SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - What to do in August 1939 and some other notes

Sailor Steve · 01-06-13, 11:04 AM

I run a practice patrol: Out from the dock, quick trip around the harbor and back to the dock (which is unnecessary - all you really need to do is start the patrol then exit immediately). I then open SH3 Commander and qualify all my crew. Next step is to set 'Days In Base' to 18. My first 'real' patrol then starts on August 19, which is when historically 14 boats were sent out to the North Atlantic to wait for "whatever". I then have a little over a week cruising around my assigned grid until the "whatever" takes place.

An alternative is to set 'Days In Base' to 25, which starts your patrol on August 26, giving you just enough time to get to your grid before the war starts.

Or you can just select September 1 as your start date.

01-06-13, 11:04 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I run a practice patrol: Out from the dock, quick trip around the harbor and back to the dock (which is unnecessary - all you really need to do is start the patrol then exit immediately). I then open SH3 Commander and qualify all my crew. Next step is to set 'Days In Base' to 18. My first 'real' patrol then starts on August 19, which is when historically 14 boats were sent out to the North Atlantic to wait for "whatever". I then have a little over a week cruising around my assigned grid until the "whatever" takes place. An alternative is to set 'Days In Base' to 25, which starts your patrol on August 26, giving you just enough time to get to your grid before the war starts. Or you can just select September 1 as your start date. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo