Post by crushedhat on Sept 1, 2022 1:33:18 GMT
SPECIAL PATROL NOTE: Since all of the Apr patrols have reported in and there is only one boat (mine) scheduled to go on patrol in May, I am posting the May patrol now, with the AAR due this Saturday (I think I’ll be able to fit it in). Thus, this weekend’s posting will be for the June 1942 patrols.
May1942 Patrol Status
NOTE: The 15th Flotilla is currently based out of St. Nazaire, France. 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’).
May Events:
2nd, Evacuation of Australian garrison from Tulagi, Solomons
4-8th, Battle of Coral Sea
6th, Corregidor surrenders
New Weapons: While we will switch from “The Hunters’ rules to ‘The Hunted’ rules with patrols beginning July 1943, some systems become available before then. Here are the projected systems/timelines (rules references are to ‘The Hunted’):
BOLD Decoys(Rule 9.6.7) – June 1942
FAT pattern running torpedoes (Rule 9.2.4) – December 1942
Falke homing torpedoes(Rule 9.2.5) – March 1943
Deck Gun removal (Rule 10.11.8) - beginning June 1943
Zaunkonig homing torpedoes(Rule 9.2.5) – August 1943
Balkon-Gerat improved hydrophones(Rule 10.11.9) – starting January 1944
Schnorchel (Rule 10.11.10) – beginning February 1944
Alberich anti-sonar coating (Rule 9.6.8) – available starting June 1944
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 KptLt Peter von Agstein Nenva Refit
37 IXA FKpt Siegmund von Margur Siegmund Refit
46 VIIB KKpt Willi Gering Donitz Refit
50 VIIB KKpt Joachim Helmert crushedhat May North America
66 IXC KptLt Vinzenz von Meyer silentwolf Refit
97 VIIC ObLt Otto Waldner silentwolf Refit
98 VIIC ObLt Patrick Pedersen ChefEd Refit
504 IXC FKpt Wilhelm Schultze ChefEd Refit
(M) is a mining mission.
(A) is agent insertion mission.
*Running late, but expected to report in.
Lost Boats:
U-39, did not return from Dec 39- Jan 40 patrol (British Isles (M))
U-41, replaced with U-504 after Dec 41-Jan 42 patrol
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 May 42 due no later than Midnight, 3 Sep 2022 your time.
Reminder: If you have a two-month patrol, unless completing it early, submit your Patrol Report when the second month is due.
May1942 Patrol Status
NOTE: The 15th Flotilla is currently based out of St. Nazaire, France. 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’).
May Events:
2nd, Evacuation of Australian garrison from Tulagi, Solomons
4-8th, Battle of Coral Sea
6th, Corregidor surrenders
New Weapons: While we will switch from “The Hunters’ rules to ‘The Hunted’ rules with patrols beginning July 1943, some systems become available before then. Here are the projected systems/timelines (rules references are to ‘The Hunted’):
BOLD Decoys(Rule 9.6.7) – June 1942
FAT pattern running torpedoes (Rule 9.2.4) – December 1942
Falke homing torpedoes(Rule 9.2.5) – March 1943
Deck Gun removal (Rule 10.11.8) - beginning June 1943
Zaunkonig homing torpedoes(Rule 9.2.5) – August 1943
Balkon-Gerat improved hydrophones(Rule 10.11.9) – starting January 1944
Schnorchel (Rule 10.11.10) – beginning February 1944
Alberich anti-sonar coating (Rule 9.6.8) – available starting June 1944
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 KptLt Peter von Agstein Nenva Refit
37 IXA FKpt Siegmund von Margur Siegmund Refit
46 VIIB KKpt Willi Gering Donitz Refit
50 VIIB KKpt Joachim Helmert crushedhat May North America
66 IXC KptLt Vinzenz von Meyer silentwolf Refit
97 VIIC ObLt Otto Waldner silentwolf Refit
98 VIIC ObLt Patrick Pedersen ChefEd Refit
504 IXC FKpt Wilhelm Schultze ChefEd Refit
(M) is a mining mission.
(A) is agent insertion mission.
*Running late, but expected to report in.
Lost Boats:
U-39, did not return from Dec 39- Jan 40 patrol (British Isles (M))
U-41, replaced with U-504 after Dec 41-Jan 42 patrol
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 May 42 due no later than Midnight, 3 Sep 2022 your time.
Reminder: If you have a two-month patrol, unless completing it early, submit your Patrol Report when the second month is due.