Post by crushedhat on Oct 23, 2022 2:03:20 GMT
January 1943 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’).
Jan Events:
2nd, Allies retake Buna, New Guinea
10th, Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad
18th, Warsaw Ghetto uprising begins
22nd, ANZAC forces capture southeastern tip of New Guinea
24th, British capture Tripoli
29th, Battle of Rennel Island, Solomons
30th, Last Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal
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) – Now Available
FAT pattern running torpedoes (Rule 9.2.4) – Now Available
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 KptLt Rudiger Bauer siegmund Refit
66 IXC KKpt Vinzenz von Meyer silentwolf Refit
97 VIIC ObLt Otto Waldner silentwolf Refit
98 VIIC ObLt Patrick Pedersen ChefEd Refit
177 IXD-2 KptLt Otto Blazar ChefEd Jan-Apr Indian Ocean
214 VIID ObLt Lutz Bruer crushedhat Jan-Feb Atlantic (M)
507 IXC KptLt Sander Rohrbach ChefEde Jan-Feb Atlantic
(M) is a mining mission.
(A) is agent insertion mission.
(W) is a Wolfpack patrol.
*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-46, sunk on Jun 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-48 sunk on Jan 41 patrol (Atlantic)
U-50 sunk on Dec 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-99 did not return from Feb 41 patrol (British Isles)
U-116 sunk on Dec 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-504 sunk on Aug-Sep 42 patrol (Atlantic)
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 Jan 43 due no later than Midnight, 29 Oct 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.
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’).
Jan Events:
2nd, Allies retake Buna, New Guinea
10th, Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad
18th, Warsaw Ghetto uprising begins
22nd, ANZAC forces capture southeastern tip of New Guinea
24th, British capture Tripoli
29th, Battle of Rennel Island, Solomons
30th, Last Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal
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) – Now Available
FAT pattern running torpedoes (Rule 9.2.4) – Now Available
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 KptLt Rudiger Bauer siegmund Refit
66 IXC KKpt Vinzenz von Meyer silentwolf Refit
97 VIIC ObLt Otto Waldner silentwolf Refit
98 VIIC ObLt Patrick Pedersen ChefEd Refit
177 IXD-2 KptLt Otto Blazar ChefEd Jan-Apr Indian Ocean
214 VIID ObLt Lutz Bruer crushedhat Jan-Feb Atlantic (M)
507 IXC KptLt Sander Rohrbach ChefEde Jan-Feb Atlantic
(M) is a mining mission.
(A) is agent insertion mission.
(W) is a Wolfpack patrol.
*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-46, sunk on Jun 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-48 sunk on Jan 41 patrol (Atlantic)
U-50 sunk on Dec 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-99 did not return from Feb 41 patrol (British Isles)
U-116 sunk on Dec 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-504 sunk on Aug-Sep 42 patrol (Atlantic)
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 Jan 43 due no later than Midnight, 29 Oct 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.