Post by crushedhat on Apr 29, 2023 23:13:11 GMT
March 1945 Patrol Status
We are now operating under “The Hunted” rules.
Note: All Boats have their Deck Gun replaced with an extra Flak Gun instead. Boats sent to the Indian Ocean will have a deck gun for that patrol only.
Note: Any new Boats entering the game, will begin their patrol in Wilhelmshaven but end their patrol in Bergen Norway. Once a Boat is in Bergen, future patrols will begin and end there.
Mar Events:
3rd, Liberation of Manila
9th, US B-29s fire-bomb Tokyo
16th, US takes Iwo Jima
New Weapons: As the war progresses, new systems will become available. 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) – Now Available
Deck Gun removal (Rule 10.11.8) – Now Available
Zaunkonig homing torpedoes(Rule 9.2.5) – Now Available
Balkon-Gerat improved hydrophones(Rule 10.11.9) – Now Available
Schnorchel (Rule 10.11.10) – Now Available
Alberich anti-sonar coating (Rule 9.6.8) – Now available
NOTE: U-Boats in port for Refit are subject to damage from air Raids (‘The Hunter’ rule 4.7.6).
Air Raid Results (only affects Boats in Refit):
Boat Roll Result
U-2001 7IM7n0du2-12 No Damage
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
234* XB KKpt Rolf Thurmann crushedhat Feb-Mar Atlantic (R)
292* VIIC/41 KptLt Simon Erhardt ChefEd Feb-Mar Atlantic (W)
548* IXC/40 KptLt Lutz Geisel ChefEd Mar-Apr Atlantic
868* IXC/40 KptLt Bjorn Albrecht silentwolf Feb-Mar Atlantic
2001* XII KptLt Kurt Brodhuhn ChefEd Refit
(M) is a mining mission.
(A) is agent insertion mission.
(W) is a Wolfpack patrol.
(R) is a Replenishment mission.
(*) deck gun removed
(^) running late, but expected to report in.
Lost Boats:
U-30* did not return from Sep 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-37, replaced due to repair time after Apr-May 43 patrol (Atlantic)
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-66* sunk on Aug-Sep 43 patrol (Atlantic (W))
U-97* replaced due to being scuttled in St. Nazaire, Aug 44
U-98 sunk on Aug 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-99 did not return from Feb 41 patrol (British Isles)
U-116 sunk on Dec 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-136 sunk on May 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-183 sunk on Sep-Oct 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-177 sunk on Jan-Apr 43 patrol (Indian Ocean)
U-214 sunk on Apr-May 42 patrol (North America)
U-504 sunk on Aug-Sep 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-507* sunk on Feb-Mar 44 patrol (Atlantic)
U-509 sunk on Oct-Nov 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-512 replaced due to repair time after Jun-Jul 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-844 sunk on Nov-Dec 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-848* did not return form Feb-May 44 patrol (Caribbean)
U-861 sunk on Aug-Nov 43 patrol (Indian Ocean)
U-997* sunk on Feb 44 patrol ( Atlantic)
U-1004* destroyed by air raid in port (Bergen), Nov 44
U-1172* sunk on Dec 44 patrol ( Atlantic)
U-2000* replaced due to being scuttled in St. Nazaire, Aug 44
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 March 1945 due no later than Midnight, 6 May 2023 your time. (If you will have problems submitting your patrol report on time, please contact the admins to avoid being declared ‘Lost.’)
Reminder: If you have a multi-month patrol, unless completing it early, submit your Patrol Report when the last month of the patrol is due.
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We are now operating under “The Hunted” rules.
Note: All Boats have their Deck Gun replaced with an extra Flak Gun instead. Boats sent to the Indian Ocean will have a deck gun for that patrol only.
Note: Any new Boats entering the game, will begin their patrol in Wilhelmshaven but end their patrol in Bergen Norway. Once a Boat is in Bergen, future patrols will begin and end there.
Mar Events:
3rd, Liberation of Manila
9th, US B-29s fire-bomb Tokyo
16th, US takes Iwo Jima
New Weapons: As the war progresses, new systems will become available. 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) – Now Available
Deck Gun removal (Rule 10.11.8) – Now Available
Zaunkonig homing torpedoes(Rule 9.2.5) – Now Available
Balkon-Gerat improved hydrophones(Rule 10.11.9) – Now Available
Schnorchel (Rule 10.11.10) – Now Available
Alberich anti-sonar coating (Rule 9.6.8) – Now available
NOTE: U-Boats in port for Refit are subject to damage from air Raids (‘The Hunter’ rule 4.7.6).
Air Raid Results (only affects Boats in Refit):
Boat Roll Result
U-2001 7IM7n0du2-12 No Damage
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
234* XB KKpt Rolf Thurmann crushedhat Feb-Mar Atlantic (R)
292* VIIC/41 KptLt Simon Erhardt ChefEd Feb-Mar Atlantic (W)
548* IXC/40 KptLt Lutz Geisel ChefEd Mar-Apr Atlantic
868* IXC/40 KptLt Bjorn Albrecht silentwolf Feb-Mar Atlantic
2001* XII KptLt Kurt Brodhuhn ChefEd Refit
(M) is a mining mission.
(A) is agent insertion mission.
(W) is a Wolfpack patrol.
(R) is a Replenishment mission.
(*) deck gun removed
(^) running late, but expected to report in.
Lost Boats:
U-30* did not return from Sep 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-37, replaced due to repair time after Apr-May 43 patrol (Atlantic)
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-66* sunk on Aug-Sep 43 patrol (Atlantic (W))
U-97* replaced due to being scuttled in St. Nazaire, Aug 44
U-98 sunk on Aug 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-99 did not return from Feb 41 patrol (British Isles)
U-116 sunk on Dec 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-136 sunk on May 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-183 sunk on Sep-Oct 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-177 sunk on Jan-Apr 43 patrol (Indian Ocean)
U-214 sunk on Apr-May 42 patrol (North America)
U-504 sunk on Aug-Sep 42 patrol (Atlantic)
U-507* sunk on Feb-Mar 44 patrol (Atlantic)
U-509 sunk on Oct-Nov 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-512 replaced due to repair time after Jun-Jul 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-844 sunk on Nov-Dec 43 patrol (Atlantic)
U-848* did not return form Feb-May 44 patrol (Caribbean)
U-861 sunk on Aug-Nov 43 patrol (Indian Ocean)
U-997* sunk on Feb 44 patrol ( Atlantic)
U-1004* destroyed by air raid in port (Bergen), Nov 44
U-1172* sunk on Dec 44 patrol ( Atlantic)
U-2000* replaced due to being scuttled in St. Nazaire, Aug 44
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 March 1945 due no later than Midnight, 6 May 2023 your time. (If you will have problems submitting your patrol report on time, please contact the admins to avoid being declared ‘Lost.’)
Reminder: If you have a multi-month patrol, unless completing it early, submit your Patrol Report when the last month of the patrol is due.
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