Started a new career in a type II duck with the Onealex mod, even after completing the game I cannot put it down!
August 1, 1939 Entry Log: 0001 Oblt Willi Goft, U-21, type IIA I recieved my first command, though not as powerful and beautiful as a VIIB or a VIIA, the U-21 is still a fine sub. The type IIA is smaller and weaker, but I think of this as a challenge that needs to be fought, the FdU is testing me. In due time I will get a better boat. The FdU has given us an assigned patrol grid of AO41, and we departed today from the Weddigen Flotilla based at Kiel. The weather was nice at first but now as we transit the Kaiser-Wilhelm Canal, it has started to storm, we are only experincing obscure lightning and thunder for now. I can see a giant wall of rain ahead of us, boy am I glad to not be a 2WO anymore, I could not stand those days out in the pouring rain and in horrible weather. Signed, Willi Goft |
By the way, Kapitan, are you using no time compression? Real-time gameplay?
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U 112 Type IXB 1940/2020 - 2nd War Patrol
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++++ KTB - U 112 Monday, 23 September 1940 - First Day of Autumn - 0245 - Escort point "Nanni1" on 50m-line, 5h from St.Nazaire. Released escort. 0441 & 0800 - Incoming success reports from U 138 (Lüth) and U 31 (Prellberg). 1200 - Qu.5555BF - Days Run: 178.1sm ↗ (14h 30') - since St.Nazaire 1350-1425 - Evaded neutral convoy on surface. 1540 - Point "Tanne". Dive trial to 50m and A+20. 1610 - Surfaced. 1615 - Sent transfer message 10°W. 1627 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.: RST: Message received. Next status and weather report in 24h. 1632 - Diving from two pair of twin engine airplanes in 25°true, on heading SSW, E=12000. At T=50 no bombs. Boat remains submerged. 1707 - Surfaced. Cmdr.: "Again, aircraft appeared within minutes after sending a radio message. Suspecting the enemy's ability to intercept and to get bearing on our radio frequencies." RST Kptlt.&Cmdr. |
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August 13, 1939
Entry Log: 0002 Oblt Willi Goft, U-21, type IIA We have completed our first wartime patrol! We travelled mostly submerged once we made it out of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Canal and past Heligoland, we came across several merchant ships of diffrenent countries, even a few American ones! The weather was quite rough as well. The boat was being slammed around in the turbulent waters of the North Sea. I was nearly washed off of the bridge myself! Even the saltiest sailor would get terrible seasickness. We transisted the Brunsbuttel locks at 0550 on August 2, and we reached our patrol grid by August 5. We completed our patrol and FdU ordered us back to base because our fuel and food supplies were dangerously low, we haven't sunk a ship yet but I awarded the 2WO and the LI the U-boat War Badge as the 2WO showed extreme skill and resillence in the rough waters and the LI because he had repaired the boat after we had struck shallow water in the Kaiser-Wilhelm Canal, our fuel tank was moderately damaged and we lost an estimated 6% of fuel before sealing the tank. The FdU was neither impressed or dissatisied with my performance. We brought on several new crew memebers after our last patrol ended. We await new orders from FdU Signed, Willi Goft |
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U 112 Type IXB 1940/2020 - 2nd War Patrol - Steamer sunk
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++++ KTB - U 112 Tuesday, 24 September 1940 - Bay of Biscay 0424 - Incoming SOS from Catapult Ship "Ostmark": Torpedoed by enemy submarine outside of St.Nazaire! 1200 - Qu.1855BF - Days Run: 317.5sm - ↗ 314.2sm (22h 55') - ↘ 3.3 (1h 05') 1401 - Norddeich Radio reporting on Kptlt. Schepke being awarded with the Knights Cross. 1415 - Qu.1815BF - Steamer sighted bearing 340°, on course 68°, speed 7kn. Identified as English M04B Steamer of 5650ts. 1431 - At E=8000 diving for submerged attack. "Battle Stations!" 1502 - Shot with Tube I, G7e, K-b (contact fuse), Running depth 4m, Torpedo speed 30kn. Target distance 760m, Target angle 90°Stbd, Target speed 7kn, Firing angle 350°. Own course 339°, own speed 1.6kn. Hit under the bridge after 44 sec.! Steamer continues with a list to stbd., turns away to port. 1506 - Shot with Tube II, G7e, K-b (contact fuse), Running depth 4m, Torpedo speed 30kn. Target distance 810m, Target angle 90°Stbd, Target speed 5kn, Firing angle 37°. Own course 339°, own speed 1.6kn. Hit under the funnel after 55 sec.! Cmdr.: "The torpedo hits, as the zig-zagging steamer turns to stbd., right into the torpedo path. Steamer capsizes to stbd. and sinks in less than 1 minute, with loud underwater explosions." 1511 - Surfaced and approached 3 boats with 9 occupants. Questioned and gave provisions and ran off on westerly course. "Dismissed from Battle Stations." 1615 - Sending sinking report to B.d.U. 1626 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.: RST: Sinking report received. 1806 - Norddeich Radio reporting on the Battle of Dakar (Operation "Menace"). - to be continued - |
