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VONHARRIS · 09-10-18, 10:21 AM

U-103 was lost in a very peculiar way when she collided with an iceberg in North Atlantic during a storm in July 1941 (tc=128)

SH3C decided that the crew was rescued by allied warships.

What do you think I should do :

A. Escape and return to assume a new command.

OR

B. Start a career from July 1941 with a new commander name.

Thanks

CTU_Clay · 09-10-18, 11:54 AM

Welcome to SubSim justfun!

VONHARRIS · 10-14-18, 02:08 AM

April 23 , 1940
U-64 IXB
Grid CG 9458
Weather bad , storm with poor visibility and 13m/s winds
Fuel level >90% , 8 bow and 3 stern torps left , 85 10,5cm rounds left , full AA ammo.

I have the crazy idea to go into the Med.

Ashikaga · 10-14-18, 03:49 AM

Tourist trip to Narvik. Deep cover.

u-35

24-3-1940

ivanov.ruslan · 11-29-18, 03:56 PM

I'm going to my favorite winter mission in quadrant EE65,in the area of which I know fat tankеrs are waiting for me

ivanov.ruslan · 11-30-18, 04:57 PM

A real crash of tankers

BristolBrick · 12-05-18, 06:20 AM

I'd like to preface this by saying that this is my first DID career with manual targeting. (Have external camera but nothing else)

19:30, September 8 1940
U-101 is in patrol grid BE36
10 torpedoes left, 80% fuel

U-101 is on her first patrol, sailing North at 7 knots to target area. Warships spotted on bearing 324, heading South at 20 knots. 6 Destroyers, 2 Revenge class battleships.

I'm actually very unsure of how to aim in manual, I have only sunk 2 ships with manual aiming and both of those were by eyeballing it at close range.

ivanov.ruslan · 12-05-18, 06:54 AM

Hi,look this useful topic if you have not read it
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226288

BristolBrick · 12-05-18, 09:21 AM

Visibility good, (but a bit dark since night is approaching) 2m/s windspeed, no fog.
U-101 is attacking, flank speeding into a position in front of the British line and then submerging as the Battleships approach (1 DD in front, 5 behind)

At 20:43 U-101 fired all four frontal torpedo tubes from periscope depth at roughly 1.4 to 1.7 km range, all G7a (I would have prefered electric fish but I only had steam) set to fast speed in a 5 degree spread, set to 10m depth and magnetic pistol.

Two torpedoes impacted, both hit around the area of the rear two gun turrets. The enemy battleship was destroyed and sunk within 1 minute of torpedo impact.

U-101 was then put into silent running and dived to 200 meters, heading east at 2 knots. The leading destroyer circled for a short while before rejoining it's place in the zig-zagging taskforce, the very last destroyer did stay and search for the u-boat, which had taken very minor damage from one of the destroyers which had rejoined the convoy.

The trailing destroyer made one unsuccessful depth charge attack against U-101 at 21:05, which took the chance to stop moving and pretend to not exist. A second DD comes up from the convoy and searches for U-101. 1 more depth charge attack is made and fails, the second destroyer goes away again. At 21:21 another failed attack is made, and the destroyer continues searching until 21:35 when it goes home.

(Sorry if this image is too dark to see what is going on)

U-101 had just sat there doing nothing. Surfaces and continues on with the patrol.

I'm quite pleased with my first patrol with manual targeting, I had sunk a couple of lone merchants before but I thought this deserved to be posted here. Incredible luck, very first such patrol and a couple of battleships just fall into my lap!

stork100 · 12-06-18, 07:56 PM

Nice work, U-101!

ArnoldR · 12-07-18, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivanov.ruslan

I'm going to my favorite winter mission in quadrant EE65,in the area of which I know fat tankеrs are waiting for me

Wow!!!! What mod list???

ivanov.ruslan · 12-07-18, 09:48 AM

http://www.subsim.com/ra8dioroom/showpost.php?p=2577322&postcount=1103
Wac 5.01 Widescreen gui -1366x768 -Manos, on the top

ivanov.ruslan · 12-15-18, 03:03 AM

U-552 on postion http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ostcount=13836

In the morning we did an unsuccessful attack from the stern torpedo.Missed.Possible wrong setting of the angle of the gyroscope.
The target, a wandering steamer, managed to escape.We didnt want to waste excess fuel to chase him.
Anyway, someone in our pack will meet him,hehe
At noon, the watch crew spotted on other target,big tanker.This time success.

