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Originally Posted by Raptor1
You really need to change the fuel values on these ships, they are supposed to last much more than submarines in the ocean
Also, change the missions, one doesn't send a BB to patrol off Honshu without air cover, not unless one wants the BB to die a horrible miserable death
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This is not true at all. Some larger ships had pretty good endurance at reasonable speeds (like 16 knots), but Yamato, for example, could only go 7,200nm at 16 knots. DDs had MUCH shorter endurance, and if they ran around at flank (which they needed to do whenever the CV they were with conducted flight ops), their endurance literally dropped to hours. The bigger the ship, typically the better the range.
Heck, I'd be surprised if any large ship had the range of a fleet boat.
Asashio (DD) made 5700nm at 14 knots, but only 360nm at 34 knots. That means she'd use ~10% of her fuel for every hour at flank.
Refueling was a constant issue for navies, particularly in the PTO.
<edit> some CVs look to have had very long range.