U 112 Type IXB 1940/2020 - 2nd War Patrol - Convoy sighted
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++++ - continued from 24 September 1940, 1806h - 2116 - Incoming F.T.2110/24: From B.d.U.: B-Dienst reporting enemy convoy in Qu.1465BF, on westerly heading, speed 6kn. Cmdr.: "Very likely a OB or OA-convoy." 2121 - Turning boat around on course east. 2247 - Incoming F.T.2240/24: From B.d.U.: B-Dienst reporting that convoy 2110/24 is now positioned in Qu.1464BF, on course 260°, speed 6kn. Cmdr.: "Seems to be either OA.218 from Methil or OB.217 from Liverpool." 2256 - "Smoke plume ahead to port!" Own heading is 118°. It's the forward sweeper. Slowly, the other ships come into sight. Turning boat around on course 260°. 2258 - Contact message sent: "Gustav Gelb!" Convoy 2110/24 sighted in Qu.1464BF center. Course 260°. Speed 6kn. - RST - Cmdr.: "Convoy comprised of 18 ships in 6 columns and 3 rows. 1 forward sweeper." 2348 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.: RST: Free to attack! Keep radio silence! Be careful of escorts! RST Kptlt.&Cmdr. |
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It does indeed give you a sense of realism, I would like to do it when I am older and retired and I have a lot of time on my hands, but I am busy with school and other stuff. |
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Yes, very good you're staying focused on school :up: |
U 112 Type IXB 1940/2020 - 2nd War Patrol - Convoy Battle!
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++++ KTB - U 112 Wednesday, 25 September 1940 - Western Approaches 0040 - Reloading of tube I & II with G7a, K-a/Pi-G7H (contact fuse), until 0107h. 0400 - Three other escorts sighted. All together, four escorts: No.1 = Forward Sweeper; No.2 = Rear Stbd.; No.3 = behind the convoy; No.4 = Rear Port. No.2 and No.4 escorts go on search patterns in irregular intervals. 0615 - Moving to the port side of the convoy. 0656 - Decks awash. Preparing for surface attack. "Battle Stations!". Shooter: Ltnt.z.S. & I.W.O. Emmo MARBACH. 0725 - Shot with Tube III, G7e, K-b (contact fuse), Running depth 5m, Torpedo speed 30kn. Target: Standard Tanker in pos.2 of 3rd port-column. Target distance 4500m, Target angle red86, Target speed 6kn, Firing angle 350°. Own course 350°, own speed 2kn. 0726 - Shot with Tube IV, G7e, K-b (contact fuse), Running depth 4m, Torpedo speed 30kn. Target: Standard Freighter in pos.2 of 1st port-column. Target distance 3000m, Target angle red90, Target speed 6kn, Firing angle 345°. Own course 350°, own speed 2kn. 0728 - Shot with Tube I, G7a, K-a (contact fuse), Running depth 5m, Torpedo speed 44kn. Target: Large Tanker in pos.3 of 3rd port-column. Target distance 4000m, Target angle red85, Target speed 6kn, Firing angle 355°. Own course 350°, own speed 2kn. 0728 - Shot with Tube II, G7a, K-a (contact fuse), Running depth 5m, Torpedo speed 40kn. Target: Large Freighter in pos.3 of 1st port-column. Target distance 3000m, Target angle red85, Target speed 6kn, Firing angle 354°. Own course 350°, own speed 2kn. Tubes I, II and IV are hits; Tube II (Ato) understeeres. The result of the attack cannot be observed, as the boat is being attacked by escort No.3 & 4 with surface weapons and is sustaining damage to the pressure hull in the area of the bow compartment. 0733 - "ALARM!" Boat is crash diving to T=50. 0734 - A-Meter, course 260°. 0736 - Bow compartment repaired. 30 Wabos. No further damages. - to be continued - |
December of 42 we set out for the Caribbean yet again in hopes of enjoying the last bit of hunting for the year. It was actually a really boring transit we made it a good way through the Bay of Biscay before we encountered an aircraft and it didn't seem too eager to bother us when we dived. Picked up some warships transiting the Atlantic when we did a hydrophone check near the Azores as well.
