Patrol TC

[Kip Chiakopf]

I generally use full TC en route to and from my patrol areas. Once there, I patrol at 128. I accelerate if the weather is bad enough to ground aircraft. But what about night or submerged?

What do other players do?

[sharkbit]

When I'm far from land and in the middle of nowhere, I'll run at 1024 or 2048. Close to land and in range of aircraft I usually run at 128.
It seems that aircraft don't spot you at higher TC(which may be a good thing when crossing the Bay of Biscay from 1943 on :O:).

Now that I have a couple of careers around that time period, I try to watch my TC and not run it too high compared to earlier in the war.

:)

[Snestorm]

Usualy start off with 64 & 128 depending on circumstances & location.

When the longer patrols start 256 across "the middle of nowhere", with an occasional run at 512. But "the middle of nowhere" shrinks as allied air range expands.

[desirableroasted]

I generally use full TC en route to and from my patrol areas. Once there, I patrol at 128. I accelerate if the weather is bad enough to ground aircraft. But what about night or submerged?

What do other players do?

If you need a speedy game with lots of action, you are in the wrong place.

Full TC (1024, although it can be set higher) means your watch crew is making a sweep every 17 minutes. A fast moving escort can move 7 nautical miles in that time, and more than kill you.

At 1024, you will miss countless loners and even convoys, unless they run right over you.

Planes will have a 6000-10,000 meter advantage, if you are lucky.

Further, by speeding up in murky weather, you simply further reduce your chances of spotting targets.

And that is in stock. If you are running 1024 in GWX, god help you. You will either be sunk without knowing why, or come home with no tonnage, without knowing why.

[Snestorm]

If you need a speedy game with lots of action, you are in the wrong place.

Well said.
"The typical gamer" would definately not be a good description of a "typical" SH3er.

[Jimbuna]

If you are running 1024 in GWX, god help you. You will either be sunk without knowing why, or come home with no tonnage, without knowing why.

Rgr that http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[kapuhy]

For me it goes like this:

512 in friendly waters (close to friendly shore and outside enemy air cover)
128 inside enemy air range, speeding up to 256 if weather is too bad for planes anyway
64 if I know or suspect there are enemies just behind the horizon