Author Topic: ARCHiVE: The Adventures of "rudewarrior" (Read 3252 times)

Herbert Sohler · « **Reply #60 on:** 20190831, 09:54:02 »

PATROL ORDERS: show

Kommandant Pfarrhofer, good that you stay with the 7. U-Flottille.
Here are your orders.
These orders are to be opened once you are ready to depart.

Herbert Sohler
Korvkpt
Flottillenchef, 7. U-Flottille

rudewarrior · « **Reply #61 on:** 20190903, 04:51:01 »

19400110, 02:36
VON: U-54
AN: BdU
POS: AN6399
FUEL: 100%
TORPs: 12 ETOS, 2 ATOS
HULL: GREEN

114 = PUG ONT

FBNFC
WMAO YCMP MCAY MJBJ MZVE
TSSQ BWUM RVKK AVDV FQNW
KOVV QROS DMLD YZUW LOKI
UTQA RKVF FAHW PKHH YLOT
CQBD GPPM XYSD PMVS XHLE
KSLY KTWO LMWM LY

ENDE

REV_BL!TZKR!EG · « **Reply #62 on:** 20190908, 13:52:23 »

MESSAGE RECEIVED AND FORWARDED TO BDU.

Karl Doenitz · « **Reply #63 on:** 20190911, 09:28:54 »

RUDEWARRIOR!

For acting as a helping hand to the cause of |DEF|, it is with great pleasure to inform you
that you have been chosen to be assigned for extended duties in the SONDERKOMMANDO I.
The respective badge has been added to your signature and you are permitted to carry it
with pride on your uniform:

GENERAL-FLOTTILLEN-KOMMANDO "|DEF|"

rudewarrior · « **Reply #64 on:** 20190912, 19:40:18 »

19400126, 09:25
VON: U-54
AN: BdU
POS: AM0259
FUEL: 80%
TORPs: NIL
HULL: GREEN

503 = TDW QXA

RLZTN
LGCP PEIY OTAB ABEH BLBK
OJFP APKK LAPI LHCD UDDA
USAM YTTV HCMH ICHX VBSA
GDIW JFEO DRNI PYKY FPML
UNFU QIWG XORU LEWW TMDY
UNUT GKDV KHUX TXFP YANJ
QHWM BOQL PZGX UELE TAJY
ICYF SKOR HPEP HQBU PRAM
OWXU EIRD OBKA IPIQ CJRU
OBDW TALV AQBX THMG GAOI
BVFG WTIQ BWUY QIGQ FVCX
FIHQ SPLZ IAHI VWCV MNIR
FHRJ TRTC PZHE SYKX QNFF
QTDW JVNL BXME DCPI ZVQI
GDLL VCDY ZWLU KTNO EWXR
QKEJ MLIL ZHDH EILH PTLC
HHEW BRLX UUJQ RCME MQYO
CFBF UMZW AZQM FJUH QIAZ
ZVVK XUWT LYRZ PCLZ LFNN
UEYL JCAM LVCZ NWQQ VNUC
JVIN EBIZ SKXA LOOZ EMTW
RFJE YTUB LZJB QWKU GUVC
PAFO XEQX HTCP KMAM IVNB
VKMU VWRF VNOD WAZW ZJWT
HWBK CNMT FYAS UQHZ HFFT
RQK

ENDE

REV_BL!TZKR!EG · « **Reply #65 on:** 20190917, 09:59:31 »

MESSAGE RECEIVED AND FORWARDED TO BDU.

Herbert Sohler · « **Reply #66 on:** 20190917, 10:12:04 »

19400127, 19:55
VON: FdU
AN: U-54

KOMMANDANT.

WE HOPE THAT LONG MESSAGE HAS NOT GIVEN AWAY YOUR POSITION TO ENEMY.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU ENCOUNTER TORPEDO-ISSUES. I WILL INFORM TORPEDOVERSUCHSANSTALT 'E' ABOUT YOUR
REPORT. HAFENMEISTER PAULICH IN KIEL ADVISED OF YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU ARE FREE TO REQUEST ESCORT WHEN IN 10KM RANGE
OF HARBOUR. SIEG HEIL!

KK HERBERT SOHLER
FLOTTILLENCHEF 7. UF

rudewarrior · « **Reply #67 on:** 20190918, 03:55:42 »

5 Feb 1940

Have returned to port. All records submitted below.

Several torpedoes were duds and/or running below depth. Out of 13 torpedoes fired, only three scored hits. All solutions double-checked. Submitting this as more evidence of torpedo malfunction for directorate review.