ARCHiVE: The Adventures of "BL!TZKR!EG"

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

DATUM: 19420526
VON: U-156
AN: BdU
POSITION: DM2337



Further patrol uneventful except for one single merchant - sunk.
Acknowledge receipt of patrol orders for DB98.
Setting sail...

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

VERDAMMT! VERDAMMT!
said the Kommandant...
...and ordered the Funkmaat to report this...


DATUM: 19420527, 02:03
VON: U-156
AN: BdU

Damn fog! U-Boot was taken by surprise in dense fog by a US Fletcher DD approaching out of "nowhere" with 38kn.
Sunk it with 1 magnetic.
Radar not functional. Resuming patrol.

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

VERDAMMT! VERDAMMT! NOCHMAL!
said the Kommandant...
...and ordered the Funkmaat to report this...


Only few hours later, U-Boot was AGAIN taken by surprise in dense fog by a US Somers DD approaching out of "nowhere" with 35kn. Again no radar-warning!
Sunk it with 1 magnetic.
Radar not functional! Resuming patrol.

[Viktor Schuetze]

19420527, 05:16
VON: FDU
AN: U-156

STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED. FUMB1 METOX MALFUNCTION NOTED AND REPORTED.
AUTHORIZED TRANSFER TO ZONE 11 TO JOIN WOLFPACK OPERATIONS WITH U-128 AND U-130.
GOOD HUNTING!

FDU

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

DATUM: 19420604, 15:30
VON: U-156
AN: BdU

That was helpful. Last torpedos expended for self-defence and two tankers. Requesting replenishment with U-117.
Moving up north DM26-DM23 anyway.

[Eberhard Godt]

OLzS Hartenstein and his U-156 have recently participated in this wolfpack: CLICK

[Eberhard Godt]

OLzS Hartenstein and his U-156 have recently participated in this wolfpack: CLICK

[Viktor Schuetze]

19420605, 05:30
VON: FdU
AN: U-156

STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED. GOOD RESULTS WITH LATEST ASSIGNMENT MORE SOUTH.
AUTHORIZED TO REPLENISH AT U-117. ADVISED U-117 OF YOUR ARRIVAL.
SET COURSE TO DC9413.

FDU

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

19420623
VON: U-156 Hartenstein
AN: BdU

Finally arrived at U-117 in DC9413.

Very limited sight - the radar does NOT pick up U-117!!!!!!!!


QPFR submitted:

[Viktor Schuetze]

19420623, 13:47
VON: FDU
AN: U-156

STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED. CONTINUE CURRENT PATROL ASSIGNMENT AFTER RESUPPLY WITH U-117.
MAINTAIN RADIO SILENCE UNTIL ARRIVAL AT PATROL AREA TO REDUCE RISK OF DETECTION.
GOOD HUNTING.

FDU

[Eberhard Godt]

OLzS Hartenstein and his U-156 have recently participated in these wolfpacks: CLICK, CLICK

[Eberhard Godt]

OLzS Hartenstein and his U-156 have recently participated in this wolfpack: CLICK

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

19420713, 10:24
DL6947
VON: U-156 Hartenstein
AN: BdU

Very successful so far. Ambushed huge tanker convoy and sank 6 of them.
Pauking on...

[Viktor Schuetze]

19420713, 12:01
VON: FDU
AN: U-156

STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED. GOOD HUNTING!

[REV_BL!TZKR!EG]

DN5593
19420717, 1617
VON: U-156
AN: BdU



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