Hi Tom
If there was no tonnage bar and I am referring to OHII you would not know what (tonnage/ships) would be needed unless you looked in the files.
If I remember correctly Stock does show you what you need to do and possibly the Lite Campaign also.
Without the tonnage bar you would just carry on sinking and re-supplying until the New Mission appeared on the map.
I am calling it Mission as that is what you request from the Flotilla Leader.
I would be inclined to call the Patrol Area the Grid Reference within the Mission or the area around the Yellow Icon.
If you failed all the Missions your loss would be bonus points and medals.
Whether promotions are involved I do not know as I have never been far enough in to the game to find out.
There is a boat upgrade during the Eastern British Coastal Waters when you go back to re-supply.
The game would continue to advance whatever you were doing in it as everything is date controlled.
End the Patrol and you see that Patrol name comes up again.
You can end the Patrol every time you re-supply.
But you do not start a New Mission as you are already in it.
The Mission only finishes when it drops off the map even though you may have completed it early.
It confuses many as they do not understand why they have not got a New Mission showing on the map.
Peter
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