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Originally Posted by desirableroasted
Actually, you want to set your RPMs to 80rpms or under (some say 75).
Go up in the conning tower, where you will find two identical dials. If you are at 2 knots, they will be pointing at around 100.
Ease your speed down until they read no more than 80. Then you are at silent running.
Also, it is a good thing to rig for silent running even if you aren't doing repairs or loading. Principally, because the minute you do get damaged, the compartment crew will try to fix the damage, even if you have not assigned your special repair team to the compartment.
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Really?? Ive never had problems with 2 knots at 100 rpm, I seem to be able to slip away alot with that. Granted it was 1939, but I DID slip out of Loch Ewe while running at 2 knots with about 3 destroyers and 3 more trawlers hunting me. One made a run on me so I bursted to flank then when the last charge stopped dropped it to 2 knots and I guess I was far enough away (I had silent running already engaged too)