Post by blaird on Jul 9, 2016 22:33:08 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: July 16th at Midnight your time.
If you would like to request a patrol for April 1940, Please have it requested no later than July 12th at Midnight your time.
1900 February 1, 1940
On Patrol
U-102 Gelber Vogel
U-31 Hungrig Sägefisch
U-38 Parzival
U-74 Stachelrochen
U-75 Raschke
U-83 Schildkröte
U-86 R'an
Refit
U-41 Das Gespenest - Refit May 1940
U-73 Werewolf - Refit June 1940
U-85 Seehexe - Refit April 1940
Late Presumed Lost
Please feel free to shoot me a pm, and I will get you on the next patrol.
U-100 Eisbar
Good evening Gentleman, I won't take much of your time, as I know that, you have to prepare for tomorrow morning.
Special Instructions:
Kapitan Leutants Viktor Radel and Oskar Zaher Please see the Exec.
Historic Notes
MARCH 1940
Atlantic
20th - British Home Fleet battlecruisers to the north of the Shetlands covered a cruiser sweep into the Skagerrak. German U-boat “U-44” was sighted and sunk by escorting destroyer “Fortune” .
Battle of the Atlantic - U-boats started withdrawing from the Western Approaches in preparation for the German invasion of Norway.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 2 British, Allied and neutral ships of 11,000 tons from all causes
- 1 U-boat.
Europe
11th - “U-31” was bombed and sunk by a RAF Blenheim of Bomber Command in the Heligoland Bight . She was salvaged and recommissioned, but finally lost eight months later.
Merchant Shipping War - Since September 1939, 430,000 tons of shipping had been sent to the bottom by mines around the coasts of Britain - a loss rate only second to U-boats. Now the Royal Navy slowly countered magnetic mines with the introduction of ship-degaussing and 'LL' minesweeping gear.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 43 British, Allied and neutral ships of 96,000 tons in UK waters
- 1 German U-boat
DEFENCE OF TRADE - FIRST SEVEN MONTHS
In the period September 1939 to the end of March 1940, much of the Royal Navy's efforts had been directed to organising the protection of trade both to and from Britain as well as around the British Isles. The small number of U-boats operating out in the Atlantic in the South Western Approaches as well as in the North Sea had had their successes, but mainly against independently-routed shipping. Losses in UK waters were high from both U-boats and mines, but from now on enemy submarines would disappear from UK coastal areas for more than four years until mid-1944. The struggle to keep Britain in the war would move further and further out into the Atlantic and even further afield over the years to come.
Total Losses = 402 British, Allied and neutral ships of 1,303,000 tons (186,000 tons per month)
By Location
Location
Number of British, Allied, neutral ships
Total Gross Registered Tonnage
North Atlantic
75
371,000 tons
South Atlantic
8
49,000 tons
UK waters
319
883,000 tons
By Cause
Causes* in order of tonnage sunk
Number of British, Allied, neutral ships
Total Gross Registered Tonnage
1. Submarines
222
765,000 tons
2. Mines
3. Warships
4. Aircraft
5. Other causes
129
16
30
5
430,000 tons
63,000 tons
37,000 tons
8,000 tons
* The identifying numbers for each cause e.g. "1. Submarines" would be retained for all Trade War summaries, and added to as new weapon types appear e.g. "6. Raiders". The trends in losses due to the different causes could thus be followed
Western Europe was about to erupt. There would be a lull in the Battle of the Atlantic as U-boats were withdrawn for the Norwegian campaign, and before surface raiders started operations and long-range aircraft and U-boats emerge from bases in France and Norway. Around the British Isles, aircraft and mines would continue to account for merchant ships of all sizes, especially during the confused months of May, June and July 1940. During this time German E-boats commenced attacks in coastal waters. The comparatively low monthly average of 186,000 tons of merchant shipping lost in the first seven months would not be seen for any more than a month or two for three long and deadly dangerous years - until mid 1943.
Assignments
Spanish Coast
None
British Isles
U-31 Hungrig Sägefisch
U-38 Parzival
U-74 Stachelrochen
U-75 Raschke
U-83 Schildkröte
British Isles (M)
U-102 Gelber Vogel
U-86 R'an
West African Coast
None
Atlantic
None
NOTE SO THAT WE DO NOT LOSE U-BOAT'S TO THE MEDITERRANEAN, I AM RE-ROLLING ANY MEDITERRANEAN RESULTS!
Important Information
U-Boat Name and ID Number
Successful Patrol –
Number of Freighters Sank
Number of Tankers Sank
Number of Capital Ships Sank
Total Tonnage Destroyed
Refit Time Standard
Award Requests
If you would like to request a patrol for April 1940, Please have it requested no later than July 12th at Midnight your time.
1900 February 1, 1940
On Patrol
U-102 Gelber Vogel
U-31 Hungrig Sägefisch
U-38 Parzival
U-74 Stachelrochen
U-75 Raschke
U-83 Schildkröte
U-86 R'an
Refit
U-41 Das Gespenest - Refit May 1940
U-73 Werewolf - Refit June 1940
U-85 Seehexe - Refit April 1940
Late Presumed Lost
Please feel free to shoot me a pm, and I will get you on the next patrol.
U-100 Eisbar
Good evening Gentleman, I won't take much of your time, as I know that, you have to prepare for tomorrow morning.
Special Instructions:
Kapitan Leutants Viktor Radel and Oskar Zaher Please see the Exec.
Historic Notes
MARCH 1940
Atlantic
20th - British Home Fleet battlecruisers to the north of the Shetlands covered a cruiser sweep into the Skagerrak. German U-boat “U-44” was sighted and sunk by escorting destroyer “Fortune” .
Battle of the Atlantic - U-boats started withdrawing from the Western Approaches in preparation for the German invasion of Norway.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 2 British, Allied and neutral ships of 11,000 tons from all causes
- 1 U-boat.
Europe
11th - “U-31” was bombed and sunk by a RAF Blenheim of Bomber Command in the Heligoland Bight . She was salvaged and recommissioned, but finally lost eight months later.
Merchant Shipping War - Since September 1939, 430,000 tons of shipping had been sent to the bottom by mines around the coasts of Britain - a loss rate only second to U-boats. Now the Royal Navy slowly countered magnetic mines with the introduction of ship-degaussing and 'LL' minesweeping gear.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 43 British, Allied and neutral ships of 96,000 tons in UK waters
- 1 German U-boat
DEFENCE OF TRADE - FIRST SEVEN MONTHS
In the period September 1939 to the end of March 1940, much of the Royal Navy's efforts had been directed to organising the protection of trade both to and from Britain as well as around the British Isles. The small number of U-boats operating out in the Atlantic in the South Western Approaches as well as in the North Sea had had their successes, but mainly against independently-routed shipping. Losses in UK waters were high from both U-boats and mines, but from now on enemy submarines would disappear from UK coastal areas for more than four years until mid-1944. The struggle to keep Britain in the war would move further and further out into the Atlantic and even further afield over the years to come.
Total Losses = 402 British, Allied and neutral ships of 1,303,000 tons (186,000 tons per month)
By Location
Location
Number of British, Allied, neutral ships
Total Gross Registered Tonnage
North Atlantic
75
371,000 tons
South Atlantic
8
49,000 tons
UK waters
319
883,000 tons
By Cause
Causes* in order of tonnage sunk
Number of British, Allied, neutral ships
Total Gross Registered Tonnage
1. Submarines
222
765,000 tons
2. Mines
3. Warships
4. Aircraft
5. Other causes
129
16
30
5
430,000 tons
63,000 tons
37,000 tons
8,000 tons
* The identifying numbers for each cause e.g. "1. Submarines" would be retained for all Trade War summaries, and added to as new weapon types appear e.g. "6. Raiders". The trends in losses due to the different causes could thus be followed
Western Europe was about to erupt. There would be a lull in the Battle of the Atlantic as U-boats were withdrawn for the Norwegian campaign, and before surface raiders started operations and long-range aircraft and U-boats emerge from bases in France and Norway. Around the British Isles, aircraft and mines would continue to account for merchant ships of all sizes, especially during the confused months of May, June and July 1940. During this time German E-boats commenced attacks in coastal waters. The comparatively low monthly average of 186,000 tons of merchant shipping lost in the first seven months would not be seen for any more than a month or two for three long and deadly dangerous years - until mid 1943.
Assignments
Spanish Coast
None
British Isles
U-31 Hungrig Sägefisch
U-38 Parzival
U-74 Stachelrochen
U-75 Raschke
U-83 Schildkröte
British Isles (M)
U-102 Gelber Vogel
U-86 R'an
West African Coast
None
Atlantic
None
NOTE SO THAT WE DO NOT LOSE U-BOAT'S TO THE MEDITERRANEAN, I AM RE-ROLLING ANY MEDITERRANEAN RESULTS!
Important Information
U-Boat Name and ID Number
Successful Patrol –
Number of Freighters Sank
Number of Tankers Sank
Number of Capital Ships Sank
Total Tonnage Destroyed
Refit Time Standard
Award Requests