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Post by silentwolf on Feb 18, 2024 17:01:29 GMT
1 April 1942
Our flotillas are currently based out of La Rochelle and La Spezia. We have destroyed 766,100 tons of enemy shipping.
God speed and good hunting!
NOTE: Any new Boats entering the game will begin their patrol in Wilhelmshaven but end their patrol in La Rochelle.
Patrol Assignments:
No new assignments
At Sea:
U-39 (IXA) KKpt Borchers - British Isles
U-215 (VIID) FKpt Bonhoeffer - Atlantic
Active U-Boat Status:
U-39 (IXA) KKpt Borchers - On Patrol
U-45 (VIIB) KKpt Shroeder - Refit, Ready May 42
U-46 (VIIB) FKpt Hess - Refit, Ready June 42
U-215 (VIID) FKpt Bonhoeffer - On Patrol
Lost U-boats:
U-28 (VIIA) KKpt Bonhoeffer - Replaced by U-96 (VIIC), Mar 1941
U-37 (IXA) KptLt List - Sunk, Nov 1939
U-38 (IXA) KptLt von Margur - Presumed lost, did not return from Apr-May 1940 patrol
U-52 (VIIB) KptLt Engel - Presumed lost, did not return from May 1940 patrol
U-96 (VIIC) FKpt Bonhoeffer, Replaced by U-215 (VIID)
Required information for end of Patrol Report: U-Boat # Patrol Month(s) Patrol Location Patrol # for this Kommandant Successful Patrol (Y/N) Number of freighters sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Number of Tankers sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Number of Capital Ships sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Tonnage sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Refit Time Award Requests
Optional information for End of Patrol Report: Patrol narrative
* Boats overdue for 2 consecutive months will be presumed lost.
End of Patrol Reports for April 1942 due no later than Midnight, February 24th.
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Post by ChefEd on Feb 18, 2024 17:10:40 GMT
MAR/APR 1942 Patrol Atlantic (M)
U-215 Type VII-D
Patrol # for this Kommandant: 12 Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters sunk: 4 / 20 Number of Tankers sunk: 1 / 7 Number of Capital Ships sunk: 0 / 2 Attributed Tonnage from Mines: 10,100 / 10,100 Tonnage sunk: 38,800 / 231,100 Refit Time: One ( 1 ) Month(s) Award Requests: KCOS&D, for sinking 50,000 tons of shipping, since being awarded the KCO&S.
Kommandant, Fregattenkapitän Germar Bonhoeffer – KCO+S, UWB, EK1, EK2 Erster Wachoffizier, Oberleutnent zur See Fedde Willmann Zweiter Wachoffizier, Leutnent zur See Leopold Sprockel - Experte Doktor, Maat Gustl Funkelstein Leitender Ingenieur, Obermaat Jörg Fried – Experte
Crew Rating: Trained
1 MAR - Departed Wilhelmshaven
1 MAR through 6 MAR No Enemy Encountered
7 MAR Arrived off the South-West Coast of Ireland. No Enemy Encountered Deployed SMA mines successfully
8 MAR through 18 MAR No Enemy Encountered
19 MAR 2055HRS Jackpot. Convoy detected with three large freighters, SS Gregalia (5,900T) [Britain], SS Titan (9,000T) [Britain], SS Malabar (8,000T) [Britain], and a tanker, SS Wellfield (6,000T) [Britain], in range. Submerged at medium range, fired three bow torpedoes at the SS Titan, and one at the SS Malabar. Two torpedoes struck the Titan, but both failed to detonate. The single torpedo successfully detonated against the Malabar, with minimal damage. We turned and fired a single aft torpedo at the Titan. That torpedo struck the Titan and detonated, blowing off the bow of the freighter, causing her to sink bow first.
We escaped detection by the escort.
2345HRS Located the Malabar limping along unescorted. Surfaced at close range and fired at her with our deck gun. That was enough to do the job. There was an explosion in the bow, sealing the ship’s fate.
20 MAR through 30 MAR No Enemy Encountered
31 MAR 0910HRS Sighted convoy. Opted to wait until nightfall for attack.
2230HRS Convoy still in range. Had good bearings on three freighters, SS Soloy (4,400T) [Norway], SS Scottsburg (8,000T) [United States], SS City of Birmingham (5,900T) [United States], and a tanker, SS Darkdale (8,100T) [Britain]. Submerged at medium range, fired two torpedoes each at the Scottsburg and the Darkdale. Two detonations against the Scottsburg, sinking the large freighter. One hit without detonation against the Darkdale. Opted to not risk an aft shot. We again eluded the enemy escort.
Continued to pursue this convoy.
1 APR 0145HRS This approach gifted us a freighter, SS Bassano (4,800T) [Britain], and three tankers, SS Maasdam (8,800T) [Netherlands], SS Erviken (6,600T) [Norway], and SS Daghestan (5,700T) [Britain]. Fired a full spread of four torpedoes at the tanker Maasdam. Three torpedoes struck and detonated against the hull of the tanker. The tanker exploded, leaving nothing but debris on the surface of the ocean once the smoke cleared. Our luck on this patrol continues to hold out, with the enemy escort unable to locate us.
