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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
Fuel usage in SH4 is not realistic for a bunch of reasons.
1. since the map is flat and the Pacific is huge, some distances can be as much as 25% higher than in RL;
2. fuel usage at speed is faster or slower than in RL. As I understand it, this is because the game was originally designed for 2 engine Uboats, so it does not exactly match the fuel usage of 4 engine Fleet boats;
upshot is that if the fuel capacity in data is set to historical (i.e. 11-12,000 NM), you are at only 66-75% of the "real" fuel capacity for the game. Ducimus in TMO got around the problem, by bumping up the fuel capacity by 25% as I recall.
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Yes I find that fuel has a problem too now I am not a sailor but I agree with you that it can be solar powered
