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Ermintrude · 08-12-09, 11:24 AM

I think some form of fatigue should be included, but the current model just doesn't work - engines switching off because the crew are too tired is just silly!

Ideally, I think that some compartments should have a minimum number of people to function (a minimum number to reload torpedoes, for example) and the speed or quality of the task should degrade with tired crews. So, a torpedo compartment with a minimum number of exhausted crew would take longer to reload than with a full compliment of fresh crew.

For the engine compartment, tired crew could lead to poorer fuel efficiency, for watchkeepers they might not see an aircraft, for helmsmen they might have poorer depth keeping (perhaps leading to the submarine broaching the surface during an attack if they were exhausted).

08-12-09, 11:24 AM	#25
Ermintrude Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 7 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	I think some form of fatigue should be included, but the current model just doesn't work - engines switching off because the crew are too tired is just silly! Ideally, I think that some compartments should have a minimum number of people to function (a minimum number to reload torpedoes, for example) and the speed or quality of the task should degrade with tired crews. So, a torpedo compartment with a minimum number of exhausted crew would take longer to reload than with a full compliment of fresh crew. For the engine compartment, tired crew could lead to poorer fuel efficiency, for watchkeepers they might not see an aircraft, for helmsmen they might have poorer depth keeping (perhaps leading to the submarine broaching the surface during an attack if they were exhausted).