In real life a patrol typically lasted about 45 days, and from game experience I can tell that if you cruise to your patrol area at ahead standard and perhaps a little slower, once you are inside it, you have got just about enough fuel to make your patrols last 45 days. If it was good enough for the real skippers, it's good enough for me.
With all targets moving relatively to your boat, it's hard to tell what is best patrol speed. But if you are patrolling in a narrow strait, you can keep a low speed, stationary alternatively, because targets are forced to pass somewhere near you anyway.
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