead of us,dived to PD behind them,moved ahead slow until threat has gone 1200 surfaced (sfd) ,submerged 30mins 1250 PC spotted,AN79,dived to evade,appears to be small ASW trawler at 10kts 1308 all clear,sfd 1343 Calais finally in sight,8.5km from land,vis moderate,officially now entered the Channel 1410 another PC spotted heading out of Boulogne,dived to evade 1518 BF33 PC spotted heading our way,may have been spotted,dived to 10m silent 1700 undetected,all clear,sfd ,2hrs 50mins smd 1929 merchant spotted,course 47 ,9kts ,moved in fast to approx 5000m ,vessel ID French,allowed to pass...for now 2101 Warsaw officially surrenders,German forces now in control of Poland 2214 PC spotted heading east through channel,swung boat round north and evaded at high speed,return to course when threat has gone 28th Sept day 3 at sea 0700 sunrise,will keep accurate notes of both sunrise and sunset,mainly when dealing with air attacks which have not occured so far 1250 BF36,granville spotted heading 110 at 6kts.Appears we were spotted at 7000m in med vis,vessel zig zagging wildly.moved in hard to about 5000m to ID vessel,ship ID French,proceeded back to course 1707 small fishing vessel sighted,they spotted us and panicked heading north to nearest port along English coast.we have a strict code on my UBoat not to attack fishing vessels,they are civilians and pose no military threat. 1750 PC spotted out of Cherbourg,evaded to PD 1845 sfd,55mins smd 2155 PC spotted ,headed NNW to evade at high speed,return to course when threat has gone 2157 radio report,AN68,UBoat attack on S class submarine,fired 3 no hits 2236 BF55,shadow spotted on far horizon heading east,ID'd as a Granville type,most likely French,no need to waste fuel so proceeded back to course 29th Sept day 4 at sea BF31,passing Portland,weather still clear,wind 4 1200 BF26,passing Plymouth,10hrs until we break out of the channel end of report Kpt.Franz Weber U-16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry about all the technical details,gives me something to do ;) As you can see,the channel has been lively so far,I expect we may see some good action in or around the Celtic Sea :up: How far will my 5 torpedoes go though. |
U-35, 2 Flotilla Saltzwedel
ObltzS Peter Schmidt, Commander Departed Wilhelmshaven on Feb 17 1939 10:51 with orders to patrol grid AN52. Reached assigned grid near midday on Feb 19 and began 24 hour patrol. Received hydrophone report late that evening of ship heading roughly SSE through patrol area; plotted intercept course and came within range of target at approximately 02:00; target confirmed as large enemy merchant. First torpedo was fired at periscope depth from 1100m out and appeared to stay on target but failed to detonate. Second shot successful from 900m distance. Took up parallel course to slowing merchant and surfaced boat. Opened fire with deck gun; ship sank at 02:42. Estimated tonnage: 4700 GRT. Proceeded west in hopes of tracking British task force that was reported heading SSW just off the Scottish coast. One enemy aircraft sighted just after dawn; opened fire with flak gun. Was unable to down aircraft but after two attack runs the plane left the area and did not return. Minimal damage to flak gun, repaired in good time. Some damage to hull also reported, but have since made test dives to 50m without incident. Unable to test boat's performance beyond 50-55m until we reach deeper waters. No contact made with task force, however made visual contact with small Polish freighter, late morning of Feb 21. Sank target with one torpedo. Estimated tonnage: 2200 GRT. Sent patrol report to BdU and have received orders to proceed to grid AN16, just east of Scapa Flow, and take up station there for 24 hours. Currently on route to new patrol area; fore tubes reloaded and external reserve transfered to fore reserve position. |
Frau,
Just curious,do you use manual targetting at all?,if not,I highly recommend trying to get accustomed to it,your game will become even more immersive and rewarding. If I see you out there someday we will draw up alongside for a few drinks in the sun :sunny: Good luck on your patrol in the meantime... |
Paul,
No, I have not tried manual targeting yet - still relying on Mr. Triangle. First I am working with plotting courses for contacts, plotting intercept courses, estimating time to intercept, getting myself in the best possible attack position, etc. I do watch the info the game provides with assisted targeting, things like target speed, AOB, gyroangle, etc., to try and get a better feel for them. Eventually I would like to try going with less assistance and see how I do, but the main thing for me is to enjoy playing, so I'm not doing anything that makes it more rather than less frustrating. Baby steps, lol. When I get to the point where it feels too easy and that makes it less enjoyable I'll start giving manual targeting a try - will probably go back to torpedo school for a while to see if I can get the hang of it. |
Good idea,observe how the assisted targetting works first before diving in.You will realise when you come round to trying it that its NOT as hard as people make it out to be.Whenever you are ready I could give you a basic rundown of manual attacking? :yeah:
Its also good that you are mastering the other important things like plotting,how to intercept and put yourself and the target at the right place at a predefined time,thats just as rewarding because you can prepare for an attack you have already set up for say,12 hrs time when its dark.I'll never forget the first time I nailed a ship manually and in the spot I chose on the ship too,fantastic achievement.And,its just as disappointing to realise your torp passed harmlessly by its bow or stern,usually the speed setting is to blame here,vital you get the speed right! :nope: How long HAVE you been playing S3 anyway? ( just curious) :yep: |
I bought the game last fall but I didn't have the new rig until the end of November, so I guess I've been playing in earnest for about 4 months now.
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Well,keep up the good work! Also,don't take this the wrong way either,but its great to see women taking a keen interest in UBoat warfare too,in fact warfare full stop!.You have one advantage over us grizzled men covered in months of beard hair,you don't have to shave! :O: |
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