[Borgneface]

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Thank you very much for the precise explanaion to question 1).....I should have realised that!
for the absence of crew.......They are all healthy and with very little fatigue. I never let them get under 60%.
I play GWX3 and yes I am modedas follow:

1. S3H-H.sie-Patch-V16B1
2. Ambient Underwater Sound
3. Conus' Historically Accurate U-boat Emblems 1.0
4. DFa_UpDnRot_Flags_final
5. Extreme Wet Weather Gear Mod
6. Flags_enlighten
7. GWX - Axis Mediterranean Aircraft Skins
8. GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
9. GWX - Main movie - 'Das Boot'
10. GWX - Merged Campaign
11. GWX-Set Keys
12. No Jawhol
13. PT_SoundPack_V3.1
14. Racerboy_SH4_Effects_for_SH3_2_03
15. Racerboy_VIIc_SDDE_ADM_1_03_GWX
16. Rubini´s Chief Helsman stress behaviour fix
17. Torpedo damage Final ver2.0
18. Torpedo Hydrophone Sound
19. Wooden_Lifeboats_Mod_1.1
20. WB's Decks Awash + Fuel Economy
21. Badgers XtraQuarters
22. Aces' Crew On Deck - Stand alone mod v1 GWX Version
23. Aces' Crew On Deck - Stand alone mod Bearded Crew Add-on

Thanks again for your kind help.
Amicalement.