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Originally Posted by maillemaker
I don't recall numbers of tonnages, but I routinely sink 10 or more ships per patrol from 1939-1940.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Based on your path, we're taking a similar route. I do use some self-imposed realism options (no external loading in bad weather, no internal loading unless submerged, must go to assigned patrol grid). The last two grid assignments were in BF, but this time I got AM -- maybe I'll get lucky this time? Also, I've been "following orders" and they've said no guns against merchant craft (although I will cheat and use it to finish off one I've already torpedoed).
I probably *could* sink 10 ships, but I just don't want to waste my torpedoes on fishing boats...
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Originally Posted by schlechter pfennig
I can't say that I've ever had to return to base because of low fuel. It's always been because I'm out of eels or due to battle damage. I normally run at ahead one third since that seems to give me my most fuel economy, and I don't usually persue anything outside of 50 km range that's headed away from me.
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I typically run at "standard" since I thought it was... you know... standard? In any case, I'll try 1/3 and see if I can make my fuel outlast my eels.
The last two patrols it's been storming on my way past Scapa Flow, so that definitely didn't help my fuel economy or hunting any...