Must watch diesel more closely...
 

On my 1st patrol out of Kiel in a IIA I headed to AN21. Got the 50% message just as I spotted a small freighter. Went ahead and sank it, but not enough fuel to make it back to Kiel. Headed for Heligoland. Got to 50km out and ran out of fuel. Went to periscope depth and went the rest of the way on electric motors. Made it! :D

nice...

i have had it get close before.. but not as close as actually runing out!

I always leave (when far far away from home) fuel for extra 1000km for the trip home.

Time to get the sails out!

I prefer boarding a tanker, getting a very long and big hose and let Bernard suck the diesel to our boat, as he can suck golfballs through gardenhoses :arrgh!:

Congratz, you owe everyone a drink! :D

This was done IRL.
All subs had a back up mast and sail and they where occasionaly used. ;)

Iv'e never ran out of Deisel on any U-boat, as Im always careful with fuel consumption.

You could always tie Bernard to the front of the U-boat, and get him to swim you home.

If all else fails.....there's always the teleport option :lol:

Yeah, the llA & D boats (my favorites) are a real challenge fuel wise. I always made it back, but then I ran "fuel cautious" right from the pier.
I made it round trip from Kiel to Trondheim, Norway. I spent a lot of time running at 2kts submerged & then Up to charge & back down to run at 2kts, but it was a successful patrol. It just took a lot of time...

The most fuel efficient speed in the type II's without an engine upgrade is 6 knots.:up:

When in a TypeII....tis best to dock with a milch cow as you leave your home port :lol:

Been there, done exactly that :)

Badges?
 

Now that I'm at Heligoland, I have the opportunity for badges. How should I apply these? And how do I do this? I need machinists big time. Any advice is very welcome.