Take Command - Step by Step Guide for New Members
From Wolves at War
This is an step by step guide to help you with your enlistment and career with Wolves at War. Please read these steps carefully and follow them in order. If you
have any questions are feel that you are lost, please feel free to post on the forum here as you do not need
to be registered to post in the Prospective Recruits section. Good Luck, welcome to Wolves at War, and Happy Hunting!
1. Selecting a Name for your Captain
It is recommended that you use uboat.net to find a name for use for you WaW Captain. You do not have to use these names, however you do have to use a name that is Germanic. You cannot use names like (Silent Killer, John Killer etc..) it must be a legitimate name or your application will be denied.
Once you have selected a name, you will need to check and make sure it is not used by searching from this Captain Roster Page.
<!> Do not use German Symbols/Characters such as ä or ü as the system has a hard time reading them.
Instead, substitute for each character - for example ä = a or ü = u
2. Registering your Captain's Information
Now that you have a name selected, you will need to register your information.
A. Forums
You will need to register an account at our forums using the full commanders name you have selected (i.e. Erich Topp).
It is important that you keep this name consistent with all you do. This means spelling and capitalization. Also remember that if you sign-up using any name format
other than what is described in this document, you will be deleted from the system with no warning or exceptions.
You can register a forum account here
3. Your Training and being Assigned to a U-Flottille
A. Reporting to the 5. U-Flottille
After you have registered your account on the forum, it is time to report to the 5. U-Flottille (Training). From here you will complete your assigned training missions and after completion
you will be assigned at a front uboot and a combate u-flottille.
I. Report to the Commander of the 5. Flottille here
II. Next you will compete your training you will post your ktb here
III. Once posted your orders will be cut and you will be assigned to a Front Uboot and Combat U-Flottille.
You may need to complete an shakedown cruise or commissioning of a new uboot, this will be specified in your orders.
IV. You can now enter your information into the WaW Database. You will be given a password to get into the site and you can access the site by going to
www.wovesatwar.org and clicking on Campaign Office, or by clicking on Campaign Office at the top menu in the forums.
3. Your First Command
You are now a uboot commander of the ubootwaffe. Your starting rank will be Oberleutnant zur See as was typical during the war. You will now need to fully complete your
captain's profile by following the instructions below.
1. Login to the WaW Personnel website using the username and password.
2. Once logged in place your cursor over the Capt. Desk link and choose (+) Create New Captain as pictured below.
3. You should be taken to a screen like below:
Follow the instructions below and click submit when finished
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Once you have completed the form you can click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page.
<!> When you need to update or change any information of your Captain you can click on the - My Personnel File under Capt. Desk or by going to the Flottille Roster Page.
Next you can click on the click here to update this record and edit your information like new Awards you have received or a new uboot you are in command of.
You will need to use this when you transfer, or are assigned a new uboot or have been promoted in rank. You can also enter how many ships you have sunk or how much
tonnage you have sunk thus far in your career. Remember, you have to enter this data as it is not automatically calculated for you.
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I. Your U-Flottille
Now that you have completed your training, been assigned to a uboot and u-flottille and have completed all the necessary paperwork, you are ready to begin your Career with the
Ubootwaffe. If it seem like this is too much or you are unsure, please remember to post on the forum and we can help you
with whatever you have a question with. It is now time to meet your U-Flottille commander and your comrades at your first U-Flottille Assignment.
You will find the forum divided into sections according to the flottille. You will need to find your assigned u-flottille and report to the office and announce your being
assigned to that u-flottille (this is normally a sticky at the top of the u-flottille forum).
From there your U-flottille commander will give you your patrol orders and any other information you may need at that time.
II. Patrol & KTB
Please remember to reference the Patrol Guidelines before starting your first assigned patrol. It is very important you know patrol procedures before
you leave port.
You will be assigned patrol orders, you can find an example of a patrol order here. Once you have received and completed your patrol assignment from your u-flottille commander, you will need to fill out your KTB of that patrol. The KTB is used to keep a complete
log of the entire campaign by u-flottille and by specific uboot.
KTB
To enter your information about your patrol into your KTB, you will need to login to the WaW website.
Next select - Submit KTB under the Capt. Desk heading like below:
Once you click on Submit KTB you will see the screen below and you will need to fill in the information about your patrol:
When entering your grt sunk into the KTB, make sure you enter it with 4.560 and not 4,560 (with a period and not a comma)
Once you have all the data entered, you can click the submit button.
You can edit your KTB entry or you can view all of your KTB entries by click on the - My Patrol Logs
Once you click on this you will see the overview screen like below and you can click on the edit on the
far right hand side to edit any entry you have.
Once you are finished and click submit, your can click on the Detailed patrol report from your personnel file to see the information.
The detailed report of your captain you will see all of your captain's patrols throughout his career, no
matter which uboot he served on and sorted by patrol #.
If you click on uboot Detailed Patrol Records you will see the patrol history of U47 and all of her commanders and patrols.
This is what the report should look like:
Patrol Schedule
You will have 3 weeks to complete a patrol from the assigned orders date.
<!> Please Note the following:
Patrols 1 thru 18: 3 months sim time; 1 mission each; 3 weeks R/L each to complete.
Patrol 19: 6 months sim time (Mar '44 thru Aug '44); 2 missions; 4 weeks R/L to complete
Patrol 20: 6 months sim time (Sep '44 thru Feb '45); 2 missions; 4 weeks R/L to complete
Patrol 21: 3 months sim time (Mar '45 thru May '45); 1 mission; finale; 3 weeks R/L to complete
Awards & Rank
During the course of the campaign you will be given awards and also my be promoted in Rank. For information on how awards are given
check Awards. For updating your profile with a award, click Maintaining Your Profile.
For updating your profile with a new Rank, click Maintaining Your Profile and Ubootwaffe Ranks can be found on the Ranks page.
== REMEMBER == : you can ask questions at any time if you are lost. The more patrols you go on, the more you will become familiar with
wolves at war. Also, please make sure you look around this Wiki for more information not covered in this section.
