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10-26-16, 03:18 PM | #1 |
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how long could subs stay on patrol?
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just a question. I'm playing a type VIIb. I'd like to know just how long could such a sub "Feed" its crew before being forced to return to port? danke |
10-26-16, 09:41 PM | #2 | |
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10-26-16, 11:42 PM | #3 |
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Food was rarely a problem. If a boat was lucky, torpedoes would run out long before supplies did. Without replenishing a Type VII boat was good for about 35 days, but once on station the boat could patrol at a slow speed and extend that by quite a bit. Later in the war there were supply ships available, but the real limiting factor was morale. Sooner or later crew efficiency is going to drop, especially in the cramped quarters of a German u-boat.
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10-27-16, 01:20 AM | #4 |
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35 days hmmmm. It just took 23 days to get near Halifax (1/3 speed) perhaps moving faster would be more realistic.
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10-27-16, 03:17 AM | #5 |
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No. Faster will use more fuel, and you'll never make it home. Type VIIs weren't meant for voyages of that length. You can make it there and back, but time on station will be minimal.
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