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Post by crushedhat on Jul 23, 2022 17:30:50 GMT
November 1941 Patrol Status
NOTE: With the fall of France, BdU will be moving operations into French ports. The 15th Flotilla will be based out of St. Nazaire. Any Boats currently in Wilhelmshaven, as well as any new Boats entering the game, will begin their patrol in Wilhelmshaven but end their patrol in St. Nazaire (Last patrol box will be ‘Bay of Biscay’). Once a Boat is in St. Nazaire, future patrols will begin and end there (First and last patrol box will be ‘Bay of Biscay’).
November Events: 1st, US Coast Guard placed under Navy 3rd,, Germans take Kursk
U-Boat Status for month (Type IX patrols are two months long, Reports due the end of the second month) U# Type Rank Kommandant Player Patrol Assignment 30 VIIA ObLt Peter von Agstein Nenva Refit 37 IXA FKpt Siegmund von Margur siegmund Oct-Nov Atlantic 41 IXA FKpt Wilhelm Schultze ChefEd Refit 46 VIIB KKpt Willi Gering Donitz Refit 50 VIIB KKpt Joachim Helmert crushedhat Nov Atlantic 66 IXC ObLt Vinzenz von Meyer silentwolf Oct-Nov Atlantic 97 VIIC ObLt Otto Waldner silentwolf Refit 98 VIIC ObLt Patrick Pedersen ChefEd Refit (M) is a mining mission. (A) is agent insertion mission.
Lost Boats: U-39, did not return from Dec 39- Jan 40 patrol (British Isles (M)) U-45, did not return from May 40 patrol (British Isles (M)) U-48 sunk on Jan 41 patrol (Atlantic) U-99 did not return from Feb 41 patrol (British Isles)
Required information for end of Patrol Report: U-Boat # Patrol Month(s) Patrol Location Patrol # for this Kommandant Successful Patrol (Y/N) Number of freighters sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Number of Tankers sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Number of Capital Ships sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Tonnage sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant) Refit Time Award Requests
Optional information for End of Patrol Report: Patrol narrative
End of Patrol Reports for Nov 41 due no later than Midnight, 30 Jul 2022 your time.
(OOC – Posting of December patrols next week may be late due to other commitments.)
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Post by silentwolf on Jul 27, 2022 15:58:59 GMT
U-66 Patrol 2 for Kommandant KptLt Vinzenz von Meyer Patrol Assignment: Atlantic Successful Patrol: Yes Freighters sunk: 2/5 Tankers sunk: 1/3 Capital Ships sunk: 1/1 Tonnage sunk: 56,400/105,300 Refit Time: 2 months (hull damage), ready February 1942
Awards Requested: Knight's Cross, EK1 & UWB for Kommandant
October 5th, 1941
U-66 sails from Saint Nazaire to begin her second war patrol.
October 19th
A convoy is intercepted around midnight.
Von Meyer attacks two freighters. 7500 ton "Moh. Ali-Kebir" is immediately sunk.
7100 ton "Santore" is damaged and begins to fall behind the convoy and it's escorts.
U-66 remains undetected.
Von Meyer closes in on the damaged freighter and surfaces his boat.
A volley of shells and two torpedos are fired at "Santore". Her back is broken in the attack and she swiftly slips below the waves.
October 27th 02.00 hours
U-66 intercepts a Queen Elizabeth class Battleship that is soon identified as the "H.M.S Malaya". This massive ship weighs in at around 31,300 tons.
Von Meyer makes a submerged attack with four torpedos from medium range.
Two large explosions cripple the capital ship.
Von Meyer takes his boat down deep.
Escorts frantically search for U-66 but they are unable to locate her.
Von Meyer comes back to periscope depth and positions for another submerged attack.
He fires four more torpedos.
Three hit and detonate. The damage is enough to finish off "Malaya". She capsizes and then begins to sink.
Von Meyer takes his boat deep and sails away undected.
October 31st 10.00 hours
A convoy is intercepted.
Von Meyer attacks the 10,500 ton tanker, "A.F. Corwin" with four G7es from medium range.
Two hits are scored, sinking the target.
Von Meyer takes his boat deep to avoid detection.
He eludes the escort, but several rivets pop from the maneuver.
It is now obvious to both Kommandant and crew that the hull of U-66 has taken some damage from all of the deep dives that have been performed over the last few weeks.
