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Originally Posted by Kweli
Thanks for the information.... Right now im playing with no fuel until i can master the game more.... Ill end up with full realism as i get better..
How do i 'patrol' and find boats... How close do i have to be to them? When you say "patrol" do you mean just make giant circles in a certain area, or sit still for days?
Im not sure how far i can spot people on my map...
So far ive been doing ALOT of circles and i have yet to find a single enemy anywhere
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If you dont have radar, you can spot a ship while surfaced, depending on weather, at max 8 or 9 miles probably.
If it is during the day, try and submerge to 60 feet or lower so you can use the hydrophones. These can detect up to 25 nm or so.
Plot a course to patrol in a pattern. A good spot to patrol is at a strait where shipping routes would converge. The ships have a start point and a end point so if you look at the map and make a determination on possible routes near your sector, the chances are you will find ships.
Radar can spot a target at about 30nm I think.
If you are not using realistic fuel then decide to head back to home port at about 3 - 5 weeks max. I dont recall what the real patrol times where though.