Post by keyboy on Mar 19, 2018 11:41:39 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: March 25th 2018 at Midnight your time.
1900 April 3rd 1941
On Patrol
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
Still At Sea
None
In Refit
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr - May 1941
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy - May 1941
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel - May 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 : April 1941
Atlantic
5th - Slow Halifax/UK convoy SC26 was attacked by U-boats for two days and lost 10 merchantmen. On the 5th, "U-76" was sunk by escorting destroyer "Wolverine and sloop "Scarborough" south of Iceland.
13th - Armed merchant cruiser "RAJPUTANA" of the Northern Patrol was lost in an attack by "U-108" in the Denmark Strait separating Greenland and Iceland.
28th - Fast Halifax/UK convoy HX121 lost four ships but "U-65" was sunk in return by corvette "Gladiolus", like "U-76", south of Iceland.
Battle of the Atlantic - Over the next few months a number of long awaited ship types and weapons started to be introduced. These contribute significantly to the eventual defeat of the U-boat. (1) The first Auxiliary Fighter Catapult Ships flying the White Ensign and equipped with a single 'one-way' Hurricane were ready in April 1941. They shot down their first Kondor in August. In May a Hurricane was successfully launched from a Red Ensign Catapult Armed Merchantman (CAM), but they did not claim their first victim until November. CAM-ships were eventually superseded in 1943 by Merchant Aircraft Carriers (MACs) - merchantmen with full flightdecks, but sailing under the Red Ensign and also carrying oil or grain. (2) The final step in the introduction of ship-borne aircraft into the Battle of the Atlantic came in June when the first escort carrier was ready for service. HMS Audacity, converted from a German prize, had a short life, but proved the great value of these vessels. (3) New scientific developments also started to play their part. In May the first high definition, 10cm radar (Type 271) was installed in a corvette. Later still, high frequency, direction finding (HF/DF or 'Huff-Duff') was introduced to supplement the work of the shore stations. It was many months before either system was widely in service, and not until 1942 did they claim their first U-boats. (4) Inter-service co-ordination was further improved when RAF Coastal Command was placed under operational control of the Admiralty.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 48 British, Allied and neutral ships of 282,000 tons in the Atlantic from all causes; 3 armed merchant cruisers
- 2 German U-boats
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Assignments
[P1] Jan 1941 - Jun 1941
Spanish Coast
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
Atlantic
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
Atlantic (Wolfpack Patrol)
None
British Isles
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-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
Still At Sea
None
In Refit
U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr - May 1941
U-101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy - May 1941
U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel - May 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 : April 1941
Atlantic
5th - Slow Halifax/UK convoy SC26 was attacked by U-boats for two days and lost 10 merchantmen. On the 5th, "U-76" was sunk by escorting destroyer "Wolverine and sloop "Scarborough" south of Iceland.
13th - Armed merchant cruiser "RAJPUTANA" of the Northern Patrol was lost in an attack by "U-108" in the Denmark Strait separating Greenland and Iceland.
28th - Fast Halifax/UK convoy HX121 lost four ships but "U-65" was sunk in return by corvette "Gladiolus", like "U-76", south of Iceland.
Battle of the Atlantic - Over the next few months a number of long awaited ship types and weapons started to be introduced. These contribute significantly to the eventual defeat of the U-boat. (1) The first Auxiliary Fighter Catapult Ships flying the White Ensign and equipped with a single 'one-way' Hurricane were ready in April 1941. They shot down their first Kondor in August. In May a Hurricane was successfully launched from a Red Ensign Catapult Armed Merchantman (CAM), but they did not claim their first victim until November. CAM-ships were eventually superseded in 1943 by Merchant Aircraft Carriers (MACs) - merchantmen with full flightdecks, but sailing under the Red Ensign and also carrying oil or grain. (2) The final step in the introduction of ship-borne aircraft into the Battle of the Atlantic came in June when the first escort carrier was ready for service. HMS Audacity, converted from a German prize, had a short life, but proved the great value of these vessels. (3) New scientific developments also started to play their part. In May the first high definition, 10cm radar (Type 271) was installed in a corvette. Later still, high frequency, direction finding (HF/DF or 'Huff-Duff') was introduced to supplement the work of the shore stations. It was many months before either system was widely in service, and not until 1942 did they claim their first U-boats. (4) Inter-service co-ordination was further improved when RAF Coastal Command was placed under operational control of the Admiralty.
Monthly Loss Summary
- 48 British, Allied and neutral ships of 282,000 tons in the Atlantic from all causes; 3 armed merchant cruisers
- 2 German U-boats
===================================================================================================================================
Assignments
[P1] Jan 1941 - Jun 1941
Spanish Coast
U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat
Atlantic
U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf
Atlantic (Wolfpack Patrol)
None
British Isles
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: