Yes. I think you are a bit crazy.
I "pretend" too. You can have infinite fun doing that with the subsims.
Kiel in GWX is awesome. I like the Kiel Canal. I ran into my first minefield on my first patrol. Out near Dover. I lived to run aground.
Time Compression is a must for me. I couldn't ever complete a patrol even from Bergen to AF87 without time compression.