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Old 06-27-11, 08:41 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by barkhorn45 View Post
What I do is dive at dawn 1/3 speed surface at dusk go 2/3.Takes awhile to get there but in my current tmo-rsrd camp.I was sent to the Marianes and then I went to japanese home waters off osaka and still have over 3/4 fuel reserves!
You do know that while you're travelling at 2/3 surfaced your engines are running at flank speed recharging the batteries? You're actually using more fuel doing that.
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