After waiting for a while, Von Meyer comes to periscope depth and searches for the convoy. Unfortunately, contact is lost.
Von Meyer is still pleased with the results of the patrol.
U-66 makes turns for home......
November 17th, 1941
U-66 sails into port with four victory pennants on display.
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Post by crushedhat on Jul 28, 2022 23:33:37 GMT
U-50 enters the harbor at St. Nazaire, three pennants flying from the periscope, and several of the men on deck in bandages.
Patrol Report U-Boat #: U-50 Patrol Month(s): Nov 41 Patrol Location: Atlantic Patrol # for this Kommandant: 13 Successful Patrol (Y/N): Y Number of freighters sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant): 2/16 Number of Tankers sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant): 1/7 Number of Capital Ships sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant): 1/1 Tonnage sunk (This Patrol/Cumulative for this Kommandant): 38,400/211,700 Refit Time: 1 month standard + 2 months for 5 Hull damage -1 month for KKpt expediting = 2 months, Next Patrol Feb 42
Award Requests: WB in Black for wounded crew
Narrative:
1 Nov 1941, U-boat pens, St. Nazaire Remi Latalle is not among the well wishers on the pier as U-50 sets out on her 13th combat patrol; both she and KKpt Joachim Helmert having decided that given the current situation regarding how the Jews are being handled she should maintain a low profile. Guiltily, Joachim tries not to think that Remi is the reason he was passed over for promotion. Joachim begins this cruise with mixed feeling about how much to risk for a seemingly ungrateful Fatherland.
17 Nov 1941, day, Atlantic The first half of the patrol proved to be an uneventful one, constant drills being the only thing to keep the edge on U-50’s elite crew. The Lookout’s cry of “Smoke” changes that as the men on the bridge come alive. They are quickly joined by KKpt Joachim Helmert.
It is not long before Joachim is peering through the periscope at several choice targets. He selects the largest, a 9000 ton steam merchant and orders all four of the bow tubes readied. A moment later U-50 recoils to the firing of the four torpedoes. While one eel misses, the other three find their mark and multiple explosions signal the end of the freighter.
“Take her deep,” Joachim tells his LI Lt (Ing) Karl Ludlow. Karl nods and, with his ears attuned to the moaning signals of U-50, watches the depth gauge. The ploy works as the escorts fail to find U-50.
Later that night Catching back up to the convoy shortly after nightfall, KKpt Joachim Helmert selects another target. While he is tempted to split his fire between two large freighters (10,000 tons and 18,700), his lack of faith in the reliability of the torpedoes convinces him to concentrate on the larger. It proves a wise choice as one of the eels is a dud, the others being enough to assure the freighter’s destruction. Once more Joachim orders U-50 to exceed test depth. Once more it works, however, the maneuver give the convoy time to make a drastic course change and U-50 loses the trail.
20 Nov 1941, night, Atlantic Another convoy, and once more KKpt Joachim Hlemert decides to concentrate on a single target, a 10,700 ton tanker. The last four bow torpedoes are sent on their way. While three eels hit, it is not enough to sink the tanker. With the prior stress on the hull, Joachim looks to his LI, Lt (Ing) Karl Ludlow, for advice on exceeding test depth yet again. Karl smiles as he pats the hull alongside him. “She’ll hold,” he answers. Joachim hopes so, not only for the sake of his crew, but worried who will protect Remi if he doesn’t return.
This time the escorts are not so easily fooled, the hull is damaged and several of the crew seriously wounded before the escorts break off the attack. Putting the best light on things, at least U-50’s prior injuries having given Sanitasmaat Albert Albrecht plenty of experience.
Later that night Finding the damaged tanker alone, KKpt Joachim Helmert moves in close. ObfzS Wilhelm Stieg and the crew of the 8cm make short work of finishing off what the torpedoes had earlier done.
28 Nov 1941, harbor, St. Nazaire Thanks to their expert Sanitasmaat, the wounded are able to join their shipmates on deck as U-50 slides alongside the pier, three pennants flying form the periscope and the hull the worse for wear.
Despite his concern for her safety and possible annoyance that she disregarded his advice, KKpt Joachim Helmert is glad to see Remi Latalle among the welcoming committee. For her part, Remi is relieved to see that this time Joachim is not sporting a bandage.
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