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Originally Posted by Zero Niner
If my memory is correct, you could have two types of patrol objectives with GFO:
1. A star with a binocular symbol indicates that you need to patrol the area for a certain amount of time. The patrol area is defined as a circle of radius 100nm (usually; there are a couple of exceptions where the radius is 50nm) and you have to remain within this circle until the time is up. Even if you sink zero ships, the objective will complete.
2. A star with a flag icon will turn grey when you approach it and a new objective of sinking enemy shipping will be given. You will need to sink (iirc) 10,000t of enemy ships to complete this. You do not have to sink the tonnage in the vicinity of the objective; you could have the flag in the Solomons but sink all the ships off Japan and it would still be counted.
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Yeah... think I recall that, as well... My suggestion of locating a bottleneck choke point nearby, was to have it where they didn't need to go far off the beaten path of where they are... & could complete it, if it is a sink anything floating, flying the IJN meatball flag.
That way, they could radio in & obtain a new objective... or make way back to base... their choice on which, after that, at that point. Depending on their fuel stats, torps left, DG ammo status... as well as by then, of how long they'd been out on patrol.... as patrols were usually short in nature, as I recall of... typically, 30-60 was normal... a few, resulted in running outts fish & headed back to replenish... & head back out. Which, can also be done... then there were some that would perhaps, extend further out than 60... but... iirc, those were rare occurrences...
M. M.