E-room: your GWX crew management friend

[Iron Budokan]

It helps to read instructions. In GWX you can put your overflow of men into the Electric motor room and they lose health very, very slowly while you are running on diesels. (They don't, however, revive, but that's okay.) Unfortunately, the reverse isn't true. If you're submerged and put men in the diesel room they lose health kinda fast.

Nevertheless, this helps in crew management (especially in 1x TC) because you can revive others while members in the E-room are on "ice". Nice! :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

I read that also. I wonder if the good Dr is present in the room if that helps also:hmm:

[Iron Budokan]

Hm, darn good question. I would say no since having a Dr. in any of the other compartments doesn't matter re: fatigue or wounded sailors. He seems to only operate (heh) in bow or stern quarters. :hmm:

[Brag]

Interesting, but with the exception of the IXB, I always carry only enough crew that will have a bunk when not on duty

[Iron Budokan]

Not a bad idea. I've thought about doing the same myself but didn't know how it would affect the control and maintenance of the boat.

One question: Why the exception for the IXB?

[Brag]

Not a bad idea. I've thought about doing the same myself but didn't know how it would affect the control and maintenance of the boat.

One question: Why the exception for the IXB?

When adding crew in barracks the matrossen line showed in red and I didn't want to sacrifice petty officers. So I now carry two extra bods who can't rest when submerged. With a seasoned crew this is not too much of a problem.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Not a bad idea. I've thought about doing the same myself but didn't know how it would affect the control and maintenance of the boat.

One question: Why the exception for the IXB?

When adding crew in barracks the matrossen line showed in red and I didn't want to sacrifice petty officers. So I now carry two extra bods who can't rest when submerged. With a seasoned crew this is not too much of a problem.
I fired two petty officers, as they were completely useless. They never come, when asked to (I mean you have to move them manually, not like the regulars, that are moved half-automatically), they perform only a small bit better than the Matrosen, so... went on their vacations. And the boat is as well as before (maybe even better, as there are two fewer of always fatigued, never sleeping and extremely bored potential sabotagists).