You'll get new boats merc, but apparently, the game will skip classes, in spite of our best efforts. With the equipment, as it comes in, and if there are enough to go around, you get the new gear. Doesn't cost you anything. However, if you want to change it, well... that'll cost ya a little renown, yoos know?...
As for Truk, there are only a few channels in it. That looks to be a modified Carotio Truk Harbor set-up, sans the "reef" and a few other old FOTRS changes (it was already in there). We also modified groups going in and out of the location, due to the fact that the 3x convoys, with escorts on either side not only had issues getting in and out the passes, but also had a tough time of it once inside passing other groups... We've got some screenshots way back in the thread here of mayhem on top of mayhem once inside, with 2 convoys and two or three task forces all staring at each other, with ships piled on top of ships everywhere. Now, are you sure it was the storm that did those ships in, or maybe a bad spawn location merc4ulfate? You are looking out for subnets and especially mines on your way out, aren't you?
Some of the 50 cal guns will not elevate properly because of the cramped quarters of the early submarine conning towers. Aim back on the 180 and you might be OK, but get off to the 90 or 270, and you might have trouble. Don't forget that once at the station, the <Tab> key "zooms" you up on the gun site. As for getting more orders after the assigned Primary is complete, we hope to have that back out at normal distance for the next release - well, maybe still in closer than "normal", but you should get some assignments, whereas now, you very seldom do...