Finally made it off the coast of the Dominican Republic again but honestly it was a really boring patrol nothing was happening and it was pretty quiet. Decided to head down to Curaçao this time instead of Florida. While steaming south we caught sight of a destroyer and luckily dived before they noticed. Eventually a really nasty storm showed up when we were right outside the port which made me nervous as I couldn't pick up any patrols around well I decided to slowly slide in and take a peak. It was a massive jackpot 3 tankers in Port and not a single destroyer to be seen. Torpedoed all 3 and headed home happy and feeling like the war was going well. Then we had our patrol in late February of 43. Oh how quickly the tables have turned already. Shortly after leaving Lorient we encountered aircraft and it was pretty much a constant game of whack-a-mole. Eventually we found a pretty good groove of avoiding aircraft and charging batteries. Encountered a lone cargo ship while charging batteries and used the deck gun to a sink her then quickly dived and slunk away a few days later found another lone cargo ship and did the same to them as well. Needless to say other than the very noticeable increase and organization of Allied aircraft it was seeming like a great patrol and figured the transit to the Caribbean would be fairly smooth. Then suddenly the closer we got to the Azores the more we seemed to be running into trouble and it was harder to predict the aircraft patrols. Eventually we got caught out charging our batteries one morning and we took heavy damage. We took down the aircraft but I decided it was better to limp home it was not worth the risk of trying to even get to our patrol zone. 43 is looking to be a ugly turn. On a side note I'm really stoked this is the furthest I have made it in a career before. 42 was usually where I met my demise but so far I'm alive. First time I literally couldn't justify finishing a patrol and it felt weird to return with all my eels aboard. The surfacing thing is going to be my downfall played so many nuc sims I have never given it much thought but now I really to adapt as I am prey and no longer the predator. |
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Yep, the "Happy Days" lasted for about 3 years and then ... :wah: |
U 112 Type IXB 1940/2020 - 2nd War Patrol - Convoy Battle!
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++++ - continued from 25 September 1940, 0736h - 0812 - Surfaced and reloading of tubes I & II with G7e, K-b/Pi-G7H (contact fuse), until 0842h. 0845 - Turning in toward the convoy for surface attack. Shooter: Ltnt.z.S. & I.W.O. Emmo MARBACH. 0859 - Shot with Tube I, G7e, K-b (contact fuse), Running depth 5m, Torpedo speed 30kn. Target: Previously torpedoed Standard Tanker. Target distance 2600m, Target angle red75, Target speed 5kn, Firing angle 355°. Own course 350°, own speed 1.6kn. 0859 - Shot with Tube II, G7e, K-b (contact fuse), Running depth 5m, Torpedo speed 30kn. Target: Previously torpedoed Large Tanker. Target distance 2800m, Target angle red73, Target speed 4kn, Firing angle 007°. Own course 350°, own speed 1.6kn. Tube I is a hit! The tanker is sinking in Qu.1472BF. Tube II doesn't detonate, because the tanker is turning away sharp to stbd. 0900 - Turning the boat around to get a shot off with the stern tubes. At a distance of 1300m to the closest ship, the boat is being detected and being fired upon by the No.3 escort. The shots are way off but the escort is coming up fast. 0904 - Boat is diving at a distance of 1500m to the fast approaching escort. 0909 - On A-Meter, 40 Wabos. No damages. - to be continued - |
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