Looks Message
Looks´s war diaryThis is the first break of the M4 Project:
Ciphertext (stripped of indicator groups):
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NCZWVUSXPNYMINHZXMQXSFWXWLKJAHSHNMCOCCAKUQPMKCSMHKSEINJUSBLKIOSXCKUBHMLLXCSJUSRRDVKOHULXWCCBGVLIYXEOAHXRHKKFVDREWEZLXOBAFGYUJQUKGRTVUKAMEURBVEKSUHHVOYHABCJWMAKLFKLMYFVNRIZRVVRTKOFDANJMOLBGFFLEOPRGTFLVRHOWOPBEKVWMUQFMPWPARMFHAGKXIIBG |
Plaintext (as seen in the server logs):
Date: 2006-02-20 11:02:26
Score: 6259047
UKW: B
W/0: B241
Stecker: ATBLDFGJHMNWOPQYRZVX
Rings: AAAV
Message key: VJNA
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VONVONJLOOKSJHFFTTTEINSEINSDREIZWOYYQNNSNEUNINHALTXXBEIANGRIFFUNTERWASSERGEDRUECKTYWABOSXLETZTERGEGNERSTANDNULACHTDREINULUHRMARQUANTONJOTANEUNACHTSEYHSDREIYZWOZWONULGRADYACHTSMYSTOSSENACHXEKNSVIERMBFAELLTYNNNNNNOOOVIERYSICHTEINSNULL |
Preliminary interpretation:
Von Looks:
Funktelegramm 1132/19 Inhalt:
Bei Angriff unter Wasser gedrueckt, Wasserbomben. Letzter Gegnerstandort
08:30 Uhr, Marqu AJ 9863, 220 Grad, 8 Seemeilen, stosse nach. 14 Millibar
faellt, NNO 4, Sicht 10.
Preliminary translation:
From Looks:
Radio signal 1132/19 contents:
Forced to submerge during attack, depth charges. Last enemy location
08:30h, Marqu AJ 9863, 220 degrees, 8 nautical miles, (I am) following
(the enemy). (Barometer) 1014 Millibar (tendency) falling, NNO 4, visibility 10.
The war diary can be found at NARA, Microfilm Publication T1022, Roll 2886:
1930 Funkspruch 1851/19/252:
" F T 1132/19 Inhalt:
Bei Angriff unter Wasser gedrückt.
Wabos. Letzter Gegnerstand 0830 Uhr
AJ 9863, 220 Grad, 8 sm. Stosse nach.
14 mb. fällt, NNO 4, Sicht 10.
Looks "
Translation:
1930 Radio signal 1851/19/252:
" F T 1132/19 contents:
Forced to submerge during attack.
Depth charges. Last enemy position 0830h
AJ 9863, [course] 220 degrees, [speed] 8 knots. [I am] following [the enemy].
[barometer] [10]14 mb [tendency] falling, [wind] nor-nor-east, [force] 4, visibility 10 [nautical miles].
Looks "
Explanation:
1851/19/252: time/date/message serial number
AJ 9863: German naval grid reference, 51-33 N, 41-35 W
Looks: Hartwig Looks, Kapitänleutnant on U264