Patrol continues....

PETC · 12-19-18, 02:29 PM

I'm back playing GWX again for the first time in years and falling in love all over. I'm on my third patrol with the 2nd Flotilla, October of '39 and I'm heading towards BF17 to intercept some shipping. I've made the decision to head through the channel and while my previous trips through (one pre-war and one just as war broke out) were uneventful, this one has been anything but and I'm not even IN the channel yet!

Right off of Dover I had my first contact. A medium merchant all alone. She was sank with a single torpedo, and right after the torpedo exploded my worthless hydrophone operator informed me of warships steaming my way. I escaped easily, but while I was crawling along near the bottom at 1 knot we received another contact not far from the first one we sank. The warships had left to continue their patrol and it was just me and the small merchant. I surfaced the boat and let the deck gun unload on them until they were on their way to the bottom. The warships returned and we danced a bit before escaping without damage.

I didn't make it far, right off the coast of Calais and I began receiving warship contacts all over, but most were on routine patrols and had no idea I was even there, and then another contact popped up, a large merchant ship steaming my way. All I had to do was lay in wait. I set the torpedo to fast speed, impact pistol, and just below the water line. I aimed for the bunker but hit just ahead of it. Within an hour she was on the bottom.

I made my way to a deeper part of the channel and stayed submerged until night. Before I went to bed I surfaced and began running at 12 knots heading west, perhaps foolishly. It seems to be a target rich environment and at this rate I will run out of fish before reaching my patrol grid.

We'll see if I survive.

TL;DR: ~~Don't~~ go in the channel.

PETC · 12-20-18, 12:17 PM

I made it. Once I was through the choke point between Dover and Calais it was more or less smooth sailing. Once in the channel I ignored most of the contacts I picked up unless they were warships. Steered away from them and dove to periscope depth if I needed to. On the surface at 15 knots during the day, underwater at 0630 and traveling at 2 knots silent running until 2000.

Went off without a hitch. Might be a different story in the future, but I live to tell the tale.

09-10-18, 10:21 AM	#5326
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	First career completed U-103 was lost in a very peculiar way when she collided with an iceberg in North Atlantic during a storm in July 1941 (tc=128) SH3C decided that the crew was rescued by allied warships. What do you think I should do : A. Escape and return to assume a new command. OR B. Start a career from July 1941 with a new commander name. Thanks

09-10-18, 11:54 AM	#5327
CTU_Clay The Lone Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bellville, TX 77418 Posts: 711 Downloads: 315 Uploads: 0	justfun! Welcome to SubSim justfun! __________________ "The Lone Wolf"] https://steelsharksforum.proboards.com/ *“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” .*

10-14-18, 03:49 AM	#5329
Ashikaga Commodore Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Netherlands Posts: 620 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Tourist trip to Narvik. Deep cover. u-35 24-3-1940 __________________

10-14-18, 02:08 AM	#5328
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	April 23 , 1940 U-64 IXB Grid CG 9458 Weather bad , storm with poor visibility and 13m/s winds Fuel level >90% , 8 bow and 3 stern torps left , 85 10,5cm rounds left , full AA ammo. I have the crazy idea to go into the Med.

11-29-18, 03:56 PM	#5330
ivanov.ruslan The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pleven,BG Posts: 1,577 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 0	I'm going to my favorite winter mission in quadrant EE65,in the area of which I know fat tankеrs are waiting for me

11-30-18, 04:57 PM	#5331
ivanov.ruslan The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pleven,BG Posts: 1,577 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 0	A real crash of tankers

12-05-18, 06:20 AM	#5332
BristolBrick Seaman Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 42 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I'd like to preface this by saying that this is my first DID career with manual targeting. (Have external camera but nothing else) 19:30, September 8 1940 U-101 is in patrol grid BE36 10 torpedoes left, 80% fuel U-101 is on her first patrol, sailing North at 7 knots to target area. Warships spotted on bearing 324, heading South at 20 knots. 6 Destroyers, 2 Revenge class battleships. I'm actually very unsure of how to aim in manual, I have only sunk 2 ships with manual aiming and both of those were by eyeballing it at close range.

