|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
U-52 back from a short patrol, hope to make it out of port again to take part in operations up north.
CAPTAIN'S LOG Date and Time Location Occurrences 16.2.40. 1753 Patrol 6 U-52, 1st Flotilla Left at: February 16, 1940, 17:53 From: Kiel Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF17 22.2.40. 2033 Grid AN 13 Ship sunk! SS Amstelland (Large Old Cargo), 8228 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 96. Crew lost: 28 23.2.40. 0937 Grid AN 15 Ship sunk! SS Queen Anne (Large Freighter), 8604 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 28 1426 Grid AM 36 Ship sunk! SS Recorder (Tramp Steamer), 2082 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 31. Crew lost: 12 25.2.40. 2348 Grid AM 54 Ship sunk! SS Saint Louis (Old Composite Merchant), 5361 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 48. Crew lost: 39 28.2.40. 0213 Grid BE 33 Ship sunk! MV Chinese Prince (Large Old Cargo), 8229 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 73. Crew lost: 48 1.3.40. 1455 Grid BE 39 Ship sunk! Fleet Tender, 16904 tons 1458 Grid BE 39 Ship sunk! SS Memnon (Large Merchant), 11971 tons. Cargo: Tobacco. Crew: 67. Crew lost: 4 1536 Grid BE 39 Ship sunk! MV Siranger (Express Freighter), 6239 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 44 8.3.40. 1433 Patrol results Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 8 Aircraft destroyed: 0 Patrol tonnage: 67618 tons Nice GUI Paulie, what is it? |
Dear Leutnant Rickma...ahem, I mean Gruber, I have two words for you: NumLock and Delete.
|
The HMS Nelson lies at the bottom of Gibraltar. she took five torpedoes to sink we skedaddled as soon as we fire our bow tubes, three torps from the bow tubes hit her(Tube 1 had one of those god awful G7e torpedoes that blew up half way to the target:x) the as we slipped away we let lose the stern tubes and another two hits. Just as we were at the mouth of Gibraltar our sonar man confirmed we sank the Nelson. Know we are in lorient readying U-142 AKA Der Grun Krake(The Green Octopus) for her fourth Patrol(Our kaleun has his sites set on scapa flow).
|
Quote:
Congrats! :up: |
Quote:
|
March 9, 1940. After twilight.
AN14. Detected what sounded like two slow troop ships and an oiler. Surfaced for the attack - two Ceramics! Unknown ship in the fog ahead - must be the oiler. Within spitting distance, I launch a spread of four torpedoes. Seconds before they impact, I open up with the deck gun - and get a nasty surprise. The blocked out lead "oiler" finally turns to give me a good look... ...and sends a straddling salvo of six-inch shells. I was attempting a surface attack on a light cruiser and two auxiliaries! The toll, 8 torpedoes and about 50 10.5 cm rounds later: two converted liners sunk, one Southampton limping away, one IXB down to 67% hull integrity and minus a deck gun. (I had to spend a good amount of time on the surface due to engine and battery damage.) Crew casualties: only some scratches, and 40 pairs of soiled pants. Moral: Pay attention to what you are attacking. |
Quote:
Quote:
|
Quote:
Didn't the Auxs fire at you or were they sunk at the initial torpedo attack? @Uboatman Are you using the Community ships mod? I downloaded it from Jimbuna's sig but it crashed my game. As I play GWX , is there a special version for GWX? Thank you. |
U-64 IXB Patrols 7 & 8
Patrol 7 was a 1 day patrol due to an unwanted mod which caused major fps problems.
