Starting a new career, after so long time, in SH4 Dark Waters mod.
Taking command of IX U-43 in April 1940 as Wilhelm Ambrosius.
Patrol 1
3 April 1940 (Wednesday)
08:04 - Leaving Wilhemshaven for first war patrol. Clouds clear, wind N Beaufort 1, sea 1.
09:07 - Released from escort.
12:00 - AN9329.
16:00 - AN6894.
17:30 - Conduct mandatory dive test, depth 30m. No troubles to report.
17:48 - Surfaced.
20:00 - AN6854.
20:36 - Message to BDU : "AN6854 X TEST DIVE DONE X EN ROUTE TO OP AREA X U-43"
20:57 - Message from BDU : "TRANSMISSION ACKNOWLEDGED X PROCEED ACCORDING TO ORDERS X BDU"
00:00 - AN6184.
4 April 1940 (Thursday)
04:00 - AN6495. Clouds clear, wind N Beaufort 1, sea 1.
04:13 - Message from BDU : "B-DIENST REPORTED TASK FORCE AM64, HEADING WNW AT 14KTS X BDU"
06:19 - Dive test, 35m. Conduct torpedoes maintenance. Meeting with the officers to reveal operational orders of the patrol.
06:50 - Surfaced.
08:00 - AN6455.
12:00 - AN6416.
16:00 - AN5393.
20:00 - AN5353.
00:00 - AN5315.
To be continued.
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