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Old 12-26-13, 07:54 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by gi_dan2987 View Post
That's for an ocean-going IXB. They could hold enough provisions to stay at sea for months. I'm using a VIIB, and I've been seeing that 14-30 day patrols were the norm for the North Atlantic. I guess that answers my question. Thank you!
I suspect that if you do not something too gamey, such as shutting off engines for a week or something a VIIB is going to run out of fuel before food should be called into question. U-70, a VIIC sunk in 1941 sailed out with 42 days worth of food supply, this could give an idea. Obviously food and fuel could be stretched a bit by rationing. Early in the wari it might be occasionally possible to seize some supplies from captured ships.
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