Patrol 8 Orders : Patrol to grid DT53 and then move south to engage enemy ships both merchant and naval off Freetown. Attack at will. Maintain radio silence after reaching patrol grid. Return to Lorient , France. 02 September 1940 06:45 hours U-64 left the German waters for DT53 16 September 1940 Grid CG19 05:16 hours SS Demerton (Medium Merchant 08), 5281 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 53 03 October 1940 Grid ET29 20:11 hours HMS Cleopatra (Dido class), 5600 tons. Crew: 538. Crew lost: 182 08 October 1940 Grid ET62 - Convoy attack 05:18 hours MV Nordpol (Granville-type Freighter), 4707 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 55. Crew lost: 50 05:19 hours SS Fort Ville Marie (Empire-type Freighter), 7372 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 35 05:20 hours SS Robert L. Holt (Small Merchant), 1827 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 27 29 October 1940 Grid CG86 12:25 hours Q Ship HMS Looe (Medium Coastal Freighter), 2364 tons. Crew: 70. Crew lost: 30 Grid CG85 23:26 hours SS Sea Needle (Large Cargo), 7693 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 38 17 November 1940 11:06 hours Docked at Lorient France 77 days at sea 7 ships sunk 34844 tons No damages or casualties |
21 January 1940:
Scharnhorst departs Wilhelmshaven for another raiding mission. Broke into the Atlantic via our usual route, just N of Scapa Flow, which usually yields a DD for us to limber up our guns with, and this time was no exception. Continuing W along the N Scottish coast, we sighted and sank our first merchant. We headed down the W Irish coast, but ran into a severe storm once we reached the Celtic Sea. Supposedly we were sighted while hunting, but the storm kept us from engaging and being engaged. After only one loop through the Celtic Sea we headed back N and just missed being engaged by a British task force. This time, the storm was most certainly a blessing! After this fortuitous escape, we headed W into the Atlantic along a Halifax convoy route, following this route all the way across. We sighted and sank a couple of lone merchants, but it was slim pickings all around. That is, until we got word of a large convoy in our area, speed a mere 8 knots. Ahead Standard...intercept course! We hit it right on the money...twenty-five ships escorted by a mere four escorts. Let the slaughter begin!:woot:We left NO SURVIVORS. Results: Returned to port on 8 February 1940, having sunk 33 ships for 126,282 tons. The crew received a ton of medals (including 2 Knight's Crosses). 1 Large Merchant 1 Ammunition Ship 3 Ore Carriers 2 Medium Cargo Ships 1 Empire-type Freighter 7 Granville-type Freighters 3 Passenger/Cargo Ships 4 Nipiwan Park-type Tankers 1 Tramp Steamer 5 Coastal Freighters 1 A/B-class DD 4 Black Swan-class Frigates |
Quote:
A great victory for the Kriegsmarine. |
Quote:
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ASROG/mods.jpg U-52 has returned from participation in Operation Wesserbung during which it had considerable success against the enemy task forces heading for Narvik. :salute: CAPTAIN'S LOG Date and Time Location Occurrences 23.3.40. 0649 Patrol 7 U-52, 1st Flotilla Left at: March 23, 1940, 06:49 From: Kiel Mission Orders: Patrol grid AN36 25.3.40. 1733 Grid AN 36 Ship sunk! SS City of Oxford (Medium Merchant 11), 3129 tons. Crew: 59. Crew lost: 57 30.3.40. 0640 Grid AN 26 Ship sunk! MV Waiotira (Fast Freighter), 13241 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 82. Crew lost: 9 10.4.40. 0320 Long 15° 50' E, Lat 68° 18' N Ship sunk! HMCS Restigouche (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 160. Crew lost: 49 0324 Long 15° 51' E, Lat 68° 19' N Ship sunk! HMS Daring (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 165. Crew lost: 145 0336 Long 15° 50' E, Lat 68° 19' N Ship sunk! HMS Dainty (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 171. Crew lost: 66 13.4.40. 0228 Long 15° 49' E, Lat 68° 18' N Ship sunk! HMS Nelson, 36000 tons. Crew: 1445. Crew lost: 549 17.4.40. 1807 Grid AF 58 Ship sunk! SS Ravager (Large Cargo), 9293 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 53. Crew lost: 1 19.4.40. 1338 Grid AN 35 Ship sunk! SS Bienville (Medium Cargo), 5080 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 22 1344 Grid AN 35 Ship sunk! SS Tingsang (Tramp Steamer), 1970 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 33. Crew lost: 15 21.4.40. 0115 Patrol results Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 9 Aircraft destroyed: 0 Patrol tonnage: 72838 tons When is that darn Nelson going to stay sunk:damn: :D |
Quote:
The second took three torpedoes and sank - sudden course alterations made my idea of two and two fail. Using the disabled aft of the first as cover, I repaired damage and loaded torpedoes. |
