Boris,
Thanks for the advice, I'll keep that in mind when I end up buying another copy. I just wish I had known some of these things BEFORE I had bought the game, especially the internet version. Meanwhile, I think I'll take a break, and go play Steel Panthers for a while. At least that way I can blow up some T-34's

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BTW, if I sail my u-boat through the Med to the Black Sea, can I sink some Russian ships? It'd be worth it to give up the realistic fuel, if I could find targets there.