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TorpX · 06-28-11, 06:39 PM

What kind of time frame is at work here? If you get a newly commisioned boat, how long before you make a war patrol? In RL, it took months before a new boat was considered ready for combat. If a Captain or XO was considered a good man, but maybe in need of a rest, he might be posted to a new boat stateside. He would have leave, be able to spend some time with his wife/girlfriend, then spend months getting the new boat (and crew) ready for action, before going back to Pearl or Australia. The point I'm making is that there are factors beyond just whether or not you get a new boat or an old boat.

06-28-11, 06:39 PM	#2
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	What kind of time frame is at work here? If you get a newly commisioned boat, how long before you make a war patrol? In RL, it took months before a new boat was considered ready for combat. If a Captain or XO was considered a good man, but maybe in need of a rest, he might be posted to a new boat stateside. He would have leave, be able to spend some time with his wife/girlfriend, then spend months getting the new boat (and crew) ready for action, before going back to Pearl or Australia. The point I'm making is that there are factors beyond just whether or not you get a new boat or an old boat.