12-05-18, 06:54 AM	#5333
ivanov.ruslan The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pleven,BG Posts: 1,577 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 0	Hi,look this useful topic if you have not read it http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226288

12-05-18, 09:21 AM	#5334
BristolBrick Seaman Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 42 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Visibility good, (but a bit dark since night is approaching) 2m/s windspeed, no fog. U-101 is attacking, flank speeding into a position in front of the British line and then submerging as the Battleships approach (1 DD in front, 5 behind) At 20:43 U-101 fired all four frontal torpedo tubes from periscope depth at roughly 1.4 to 1.7 km range, all G7a (I would have prefered electric fish but I only had steam) set to fast speed in a 5 degree spread, set to 10m depth and magnetic pistol. Two torpedoes impacted, both hit around the area of the rear two gun turrets. The enemy battleship was destroyed and sunk within 1 minute of torpedo impact. U-101 was then put into silent running and dived to 200 meters, heading east at 2 knots. The leading destroyer circled for a short while before rejoining it's place in the zig-zagging taskforce, the very last destroyer did stay and search for the u-boat, which had taken very minor damage from one of the destroyers which had rejoined the convoy. The trailing destroyer made one unsuccessful depth charge attack against U-101 at 21:05, which took the chance to stop moving and pretend to not exist. A second DD comes up from the convoy and searches for U-101. 1 more depth charge attack is made and fails, the second destroyer goes away again. At 21:21 another failed attack is made, and the destroyer continues searching until 21:35 when it goes home. (Sorry if this image is too dark to see what is going on) U-101 had just sat there doing nothing. Surfaces and continues on with the patrol. I'm quite pleased with my first patrol with manual targeting, I had sunk a couple of lone merchants before but I thought this deserved to be posted here. Incredible luck, very first such patrol and a couple of battleships just fall into my lap!

12-06-18, 07:56 PM	#5335
stork100 Weps Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Australia Posts: 365 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Nice work, U-101!

12-07-18, 09:48 AM	#5337
ivanov.ruslan The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pleven,BG Posts: 1,577 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/ra8dioroom/showpost.php?p=2577322&postcount=1103 Wac 5.01 Widescreen gui -1366x768 -Manos, on the top

12-15-18, 03:03 AM	#5338
ivanov.ruslan The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pleven,BG Posts: 1,577 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 0	U-552 on postion http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ostcount=13836 In the morning we did an unsuccessful attack from the stern torpedo.Missed.Possible wrong setting of the angle of the gyroscope. The target, a wandering steamer, managed to escape.We didnt want to waste excess fuel to chase him. Anyway, someone in our pack will meet him,hehe At noon, the watch crew spotted on other target,big tanker.This time success. Patrol continues....

12-19-18, 02:29 PM	#5339
PETC Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 43 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I'm back playing GWX again for the first time in years and falling in love all over. I'm on my third patrol with the 2nd Flotilla, October of '39 and I'm heading towards BF17 to intercept some shipping. I've made the decision to head through the channel and while my previous trips through (one pre-war and one just as war broke out) were uneventful, this one has been anything but and I'm not even IN the channel yet! Right off of Dover I had my first contact. A medium merchant all alone. She was sank with a single torpedo, and right after the torpedo exploded my worthless hydrophone operator informed me of warships steaming my way. I escaped easily, but while I was crawling along near the bottom at 1 knot we received another contact not far from the first one we sank. The warships had left to continue their patrol and it was just me and the small merchant. I surfaced the boat and let the deck gun unload on them until they were on their way to the bottom. The warships returned and we danced a bit before escaping without damage. I didn't make it far, right off the coast of Calais and I began receiving warship contacts all over, but most were on routine patrols and had no idea I was even there, and then another contact popped up, a large merchant ship steaming my way. All I had to do was lay in wait. I set the torpedo to fast speed, impact pistol, and just below the water line. I aimed for the bunker but hit just ahead of it. Within an hour she was on the bottom. I made my way to a deeper part of the channel and stayed submerged until night. Before I went to bed I surfaced and began running at 12 knots heading west, perhaps foolishly. It seems to be a target rich environment and at this rate I will run out of fish before reaching my patrol grid. We'll see if I survive. TL;DR: ~~Don't~~ go in the channel.

12-20-18, 12:17 PM	#5340
PETC Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 43 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I made it. Once I was through the choke point between Dover and Calais it was more or less smooth sailing. Once in the channel I ignored most of the contacts I picked up unless they were warships. Steered away from them and dove to periscope depth if I needed to. On the surface at 15 knots during the day, underwater at 0630 and traveling at 2 knots silent running until 2000. Went off without a hitch. Might be a different story in the future, but I live to tell the tale.