U-64 IXB Patrol 9
@Uboatman
Thank you. I am running a lot more mods plus some ships of the MFM. So , that might be the problem. Patrol No 9 Orders : Patrol grid AE87 for enemy capital ships and engage Secondary mission: Patrol grids AE71 , AD83 and AD59 and engage any enemy ships 17 December 1940 19:49 hours U-64 left from Lorient to patrol grid AE87 19 December 1940 grid BF42 17:30 hours SS Beechwood (Medium Merchant 07), 5036 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 37. Crew lost: 22 14 January 1941 grid AE47 00:41 hours HMS Wolborough (ASW Trawler), 1100 tons. Crew: 52. Crew lost: 45 15 January 1941 grid AD59 - Convoy attack 14:43 hours SS Cape Rodney (Medium Merchant 17), 4020 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 15 14:44 hours SS Empire Norseman (Large Tanker), 9500 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 72. Crew lost: 27 14:47 hours SS Filleigh (Medium Merchant 07), 5037 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 45. Crew lost: 31 24 January 1941 06:19 hours MV South Africa (Tanker 04), 8780 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 9 01 February 1941 00:40 hours Docked at Lorient No capital warships sighted Secondary objective : accomplished 47 days at sea 6 ships sunk 33473 tons No casualties or damages |
Quote:
|
R Hessler - Patrol 6
Quote:
Patrol SIX is now becoming our longest time away from port of the war thus far. The tubes were all reloaded and the next option taken by the skipper was to patrol the designated grid of DH28. No contacts were located by either search method of visual sighting on the surface and hydrophone scanning when submerged. The boat is then moved on towards Casablanca where the skipper intended to have a looksy as to if there is anything there. Aproximately 75km WNW of town, a lone steamer is heard through the hydrophones. The distance is succesfully closed and we sunk the contact using the deck gun and a "coup de gras" by torpedo. The boat is then turned northerly towards the Gibraltar straight...dare the skipper attempt a passage down it? the answer was NO but an aircraft was spotted overhead and the order given to submerge. The slow response cost the boat position and the plane appears to have radioed our contact in as we were then persued by a single "Town Class" destroyer who made a persistant attempt at trying to get us to surface after running out of ammunition, by continuing to circle and run in overhead at attack speed! :stare: Soon we had an idea on his pattern and we proceeded to evade him, submerged at some depths which were quite dangerous for the integrity of our hull. It took a fair number of hours for us to loose him, but we finally did so. During the tussle, a fair few shots were attempted at the destroyer, but each time he either managed to close the distance suitably, or was struck by dud torpedoes, with three hitting his hull and failing to detonate! :damn: :nope: Uncle Karl and the rest of BDu are going to hear about this, because it affected both TI and TII torpedo types. I hear the skipper will be personally requesting a meeting with some loading engineers back at lorient. Meanwhile back on patrol aboard U-111 and we've now arrived in the spanish port of CADIZ to possibly put in alongside "Thalia" (which is a rearming spot anchored just outside the breakwater in GWX). However following discussions and general thought's, it was decided that with still a large quantity of fuel left and around a 50% torpedo load still aboard, that U-111 would depart as soon as possible after a stay of around an hr. U-111 is now making waves up the Portuguese coast where we are continuing to scan for contacts in worsening weather. A contact report has been recieved some 50km SW of our position, but as it's a southbound convoy, the chances of succesfully catching upto the convoy in the poor weather are next to impossible. Therefore U-111 is continuing to head north into some more areas of suspected enemy movements, based upon the past experiences of recent patrols. Latest Log update, dated 06/08/1941 recieved from Radio Officer, "Karl Oesten" On behalf of the "Officer of the Watch-tower" |
Snuck into Scapa flow but no battleships to sink. Swarmed by destroyers but survied with oly the flak guns and periscopes obliterated, I also invented a new destroyer killing technique(wich I like to call "The Lame Duck").
|
Quote:
P.S. Have you seen the Nelson again yet, I've been chasing the b*****d for over 6mths now, sunk him 3 times and he keeps getting up, if you find him say hello with a few eels for me if you'd be so kind :arrgh!: |
| All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:10 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1995- 2024 Subsim®
"Subsim" is a registered trademark, all rights reserved.