Post by keyboy on Dec 4, 2017 12:41:14 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: December 10th 2017 at Midnight your time.
1900 June 3rd 1940
On Patrol
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
U-65 Dreizack (IXB) - irishshylock
Still At Sea
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
In Refit
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy - July 1940
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy - August 1940
Late Presumed Lost
U-49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber
U-99 Sauerkraut (VIIB) - dwillem
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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 : June 1940
Atlantic
6th - Three armed merchant cruisers on Northern Patrol were lost to U-boats in the waters between Ireland (R) and Iceland (C) over the next nine days, starting with “CARINTHIA” on the 6th/7th to “U-46”
13th - “SCOTSTOUN” was torpedoed three times by “U-25” and sank north west of the Hebrides
15th - “ANDANIA” was sunk by German “U-A”, a Turkish submarine building in Germany and taken over
Battle of the Atlantic - The Allied loss of Norway brought German warships and U-boats many hundreds of miles closer to the Atlantic convoy routes and in time within close range of the Russian convoys that followed the June 1941 German invasion. Britain's blockade line from the Orkneys to southern Norway was simply outflanked and a new one had to be established between the Shetlands and Iceland. The Royal Navy started the massive task of laying a mine barrage along this line. Within a matter of days the first U-boats were sailing from the Norwegian port of Bergen, while others were sent to patrol as far south as the Canary and Cape Verde Islands off northwest Africa. Italian submarines joined them in this area, but without any early successes. Towards the end of the month, “U-122” and “U-102” were lost off the North Channel separating Northern Ireland from Scotland, possibly on mines according to German sources. It was in this area and throughout the North Western Approaches to the British Isles that such U-boat commanders as Endras, Kretschmer, Prien and Schepke enjoyed the ‘Happy Time' until early 1941. U-boat strength was no greater than at the beginning of the war, and there were never more than 15 boats on patrol out of the 25 operational; the rest were training or on trials. Yet from now until the end of December 1940 they accounted for most of the 315 ships of 1,659,000 tons lost in the Atlantic. Many of these were stragglers, independents or in unescorted convoys, yet it was among the escorted convoys that U-boat tactics were particularly threatening. Instead of attacking submerged where they could be detected by ASDIC, they were operating on the surface at night as 18kt torpedo boats, faster than most of the escorts. And there were few enough of these as many were held back in British waters on anti-invasion duties.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 53 British, Allied and neutral ships of 297,000 tons from all causes; 3 armed merchant cruisers
- 2 German U-boats, dates and causes of loss uncertain.
Europe
German Codes - 'Ultra' was now breaking the Luftwaffe Enigma codes with some regularity, and early in the month had its first major breakthrough when supporting evidence for the Knickebein navigation aid for bombers was obtained. Army codes were more secure because of the greater use of land lines for communications, and the Naval ones would not be penetrated until mid-1941.
4th - end of Dunkirk Evacuation
8th - end of Norwegian Campaign
10th - Italy declared war on Britain and France
22nd - France capitulated
Britain - By early June 1940 the Royal Navy was taking steps to meet the threat of German invasion. Four destroyer flotillas with cruiser support moved south, and escort and other vessels were on patrol offshore. The removal of these escorts from Atlantic convoy duties contributed to the sinking of many merchant ships by U-boats, and eventually they returned to these duties.
Monthly Loss Summary
77 British, Allied and neutral ships of 209,000 tons from all causes.
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Assignments
[P1] Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
Spanish Coast
None
Norway
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
U-65 Dreizack (IXB) - irishshylock
British Isles
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
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-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
U-65 Dreizack (IXB) - irishshylock
Still At Sea
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
In Refit
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy - July 1940
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy - August 1940
Late Presumed Lost
U-49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber
U-99 Sauerkraut (VIIB) - dwillem
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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, IXB | 8 x G7a and 6 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 12xG7a, 2xG7e | 4xG7a, 10xG7e |
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Historic Notes : June 1940
Atlantic
6th - Three armed merchant cruisers on Northern Patrol were lost to U-boats in the waters between Ireland (R) and Iceland (C) over the next nine days, starting with “CARINTHIA” on the 6th/7th to “U-46”
13th - “SCOTSTOUN” was torpedoed three times by “U-25” and sank north west of the Hebrides
15th - “ANDANIA” was sunk by German “U-A”, a Turkish submarine building in Germany and taken over
Battle of the Atlantic - The Allied loss of Norway brought German warships and U-boats many hundreds of miles closer to the Atlantic convoy routes and in time within close range of the Russian convoys that followed the June 1941 German invasion. Britain's blockade line from the Orkneys to southern Norway was simply outflanked and a new one had to be established between the Shetlands and Iceland. The Royal Navy started the massive task of laying a mine barrage along this line. Within a matter of days the first U-boats were sailing from the Norwegian port of Bergen, while others were sent to patrol as far south as the Canary and Cape Verde Islands off northwest Africa. Italian submarines joined them in this area, but without any early successes. Towards the end of the month, “U-122” and “U-102” were lost off the North Channel separating Northern Ireland from Scotland, possibly on mines according to German sources. It was in this area and throughout the North Western Approaches to the British Isles that such U-boat commanders as Endras, Kretschmer, Prien and Schepke enjoyed the ‘Happy Time' until early 1941. U-boat strength was no greater than at the beginning of the war, and there were never more than 15 boats on patrol out of the 25 operational; the rest were training or on trials. Yet from now until the end of December 1940 they accounted for most of the 315 ships of 1,659,000 tons lost in the Atlantic. Many of these were stragglers, independents or in unescorted convoys, yet it was among the escorted convoys that U-boat tactics were particularly threatening. Instead of attacking submerged where they could be detected by ASDIC, they were operating on the surface at night as 18kt torpedo boats, faster than most of the escorts. And there were few enough of these as many were held back in British waters on anti-invasion duties.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 53 British, Allied and neutral ships of 297,000 tons from all causes; 3 armed merchant cruisers
- 2 German U-boats, dates and causes of loss uncertain.
Europe
German Codes - 'Ultra' was now breaking the Luftwaffe Enigma codes with some regularity, and early in the month had its first major breakthrough when supporting evidence for the Knickebein navigation aid for bombers was obtained. Army codes were more secure because of the greater use of land lines for communications, and the Naval ones would not be penetrated until mid-1941.
4th - end of Dunkirk Evacuation
8th - end of Norwegian Campaign
10th - Italy declared war on Britain and France
22nd - France capitulated
Britain - By early June 1940 the Royal Navy was taking steps to meet the threat of German invasion. Four destroyer flotillas with cruiser support moved south, and escort and other vessels were on patrol offshore. The removal of these escorts from Atlantic convoy duties contributed to the sinking of many merchant ships by U-boats, and eventually they returned to these duties.
Monthly Loss Summary
77 British, Allied and neutral ships of 209,000 tons from all causes.
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Assignments
[P1] Apr 1940 - Jun 1940
Spanish Coast
None
Norway
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
U-65 Dreizack (IXB) - irishshylock
British Isles
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
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: