Post by keyboy on Mar 5, 2018 17:14:18 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: March 11th 2018 at Midnight your time.
1900 March 3rd 1941
On Patrol
U-105 Seeschlange (IXB) - gray81
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
Still At Sea
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel
In Refit
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf - April 1941
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat - April 1941
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: Patrols from August 1940 will start and finish from La Rochelle and use Bay of Biscay table for first and last transit boxes of each patrol.
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.:
With the changes ordered by the Vizeadmiral , this should now ensure that your G7a and G7e torpedoes have similar success and so all eels will be more reliable. (G7a and G7e dud rate is now 1 on a D6).
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Historic Notes : March 1941
Atlantic
United States - The Lend-Lease Bill was passed into law. Britain and her Allies were able to receive American arms and supplies without immediate payment.
7th/8th - With better weather the spring U-boat offensive started and 41 ships of 243,000 tons sunk. However, in the space of a few days they suffered their first major defeat at the hands of the escorts and lost five submarines (1-5) in the month including three aces. From then on, escort versus wolf-pack battles predominated in the North Atlantic. Attacking Liverpool-out convoy OB293, the first sinking was "U-70" (1) by corvettes "Arbutus" and "Camellia" on the 7th. Continuing the hunt, next to go was "U-47" (2) (Cdr Prien who sank battleship "Royal Oak" in Scapa Flow) to destroyer "Wolverine" on the 8th.
17th - Germany lost two more U-boat aces during operations against Halifax/UK convoy HX112. "U-99" (3) (Lt-Cdr Kretschmer) and "U-100" (4) (Lt-Cdr Schepke) were sunk by the 5th Escort Group commanded by Cdr Macintyre. Destroyers "Vanoc" and "Walker" were mainly responsible.
20th - Following her earlier sighting of German battlecruisers "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau", "Malaya" was now sailing with convoy SL68 off the west coast of Africa. Torpedoed and damaged by "U-106", she became the first British ship repaired in the United States under Lend-Lease arrangements. The convoy lost seven merchantmen to the U-boats.
23rd - The fifth U-boat loss of the month was "U-551" (5) to armed trawler "Visenda". All five U-boat sinkings took place to the south of Iceland, the first German casualties since November 1940 - four months earlier.
Battle of the Atlantic - On 6th March 1941, faced with the mortal threat of the German U-boat and aircraft offensive in the Atlantic, Winston Churchill issued his famous Battle of the Atlantic directive. Catapult armed merchantmen (CAM) were to be fitted out, merchant ships equipped with AA weapons as a first priority, and more Coastal Command squadrons formed and fitted with radar. Port and dockyard congestion was to be dealt with and the defence of ports greatly improved. These and numerous other matters were to be dealt with as a matter of the very highest priority. The survival of Britain depended on them. Overall direction was to be exercised by a Battle of the Atlantic Committee chaired by the Prime Minister himself.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 63 British, Allied and neutral ships of 365,000 tons in the Atlantic from all causes
- 5 German U-boats-including three of the most experienced commanders.
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Assignments
[P1] Jan 1941 - Jun 1941
Spanish Coast
None
Atlantic
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
Atlantic (Wolfpack Patrol)
None
British Isles
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
West African Coast
U-105 Seeschlange (IXB) - gray81
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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-105 Seeschlange (IXB) - gray81
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
Still At Sea
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel
In Refit
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf - April 1941
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat - April 1941
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: Patrols from August 1940 will start and finish from La Rochelle and use Bay of Biscay table for first and last transit boxes of each patrol.
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, VIIC | 8 x G7a and 6 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 12xG7a, 2xG7e | 4xG7a, 10xG7e |
IXA, IXB | 12 x G7a and 10 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 16xG7a, 6xG7e | 8xG7a, 14xG7e |
With the changes ordered by the Vizeadmiral , this should now ensure that your G7a and G7e torpedoes have similar success and so all eels will be more reliable. (G7a and G7e dud rate is now 1 on a D6).
===================================================================================================================================
Historic Notes : March 1941
Atlantic
United States - The Lend-Lease Bill was passed into law. Britain and her Allies were able to receive American arms and supplies without immediate payment.
7th/8th - With better weather the spring U-boat offensive started and 41 ships of 243,000 tons sunk. However, in the space of a few days they suffered their first major defeat at the hands of the escorts and lost five submarines (1-5) in the month including three aces. From then on, escort versus wolf-pack battles predominated in the North Atlantic. Attacking Liverpool-out convoy OB293, the first sinking was "U-70" (1) by corvettes "Arbutus" and "Camellia" on the 7th. Continuing the hunt, next to go was "U-47" (2) (Cdr Prien who sank battleship "Royal Oak" in Scapa Flow) to destroyer "Wolverine" on the 8th.
17th - Germany lost two more U-boat aces during operations against Halifax/UK convoy HX112. "U-99" (3) (Lt-Cdr Kretschmer) and "U-100" (4) (Lt-Cdr Schepke) were sunk by the 5th Escort Group commanded by Cdr Macintyre. Destroyers "Vanoc" and "Walker" were mainly responsible.
20th - Following her earlier sighting of German battlecruisers "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau", "Malaya" was now sailing with convoy SL68 off the west coast of Africa. Torpedoed and damaged by "U-106", she became the first British ship repaired in the United States under Lend-Lease arrangements. The convoy lost seven merchantmen to the U-boats.
23rd - The fifth U-boat loss of the month was "U-551" (5) to armed trawler "Visenda". All five U-boat sinkings took place to the south of Iceland, the first German casualties since November 1940 - four months earlier.
Battle of the Atlantic - On 6th March 1941, faced with the mortal threat of the German U-boat and aircraft offensive in the Atlantic, Winston Churchill issued his famous Battle of the Atlantic directive. Catapult armed merchantmen (CAM) were to be fitted out, merchant ships equipped with AA weapons as a first priority, and more Coastal Command squadrons formed and fitted with radar. Port and dockyard congestion was to be dealt with and the defence of ports greatly improved. These and numerous other matters were to be dealt with as a matter of the very highest priority. The survival of Britain depended on them. Overall direction was to be exercised by a Battle of the Atlantic Committee chaired by the Prime Minister himself.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 63 British, Allied and neutral ships of 365,000 tons in the Atlantic from all causes
- 5 German U-boats-including three of the most experienced commanders.
===================================================================================================================================
Assignments
[P1] Jan 1941 - Jun 1941
Spanish Coast
None
Atlantic
U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy
Atlantic (Wolfpack Patrol)
None
British Isles
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr
West African Coast
U-105 Seeschlange (IXB) - gray81
===================================================================================================================================
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: