Post by keyboy on Nov 27, 2017 1:29:30 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: December 3rd 2017 at Midnight your time.
1900 May 3rd 1940
On Patrol
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
Still At Sea
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy
In Refit
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel - June 1940
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr - June 1940
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat - June 1940
Late Presumed Lost
U-49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber
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Good evening Gentleman, I won't take much of your time, as I know that you have to prepare for tomorrow morning.
Special Instructions:
If you have been allocated a Special Mission (Mine Laying, Wolfpack Patrol or Abwehr Agent Delivery) please receive instructions from the Executive Officer as early as you can, because you will not be leaving Port until you do.
Ensure that your torpedo load has been checked before departure and that the G7a's have been loaded into the tubes where possible.:
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Historic Notes : May 1940
Atlantic
Iceland - On the 10th as Germany attacked France and the Low Countries, British Royal Marines landed from two cruisers at Reykjavik, Iceland then part of the Danish Crown. More troops followed to set up air and sea bases that became vital to Britain's defence of the Atlantic supply routes and eventual defeat of the U-boat.
Battle of the Atlantic - U-boats started returning to the Western Approaches and as they did, one of the first ‘Flower’ class corvettes “Arabis” made a depth-charge attack in defence of a Gibraltar/UK convoy. With the closure of the Mediterranean to Allied shipping, the trade routes around Africa and the ports en route took on a new importance. Particularly vital was the West African base at Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Monthly Loss Summary
10 British, Allied and neutral ships of 55,000 tons from all causes.
Europe
Britain - Following a 10th May House of Commons debate on the Norwegian campaign, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill assumed leadership. His only real fear throughout the war was the U-boat threat
Western Front
10th - Germany invaded Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg
13th - The Germans entered France at Sedan. After breaking through, German armour headed west for the Channel to trap the Allied armies now in Belgium and northern France.
20th - German tanks reached the English Channel near Abbeville, shortly turning right and advancing north on the ports of Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk.
26th May-4th June - Dunkirk Evacuation - Initial plans were to lift off 45,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force over a two-day period. In the next five days, a total of 195,000, both British and French were saved. Every phase of the operation was subject to heavy air, sea and land attack.
29th - Apart from those damaged, three Royal Navy destroyers were sunk in the English Channel off the Dunkirk beaches that day including “GRAFTON” torpedoed by submarine “U-62”
31st - German “U-13” was believed sunk by sloop “Weston” off the English East Coast fishing port of Lowestoft.
Air War - Minelaying continued along the south and east coasts of Britain as well as the waters of Holland, Belgium and northern France during the German Blitzkrieg.
Monthly Loss Summary
90 British, Allied and neutral ships of 231,000 tons from all causes.
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Assignments
[P1] Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
Spanish Coast
None
Norway
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
British Isles
None
British Isles (Mine Laying)
None
West African Coast
None
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NOTE SO THAT WE DO NOT LOSE U-BOAT'S TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ARCTIC, I AM RE-ROLLING ANY MEDITERRANEAN AND ARCTIC RESULTS!
Important Information for Patrol Reports
U-Boat Name and ID Number:
Patrol: #
Patrol Assignment:
Successful Patrol:
Number of Freighters Sank:
Number of Tankers Sank:
Number of Capital Ships Sank:
Total Tonnage Destroyed:
Refit Time Standard:
Award Request:
On Patrol
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
Still At Sea
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy
In Refit
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel - June 1940
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr - June 1940
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat - June 1940
Late Presumed Lost
U-49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber
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Good evening Gentleman, I won't take much of your time, as I know that you have to prepare for tomorrow morning.
Special Instructions:
If you have been allocated a Special Mission (Mine Laying, Wolfpack Patrol or Abwehr Agent Delivery) please receive instructions from the Executive Officer as early as you can, because you will not be leaving Port until you do.
Ensure that your torpedo load has been checked before departure and that the G7a's have been loaded into the tubes where possible.:
U-Boat Type | Torpedo Starting Mix | Can Alter Mix By | e.g. Max G7a mix | e.g. Max G7e mix |
VIIB | 8 x G7a and 6 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 12xG7a, 2xG7e | 4xG7a, 10xG7e |
IXA | 8 x G7a and 6 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 12xG7a, 2xG7e | 4xG7a, 10xG7e |
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Historic Notes : May 1940
Atlantic
Iceland - On the 10th as Germany attacked France and the Low Countries, British Royal Marines landed from two cruisers at Reykjavik, Iceland then part of the Danish Crown. More troops followed to set up air and sea bases that became vital to Britain's defence of the Atlantic supply routes and eventual defeat of the U-boat.
Battle of the Atlantic - U-boats started returning to the Western Approaches and as they did, one of the first ‘Flower’ class corvettes “Arabis” made a depth-charge attack in defence of a Gibraltar/UK convoy. With the closure of the Mediterranean to Allied shipping, the trade routes around Africa and the ports en route took on a new importance. Particularly vital was the West African base at Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Monthly Loss Summary
10 British, Allied and neutral ships of 55,000 tons from all causes.
Europe
Britain - Following a 10th May House of Commons debate on the Norwegian campaign, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill assumed leadership. His only real fear throughout the war was the U-boat threat
Western Front
10th - Germany invaded Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg
13th - The Germans entered France at Sedan. After breaking through, German armour headed west for the Channel to trap the Allied armies now in Belgium and northern France.
20th - German tanks reached the English Channel near Abbeville, shortly turning right and advancing north on the ports of Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk.
26th May-4th June - Dunkirk Evacuation - Initial plans were to lift off 45,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force over a two-day period. In the next five days, a total of 195,000, both British and French were saved. Every phase of the operation was subject to heavy air, sea and land attack.
29th - Apart from those damaged, three Royal Navy destroyers were sunk in the English Channel off the Dunkirk beaches that day including “GRAFTON” torpedoed by submarine “U-62”
31st - German “U-13” was believed sunk by sloop “Weston” off the English East Coast fishing port of Lowestoft.
Air War - Minelaying continued along the south and east coasts of Britain as well as the waters of Holland, Belgium and northern France during the German Blitzkrieg.
Monthly Loss Summary
90 British, Allied and neutral ships of 231,000 tons from all causes.
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Assignments
[P1] Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
Spanish Coast
None
Norway
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
British Isles
None
British Isles (Mine Laying)
None
West African Coast
None
===================================================================================================================================
NOTE SO THAT WE DO NOT LOSE U-BOAT'S TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ARCTIC, I AM RE-ROLLING ANY MEDITERRANEAN AND ARCTIC RESULTS!
Important Information for Patrol Reports
U-Boat Name and ID Number:
Patrol: #
Patrol Assignment:
Successful Patrol:
Number of Freighters Sank:
Number of Tankers Sank:
Number of Capital Ships Sank:
Total Tonnage Destroyed:
Refit Time Standard:
Award Request: