Whats your average?

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

What is your average kill rate for a patrol. So far mine is five ships for one patrol. In three out of six I sunk five ships, the other three I got six on my 1st , two on my 2nd,and three on my 5th. So it around average.

[Spruence M]

My average is 9 Ships sunk per patrol. Never looked at it that way, is an interesting perspective.

My three best:

18
15
14

Edit:

You peaked my interest. I checked and my average tonnage for patrol, which I think is as equally important is: 58,090 with my best ever being 140,089.

[U49]

14 patrol (4 in type IIB, 10 in type VIIB)
7,57 merchant ships
55131 BRT merchant tonnage
and usually 2 warships

84% realism

[Huskalar]

7 patrols, started in September 1939. 94% realism. 4 patrols in type VIIB and 3 in type IXB.

Type VIIB averages:
8.5 ships sunk
54304.5 tons

Type IXB averages:
15 ships sunk
96039 tons

Total averages:
11.29 ships sunk
72190.71 tons

[andylegate]

Right now I normally average 8 ships per patrol, as I normally tag a loner, and then I'll find a convoy and it ends up being:

4 DD's

then 3 of the merchants, the fattest ones I can find in the convoy.

[papa_smurf]

For me its about 5-6 ships on average.

[Jimbuna]

A lot depends on what realism setting and boat type you use :arrgh!:

[Kpt, Otto]

Im in a type IIb, so my avarage per patrol is two ships. This is because I try to play the game as historically acurate as I can.

[Siara]

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90% realism.

[JU_88]

LAMO! I used to play Stock and IUB on about 30% and sink entire convoys! boy - those days are gone :rotfl:


Nowadays about 5 or so ships per patrol, (with GWX on about 70% realism)
If i managed to take out a tanker or two in a convoy - and live - Im a happy bunny. :yep:

I rarely make it home from patrols though, I get my self killed alot - probably because I love fighting it out with aircraft, I know its stupid but i just cant help myself :lol:

[Canovaro]

About 4 avarage per patrol.

[Tedo]

Around 8 in VIIB on 90% realism. Lets see how will it go in IXC on which i just started new career.:lol:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

90% realism, VIIb (equipment like delivered from factory)
2 patrols
average sinking:
7 ships (sank 14)
average tonnage:
24840

[Jimbuna]

I get my self killed alot - probably because I love fighting it out with aircraft, I know its stupid but i just cant help myself :lol:

Probably because of all the work you've done on em :lol:

[desirableroasted]

GWX 1.03, 74% realism, playing for 18 months...

If I have a deck gun, I budget 1.5 torps per ship until spring 1940, then 1.2 torps per ship when the mag-pistols are fixed. How does this shake out?

1) In deck-gun weather, I use the DG to take out lone, small merchants. No torps.

2) In deck-gun weather, I may use one torp to cripple lone larger merchants, and use the DG as needed -- but I usually try the DG first.

3) In poor weather, I tend to let small merchants go... why pop a 2K passenger/cargo with two torps when one will wreck an 8K pyro?

4) In poor weather, I will use up to two torps on a >5000 ton target. If it doesn't sink, I will follow it at least 12 hours until either it sinks or the weather clears for DG... then I will sacrifice another torp.

5) Convoys... very generally, I fire four, budget for two hits, expect three. I kill the stragglers or wait for them to sink.

6) If it is Hood, anything goes, short of ramming her.

I usually go home with one or two torps, so the math is easy enough. On a VII, I look for 9-11 kills on average; on an IX, I look for more. The "on average" is important... trying to "catch up" on five dud torps in a single patrol is suicide; on some patrols, you are just going to go home empty handed. But it evens out.

[Morts]

3) In poor weather, I tend to let small merchants go... why pop a 2K passenger/cargo with two torps when one will wreck an 8K pyro?


because your job as a uboat captain is to destroy enemy shipping
not waiting for bigger targets

[desirableroasted]

3) In poor weather, I tend to let small merchants go... why pop a 2K passenger/cargo with two torps when one will wreck an 8K pyro?

because your job as a uboat captain is to destroy enemy shipping
not waiting for bigger targets

I do wrestle with that... IRL I should sink the first target that comes along. And, yet... using that logic, I should sink trawlers, fishing boats and sloops -- they are, after all, merchants -- with torpedoes, if the weather doesn't allow deck gunning.

I don't think many of us waste deck gun ammo, much less a torp, on a sloop.

So where do you draw the line?

I interpret my "job" as "sinking as much enemy supply shipping as possible given the boat, equipment, crew and fuel provided." That's why a 2K passenger/cargo is going to get a pass from me on a stormy night in the North Sea... it's not worth the torp.

Don't get me wrong. I don't "cherry pick" targets. But I expect a certain risk/reward ratio -- otherwise, I am just putting the boat at risk.

[Jimbuna]

3) In poor weather, I tend to let small merchants go... why pop a 2K passenger/cargo with two torps when one will wreck an 8K pyro?

because your job as a uboat captain is to destroy enemy shipping
not waiting for bigger targets

I do wrestle with that... IRL I should sink the first target that comes along. And, yet... using that logic, I should sink trawlers, fishing boats and sloops -- they are, after all, merchants -- with torpedoes, if the weather doesn't allow deck gunning.

I don't think many of us waste deck gun ammo, much less a torp, on a sloop.

So where do you draw the line?

I interpret my "job" as "sinking as much enemy supply shipping as possible given the boat, equipment, crew and fuel provided." That's why a 2K passenger/cargo is going to get a pass from me on a stormy night in the North Sea... it's not worth the torp.

Don't get me wrong. I don't "cherry pick" targets. But I expect a certain risk/reward ratio -- otherwise, I am just putting the boat at risk.

A few more people, if they're honest, probably do what you do....I certainly do.
Play the game the way it works best for you :yep:

[Siara]

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patrol 10- first time i sunk 8 ships, and some heavies at it. Sinking rate should improove from now on, as i just picked up brand new IX.

As to sinking passenger/cargo- i have no morale or tonnage problems. As long as it has enemy flag on the mast i will strive and find the best way to sinking it.
Sloops, and fishing boats provide my deck gun crew with valuable targets.:yep: