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Originally Posted by gap
- What should I do with the attacked ships counter, after each attack? Should I leave it unchanged or rather reset it to 0, meaning that the U-boat has been fully refitted of fresh torpedoes?
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- Resetting the attack counter to 0 would probably be too generous. Type XIV boats usually only supplied four torpedoes during a refitting, and then only in ideal conditions. The Type VIIF could have supplied more torpedoes, but these were actually rarely used in resupply operations since sitting on the surface for hours at a time was practically suicide by 1943.
How about decreasing the attack counter by about 25%?
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Originally Posted by gap
- Currently, the one numbers indirectly related to fuel available onboard, are the two figures 'days spent at sea so far' and 'total patrol lenght in days', which are automatically calculated by the generator and added to the logs. I could easily replace them with two other figures: 'km travelled so far' and 'maximum range in km'. The first one could be reset to 0 (or decreased by a calculated amount) after each refit; the latter would be a fixed number, and it would depend on the U-boat type selected in general patrol information. I could also retain both the 'days spent at sea' and 'km travelled so far' information. In any case we would be forced to redo the patrols logged so far...
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Originally Posted by gap
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Yes, I think "km traveled so far" would be the best measure of fuel levels. However, we should increase the range of each U-boat type to simulate the use of diesel/electric motors simultaneously on the surface, a technique which could substantially increase cruising range. I would suggest reducing "km traveled so far" by about 50% after a resupply. I don't believe U-boats generally received a full fuel supply while refitting at sea. It was usually only enough to make it back to France. Interned tankers like the one at Vigo would probably have supplied much for fuel, but I think 50% might be a useful compromise.
What do you think?