Shake down
 

I was recently thinking, whilst patrolling (it was a long patrol) that on my next career startin sep. 39 in Kiel, I'll give my U-boat a few shake down patrols (1 or 2) in the Baltic sea. My thinking with this, is that it will; (1)give a chance to have a few "easy" patrols, and; (2) when I go into the North sea/Atlantic I will have a improved crew which should improve my survival chances.

Anyone else thinking of doing this/already done this?

Sort of simulating some training, that's cool!:up:

Thats my thinking, just making the game seem that bit more realistic.

What do you mean 'shake down' patrols? This sounds like a good idea!

Great idea !:up: , i always spend my first couple of days transitting to my patrol area carrying out drills:- crash dives, evasion drills and a deep dive trial etc, but ive always thought wouldnt it be great if the naval academy was included after you were assigned to a new boat, so you and your new crew could work up and train before being assigned to a front line flotilla.

I generally do this with every career I start ...

I go out and tour the harbour and run a few sea trials close to port then return to base ...

By running a short harbor tour and close in sea trials this improves the quality of the entire crew as each man is credited with one patrol. It also allows me to give a specialty to one of the petty officers or a officer after the patrol is over .

And like stated it makes it more realistic to me anyway's :up:

Likewise, I do 2 "harbour" patrols before going into combat, then do an additional training patrol. It saves a lot of headaches one has with a green crew.

:hmm:

A little WIP

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The real question is how deep you'll dare to take her. :)
A badge is one thing - to have lived through the creaking and banging of a metal hull at the very greatest of depths, now that carves a sailor out of you!:D

Stupid SH3
Even if you are sat IN Danzig and end patrol it ask you to dock at Gotenhafen

Rethink methinks
22nd flotilla :hmm:

But don't you lose renown and get reprimanded for not going to your assigned patrol area ?

Quick question:

What effect, if any, does running 'shake-down cruises' have when you're running SH3Commander with the realistic career length option enabled?

I thought I read somewhere that Gotenhafen IS the harbor for Danzig, and the game has it all wrong.

Or maybe I should stop reading. Or at least thinking.

I think.

lol
Dont stop either

Who knows with SH3
If you change the home port to Gotenhafen then you get to dock at Gotenhafen
Most odd

Meh