hey ya beat me to it . I just got home from from work and was going to post a " resupply " thread myself . In my case, its April 1940 and I got orders to CG16 . Wow, Wilhelmshaven to the N. African coast, that about a 20+ day cruise and alot of fuel . I'm pretty good on fuel consumption ( type VIIb at 9kts ) . I can do it on about a little more then a 1/4 tank . I've never had to hit a resupply ship before, so I figured, I'll hang out in the area for awhile, then refuel for the trip home . So on the trip down I hit ship after ship and was having a very good patrol ( I must of timed it rite ) . Before I knew it I was not low on fuel but LOW on torpedos, so I figured, Nows the time to give the resupply ship thing a try . I decided to go to the ship "Bessel" in northern Spain . It was really strange cruising into a foreign port not knowing what to expect . I have too much time invested ( 190 hours ) in this career to experment and run into a couple British warships on R&R, ya know .That would stink . But anyway to make a long story short . I docked and all was cool . I topped off with fuel and torpedos and I was able to promote an officer with know problem just as if I had returned to Wilhelmshaven . I guess what I didn't like was the fact that I basically started a new patrol with a patrol grid of "NULL" in which I was able to change back to CG16 via SH COMMANDER and a 30 day stay in which I have that set via SH COMMANDER too . My question is : Do you guys use the resupply ships and how often do you use them for realism purposes ? I hope with this question and the question posted in the original posting above, one of you pros can shed so light on resupplying in mid patrol . thanx Jerry
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