Hejsan, Hasse!
And Welcome aboard!
If you look in these forums, you'll see that people have all kinds of approach to doing their patrols - some do them, some don't! In any case, there is a renown-award for completing the patrol, so you should bear that in mind. But you should also remember, that it is perfectly 'legal' to attack any enemy ships you encounter going to and from your patrol area. If that causes you to run out of torps before entering your patrol area, so be it! Just send a patrol report, and you'll be asked to return to base.
I normally always go to my patrol area and actually patrol it for at least 24 hours. After that (and if I have enough fuel), I go on to the nearest of the 'juicy' areas like NW of Ireland and hope for a convoy. When my fuel is getting low, I start home.
As for chasing Radio contacts, you should always look at the distance to the contact. A single contact, more than 150 km away, I won't bother. Chances are, you'll miss it, it may have turned or the game may have removed it when you get there. Convoys on the other hand, I will go far to catch up with!
HTH & BRGDS
Sven
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