2 APR through 12 APR No Enemy Encountered
13 APR 0145HRS Sighted a straggler freighter, SS Kafiristan (5,000T) [Britain]. Surfaced at close range and opened fire with the deck gun. Gunfire was sufficient to set the errant ship on fire and sink it.
14 APR through 28 APR No Enemy Encountered
29 APR 0755HRS Spotted a Vickers Wellington patrol aircraft. Successfully crash dived.
30 APR Arrived at La Rochelle flying 5 pennants, with a single torpedo remaining in our aft tube. A most satisfying first foray in our new boot.
Attributed tonnage from mines laid this patrol: SS Ruperra (4,500T) [Britain] and SS Empire Wildebeeste (5,600T) [Britain].
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arianus
Submarine Commander
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Post by arianus on Feb 23, 2024 23:28:03 GMT
MAR/APR 1942 Patrol British Isles
U-39 Type IX-A
Kommandant, Korvetten-Kapitän Luka Borchers – KCO, UWB, EK1, EK2 Erster Wachoffizier, Oberleutnent zur See Björn Maibaum Zweiter Wachoffizier, Leutnent zur See Dirk Roth Doktor, Maat Benedikt Börner Leitender Ingenieur, Obermaat Günter Schacht - EXPERTE
Crew Rating: Veteran
Patrol # for this Kommandant: 10 Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters sunk: 4 / 22 Number of Tankers sunk: 0 / 6 Number of Capital Ships sunk: 0 / 1 Tonnage sunk: 21,400 / 228,500
Refit Time: One ( 1 ) Month(s) Award Requests: Wound Badge Black Request for reassignment with the crew at IXC model Try to get the next patrol assignment to America
Kommandant mission log
3 MAR - La Rochelle U-39 departed from La Rochelle for our 10th patrol. The sea is kind to us, and its calm waves, washing the hull of our home, will bring peace to my heart and crew.
14 MAR - Somewhere close to the British Isles Our twelve-day-long trip to the British Isles was calm as could be. Training dives and performance checks barely satisfied the crew's desire to break the boredom caused by this cursed fog, which stuck with us to this day, making it difficult for us and gnawing at our hearts. But the fog that overtook us during the third day of our voyage, and which has stuck with us to this day, made it difficult for us as well as for our opponents to find each other.
19 MAR - Near to Scotland Damn fog! We almost got killed most stupidly, as we avoided ramming the enemy vessel at the last moment. The enemy frigate we detected shocked us in this damn cold, foggy, wet night as probably we surprised them. But we made our Fatherland proud and dived so quickly that, at first. The U-39 quickly moved into battle stations, and we descended so soon that, at first, an immediate emergency dive was probably the only thing we had escaped enemy detection. And they did not escape our detection. There was a light freighter near the frigate, which we hit with two torpedoes as the course aimed at us in an almost perfect T maneuver. I ordered an immediate emergency dive, and that was probably the only thing that saved us from our inextricable bravery. As we crossed under a sinking freighter, a piece of cargo that fell from the deck hit our submarine tower. Some crewmembers suffered injuries, but none were severe. I myself was wounded and suffered a moderate concussion when the concussion threw me against the bulkhead of the submarine. (OOC: detected, three hits - 1 hull, 1 crew LW, KMDT LW)
Note in 1WO diary Of course, that idiot almost killed us! He couldn't help himself from trying to sink the freighter we were planning to hide under! And yeah, that lucky idiot hit and sank it. What was he thinking? But it finally bit him with his stupidity... and if he hadn't tried to kill us all, it would have been funny how after the debris of the ship he sunk - which we were passing under - hit our submarine and he fell off from the tower into the control room. The doctor told us he had a concussion and put him out of service for a few days. Lucky me...
27 MAR - North of Scotland The cursed fog has finally cleared. 1WO Maibaum is in command. U-39 detected a lone freighter weighing approximately 5000 mt, which we sank with fire from the deck gun—more victories for the Fatherland.
Note in 1WO diary Our "seriously" wounded simulant threw up for a whole week, so the doctor kept him off and ordered him to rest in bed. He must be doing this on purpose to get rid of me. I almost want to do something on purpose to escape from this cursed submarine that will kill me sooner rather than later. But Marta from the headquarters indicated that the headquarters is considering me for promotion and quite possibly to my own command. And I won't lose it, not because of him.
9 APR - South of Scotland Finally! The large freighter, 7000 mt, was probably on his way to join a nearby convoy we detected earlier today close to our current position; he made the mistake of not flying when we found another lonely animal to catch. Our three torpedos made a quick example. Multiple hits, accompanied by explosions on board and rapid sinking, did not give his crew much chance of rescue. Another day, creating another victory. Fatherland will be proud of me.
17 APR - East from the British Isles On our way back home, we detected a small convoy of two freighters and a tanker traveling to Norway. Only one freighter, over 5000 mt, we were capable of striking them before their escort tried to detect us. We escaped unharmed, but we lost them.
29 APR - La Rochelle Our return home was as dull as our departure two months ago. I let the men celebrate another successful patrol home because they deserved it. I can be proud of them!
30 APR - La Rochelle LzS Maibaum was promoted! Great news for him and the crew of this submarine. We can all be proud!
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