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ijnfleetadmiral · 07-26-11, 09:19 PM

On last patrol (May 1940) U-49 (OLzS Matthias Suckel) attempted to get into Scapa Flow in a desperate attempt to at least GLIMPSE a British warship bigger than a Tribal-class DD.

No such luck; the patrol ships were thick as fleas, but our patrol total was one Coastal Merchant, one Small Merchant, one C2 Cargo, one Flower-class corvette, and an impressive 3 DDs (one Hunt I, one J, and one C), two of which (along with the corvette) were sunk on the CO's birthday (26 May). Upon returning to port in the early hours of 31 May, OLzS Suckel received two very nice belated birthday gifts in the form of his Ritterkreuz and reassignment to command of Type VIIC U-209.

So we will soon depart again, hopefully this time to encounter something big.

07-26-11, 09:19 PM	#3052
ijnfleetadmiral Ensign Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Corinth, MS Posts: 231 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	On last patrol (May 1940) U-49 (OLzS Matthias Suckel) attempted to get into Scapa Flow in a desperate attempt to at least GLIMPSE a British warship bigger than a Tribal-class DD. No such luck; the patrol ships were thick as fleas, but our patrol total was one Coastal Merchant, one Small Merchant, one C2 Cargo, one Flower-class corvette, and an impressive 3 DDs (one Hunt I, one J, and one C), two of which (along with the corvette) were sunk on the CO's birthday (26 May). Upon returning to port in the early hours of 31 May, OLzS Suckel received two very nice belated birthday gifts in the form of his Ritterkreuz and reassignment to command of Type VIIC U-209. So we will soon depart again, hopefully this time to encounter something big. __________________ "It does not matter how the enemy travels, in convoy, in pairs, or alone...I will find him and sink him wherever he is." Last edited by ijnfleetadmiral; 07-26-11 at 11:33 PM.