Good luck MookieMonkey.
1944-1945 is tough, but we didn't design it in such a way that there is no hope of survival.
You probably won't be able to pull down the level of tonnage you may get in earlier years... but it does make the simple act of sinking a ship... and getting away with it... much more rewarding.
There is LOADS to see in late war patrols too. Even leaving port may get your blood flowing... especially at night when the search-lights come on and the air-raid sirens begin to wail. It can be quite surreal... slipping past burning wrecks amidst the fading sound of ack-ack batteries.
Surviving a patrol, having known that any given minute may be your last... and limping home on one diesel... is an entirely new brand of COOL... because you feel as if you've done something meaningful.
I wish more people had the courage to sail in '44 and '45. They really are missing out on a wild experience.
You must be more careful than before naturally, but it can be done.
