Historical FYI

[Stryker]

Guess I'll just note some historical info for any players interested

Otto Kretschmer (the tonnage king)
40 ships sunk for a total of 208.869 GRT
3 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 46.440 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.375 tons
5 ships damaged for a total of 37.965 GRT
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 2.136 GRT
2 ships a total loss for a total of 15.513 GRT

all this was accomplished during 16 patrols on
U-23 and U-99

His career lasted only til the 19th month of the war,
when he scuttled U-99 and was captured, the war lasted 4 more years and no other Commander equalled his tonnage and only Wolfgang Lüth came close to the number of ships at 47

[Dominico Baggio]

I wonder how well he would have done in a type 21

Would have been cool to see that! He was pretty much the master, though he faced the easier early tactics before they got their act together.

[zak]

Wolfgang Lüth came close - 46 ships sunk (225.204 tons) - 2 ships damaged (17.343 tons) on 15 patrolls

"In March 1943 Kptlt. Lüth left Bordeaux for a further patrol in African waters and the Indian Ocean. This patrol, under difficult conditions, was also very successful with ten ships sunk for a total of 45,331 tons. During this patrol Lüth became the first U-boat officer to receive the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds."
Cool

"In January 1944, after more than 5 years of uninterrupted duty on U-boats, the highly decorated Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Lüth became the commander of the 22nd flotilla, where future U-boat commanders were trained."

"But only a few days after the war ended, he died in an unfortunate accident. Kapitän zur See Wolfgang Lüth was shot on 13 May, 1945, by a German sentry when he failed to identify himself or give the password. The lucky shot, fired by the sentry at a target he could not even see in the darkness, struck Lüth in the head, killing him instantly."
Well that just sucks

Got it off www.uboat.net