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Originally Posted by Rafael
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Jawohl, Herr Kaleun!
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Originally Posted by Rafael
If you are almost out of fuel and you cannot reach a milch-cow what will happen with me (Kaleun Rafael) and my crew ... middle on sea?
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If you run out of fuel, there's not much you can do. You can't call for help, and you won't get far on batteries.
Now, there are two approaches to the situation
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1. the realistic one - you admit your error, call it a day and start another career
2. the other one
- you press Esc key and select "return to base" (or whatever the option is called). You'll end your patrol, regardless of fuel, and can start another one, pretending that none of this ever happened.
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Originally Posted by Rafael
And what speed (limited fuel) is the best to went out of base and go to your grid? The red line in GWX fuel, is that the reserve ... can you still go to base?
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The most economic speed depends of a boat. Generally speaking, it's about 8-9kt. I usualy go at ahead 1/3 which gives you a bit more speed, but reduces your range. Only when I'm very low on fuel, I go to economic 8-9kt.
You can ask your Navigation Officer to give you the estimated range at current speed. For better accuracy, ask while in standard mode (i.e. not recharging the batteries), and when your speed "settle" (i.e. not immediately after you change it).
Regarding the red line, I'm not sure whether it's a reserve, or indicator of empty reservoir. I'd say the letter. I must add that I rarely have the problem with the fuel, I usually spend my torps way before the fuel. Only once I almost run out, when I was patroling US coast aboard IXB.